The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-17
With the Women Of the World

With the Women OF the World
The clubwomen Of San Francisco
have already begun to beautify their
city, in anticipation Of the coming
worlds fair. Under the guidance Of
the Outdoor Art league they will plant
the golden poppy, the state flower of
California, in all the vacant lots and
waste places Of the city as we'll as on
the hillsides surrounding 1t. The OBJ
ject is to have all such places covered
by a sea of yellow blooms next year
when the fair is opened.
Miss Margaret Smith Of S~kowhegan,
Me-, has the distinction of being the
only woman member Of the New Eng
land Retail Coal Dealers association.
Miss Smith began her business career
as her fathers assistant as a retail
coal dealer Immediately after her grad
uation from the high school in 1901.
She now takes regular trips to Port
land and Boston for the sake of trans
acting her business personally. At
the recent convention of retail coal
. WAAANAA woe AIC1u III LO6lOUe SIG
was the only woman present.
Miss Elizabeth Harrison Of Chicago,
backed by several kindergartners and
philanthropists, is working to establish
three kindergarten centers in this
country. New York and Chicago have
already been selected for the east and
middle centers. Miss Harrison wishes
to have San Antonio selected for the
south. The cities chosen are each to
furnish q lot on which the National
Kindergarten association and its
friends will erect buildings and the
promoters of the plan will supply the
funds for carrying on their education
al work for children throughout this
country.
Mrs. Philip Carpenter, who Is a can
didate for the presidency of the Gem
eral Federation Of Women's clubs. is
a member of nine clubs. She is a
lawyer, the business partner of her
husband. and is also a good house
hold manager.
Mrs. Charles H. Havenor is the sec
ond woman to enter the field of base
ball owners. AS her husbands heir
she inherited the Milwaukee American
Association Baseball club. Mrs. Have
nor has just been elected president
and reasure Of the club by the d.
rectors and she declares that she will
devote her time and energies to MAX
ing 1t a success. The st. Louis cardi-
nails is the only other baseball club in
the world owned by a oma She is
said to have been the first woman In
the baseball field.
The Womans' Municipal league OF
Boston has undertaken to provide the
city with q sanitary market. The site
OF the proposed market is to be near
Copley square, and within easy reach
Of several car lines. It will be n
structed OF the most approved mater
ia1s with non-absorbent and dust
proof finish, and ali the latest faciIi-
ties Tor handling foodstuffs. Control OF
the sources and quality Of the food It.
self will also be included. Mrs. r.. r.
Bowker, the president OF the league, Ii
at the head Of the movement, though
most of the Investigations concerning
market conditions have been made BY
Miss Theresa Norton, the market In
spectcr OF the league.
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Miss Lillian r. wilkins has just beer
appointed . customs inspector for the
port OF Boston. She Isl a native 81
lLynnfeid Centre, Mass and succeeds
NEE Tonuta NJ CaYfhvuorfh who hall
the position for more than twenty-five
years. she was selected out or nearly
10 applicants, all Of whom passed ths
necessary examination. During Thu
three weeks OF her service she hal
boarded four incoming t~ransatlanti,
liners and examined the baggage OF th,
women passengers. n am trying II
make that part OF my work as easy
for the women as possible Miss VII