Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-23
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bers will use the text, Social Life at
Rome" as their guide and programs
will be given over to papers on Rom.
an history, art, and literature.
The Twentieth Century club at
Lankin, opened the year with the an.
nual business meeting in the club
rooms Tuesday evening. Oficers
were elected and the club work dis.
cussed. The officers are Mrs. H. N.
Johnson, president; Mrs. NJ. r. Irby,
Vice president; Mrs. G. Langeland,
reporting secretary; Mrs. X. p. Nap.
pen, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Olaf Torson, treasurer.
The Shakespeare club at Devils
Lake will hold the first regular meet
Ing OF the year Monday, October Z,
decision being made at a social
gathering Of the club held Wednes-
day afternoon at the Chautauqua
home of Mrs. George J. Moore. 1t
was a farewell gathering for Mrs.
Hendietta Rollins, = valuable club
member, who has travelled much
abroad and will spend the coming
winter in San Francisco.
The ladies Of the Civic Improve.
ment league at Bathgate have secured
considerable of the required real es.
tate for the city park on which they
have been working during the entire
summer. Mrs. Il. Manning appeared
before the county commissioners in be-
half Of the league this weed, asking
a rebate in taxes on certain parcels
of the property.
Mrs. NJ. A. Hildreth, Of Fargo, a
and we'll known North Da.
kota club woman, was signally hon.
ored during the recent gathering OF
the board of directors Of the General
Federation of WOmen's clubs held at
French Lick Springs, Ind. Mrs. Hill
dreth was elected a member of the
social and industrial committee OF
the national federation. There are
women in the United States on
this committee. ...
The Fessenden Musical club held
its first meeting of the year at the
home of Mrs. E. F. Museus and de-
cided to continue the study of the
which was not completed last
Several new members poined
the club and new officers were elect.
ed as follows: Mrs. F. A. Douglas,
Mrs. r. A. Palmeter, sec.
retary-treasurer. "a ..,
The ladies of the Playground as
Of Kenmare took charge of
the women's exhibits and rest room
which were a feature of the market
day celebration held there yesterday,
and furnished committees for all
hours of the day. The exhibits in.
cluded cookery, canned fruits, pick
les, dairy products and n~eedlework.
Much Of it was, sold for the benefit
Of the association. 1g.
Through the efforts of the Grand
Forks women, especially those con.
with the Florence C%rittendon
the city has been provided
with a police matron. Mrs. Pearl F.
Blough of Minneapolis was named
for the position and will take up her
duties October /.
The election if three new directors
to fill the expired terms of Mrs. w. A.
Mcintyre, of Langdon, Mrs. o. W..
of Darlington and Mrs. A.
NJ. Burt, of Jamestown, will be one
the important business features
Of the convention Of the North Dako.
10 Federation of Women's Clubs to
be held at Grand Forks, October Is.
Is.
The Ladies' Thursday Musical club
at Grand Forks held a special meet.
ing Tuesday afternoon at which time
officers were elected and the years
work decided upon. The club will de-
vote attention to musical study this
year and the executive committee for
the first meeting TO be held Thurs.
day, October 3. The new officers arc
Mrs. M. G. Olson. president; Mrs. w.
G. Mcdonald, vice president; Mrs.
p. j. Lander, secretary; Mrs. w. Il.
Fuller, treasurer; Mrs. F. A. Parsons,
librarian, nish. 2b .Ft IA.
The Fortnighty club at Fargo open
ed the year With q luncheon in the
Unitarian church, which Is to be Far
COS club home in the future. Twenty
seven of the thirty members were
present and the hostess committee
was Mrs. r. II. Bush, Mrs. y. M. Oar.
row. and Miss Manda Burke. Mrs.
G. F. Amidon, the new president,
gave an outline Of the club work for
the year and announced the first bust.
ness meeting for the first business
meeting for the first week In October
when delegates to the state conven.
ton will be elected. Vacation talks
were given by all Of the memsers.
Miss Minnie J.. Nelson 81 Valley
City, who Is the only woman, so far
mentioned as d possible successor to
Mrs. N. C. Young, Of Fargo, as presi.
dent Of the North Dakota Federation
81 Women's club, Is iioncommittal. as
to accepting the candidacy urged up
on her. When sought for statement
In the matter. Miss Nelson, who Is
superintendent Of schools IL Barnes
county, said that she was too much
absorbed in the duties or her Office
just now to give the matter consid-
GRAFTON. Miss Nelson further explain
ed that this Is her busiest time Of
year, and that clubs and the state
federation meeting were OF SeCOndary