The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-15
WITH THE WOMEN
OF THE WORLD.

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WITH THE WOMEN +
OF THE WORLD.
Rev. Caroline Bartlett OF Kalama-.
ZOO, Mich, sanitary expert, last year
carried on campaign of five weeks
inspection of the sanitary and health
conditions In dozen Of the largest
cities In Minnesota. She did this by
request OF health offlcials. federated
clubs and other social organizations
At the close Of her work she gave
written report of conditions to the
organization who had made the request
for inspection. She also impressed
the need Of Improvement upon the
people by means of lectures In this
way Rev. Mrs. Crane set on foot the
movement for civic Improvement The
influence of this movement spread and
was VI lasting benefit.
DR. J. N. Mccormick says that SINH
lar work done by those interested In
civic Improvement in Kentucky cities
was the means OF bringing about the
adoption Of improvement and health
laws thirty years In advance of the
time that would have been required by
ordinary means.
In Boston the work OF the civic
and municipal leagues has been most
beneficial. The work there, however.
runs mostly along the improvement
OF the city in the poorer quarters, in
the form OF education in sanitary liv-
ing. These are well enough and may
be taken note of very beneflcially In
Fargo, but there also Is room for i'm
provement in the residential districts.
In short time 1t has been demon
strated that the leagues in larger
cities are able 10 pay the salary Of
lady inspectors of civic conditions. The
interest of intelligent and enterpris-
ing women Is soon aroused, clubs with
the object of Improvement are quick
" organised and steps taken to make
the city more beautiful and sanitary.
Questions have been asked as to-
what the women OF Fargo are doing
for the Improvement Of their city ana
IL there is an active Improvement
league. Our two neighboring cities
have active and interesting civic inn
provement leagues and why not Far
got The Neighborhood clubs have
done much here toward civic improve
ment and their work has continued
practically throughout the summer
There are many more improvements
calling for attention. however, and
nothing can bring about their accom-
piishment quicker than the influence
of an organized body OF women.
Under the auspices Of the Industrial
art committee OF the Woman's club or
Minneapolis a foreign craft exhibit and
the sale will be arranged in the Wo-
mans building at the Minnesota state
fair. Fine samples OF the crafts, weav-
ing, wood carving, embroidery, lace
making, bead work, basketry, metal
work and cabinet work will be dis.
played IT is the object of the club to
help educate the taste OF women and
show them what will sell and make
market for their wares and to help
them In maxim gtheir designs more
artistic. The club ID cooperating
with the Minnesota State Art society
to advance the sale and production Of
artistic and useful articles.
Berlin is to have an exposition next
year entitled The Woman In the Home
and In Business. Leading club women
are arranging the affair and Will
finance II. The object OF 1t Is to show
the world what German women have
accomplished in the comparatively
short time that they have come out
into the open and asserted their inde-
pendence. More than half the space in /
;the hall Is to be given over to the wo-
man who does not have ia earn her
own living and devotes her time to the
welfare OF her own and her nations
family, for the welI-to-do women OF
Germany are very active in philanthro-
pic and social work The science de-
partment will show model hospital
managed end controlled entirely by
women doctors. The art department is
to exhibit the work OF women artists,
sculptorss interior decorators, and all
manner Of craft workers, The seam
stress, book agent. waitress, dairy maid
hair dresser and even tho scrubwoman
is to have her place In the exhibition
The money and influence of women
Is back of many social and civic move
ments that are attracting the attention
OF the public. In respect to certain
kinds of problems the sympathy and
intuition OF woman. directed to the
vital side of things often bring d ieav-
ening force. to bear that the masculine
contingent falls to apply In anything
like the same degrAe.