The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-18

Wasnef VIII discuss Peter, The Great;
Catherine II; and Mrs. Sharp will give
a reading of that stirring poem OF
Byron's, Mazeppa's ride.
The Round Table club of Fargo will
TAKE up their work this year on next
Friday at a meeting at the home of the
president, Mrs. r. j. Haxby. The com
mittee In charge are Mrs. Hollister,
MRS Haggart and Mrs. Blakemore.
Though Chicago has been decided M
on as the next convention city for the
General Federation of Women's clubs
an attempt Will be made to have this
decision reversed in favor of Washing
ton, [. c. In regard to the matter the
Washington Post, in It's account OF
the recent meeting Of the council at
french Lick Springs, Ind, has the fol-
rowing: washington club women have
Deen making efforts to have
the next biennial convention of the
General Federation of Women's clubs
neld IN the national capital in 1914:
the Federation OF Women's clubs OF
the District of Columbia, and Mrs. J.
James, an officer of the Mothers
congress, went to the recent conven-
ton in San Francisco to urge Wash
ington's claim to the biennial, as 1914
will be a historic year, but nothing
was decided. During the past week
Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. James have
been in attendance at the council of
the general federation at French Lick
Springs, Ind. They found that every
member present wanted the next meet
ing held In Washington, but that since
the beginning Of the federation 1t has
been the custom to hold every second
meeting in the interior of the country.
This year it was held on the Pacific
coast, and the members voted to follow
the ttme-honored precedent, and Chi
cago was chosen. However, an attempt
VIII be made to reverse this action, II
possible, at a subsequent meeting. Sc
sure were the Maryland, Virginia, De-
laware, and District of Columbia dele
gates of securing the biennial for Wash
1ngton that quite a large sum of money
had beer offered for the expenses. The
FOLLOWING officers of the council were
announced elected: Chairman, Mrs.
Percy v. Pe~nnybacker, Austin, Tex. 4;
vice president, Mrs. L. M. B~lakenburg
Mrs. S. n. Sheath, Tiffin, Ohio; record
ing secretary, Mrs, Harry l.. Keefe,
Watthill, Neb.; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Eugene Reilly, Charlotte, N.
&; treasurer. Mrs. John ThEeadgilI,
Mahon, Salt Lake City. Members of
the board of directors chosen for the
next two years are: Mrs. William e.
Mrs. A. l.. Christie, Suite, Mont; Mrs.
Grace J. Clarke, Indianapolis, Ind.
Mrs. Francis ID. Everett, Highland
Park, H.; Mrs. William r. Harper,
| oSdLIIS, " dS1.y MIS-. - 4. MMdInGWS,
New Orleans; Mrs. Frank White, VAL
ley City, N. d.; Mrs. William B.. Will
liams, Lapeer, Mich. The council de-
cided a number of measures, the most
important being that h~enceforth all
chairmen of the various committees
must be elected and not appointed"
Valley City Times-Record: Miss MIN
ME j. Nelson, county superintendent
of schools, is being urged by members
of women's clubs throughout the state
and particularly by women advocating
the of equal suffrage, to become
a candidate for president of the North
Dakota Federation of Women's clubs
which meets in Grand Forks next
month. They are also campaigning for
Miss Nelson's nomination and election.
valley City will send a big delegation
to the state convention, as this city
excels all others In the state in the
uImbe of clubs and membership in
proportion to population, and the wo-
men of the state who are urging Miss
Nelson's candidacy consider the nomi-
nation n election a just recognition
Of this city's woman office holder. The
nine leading clubs of Valley City are:
literary; Domestic club, domestic
science and household art; Sheyenne
club, literary; p. e, O.. society, social
n literary, Music club, music; Sorosis
club, literary! Art club, art; and Civic
Improvement club, city beautiful, and
municipal Improvement. Besides these,
there are numerous social clubs and
card clubs, all of which is responsible
for Valley City being termed the city
of h~ighbrows. In view of this distinc-
ton and the fact that a woman is
satisfactorily performing the duties of
county superintendent of schools, the
women who are urging Miss Nelson's
candidacy consider it fitting that she
should become the next president OF
the North Dakota Federation OF Wo-
mems clubs. Miss Nelson is too much
y nhunanhnI In tnA n rrkang## .z,,a - -.
perintendent just now to give the mat
ter consideration. Rural schools have
not opened throughout Barnes county
state federation meeting of secondary
Importance to her official duties. She
Is not even n~oncommittaI as to accept
ing the candidacy urged upon her and
ner pals are in full swing and every
thing in the county schools in run
ming smoothly.