The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-26
WOMEN's CLUBS
What They are Doing Throughout
b state.

The various clubs of Minot are pre-
pairing their programs and getting in
readiness for the years work and the
Art club has already issued the pro-
gram for the seasons meetings. This
Wear a more varied line of topics will
he taken up at the meetings. and in
addition to the art. a number of social
topics and subjects that are occasion
ing omment in general will be dis
cnssed and taken as the themes of pa
pers. The first meeting will he held
this year on October -. a little later
than has been the custom in former
years, and the public library will he
the meeting place. Roll call will be
by current events in art n
among the subjects to be taken up are
Dresden China, Chinese Porcelains'
State Schools. Child Labor, Miniatures,
Landscape Gardening, Engraving and
Etching, Tapestries. Basket Weaving.
Oriental Jewelry and worries. Leather
work and furniture of the various Pc
RODS. The suffrage movement will be
n of the important papers. and the
oriental rug, a subject II IN article
that Always holds fascination, will form
the topic for n of the meetings later
in the year. The committee appoint
ed last year to arrange the programs,
Mrs. LaDue, Mrs. SWenson. Mrs. Stew
ems and Miss Hallock. have succeeded
IN preparing a program that has va
rlety in plenty. and all of the members
are looking forward to a thoroughly
pleasant and instructive year Of work.
A large number of ladies gathered
Saturday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. John Monsoon on Thirteenth
street south for the regular meeting Of
the Fargo ". C. T. U. Mrs. w. A..
keye. who was chosen president an
nounced that she would be unable to
serve in Thai capacity and Mrs. Z. c..
Gearey was elected in her place.
1t was decided to hold a rulnmage
sale this fall to raise funds and an
announcement was made that Miss
Mosher. national secretary of the
young peoples branch will be in Far
go October 10 and will speak on the
subject of her work at that time.
Mrs. w. H. Best had charge of the
program for the afternoon and gave
a very excellent review of the English
Alcoholism and the Human Body.
Mrs. Best told first of the awakening
of the physicians and scientists in
England and later of the Investigations
in France when it was found that
from the use of alcohol and narcotics
among the men of the army that in
IN decade the standard of physical
iDlllH, nelSHl. ana weight among the
soldiers was reduced twice. She men
toned the posters warning the people
that were placed in the public places
as a result. Quoting the author she
said. alcoholism is n Of the most
frightful scourges. whether regarded
from the point of health of the indi-
vidual. the effect on the family or the
future of the country The effect on
the system OF alcohol was explained
through the use of diagrams showing
the results on the lower forms of life.
Statistics We're quoted by Mrs. Best
showing the average rate of drunken
ness for the days of the week and
comparing them with the average
number Of accidental deaths among
infants. The figures show that there
is least drunkenness on Wednesday
night and the number gradually in
oreases until Saturday and Sunday. A
similar increase is noted in the num-
Der of accidental deaths among in
fants.
The hereditary influence of alcohol
was brought u showing a tendency
for the family to follow the lead of the
parents. although through example the
forming of alcoholic habits may be
q vrj6ed