The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-21


mems clubs was organized at the
Chatautaqua at Devils Lake in June.
1897, by about fifteen club women who
represented clubs in Grand Forks,
Fargo, Lisbon. Wahpeton and Devils
Lake, also Cando. Mrs. Conant, who
was then one of the vice presidents of
the Minnesota State Federation, was
present and organized the state feder-
alton. Mrs. Jeanne S. fuller of Fargo
was elected the first president, and
Mrs. Lottie B. Sowles of Wahpeton
was the first secretary.
The officers are elected for term
of two years, half being elected one
year and half the next, and no Of
fer can hold the same Office for more
than two terms. While there were
about fifteen women at the first meet
ing as delegates, the last meeting in
Fargo had about one hundred and
twenty-five delegates, sixty clubs re-
presented.
There are now, in the tenth year
of its existence. upwards of 1900 club
women in the state.
The full list of officers is as fol-
lows: President. Mrs. Frank White,
Valley City, N. D.; vice president at
large. Mrs. Joseph Carhart, Mayvills.:
recording secrtary, Miss Hilda NJ. Sat-
terlund; corresponding secretary,
Mss Minnie Nelson, Valley City;
treasurer, Mrs. c. F. Amidon, Fargo;
auditor. Mrs. G. L. Gammons. Minot;
general federation secretary. Mrs.
Grant S. Hager. st. Thomas; new
directors: Mrs. H. S. Oliver, Lisbon;
Mrs. N. c. Young. Fargo; Mrs. T. 4.
Boyden, Jamestown; Mrs. H. L. Boil
ley. Fargo.
The motto Of the Federation is:
In small things, liberty,
In large things, unity,
In all things, charity.
Prof Ladd gives the club women
the credit for the success he has met
with in enforcing the pure food law,
and their cooperation and encourage
ment has very much aided him in his
work and he never misses an OPP
portunity to meet the club women
and talk to them at their club meet
ings or at the state meetings. The
library commission work and library
work has been encouraged by the fell
GRAFTON, as has educational work in
general way.
More than two-thirds of the club
towns have libraries which are large
ly the result of club efforts. Dona-
tions of books, pictures, and furnish
ings have been made by the literary.
clubs of the state to libraries.
The Evening Times takes pleasure
in presenting to it's readers a short
description of each of the officers of
the State Federation of Women's
clubs:
Mrs. Frank White is COL
lege woman and made a specially of
mathematics; is descendant from
Quaker family; as the wife of the
governor and first lady of the STATE
for four years she was leader in
social affairs and club work, always
democratic and easy to approach, yet
womanly woman and home body,
devoted to her family and the best
kind of mOther-she has two sons,
nine and three year. Of age. She has
won a national reputation as civic
worker because of what she has ac-
complished in the civic improvement
club in Valley City of which she is
president and was the state repre-
sentative to the national meeting at
Milwaukee in October. She has execu-
tive ability and is leader.
Mrs. Joseph Carhart is wife of the
president of the state normal school
in Mayville, is the mother of seven
children, is an interested club worker
but home body, devoted to her
family, has very genial and sunny
disposition.
Miss Hilda M. Satterlund is men,
Der of the Oldest club in Bismark,
"The Fortnightly," she is a clerk in
U. S. surveyor generals Office at Bis
mark, a civil service position.
Miss Minnie Jean Nelson, former
teacher for many years in the Valley
City high school, had done recent post
graduate work at Ann Arbor, and was
elected county superintendent of
Barnes county this fall without op-
position. She has strong PERSONAL
ity.
Mrs. c. F. Amidon, wife of Judge
Amidon, has been very prominent
and interested in the federation work
since organization. The Sakakawea
work that is being done is due to
her efforts and interest, she is chair
man of the Landmarks Committee"
She has already raised $1,000 for the
monument
Mrs. G. L. Gammons has just re-
Gently moved to this state, her former
home was in Minneapolis where she
took leading part in club work. 1t