The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-24
GIRL SCHOOL GIVEN
BOOST BY WOMEN
Morning Session of Convention Given
Over to Discussion of New Insti.
tuition at Sank Centre.
NIGHT PROGRAM IS PRAISED
Audience at High School Pleased,
With Addresses By Visitors and
Home Talent Music.
BRILLIANT BANQUET TONIGHT
Notable Program of Toasts Has Been
BRILLIANT BANQUET TONIGHT
Notable Program of Toasts Has Been
Arranged for Closing Event
DR.. Hurd Talks.
MARY d. McFADDEN.

MARY ID. McFADDEN.
Mrs. C. G. Higbee, president of the
state federation of Women's clubs,
will respond to toast at the ban
quet to be rendered by the Bemidji
Study Club to the delegates of the
tenth annual convention of the Ninth
district federation at the Markham
tonight. Other speakers will make
three minute responses. Mrs. Wit
ting, president of the local club, will
act as toast-mistress.
1t is the concensus of opinion
among the delegates that the con-
vention is the most successful of any
held by the Ninth district federation
heretofore. Mrs. Higbee, the "little
gray lady" of Minnesota clubdom,
made pleasant impression on those
who went to the High School audi
forum to hear her and others last
evening. Mrs. Higbee's snowy hair
and soft voice combined with a gra-
cious personality lent her remark
great success in club work. Her re-
view of the federation's accomplish
ments was highly gratifying to the
club women present and her remarks
on state politics were Illuminating.
Rare Musical Talent Here.
Mrs. Cobb, of Brainerd, read an
exhaustive paper on the commission
form OF government, drawing her il
lustrations from Galveston and Des
Moines. The economy feature of
this municipal policy was featured
as we'll as it's moral effect on the
social life of the city.
Bemidji is probably we'll aware
that it's musical and dramatic talent
is remarkable. Mrs. c. R. Sanborn,
who is we'll known throughout the
state as yiolinist, never played
more feelingly and seldom as per-
fectly as last evening when she in
terpreted the Ries suite. Mrs. c: G..
Johnson's German solo was excellent
and the singer was in good voice.
The reading by Mrs. J. M. Freeburg,
OF Blackduck, contrary to the man
ner of readings, was highly enter
tanning. The principal fault to be
found with the singing of the teach
er's quartette is that there was so
little OF it. Mrs. Sanborn declined
several insistant encores and her
policy seems to have been adopted
generally.
Many Teachers Today.
This mornings session was featur-
ed by several minute talks by Mrs.
Higbee and particularly by a discus
sion of the State Home school for
girls at Sank Centre, the daughter
and darling of the Minnesota feder-
alton. Mrs. Kinney, of Minneapolis,
who did valiant service in obtaining
a seperate school for girls, paid a
handsome tribute to Mrs. Morse, the
superintendent of the new school.
Every parent in the city should have
heard the discussion, carried on by
Mrs. Higbee, Mrs. G. S. Chesterman,
Mrs. H. A. Tomlinson and Mrs. T. T.
Kinney. Mrs. A. A. Miller, of
CroOkston, took the delegates on a
convincing. tour through Holland
and was warmly applauded Mrs.
G. G. Johnson proved herself no less
an instrumentalist than a singer,
and her piano solo was the opening
number. A.
DR.. Ethel Hurd Talks.
This afternoon, Mrs. G. R. San
born opened the program with a
series of violin interpretations of
Henry VIII dances by German, play
ed in her best style. The principal
features of this afternoons program
were late, and were expressed in the
talks on social hygiene, given by
DR.. Ethel Hurd and Mrs. Fl. A. Tom
linson, of St. Peter.
After the program this afternoon,
a launch ride was given the dele
gates in the Storm King"
Convention Notes.