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

1pose, but that $4,000 was needed to
carry it through.
. At the close of Miss Toppins re-
marks, the federation adjourned until
two o'clock in the afternoon.
Afternoon Session.
: The afternoon session was opened
. with piano solo, Spring Dawn" by
William Masonry Mrs. lie Roy
Smith of Williston, which was splend.
idly rendered and Mrs. Smith favored
Spouse to the hearty applause.
The tellers reported the result Of
the informal ballot that was taken
) in the morning. Action was taken
on each office separately later in the
afternoon when the informal ballot
was<duly declared formal
II Report Of Sakakawea.
Immediately after the teller's re-
port the special committee of the
Sakakawea statute submitted its re.
port. The treasurer of the Sakaka-
wea fund, Mrs. c. j. Lord Of Cando.
made a report on the condition of the
fund. which showed that after the
sculptor. Mr.. Crunelle had been given
his check for the amount due him
there would still be balance left in
the treasury which would be sufficient
to pay the minor bills that have been
incurred and still leave small
amount.
Mrs Amidon, the chairman of the
committee then presented her report.
She said that she doubted very much
II any of the women understood just
what they were undertaking when
they made the first move toward Sc
curing the statute four years ago. But
; they would have undertaken it even
II they had been acquainted with the
,, amount of work involved, Only they
would probably have adopted differ
ent methods
Good Work Must Continue.
She mentioned the fact that tho
members of the federation must not
: stop their good work now that they
, have erected the statute on the cap.
+ itol grounds, but that they must &c
ahead, and by the sale of postals
souvenirs, plaster casts of the head
of Sakakawea and by other methods
= they must continue their work of rails
, ing funds and let the good work &c
4 on. They can do other work toward
preserving the land marks of the
, state. The Sibley Trail may be mark
, ed. Memorials may be erected along
the line of the Lewis and Clark expe
I dition within the boundaries of the
= state. The good work which has just
! been begun must be continued.
=, VinW 0f
+ and seconded that the land marks
il committee be retained and that the,
: go on with their excellent work. The
motion was carried unanimously.
r. Mrs. r. A. Boyden of jamestown
: presented the report Of the specia
|. Press committee, and urges all Of the
+ different clubs to send in the news
r of what they were doing, in ordel
: that it might be published in the of
;. fetal federation paper. She also urges
(. the various members to subscribe
II more freely to their official publ
!, cation.
j Miss Grace Meyers of Bismarcl
$ then rendered very pleasing piano
is solo. She was the recipient Of mucl
d generous applause and was compelled
IS to respond to an encore.
e. Mrs. E. p. Quain, chairman of tn
$ health committee, then submitted he
j., annual report. which was listened t,
d with great deal of interest, and sh'
e followed it up with report on tn
{ National Conservation Congress which
she attended at St. Paul. These re
a ports will be published in a late
+ edition of the Tribune.
5 Messages From Other States.
d The corresponding secretary theI
a read words of welcome from the fed
J. erations of other states. There wer'
also messages and kilograms of en-
cOuragement and congratulatiOn from
the officers of the General Federation
=, all of which expressed appreciation o
n the good work of the North Dakot;
. organization has done during the pas
- twelve months and their hopes TO
y. even greater success in the future.
= BinniaI Reports.
y, The keynote of interest was thel
- changed from state matters to mat
y ters of national Importance, when
- the reports were received from tn
- delegates to the General Federation
which was held IN Cincinnati in May
:, the federation on the educational feat
=, ures of the General Feeration meet
- ing She said that the entire session
was educational. She caused ripple
: of laughter when she emphasized thu
. fact that large number of the east
= ern club women were rather surprised
!, or at least seemed to be. when the!
:. saw that the representatives from
- North Dakota were not dressed II
9 gorgeously colored blankets and die
l. not wear feathers in their hair. 4
y summary of Mrs. Pages report will
9 : be printed later
. Social Features.
Mrs. f. B. Goss of Minot spoke Of
the social features of the General
Federation meeting, and Judging from
her report the ladies of the Cincin
: natl clubs are royal entertainers. Mrs
r Goss said:
< The social opportunities afforded del
, cyatvs to the tenth hicrn'l "i the Gen
l c1cral Federated Wnmcn'> clubs. held
i'll Cincinnati las, May. were unusually
2 fine. Upon {. ~ hand. there were CIV;
. = !, 4,