▁Indiana ▁Federation ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Club s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁public ity ▁department , ▁then ▁first ▁vice ▁president , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁as ▁the ▁state ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Federation ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Club s ▁( l ater ▁short ened ▁to ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Federal ▁of ▁Club s ). ▁ ▁During ▁Bal z ' s ▁ten ure ▁as ▁state ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Federal ▁of ▁Club s , ▁her ▁home ▁district ▁raised ▁$ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁purchase ▁rad ium ▁for ▁a ▁free ▁cancer ▁clin ic ▁at ▁Indian apolis ▁City ▁Hospital ▁and ▁helped ▁to ▁develop ▁or chestra ▁programs ▁in ▁city ▁schools . ▁She ▁also ▁recommended ▁that ▁the ▁I FC ▁establish ▁a ▁forest ation ▁project ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁Indiana ▁state ▁government . ▁She ▁also ▁began ▁planning ▁for ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Federation ▁of ▁Club s ▁( 1 9 3 9 ). ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁her ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁I FC , ▁Bal z ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁from ▁Indiana ▁on ▁the ▁advis ory ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Federation ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Club s , ▁and ▁cha ired ▁the ▁program ▁committee ▁for ▁the ▁G F W C ' s ▁annual ▁meeting ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁Bal z ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁other ▁civ ic ▁affairs ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Indiana ▁State ▁Ad vis ory ▁Public ▁Health ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7