The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12
OFFICERS ELECTED THIS
MORNING. SESSIONS VERY SUCCESSFUL
Wider Field Of Work Urged Upon Delegates - Propose
to Extend Influence of the Clubs-Mrs. F. L. Nc
Vey of Grand Forks Is on the Directorate

era house was filled all day with
groups of women discussing problems
h a have been presented to the re-
specttve groups in the past year. Mrs.
y. c. Young. state president. presided
ever each conference.
May Admit %Suffragists.
The question of suffrage is being
talked over in committee meetings at
the convention. While there is no
state suffrage association. there are
small individual clubs in various Sec
lions. and some requests have come
for utilization with the state fedora
ton. This will be brought up today,
and the constitution may be changed
so as to allow the afiliation of the
suffrage b3dies.
Suffragists Not Politicians.
Our organization forbids the affilia-
ton of any p litical or religious par-
ty," said Mrs. Clark Kelley Of Devils
Lake. a prominent state club work.
er. but we cannot claim that suf-
frage is as yet a political party. In
qMiries have been made as to whether
Minnesota admits suffrage clubs into
the state federation, and information
Is that 1t does not, although the new
~ elected president, Mrs. E. H. 10y
he'd of F%aribault, is an ardent suffrage
worker" I"~e
High Cost OF Living Hits Club Book.
The question of the high cost Of liv-
Ing was brought up in the federation
conferences, when 1t vas blamed for
the greatly Increased price of printing.
Mrs. J. H. Shepperd of Fargo. corre-
spending secretary. showed in her
report that the year books of the
federation cost thirty per cent more
the past year than they did in 1910,
n further advances this year will
necessitafe the cutting down of each
CLUB allotment. A plan now is being
formulated either to charge each club
for a certain number of books, or to
solicit advertising to help defray the
cost of printing. I'VE cannot issue the
KIND OF a year book that we should"
said Mrs Young. state president, "un-
less we devise SOM means Of reducing
the cost of the printing. which is ex-
Orb1tant. Their was some talk of
sending the books to North Carolina
to be printed. but this was vetoed as
being disloyal to the state, which it
Is the object of the clubs to develop"
Plan Federation Days.
AT a conference of state presidents
20 devise n means of increasing inter.
est Ut local clubs in the state work
1t was stated that 1t will be necessary
% interest the presidents themselves,
10 encourage them to Cevote some
time to the state interests, to enc our-
age the setting aside of federation
days" in each city for the exclusive
discussion of state affairs by local
clubs. and to encourage round tables
n symposiums on state work at
district meetings.
Union Club Days for Cities.
Mrs. L. H. Dochterman Of Williston,
state treasurer. suggested that there
be union club days in cities where
there Is more than club, that all
organizations cooperate in a Joint
meeting to talk over the state work
and to help get away from the feeling
that individual clubs have no interest
OF work outside Of their W circles.
u Pays Delegates Expenses.
A census was taken OF the clubs
which pay the expenses Of their presi-
dents and delegates to the state meet
ings there being about half Of the
delegates present at the convention
with expenses paid by their clubs. 1t
was urged that a movement be started
expenses. thereby encouraging interest
In the work of the delegate at the
convention. and in a full report of the
doings Of the convention as soon as
possible after its close.
Becoming q Power.
Mrs: w. F. Cushing Of Fargo. who
Is to be chairman of the press com
nl'sscC u coming year, responded to
the addresses Of welcome at the on.
vention saving that the large attend.
ance at the convention meant that
women of the state were becoming a
power in the world: hat their work
for the large fulfllment Of their des.
TIMES is to bring results. Mrs. Gushing
also said:
IF the delegates in the convention
will but pass one resolution. they have
the power to bring the price Of sugar
down from 10 cents a pound to g."
She urged work along definite lines
including exorbitant cost of foods, tax.
ing children out Of mills and COMPEL.
Ing their education: also ventilation
and sanitation of schools.
Efficient Presidents Needed.
The trouble with many of our club,
and the reason why they are not NOR
progressive in state work is because
1t is not the efficient woman but thu
popular woman who IL elected as pres.
Itdent." said a federation delegate thi,
morning. following a discussion or
how to create greater interest in the
work and development Of the state
body by the individual clubs of tn.
state.
y Especially in the smaller towns 1,
this said to be true, In electin1 a pre,