The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-30

by Mayor Murphy, in behalf OF the
city; Supt ]. Nelson Kelly, for the
public schools; Rev. John X. Burle-
son, for the Episcopal church; Rev. f.
FL. Mccoy, for the Methodist church;
Rev. j. Walker Pugh, for the Baptist
church; Rev. w. H. Matthews, for the
Presbyterian church; Rev. A. J. HUI
teng, for the Zion Lutheran church,
and Mrs. F. J. Thody, for the local
w. C. t u, and for the Scandinavian
union, Mrs. Anna p. Halvorson. Re-
sponses were made by Mrs e CHS
holm, president of the Manitoba union,
and Mrs w. A. Godward OF Devils
Lake.
Mrs. Necia Buck of Starkweather,
N. D., who has been acting president
during the absence of Mrs. Anderson,
made her annual address, and Mrs. F.
A. Pearsons contributed to the pleas
ure of the evening with some vocal
solos.
This afternoons session was given
over to fraternal greetings and re-
ports from the different delegates pre-
sent from over the state and from
heads of church and missionary so
cieties's and there will be no session in
the evening. The local officers and
delegates have accepted an invitation
from Wesley college to be present In
a body at the annual faculty concert
to be given this evening, and seats at
the Metropolitan have been reserved
for them.
State Redistricted.
After the devotional exercises which
formally opened the convention yes
terday morning, the roll call of off,
GERS and superintendent was called
and the introduction OF convention
delegates took place. The presiding
officer next called for the report of
the executive committee, which was
given by the secretary, Mrs. Florence
B. Connor. OF Minot
The chief work Of this COMMITTEES
was the redistricting Of the entire
state. Formerly there have been
county and district branches and the
system was very complicated. BY the
action OF the committee which was
adopted by the convention the state
Is divided into sections that can easily
work together and that can be more
conveniently superintendent
The division names eighteen dis
tricts made w. as follows:
Ffrst-Ramsey and Towner coun-
ties.
second-Benson, Wells. Eddy and
Foster.
Third-Bottineau McHenry and
Pierce.
Fourth Ward, Burke and Rem
vile.
Fifth--Williams and Mountrail.
Sixth-Sheridan and Mclean.
Seventh--Stark and Billings.
Eighth-oliver, Mercer and Nor
ton.
Ninth--Emmons Logan and Nc
Intosh.
Tenth--Bowman Adams and E1et-
finger
Eleventh Kidder and Burleigh.
Twelfth--LaMoure and Ransom.
Fourteenth Richland, Dickey ana
Sargent.
Fifteenth--Cass, Trail and Steele.
Sixteenth-Grand Forks and Nelson.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Cavalier.
Observation-Disclosures and unorgan-
lied Dunn and Mckenzie counties.
Appointment of Committees
Acting President Mrs. Buck then an
nounced the following committee APP
pointments, the first named being the
chairman:
Resolutiong--Mrs. Abbie w. Fl. Best,
Fargo; Mrs. Ida Sparks Clarke, Fair
mount: Mrs. Wylie Zimmerman, Valley
City; Mrs. George Burton, Darlington;
Mrs. M. A. Garry, Leeds.
propriations-Mrs r.. B. Reed,
Armenia; Mrs. w a.. Smith, Hope: Mrs.
Fannie Thompson, Cando.
Credentials Mrs. B. Fl. Wylie, Dray-
ton; Mrs. #. A. lockwood. Hilisboro.
Membership-Mrs ID. Al. Mcleod,
Grand Forks; Mrs Emma Clark Far
go: Mrs. j. Bell DeRemer, Grand Forks.
Life Membership~-Tda Sparks Clarke.
Paramount; Mrs. Julia Nelson, Fargo;
Mrs Edna Salmons Cando.
Courtesies Mrs. r. M. Pollock, Far
go; Mrs "A. l.. Woods, Grand Forks;
Mrs. r. H. Wilder, Fargo.
kilograms and ages--Miss Mary
Carey. Bottineau; Mrs. w. j. Knee
shaw, Pentbina; Mrs Fred Wanner,
Jamestown.
Prize Programme--Mrs. George
schlosser, Mayville; Mrs. Lille B.
Smith, Thompson
Prize Essays Mrs. w. A. Godward,
Devils Lake: Miss Maud Rice, VAL
ley city: Mrs. T.. T.. Muir. Hunter.
Union signal Miss Mae Halcrow,