The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-01
MRS, SCOTT REX WAS
ELECTED HEAD
OF LEAGUE
Made President by Women's
Civic Organization This
Afternoon
OTHER OFFICERS ARE
ALSO ELECTED TODAY
Years Splendid Successes Re-
vealed in Reports by Sew
eral Officials
OTHER OFFICERS ARE
ALSO ELECTED TODAY

AT THE third annual meeting OF the
Women's Civic league. held this aft
ernoon. officers Tor the coming year
were elected. Mrs. Scott Rex. who
has long been an active member of the
organization. was made president, and
because OF her excellent adnlinistra-
tive ability, there is no doubt but
what the work will be successful The
other general officers Named follow:
First Vice President Mrs T. J..
Lander
Second Vice President Leslie
Stinson.
Secretary-Freasurer-Mrs. j. Gras-
sick
Ward Officers.
For ward officers. the nominating
committee has placed the following in
nomination, and they will very likely
be named:
First-President, Mrs j. S. Hatcher:
vice president, Mrs. A L. Hunter.
Second-President Mrs. e. H. Low
ell; vice president Mrs George b..
Winship.
Third - President, Mrs R. A.
Sprague; vice president. Mrs. Reade.
Fourth-President. DR.. Mae Saun-
ders: vice president. Ms w. s. Whit
man.
Fffth-President. Mrs. J. NJ. Gill
lette; vice president. Mrs ]. E. Stew
ems.
Sixth-President. Mrs. James Col
Inns; vice PRESIDENT; Mrs Robert
Green, Jr
STANDARDIZATION. Mrs l. X Ray
mond. ,Ir.; vice president, Mrs. Her
man Wolff
Annual Reports.
The annual reports were called for
and among the most interesting was
that of the league and city inspector.
Mrs. r. A. Sprague. Her report COW
cred the year from September 10. 90
to October l. 10 and showed that the
league had been responsible fer sn
immense amount of work and I'M
provement in the past twelve months.
For removal Of garbage seventy-six
actions We're taken. for removal or
renovation of closets. sixty-six. fer
hauling away ashes and tn cans.
eighteen. barn manure, 1903 rubbish
piles. twenty-eight and mis- ellaneous.
thirty-seven.
In the fly campaign she reported a
wonderful Improvement in the grocery
and confectionery stores. Before the
season was over there were very few
who had not protected their fruits.
vegetables and CONNECTIONS with a
screened covering. The slaughter
houses have improved nearly 100 per
cent and the various proprietors are
making plans for continued improve
ment before the next hot season. She
reported that cooperation from the
merchants and citizens was growing
every day and that the securing of
cleanliness and sanitary conditions
everywhere was becoming more and
more the desire of people in every
walk of life
The assistance of the mayor. alder
men, street commissioners. board of
health and city health physician was
valuable beyond expression and she
paid them the greatest tribute.
She reported 100 boys as having re-
ce1ved tickets from the state fair as
sociation for good work in keeping
their yards, alleys and streets clean
and stated that 1t was one of the prize
offerings which kept up the greatest
enthusiasm among the junior boys
The five pictures contributed by Ge
Times Publishing company We're
placed in the various schools and were
received with expressions of greatest
appreciation by both the teachers and
the boys winning them The same
f1rm repeated this gift for this year S
work and the boys winning them were
reported.
Finances Cover Debts.
Miss Helen Hamilton as secretary
treasurer reported the finances Just
enough to cover all outstanding in
debtedness but with no balance in the
treasury. Both the receipts and dis