The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-10-16
REPORTS FROM
FEDERATION MEET
REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTAL
SUPERINTENDANTS TODAY
MANY DELEGATES.


Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 16.-When
Mrs. N. G. Young, president OF the
North Dakota Federation of women
clubs, called to order the meeting oA
the federation board OF directors at.the tI
First Presbyterian church at O'CLOCK
yesterday morning, the s1xteenth an
nuaI convention of North Dakota,s ciup
women was opened. The gatnerlnS
will be in session four days ana thousn
only officers and department. mempers
were included in yesterdays sessions,
more than 100 delegates had registered
up to the noon hour. With the aErlVaI
of last evenings trains the attehoanee
reached the 200 mark.
The admitting of eight new CLUBS 10
the federation was the important ac-
tion of the board meeting yesterday.
These new clubs are the UP 70 paee I1a,,e
club, Crary; Women's club, McHenry;
Woman's club, Ashley; "Wednesday
Study club, Napoleon; Womans fori-
nightly club, Carson; current events events
club, New salem; Woman's club, valley
City. The rest of the session was CIV
en- over to the allowing of bills, routine
work and discussion. Twenty-Five mem
bers of the board were present as ioI-
lows: President, Mrs. N. G. Young, Far
go; corresponding secretary, MRS. J. n
Shepperd, Fargo; recording secretary,
Mrs. s. A. Zimmerman, Valley CITY;
treasurer, Mrs. l.. b. Dochterman, VIII
iston; director of General Federation
of Women's clubs, Mrs. Frank White,
valley city; general federation
secretary, Mrs, w. s. Lauder;
Wahpeton; Mrs. q. 3. Page, Grand
Forks; Mrs w. A. Mcintyre, Langdon;
Mrs. Perry Parker, Cando; Miss Louise
T. Reeve, Buxton; Mrs G. j. Lord, can
do; Mrs. w. HI. Stutsman. Mandan; MRS
G. w. Kelley, Devils Lake; Mrs. 1. a.
Boyden, Jamestown; Mrs. Q. w. Nc
Clusky, Darlington; Mrs. II. s. Ollyer,
Lisbon; Mrs. r. ]. Lyman, Minot; Mrs
f. L. McVey, Grand Forks; Mrs. a. M.
O'Connor, ST. Thomas; Mrs. M. a. Bald
win, Fargo; Mrs. j. j.. Mathews, Lldger-
wood; Mrs. Andrew Carr, Minot.
Luncheon at Frederick.
Tuesday at noon Mrs e. b. Page was
hostess at luncheon at the Frederick
for the members of the board. The
opening feature yesterday morning was
the presentation. OF thirteen nanasoHass
Grand Forks to the heads or each OF
the state departments.
The displays will be one of the most
interesting attractions Tor the conyen-
tfon visitors. The list of exhibitors
includes a mechanical science display
from the state normal school at Nalley
City, a domestic art exhibit from the
Sacred Heart academy az Fargo'
Fort Totten Indian school, all work
done by pupils from s to 16 years OF
age, display from the state reform
school at Mandan, industrial work from Iron
VI
go china painting and art exhibits by
club women from all over the state
and ceramics department where aftl-
cIes made from North Dakota clay form
the show.
Mrs. Mccartney is in charge OF the
arts and crafts work and she is as
sisted by Mrs. G. III. Hollister OF Fargo:
Mrs u. II. Chandler, local chairman of
the arts and crafts committee is super
vising the ceramics department with
Miss Margaret Gable OF the university,
Mrs III. t. Whithed assisting and Miss
AII1ira Jewett is in charge OF the art
department Orders VIII be taken dur
ing the convention for work exhibited
in the art, china painting and ceramics
departments.
Yesterday afternoon the sessions
opened at 2 o'clock with conference
OF che board of directors and commit
tee chairmen and at 3 o'clock there
was a conference OF club presidents
Annual Address OF President.
Mrs. NJ G. Young. federation presi-
dent, gave her annual presidents adj
dress last evening at the reception CIV
en- BY the local clubs in honor of the
delegates and visiting federation wo-
men The reception was informal and
was held In the commercial club par
lors with local committee chairmen as
hostesses: Mrs. Harry Gaveres Mrs. a..
Al Hunter, Mrs. IE. .. Lander, Mrs. 10.
ID. Page, Mrs. RI. M. Carothers, Mrs. E.
#. Chandler Dean Ella M Fulton, Mrs.
Nj a. Olson, Mrs. Al. g. Leonard, Mrs.
G. Al. Greenleaf, Mrs. i. IA, Gillette and
Mrs. Tracy Bangs.
In the receiving line were Mrs. i. 4.