The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-03-03
THE Social Whirl
Miss Lillian Wimermam, Society Editor
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offered a few remarks, as also did
DR.. S. P. Johnson, once of Rugby,
Major E. r. Kennedy of Cakes. The
music of an excellent band was heard
at intervals.
The North Dakota Society of South
ern California is only five years old,
starting with membership of eighty
two. In this short time it has grown
tremendously and now numbers about
1900. Its one object in life is to
enable old residents of the northern
state to meet once year and have
a social day. All touring North Da.
kOtans are made welcome and many
friendships are formed at these pic
MICS
Among those attending this picnic
are noticed the following: Mr.. and
Mrs. O. n Rushfelt of Valley City,
NJ. Friske of ColfaX, R. A. Allen, Bis
marck; S. NJ. Fye, Bismarck; E. Il.
Gamble, Wahpeton; George Cook,
Fage; Hon. T. E. Nelson, Hatton;
Max Storms. Grand Forks; James S.
Bishop, Pembina; Alex McGilvray,
Valley City: A. A. Allen, Paramount;
F.. B. Ferguson, Bottineau; ]. S..
Graver. Fargo; DR.. Thomas G. Dewitt,
Grand Forks: j. H. Hohl, New Rock
ford; P. Cummings. Fargo; DR.. Will
lam a. Bentley, Bismarck; Mrs.
Louise Formaneck, Wahpeton; T. G..
Mackus. Coburn; Capt. F. w. Pettes.
| Lakota: E. A. Lockwood, Valley City:
G. w. Wasen and Mrs Wasen. Fargo;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Alalon. Hankin-
son; Walter Mccullough, st: Thorn
as; Hon. n. G. Larimore. Larimore:
S. F. Campbell, Edgeley; Mr.. and
Mrs. c. NJ Miller, Casselton; Mr.. am!
Mrs. George W. Irwin. Glendale; Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Lowell. Casselton: Mr..
and Mrs. A. NJ Gamble, Wahpeton;
Mr.. and Mrs. O. A. Leach, Wahpetcn /;
w. w. Barton, Fargo, and others
The following from the Minneapolis
Tribune will interest a large number
of people in North Dakota:
Women s Clubs in North Dakota have
been especially active in matters of
reform. A campaign of wholesome city
housekeeping has been carried on the
pasct year with great success by the
Civic Improvement leagues of the
, state
a large vacant lot was rented by the
Women s club nto and laid out
into small plats for the school rhil
drcn and seeds furnished them.
Botti,ean had :, cleaning up day
The public drinking cup was banished
from the schools.
The Minerva club, New Rockford,
were responsible Off the installing OF
the individual drinking cups II the pub
: lie schools 30
lii Wimbledon, the Women's Study
club agitated the need Of sanitary
city well until the town board provided
it. 1t also had the dumping ground
placed two miles from the city limits.
At Langdon a garbage system ha
been installed by the Civic Improve
, ment league. Each housekccper pre-
: vides herself with covered garbage
cans which are emptied once every two
weeks at the city's expense. A city
of this system and the cost has beer
comparatively small. The matter Of
medical inspection in the public schools
has been taken up. Boxes for refuse
and waste paper have been placed il
the main street, witt he Inscription
, "Help to Keep Langdon Clean.''
Grand Forks has paid market in
spection and mas made the city al
example of cleanliness for all othel
towns.
In Valley City "Baby Show wa
given in order to raise money for i'm
provements. The league instituted tn,
"story hour for children at the pub
lie library.
AS jamestown has very eficien
board Of health which looks after tn,
flies and germs, the members had no
thing to do but give all their time ant
attention to the public garden.
Several lots in the center Of tn,
town of Fesscnden were allowed b,
the owners to be used for a public
playground. The Civic Improvement
league equipped the play ground ant
furnished seats for the spectators.