The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08
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The program for the annual district
meeting Of the Third judicial district
of the North Dakota Federation of
Womcn's clubs which is to be held
a, Hope next Thursday. April IL, has
been outlined by the president. Miss
Louise T. Reeves Of BaXton. 1t is
to contain some excellent features
numbers including several by a ladies'
band will be contributed by Hope
talent and there will he an address
by Attorney Shippy or "Woman's Lee
gal status in the state" Mrs. \. G.
Young, president Of the state fedora
tion. will give a brief talk on some
phase of the work Mrs. Lauder Of
federation. will speak: and Mrs. II.
NJ. Pollock of the endowment fund
committee: Miss Grace Robinson of
the public health committee; and
Mrs. NJ. A. Hildreth of the industrial
and social conditions committee are
among the number who will speak Of
h work in their various departments
Mrs. Emerson II. Smith of the Bay
View club Of Fargo will give a paper
Hildrcth of the Fargo Woman's club
will talk on Government Control of
the trusts" Miss Rosson of the dra-
matte section Of the Fine Arts club Of
Fargo will give an address on The
library and the Community" Mrs.
Hattie May of the Casselton Woman's
club will give a paper on Our Birds"
and tho Mayville clubs will contribute
4 paper n two musical numbers.
The Fargo ladies who plan to go to
Hope will leave on Thursday morning
at 6:25 on the Aneta branch of the
Great Northern and they will prob
ably return on the Thursday evening
train. the convention being a one
days session. An invitation is ex-
tended by Miss Reeves urging all club
members who can as we'll as delegates
to attend.
The convention of the General Fed
GRAFTON of Womcn's clubs opens in San
Francisco on June % and it closes on
Friday. July 3, thus giving the dele.
cations from all over the United
States an opportunity to witness a
Fourth of July celebration. This event
is no small matter in the Golden Gate
city with its. hundred Chinese and
japanese inhabitants, who love to see
crackers large and small go off in
honor of their adopted country.
Clubs are already considering the
biennial in the California city and the
railroads are getting up federation
specials for the delegations and San
Francisco is making ready for the en-
tertainment Of the 5000 delegates.
that number being expected at least.
The Pacific coast states have a very
large membership in the federation,
and this year the biennial will be of
particular interest as a number of
prominent issues. are before the con-
v%ention such as the question of the
federation coming out in favor of
votes for women" etc. California
and several of its sister states are al
ready granting the franchise to WON
en-. and as the voting contingent will
be mostly made up out of these states.
the adoption of franchise for the fed
Grafton is almost a foregone conclu-
sion. Since the last biennial in Gin.
ctnnati 0ike the proverbial lion) the
women have tasted blood. particularly
in California and in nearby Washing.
ton. and there is but. little doubt that
they will make use of every oppor-
tunity to increase their influence and
power.
Illinois will send her delegation in a
special train. and as nearly one-third
Of the speakers on the program are
women from Illinois the club ONE
Of that state are particularly inter.
ested.