The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-26
WHAT THE WORLDS
WOMEN ARE DOING

Tho Minnesota Suffrage association
distributed thousands of leaflets at the
land products show in st. Paul, a
number of St. Paul and Minneapolis
women looking after. the suffrage
booth. The literature which was Civ.
en- to visitors called attention to the
Womcn's clubs have Endorsed women
suffrage. us follows: California. Com
nccttcut. Colorado. Iowa, Illinois, In
diana. Kansas. Maine. Massachusetts,
Michigan. Minnesota. New Hampshire.
New York. New jersey. Ohio. Okla
homa. Oregon. PENNSYLVANIA. Tenncs-
see. Texas. Washington and West Nir-
ginia.
The pamphlet also stated that
there are 100000 working women in
York alone. and asks If a vote
will not be worth as much to them as
to workingmcn. The following quota
tons on the question of suffrage were
given:
Il am for unqualified oma suf-
frage as Il matter vi human justice.
1T Is unfair that women should be
governed by laws in the making of
which they nav no voice.
Men would feel that they were used
badly If they did not have that right,
ana women naturally feel the same.
samuel Gompers."
I'm in perfect harmony with the
declaration Of the American Fedcra-
ton of Labor, which has Endorsed the
demand that women be given the
right to vote.
.! have always stood for the quare
deal. and That's the only square thing
see it. :
u personally believe that it would
he for tho good Of US all for woman
to be cnfranchiseG.
John Mitchell"
u would advise all the workers of
.\nicrlca 10 work for nj suffrage"
My message to them is courage.
i never make Il speech on any sub
1ect without bringing in woman suf-
fragc. "'
kcir Hardie."
Ihe Wisconsin Federation of Wom-
ems clubs has issued it's club directory
for billie. The state is divided into
eicfen districts and has Il membership
OF more than 10000, divided among
about 200 clubs.
The federation was organized in
Miiwaukfc Nov. is. 1896. and was ad-
milted I" the General Federation of
Women's clubs April .. 1897. The or
ganization was incorporated in 1908.
me state federation has the following
committees: Art. civirs. civil service,
reform. conservation. educational.
nome economics. industrial and social
conditions. landmarks. loan fun for
nigh education. policy. public health.
reference library. club extension and
social purity. wi"
hae been Mrs. Charles S. Morris Of
Beriin. Mrs. Henry NJ. Youmans of
Mrs. Arthur Courtney Ne
vile OF Green oay. Mrs. Thomas III.
Brown Of Milwaukee,. Mrs. Edgar p.
Sawyer OF Oshkosh. Mrs. Charles %.
huell of Madison. Mrs. r. Fl. Edwards
Ct Oshkosh. Mrs. William Howard
Crosby of Racine.
Ihc vice presidents of congressional
GIstrlcts are Mrs. a. f. Rote. Monroe;
MIS-. =: w. Hobbins. EDISON; Mrs. Il.
David Roberts. Waukesha: Mrs. G.. A.
kuechenmcister. West Bend: Mrs. ].
W. Hommel. Nei1sville: Mrs. John
Strange. Necnah: Mrs. John +. Mar
tin. Green Bay: Mrs. Isaac p. Witter.
Grand Rapids and Mrs. j. G. Wads-
worth. River Falls.
Ihc art committee of the federation
is doing good work this year. The OBJ
pect OF the committee is to secure
more clubs in the state for the stndv
If art. The committee furnishes pro
grams and lends pictures and maya
zines for the study of Greek sculp-
lures. early italian painting, Italian
renaissance painting. Dutch, Amcri.
can and English painting.
The art committee owns twelve
magazines called Fine Arts, which are
a series of university lessons on tho
history Of art. illustrated, with ques-
ions n answers on each subject.
aus a number of copies of Masters
Tor a month of an exhibit Of original
wafer color paintings from the Illinois
reder&tion OF Women's clubs, the en-
niDlt being placed with Il number Of
"
An effort is now being made to in
crease the available fund OF the com
"1lttee for the purpose of purchasing
more portfolios Of paintings, repro.
auctions Of French, modern German.
American and Spanish art. There are
now thfrty-two clubs in the state
studying art.
n art committee for 1911-191o in
cludcs Miss Adelaide Smith. Eau
Claire: Mrs. Fanny X. Earle. Lake
Mills; Mrs. j. +. Pember. Janesville:
Mrs. John A. Card. Markesan. and
Mrs. d. S. Macarthur. La Crosse.
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Mrs. c. S. Bradley. president of the
Search Light study club Of Mime
hpolis. was hostess at an old times tea
party. The women were goWned in
costumes in Vogue fifty years ago. Mrs.
Bradley received her guests in a gown
of black sill, over a hoopskirt. a bcr-
tina of exquisite old lace was fastened
at her throat with a hair brooch. Her
6-Eear-old daughter Lorraine stood at
Nor IIIN pnJ.nnI IN n 1n;-x,, ,.1.:A,
frock. which her grandmother wore
at her age.
One OF the most ancient and elabo.
rate gowns was worn by Mrs. Bay BLY,,
1t was fashioned OF brocaded silk will
an ample skirt trimmed with rows OF
velvet ribbon and gathered to a low
pointed bodice. Mrs. Alice Berry was
gowned in a brown silk Irish poplir
made in the style Of the early eigh.
tecnth century. the sweeping train
was trimmed with tan pleating. ruch.
ing and folds of the same material
the ovcrskirt was of drapy materia
and ribbon. and the basque was adorn.
ed with vatican bows. Black sill
mitts were worn with this costume
Mrs. L. G.. Pursscll was in white tar.
Teton trimmed with LOUNGES of black
lace handkerchief which was an heir.
lohm. Another old fashioned gown
WAS hat of Mrs. J. y. Johnson: il was
OF black R%rcnadinc and the long broad
train was trimmed with rufflos and
r,lchinE. the garniture of the basque
was a~crrntuatcd by balloon sleeves
.Inh"ratoly Trimmed with rurhing ana
frilis. Mrs. Harvey HAYNES wore Il
fun skirt of green plush heavily
trimmed with au!npc and PASSENGER
tH:r. Mrs. II. H. I1%osl.inson was in a
black "atrrod silk, the draped polon-
aisc was trimmed with lace and pas
s"menterir. Mrs. y. j. Switzcr wore
a gown OF null. the bodice was cut
low at the throat ami an embroidered
tlchu was adiuStcl ahnuf or shonI.