The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-18

The clubwomen of San Francisco
have succeeded in getting a police
court in which women offenders only
will be tried. lie is planned to have a
woman bailiff in attendance and to
protect the women prisoners and wit
nesses as far as possible from the
crowds that usually throng police
courts.
Miss Grace Wishaar is said to be the
only woman theatrical scene painter
in the world. She began her career as
the assistant of a man scene painter
and was so successful that she went
into the business for herself.
Mrs. John O'Connor, president of
the Woman's club Of Chicago, was
among the leaders in the movement to
place the Mary Thompson hospital
entirely under the management of
women. About a year ago this hos
pital was taken over by twenty women
doctors who believed they could bet
ter conditions. With the assistance
of the clubwomen Of the city, headed
by Mrs. O'Connor, the hospital has
been equipped with a roof garden, sun
parlor and other modern conveniences.
Miss Charlotte RumboId and Miss
Mary e. Buckley are the first women
to be nominated for places on the ex-
ecutive board of the Civic league of
st. Louis. Placing women on the
board is the result of a direct primary
conducted by the nominating board.
Eight have been elected to
the board Of trustees Of the Good Sa-
marian hospital at Lexington, KY.
Heretofore this board has been com
posed exclusively Of men.
Miss Carrie A. Tenant, a young
woman from California, is the secre-
tary Of the Hindu Marriage Reform
league which has it's headquarters in
Calcutta During the past year Miss
Tenant is reported to have visited
every province in India and to have
established thirty branches of the
league for men and fifteen for women
She draws no remuneration Of any
sort from the league, paying her own
travelling and living expenses.
Mrs. Elizabeth Elkins is the first
woman to be elected a member of the
board OF education in Andover, N. II.
Miss Flora Dunlap is the first woman
to be chosen a school director in Des
Moines, Ia.
The first monument to the women of
the southern confederacy was unveil-
ed last week at Columbia, s. c. 1t is
planned to erect one such monument
in each of the confederate states and
the United Daughters have the work
in charge.
The Daughters of Veterans, Massa-
chusetts division. will soon place in the
state house at Boston a bronze group
to commemorate the work of the army
nurses during the Civil war.
Miss Helen Prick, daughter of Henry
@. Prick, is building q clubhouse for
working girls at Hamilton, Mass. For
several q Miss Frick has support
ed a large vacation home for girls.
This new home is intended for girls
who are in need of rest rather than
recreation. The clubhouse viii be
equipped with all modern improve
ments and viii contain a gymnasium.
Miss Edith M. Howes, director Of
the Boston Students Cooperative
registry, has worked out a scheme
whereby thousands of the footloose
Inhabitants Of large cities can be unit
ed into family groups and SO cut down
living expenses to wholesale rates.
She proposes collecting these footloose
Inhabitants in groups of not less than
five, build them homes in the suburbs
and inaugurate housekeeping on the
cooperative plan. While her plans
are primarily for unmarried folks.
men and women, she proposes to make
them SO broad that married people