The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-22
CLUB NOTES

Three hundred Mandan school chill
dren will take an active interest in
flower and vegetable gardening this
summer through the work Of the Man
dan Women's Civic league, which has
adopted that plan as a part of its
years programme.
The league has secured grounds for
a children's garden and around the en-
tire plot a border of flowers, twenty
feet wide, will be planted. Inside of
the border Of flowers will be the vege-
table gardens. In order to stimulate
interest, the league win conduct the
gardening work under, the contest plan,
with suitable rewards for the young
gardeners showing good results.
Mandan women, in addition to this
gardening campaign, are showing an
active interest in the general beautifi-
cation of the city. The establishment
OF a garbage collection system, the in
%stitution Of a general spring clean up
day, and several other similar lines
Of ~endeavor, all promoted with a view
to making Mandan a cleaner and bet
ter city in which to live, are among
the plans being worked out.
Mrs. 6, A, Stark is president of the
Organization and Mrs. G. f. Ellis is
secretary. In addition to the central
Oh ~-anization, there also are ward or
g~anizations which cooperate with the
city association.
Minneapolis Journal: Minnesota
clubs are making preparations for
representation at the biennial meeting
of the General Federation of Women's
clubs in a Francisco June rs to
July 8. There will be Courant special
cars on two trains for the Minnesota
delegation, OF the Northern Pacific
and the Santa Fe, the tickets to be
made interchangeable so that the trip
to San Francisco can be made over the
Santa Fe and return over the Northern
Pacific or vice versa. The Courant,
published in st. Paul is the oficial
organ of the Minnesota Federation Of
Women's clubs and also of North and
South Dakota, Wisconsin,, Montana
and Wyoming, and 1t was thought APP
propriate to name the special biennial
meeting train after that publication.
Among the Minnesota representa-
tives will be Mrs. Edgar H. Loyhed of
F~aribault, the state president; Mrs. II.
"A Tomlinson of st. Peter, state vice
president at large, and Mrs. r. e. De
Croft of Austin. vice president of the
first district. Each district Of the.
state is planning to send a represent
ative.
The Thursday club of st. Paul has
been asked to make a report at the
national meeting of the work its civic
committee has done regarding the bill
board nuisance and also in purifying
the drama. A detailed report OF the
methods used and results obtained will
be made by the civic committee Of the
club and will be presented by the state
president, together with a resolution
asking for the endorsement Of the gem
eral federation and a national CAM
paign along the same lines as that
conducted by the Thursday club.
\ Mrs. G.. q. Conant Of Wells is chair
mar OF the Minnesota press committee
for the biennial.
Prof. Maria Sanford OF the UNIVERSE
ty of Minnesota win be one Of the
speakers at the biennial, having been
placed on the educational programme
OF the meeting. Professor. Sanford
will be the guest Of Minneapolis club.
women at the biennial.
Mrs. ~. nj. Caples or Waukesha, Wis.,
chairman Dc the public health COM
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