The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-01


Nine. Schumann- Heink has the fol-
lowing TO say in regard to American
women and their club life: II respect
Europe; respect everyone and every
thing; but I say the American woman
is, for me. the ideal woman Excep-
tons there are, certainly, but / do love
her just the same. Look what she
does for charityi Tell me one other
country where woman puts her
whole self into musical clubs and the
betterment Of the community as she
does in America! There are people
who say that the woman In the musi-
cal club--in any club--wastes her time
| and neglects her children. She does
not She has time for everything, and
that after ALL is the secret of the sue
cess of the American woman and the
secret of her life, to have time enough
for everything"
The Fargo Fortnightly club was or
ganized at the home of Mrs. DIR. Flo.
som In the spring Of 1895 There wei
twenty-five charter members. Mrs. e
Folsom, Mrs. Ed Davis, Mrs. fl. C..
Plumley. Mrs. N. A. Lewis, Mrs Win
ship. Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. C. F. Ami
don, Mrs. Phelan, Mrs. w. A. Marvin,
| Mrs. Neal, Mrs. Max Stern, and Mrs.
Alex Stern were among them. Mrs. f..
Folsom was the clubs first president.
In the fall of 1895 the club began the
| study of English history, which study
| was continued with pleasure and pro.
fit for several years. The North Dakota
State Federation was organized in
i nF hal f%e.
ing in October, 1897. The Fortnightiy
| club was very active in the formation
OF the state federation and Mrs. Jennie
S. fuller, president of the FortnightlS
club was elected first president of the
state federation. She held the office
! for two terms. The Fortnightly, hay-
ing been a pioneer in the matter of
! federation, has always continued it's
early belief. Seven years ago thu
! club joined the general federation and
has been represented at each national
gathering since that time. Mrs. G. F.
| Amidon is at present chairman of the
general federation pure food commit
/ tee. The club Is represented on the
state federation executive committee
| by Mrs. w. L. Stpckwell, Mrs. r.. M.
, Pollock, Mrs. Matte M. Davis, and
Mrs. G. T. Amidon. The membership
| limit has been raised until at the
present time it is thirty. Since securing
| the supreme court room as a place
of meeting there is opportunity for a
much larger club. The course of study
! has changed from time to time and
| for the last six years the club has
spent most of Its time studying some
, form of sociology. This study has
naturally led to social activities, the
most recent being the organizing of
neighborhood clubs at two Of our city's
schools, the Washington and the Long,
I fellow. Both of these neighborhood
clubs are rapidly growing; both have
already proved that they were needed
by having done something TO help
their neighborhood. The first public
benefit from the neighborhood clubs
was the securing of lights in the
! Washington school, making evening
gatherings possible. The school board
very kindly put in the lights upon
the clubs request.
The present officers of the Fort
nightly club are:
President--Mrs. Fred Wilder.
Vice President-Mrs w. B. Bell.
Recording Secretary-Mrs- r. M
Pollock.
CORRESPONDING Secretary - Miss
Blanche True.
Treasurer-M Geo. Guthrie.
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