The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-07
II new CLUBS in
N. D. FEDERATION
WoMENs CLUBS IN FLOURISH
ING coNDlTloN-vALLEY
cl,Y CONVENTION is
A SUCCESS.

Valley City N. D.. Oct. Tit is
estimated that fully 125> people are in
the city in attendance on the annual
meeting of the North Dal.ot Fedora
ton of Women's clubs. 1t is conceded
by all TO be the largest gathering of
club women ever held in North Da-
kota. At the tea givsn Tuesday eve
ming, fully 200 plates were laid. The
Congregational church is filled with
the ordinary business sessions of the
gathering, delegates and visiting local
club women aggregating more than
200 for some of the sessions.
The reports of the vice presidents
yesterday afternoon were precluded by
the election of Mrs. c. f. Rathman of
jamestown. recording secretary in the
absence of Mrs. A. A. Davis of Lari-
more. The report of the directors
recommended a change in the bylaws
so that women in towns where there
was no club organization could be-
come sustaining members of the state
federation by unanimous vote of the
board of directors. This amendment
carried.
Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Guldlin, the
visiting national officialss were made
members Of this federation.
Mrs. BoIley Absent.
Mrs. j. H. Bolley. vice president at
large, did not report as she was unable
to attend. Mrs. ]. e. Stevens Of the
First district was absent but sent In a
report. The district has four clubs.
One of those clubs has devoted much
time to close study Of the history
and resources of this state.
Miss Louise T. Reeve made the re-
port for the third district. IL has
eight Clubs. Their work is largely
along educational civic lines They
have had lectures by Professor Ladd,
Willard, Bell and others.
Mrs. Folshie, vice president of the
Fourth district, was without a report.
| Mrs. T. A. Boyden reported for the
Fifth district. This is the largest dis
trict in the state in point of clubs and
membership, having seventeen clubs,
seven of which are in Valley city.
Mrs. Fl. nj. Jewell reported from the
Sixth district. They have four clubs,
one of which they lose to the new
! Tenth district. These clubs are active
/ hHu QOAEE q BVOu WOIk.
Mrs Thomas Casey reported for the
Seventh district. This district has
five healthy clubs.
Eighth District Report.
| Mrs. L. w. Gammons reported for
the Eighth district. This district has
lost two club organizations, reducing
the number from six to four, but not
decreasing the number Of club women
in the district.
Mrs. @. A. Leonard reported for the
| Ninth district. This district has five
clubs, three new ones, with a mem
bersfip in all of eighty eight.
1 A district was created, embracing
the Tenth judicial district, or that
portion of the state lying west of the
Missouri.
4 Seventeen new clubs were admitted
They were: Improvement league and
Music clubs, Valley City; Art club
Minot; Current Events. Deering; Wo-
mems Civic, Landsford; Literary, Min.
to; Music, Mandan; Improvement
Hillsboro; clio, Enderlin; Women's
Civic Federation, Williston; Literary
and Kokoteh, Ellendale; Women.
club, caxton; Gardner and M. I. S.
Cavalier; Women's, Bowman, ant
Literary, Walhalla.
Il Report of Treasurer.
Yesterday mornings session WA
largely taken UP with the reports d
the treasurer and audito- and tn,
various standing committees. Civil,
Improvement was discussed by Mrs
Frank White. Miss Julia Robson o
Bismarck, acting state librarian, dis
J cussed the library commission House
hold economics were discussed b,
Mrs. w. r. Purden and Miss Sweet 0
Wahpeton. DIR. Quinn of Bismarcl
stopped OFF here en- route from tn
east to her home, sending her baby Of
J by friends, In order that she Nigh
take her part on the programme Sh
! discussed Tuberculosis. Its Spread an
!. Prevention.
Among the musical numbers on tn
programme were a violin solo b
{ Clair Codding; a piano solo by Mrs
: Louise Neimeyer. of Jamestown. and
Q piano duet by the Misses Underwoo
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