Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-07-07
v. {. 7, ], IS
WORKING At
ROUND TENT
INSTITUTE OPENED YESTERDAY
PLANS ARE MADE FOR
STATE CONVENTION.
TWO PROMINENT SPEAKERS ARE
PROMISED FOR BIG MEETING
AT JAMESTOWN.

The w. c. T. U. institute opened yes
terday with a large number Of women
gathered in the Round Tent when,
among other things, plans We're made
for the state convention to be held at
jamestown in September. Two very
prominent speakers will be engaged to
give the address at the convention,
which will be attended by hundreds OF
enthusiastic temperance workers from
over North Dakota. The women who
will speak at this time are Mrs. Flor.
ence Atkins, Of Tennessee, national
organizer, and Miss Rena Mosher,
field secretary for the Young People Is
branch Miss Mosher is from West
vile, N. Y. The institute meetings
which are under the conductorship of
Mrs. Harriet D. Hall, of Illinois, will
consist Of talks and plans on the
methods of the w. c. T. U. work. The
work of the several departments will
also be discussed, and in this two of
the big subjects which will come be-
fore the ladies will be woman s suffrage
and medical temperance. The officers
who were present at the general officers
meetig yesterday were Mrs. E. P. And
erson, Valley City, president; Mrs. Bar
bara Wylie, corresponding secretary,
Drayton; Mrs. F. w. Heidle, treasurer,
Valley City; Mrs. c. w. Conner, Minot,
recording secretary.
Mrs. Necia Buck, of Starkweather,
acting vice president, will arrive to-
day.
Something which is attracting a
great deal of interest is the tent in
which is exhibited the work of the In
dian school at Fl. Totten. The work
which was done by the Indian children
is indeed creditable and among the
many fine specimens are basket wcav-
ing, sewing, iron casting, painting,
crocheting, etc. Everyone on the
grounds should visit the tent and see
what splendid work is being done by
the pupils.
Prof. Holm organized mixed Choir
us today at the auditorium at eleven
o. CLOCK. All campers who wish to are
cordially invited and urged to join the
chorus which will be directed by Mr..
Holm. He already has selected sever
al musical numbers which will be
learned by the singers and presented
at the Auditorium as special features
toward the last Of the season.
The Bible Study classes are proving
interesting and are attended by many.
Literature on the work is presented at
the door.
The bowling alleys are open and
many lovers Of the sport are spending
their spare moments there.
James Gronna, the son of Senator A.
j. Gronna, of Lakota, was the guest OF
R. P. Merritt over Tuesday. Mr.. Gron-
ma, who is cashier Of Lakota bank,
was one of a. party of men from his
home who spent the Fourth here. Mr..
Merritt left yesterday for Mayville.
According to rumor Devils Lake has
a phantom ship, and strollers on the
beach last night were inclined to think
that it was making another voyage.
Far out in the lake, two large dark OBJ
jects would appear, skim the surface
and suddenly sink from sight. The oc-
currence was repeated time and again
and caused considerable curiosity.
1t will be good news to Chautauqua
campers to learn that the management
has made arrangements to have an oc-
casional band concert after the close of
the Auditorium at night. During prev
ious seasons the nightly band concerts
were eagerly anticipated by Everyone
and their absence during the first part
of this season was keenly felt.
All day the different officers of the
militia companies have been gathering
on the encampment grounds east Of the
Chautauqua and by tomorrow the re-
spective companies from Bismarck
Fargo, Grafton, Minot, Williston, Man
dan, Valley City, jamestown, Wahpe
ton, Dickinson, Hillsboro and Devils
Lake will be cat home" in their new
quarters. The regulars from Fort Lin
coin at Bismarck hiked to the grounds
while the militia companies arrived on
the trains, but will hike from the city
to the camp. For several days a large
ftnorce of men has been preparing the
encampment grounds. Cots, eatables
and other necessaries have been hauled
from the city. Something which will
be geratly appreciated by the boys il
camp is fine new bath house which is
being erected for their convenience.