Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-19
xgbENs CLUBS
Have ELECTED
new OFFICERS
Valley City Woman Made
President When Mrs.
nagsr Refused
MIS-. /. Minnie c. budIong Of
Bismarck a0aofed With
Newly Created Office
Over Selection Of
Secretary When Head Of.
fiCef Was Switched
New Officers.

new OWlCeCS.
President r. Miss Minnie Nelson,
Valley City.
corresponding secretary-Mrs. H.
A. Presler, Valley City.
Vice Presidents.
First. DistriCt-Mrs. A. NJ. O'C0n.
MGR, st. Thomas.
Second District-Mrs. w; J. Rey-
no.ds, Westhope.
Third District-Mrs. d, A. Dinnie,
Minot.
Fourth District-Mrs. A. d. Scott,
C%asselton.
Fifth District-Mrs. w. A. Warner,
Wimbledon.
Sixth District-Mrs. Marsh, Cakes.
Seventh District-Mrs. T. II. Casey,
Dickinson.
Board CT Directors, long term-Mrs.
w. A. Mcintyre, Langdon; Miss Louise
T, Reeves, Buxton; Mrs. o. NJ. Nc.
Clusky, Darlington.
Short term-Mrs. w. II. Stutsman,
Mandan.
Auditor-Mrs. T. A. Boyden, James.
town.
Histcrian-Mrs. Minnie Dudlong, Of
Bismarck.
*There is some confusion over the
election Of the corresponding secre.
tary. 1t is customary to name the Ger.
responding secretary in the city where
tire president resides. For this rea.
son Mrs. Cobb of Grafton was named
after Mrs. Grant Hager, was named
president. When Mrs Hager resigned
and Miss Nelson was named president
Mrs. Pressler was named correspond.
ing secretary, but later it was learned
that Mrs. Cobb hau not yet resigned
and Mrs, Pressler's election is illegal.
Grand forks. Oct. 1.-THE reading
OF the reports OF the department chair
men and district presidents occupied
the greater part OF yesterdays session
c. the North Dakota Federation OF
Women's clubs. The morning session
was given over to the districts and re.
ports were made by Mrs. A. M. O'Con.
nor of the First and Seventh districts,
Mrs. Perry Parker of Cando fer the
second district, Mrs. j. l.. Matthews
of Lidgerwood for the fourth, Mrs. T..
A. BOyden for the sixth, and Mrs. w.
II. Stutsman of Mandan fer the tenth.
Something of a surprise was sprung
when friends Of Mrs. Grant Hager Of
Grafton succeeded in getting the time
for election Of officers advanced and
Mrs. Hager was elected president Of
the federation as the successor of Mrs.
Young OF Fargo. Mrs. T.. B. Page Of
Grand Forks withdrew after an in
formal ballot and it was seen that she
was a few votes behind Mrs. Hagcr.
Miss Minnie J. Nelson, OF Valley City,
also a candidate, Withdrew. Mrs. Ha-
ger announced that she would not &C.
cept and a new election was held with
the result announced above.
Meeting Place Uncertain.
The question: as to where the FEEDER.
alton will hold its next annual meet
ing, has not been discussed to any
great extent among the delegates and
the nxet federation city is an uncer.
tain quantity.
Informal ballot was also taken on
the other officials tc, be elected at this
gathering. the corresponding secre-
tary, auditor, historian and four mem.
bers Of the board Of directors tic, suc-
coed Mrs. w. A. Mcintyre Of Langdon,
Mrs. w. O.. McClusky of Darlington,
and Mrs. Percy Cole CT Kenmare.
The delegates voted to adopt all but
one Of the recommendations made by
Mrs. N. G. Young, the retiring presi.
dent, in her annual address delivered
Tuesday evening. The accepted rec
ommendation is that favOring THE or.
ganizatiOn Of a department. council to
meet every spring, probably at the
same time as the executive board
meets.
The reports CT all federation officers
we're presented at the morning session
and the interesting report OF Mrs. j..
H. Shepherd, the corresponding sec
rotary, was heard, first. The feature
of this was the remarkable growth Of
tie federation, the increase by cou1-
ties being from twenty three last year
to. thifty.six this year; by towns from
forty-o one to ,seyenty.six; by clubs,
from tifty'seven to .,.; by members,
from 1864 TO 1900. 4
Mrs. T., H. Dochternlann Of Willis
ton, treasurer Of the federation, rts
ported balance OH hand Of $257.12,
with forty. clubs vet to hear from,
many CT these sending dues in during
the convention. Last year there was
q balance Of But S217,18 and the total
receipts for this year year were $3O1.-
IS. The expenditures for the year
fnfnind $2GfIc which Finc1,ltlei ron.
tine expenses, $25 $as, dues to tho gen
stsral f~edcratlon and $50 to The erdGW-
uisfit fluid III the general federation.
Mrs. wi. S. Lauder, general federa-
ton secretary, made the following. in
.teresting report: ,,,
Comparatively few clubs iii our
state appreciate the benefits Of a -clo3e
relation with the general federation
as only seven Of our Ill clubs belong
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