Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-11-04

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President, Mrs. Jeanne 8. .Tullsf. Isiiiis
vice president, Mrs. Elsie y. PoNsS6Ga
Devils Lake; second Vice ptssidsut,s
Mrs. Chas. McKissick, Nayvills; third
vice president, Mrs. NJ. g. Ensls, L.
bon; fourth vice president, Mrs. Anna
sternburg, Valley City; recording -
Rotary, Mrs. Lotto B. Soules, Wahps.
ton; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Clara barrow, Fargo, and treasurer.
Mrs. Florence Wetherbee, Paramount.
The program began on Tuesday
morning at $40 by a meeting Of tho
board of directors. The call to order
was given at 10 o'clock aud the invo-
cation offered by DIR. NJ. v. B. Knox,
president Of Red River Valley univsr-
sity. The address OF welcome vas
gracefully given by Mrs. Fannie E.
Gellerman, OF Wahpeton, and the r.
Spouse made by Mrs. w. r. Engle. OF
Lisbon. The address OF the president,
Mrs. Jeanie r. Taller, was very timely
and was we'll received. This was fol-
lowed by various reports.
Miss Marie B. Leim Of Fargo rave
an interesting talk on household
economies; Mrs. e. s. Kilbourne on
education, and Mrs. Janet Hill Knox
on reciprocity. The reports Of special
committees and three minnie re-
ports from each club present com
pleted the morning session.
The appointment Of committees oc-
CURED at 9 o'clock, when Mrs. Clark
w. Kelley was honored as chairman Of
committee on resolutions.
A very interesting account of the
national organization, the biennial
last June, echoes from Denver, was
made by Mrs. Jeanne 8. Taller, OF
Fargo; Mrs. Anna sternburg rendered
an instrumental solo; and the "North
Dakota Club Women, In the home"
was given in the form of a symposium,
Mrs. Mary Lone, Of Wahpeton, being
j the first speaker. Mrs. Elsie M.
Powell delivered an excellent address
on this same line of thought. Her
rendition of 1.-THE Club Woman's Hus-
band" fairly brought down the house
and she was roundly applanded.
, The topic, I'm tho school," was dis
cussed ably by Mrs. Helen Marck,
Lisbon; Mrs. Chas. Mckissick, May
!! vile, and Mrs. Josephine Folsom,
Fargo. an the State" By Mrs. G. ].
. Lord, Cando. who was favored that
/ day by the vice president, Mrs. Janet
Hill Knox, Wahpeton.
! The address by Miss Mary A. Whe-
don, Western Womanhood, 1.-THE value
! of the Press to tho Club" we'll brought
. out the very close relation between
the press and club. As q practical re-
! suit the delegates arranged for the
!. use of a page of Western Womanhood
! for one year devoted exclusively to
: : club interests. Miss Bertha Berman
then rendered a vocal solo.
At six O'Clock all members, club
> women and delegates, 200 in number,
met in the spacious hall In response
to the invitation to attend the supper
given by the Wahpeton ladies. The
sumptious repast vas dainty served,
the national %colors, light blue and
white, prevailing in the decorations.
The program for the evening was
then taken up. Instrumental solo by
Miss Myrtle McKean, Wahpeton;
ladies chorus, nine voices, Wabpeton;
symposium, club women from the
stand. Minister (a) G. b. Barnes.
lawyer (b, P.J. McCumber, editor (c),
w. Morrill,. Vocal solo, Mrs. A. G.Pat.
%terson; vocal solo Mrs. Meckstrotte.
The Wednesday session opened with
prayer and music. Then came the
election OF officers for the ensuing
year and it may be of interest In this
locality to know that Mrs. A. N.
Powell, of this city, one OF the nomin-
ating committee, named as a candidate
for the presidency, was defeated only
by a few votes by Mrs. Judge Lauder,
of Wahpeton. Mrs. Powell was hon
ored by tho responsible position Of
ASo0ANsoB ocCAct0Ay. Luz u10uLIUu OI
officers a then made. This event
was followed by Il vocal solo by Miss
Laura Hammond. The question box
being answered by Mrs. J. Morrill,.
At 2 p. m. Phases Of Club Work (al
Department Clubs, Mrs. Darrow.
Fargo; [bl Mrs. Addie Wetherbee,
Paramount; Social life Of Clubs, Mrs.
Anna Hazen, Wahpeton; [bl Mrs. F. f.
Dams, Fargo. The Philanthropic
work received the attention Of [s] Mrs.
Myrtle Kenny Mayne; [2) Mrs. Maurice
shehan, Fargo; and 81 Mrs. Jennie
Myhs, Valley City. The relation OF
the clubs to the state federation, by
Mrs. G. w. Kelley, who enjoys the
distinction of being the only officer in
thestate and national chairman OF state
correspondence, made a very inter.
esting conclusion to the days program.
The final concert at 8 O'Clock opened
with the charming legend aThe Holy
Grail" the theme of Wagner's music.
Mrs. b. NJ. Amidon, Fargo. The music
was in charge Of musical clubs in
Fargo and jamestown. Meeting Of
board closed convention.
Tho nlookson ~ omno~c .>..VA~S $3.50