Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-13


hall. The Cincinnati Woman's Art
club were at home to visitors on Thurs
dav afternoon at the Art museum.
Friday, May IL, was called Mere
Mans day. our big brothers having pro-
vidcd moonlight trip on the Ohio. Two
steamers, The Island Queen" and The
Princess. were used for this trip. which
lasted from FIVE to nine o'clock. As
the boats returned opposite the bluffs
OF Eden Park they were stopped and
nasniiccn, display of fireworks took
place. The Cincinnati Enquirer SAID OF
them tina, they rivaled the display with
which the citizens of Cincinnati wei
keomcd Prcsidtn, I'ai, IN Notification
- day. -:
Saturday afternoon the local biennial
board received al the Woman's club
! house on Walnut Hills, and at the
Country club. (,randin road. The
transportation committee certainly did
itself proud All officers Of the general
federation and state presidents were
taken about by women of the city.
Sunday afternoon. III Music hall,
there was All organ recital and vcSper
service.
Any report of that grand meeting
would no, be complete without mem
ton of presidents night. | just want
- tell Won lha, us each president came
forward and in three minutes told her
states best asset, that there was not one
who impressed that great body of wo-
men more, nor one of whom her fellow
workers were more proud than our own
dear president, Mrs. Young.
Household Topics.
Mrs. }. H. Sheppard Of Fargo spoke
on the subject "Household Topics"
She quoted from the report of Mrs.
Unison. who had charge of the food
sanitation exhibit at the Cincinnati
Biennial. She told of the exhibits Of
adulterated foods and drugs from
kentucky, false weights and meas
ures from New York, the display Of
sanitary drinking fountains and the
exhibit OF adulterated foods from
Ohio She also gave extracts from the
address of Mrs. Guldin of Fort Wayne
Ind, as well as receipts from DR..
Wiley's speech on conservation Of
Health" Her paper was very inter-
esting, and was eagerly listened to by
the delegates.
:, Mrs. +. ID. Casey of Grafton held
the attention of her hearers for q
, few minutes on a short talk on odds
and Ends" of the biennial meeting.
She mentioned in her concluding re-
, marks the fact that this year the
General Federation had chosen for
=, one of it's directors, the first North
Dakota woman ever to be honored
by national official, Mrs. Frank
, White Of Valley City.
: -
, said that she certainly appreciated
, the loyalty of the North Dakota dele.
gates, who though small in numbers,
had stood by her and through their
, untiring efforts and secured her cleo
tion. She said that the board of d.
rectors of the General Federation
contained many warm personal
, friends of hers. She thanked the dele.
, gates sincerely for their hearty co.
!, operation.
;, Immediately after Mrs. Whites ad-
= d, ess, election of officers was proceed
q ed with. The federation merely rati.
:. fled in turn the selection of the
= highest nominees in the informal bal
y lot which was taken in the morning.
. The results of the election have been
), published in the opening paragraph
- Of this article.
= A vocal solo by Miss Helen Wilson
of Bismarck, was the next number
on the program. Miss Wilson has a
very pleasing voice and was very
\ heartily received. She responded
: with very pretty encore.
. Educational Report.
Miss Minnie Nelson of Valley City
- chairman Of the educational com.
3 mittee was delayed in reaching the
city owing to a wreck which tied up
= traffic on the N. P Tuesday evening.
:. She was present at the afternoon ses-
. sion of the federation and at this
juncture her report was called for
j, 1t showed a remarkable work done
;. during the past year, and the report
will be published in later edition
= of the Tribune.
. Changes in Constitution.
- Mrs. Clark Kelly then made a few
i recommendations for changes in the
= federation's constitution and bylaws.
These changes must be acted upon at
!, the meeting this year and will be
- taken up at the 1911 session for final
. consideration. Among the changes
advocated were:
, ]. The election of federation his
torian who will take care of the
,, l. The election of a federation
historian who will take care of the
, records of the organization.
! 2. The making of the chairman of
: the various departments of work as
we'll as the chairman Of the sub.com-
mittees voting members of the board
..of the N. D. F. w. c.
3. The establishment of an endow.
ment fund for the purpose of continu-
ing the good work of the federation.
The meeting then adjourned.
Rev. Harris Lecture.
The browning feaure of the days
session was the illustrated lecture
delivered in the evening by Rev.
Charles W. Harris in the auditorium
Of the Presbyterian church on ZAP
probation OF Italian Art" The
church was crowded to the doors
with interested hearers. and Rev.
Harris was warmly congratulated on
his effort
Preceding the lecture a splendid