The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04

During the coming club year the
members will study various subjects
Of social and political interest. inter
spersed with social and musical gath
Year is as follows: Mrs. W. H. Bar
nett. president; Mrs. E. d. Angel,
first vice president: Mrs. 3. F. Spald-
ingf1 second vice president: Mrs. w.
+. Boyd. recording secretary: Mrs
George Hancock, corresponding sec
retary. and Mrs. Nj. A. Hildreth,
treasurer.
Mrs. Alice Nelson Page and Mrs.
j. f Stevens. both prominent club
women of this city. will sit in the
third party convention at Fargo next
Friday Al official delegates from
Grand Forks county. These women
have the honor Of being the first ac-
credited women delegates to a state
wide political convention in North
Dakota and their appointment was
made yesterday by d. j. Times Of
Northwood. provisional committee
man for the county. Both Mrs. Stew
ems and Mrs. Page are active men,
bers of the local Votes for Women
club and arc known over the state
for their activities toward securing
equal suffrage.
AsAo0S SAAANl SlN1S lSdS uc
awarded prizes during the past week
In its first annual flower contest for
the juniors. There was a splendid
display for the judges to work upon
the show being held at the court
house. and the awards were as fol-
lows:
For h best bouquet of zenias. first
prize. Ethel Espeland; second prize,
Clara Tinboe: the best marigolds. first
~fO ~ ~
Charlie Walsh: for the best sweet
peas. first prize. Irene Christensen:
second prize. Roy Emslie; for the best
miEnonette. first prize. Martha
Guam: for the best verhenas, first
prize. Helen Moline second prize.
Mamie Dorsey.
Mandan's flower show conducted
under the auspices of the Women's
Civic league of that city was such a
splendid success that 1t will be an an
nual affair in the future. Adults and
juniors entered the contest n $40
In cash was distributed among the
prize winners. Blue ribbons were al
so awarded and many of the prize
flowers were bought and sent as far
as Minneapolis by enthusiastic admir-
erS. The others were donated to the
hospitals.
There We're six judges. Mesdames
Etherington. Countryman and Pol
lard in the vegetable department., and
Mesdames McCurdy. Harmon and Lit
tlehales in the lower department. All
six OF these judges acted in judging
the gardens. some of the members of
the Civic league wishing to compete
for garden honors.
Charles F.. Ellis won first prize on
flowers, and was awarded a blue rib
bon. bearing the words. "Sweepstakes
in Flowers. 1912" A. II. Peterson
won the sweepstakes in Vegetables"
and Mrs. T. A. McCurdy was award
ed the blue ribbon for sweetpeas.
There was great rivalry in the league
posed to make this a permanent fea-
ture of the annual show.
In the vegetable department the
following prize winners were an
nounced, the winners of first. second
and third being named in their or
der:
Corn Kenneth Cole. Matthew
Huesgen (no award.)
Potatoes-Adam Miller. Kenneth
Cole, Carlyle Albrecht.
Beets-colin Cary. Kenneth Cole.
Thelma Wagner.
Carrots (No award). Webb Has
kins, Florence Gibson.
Tomatoes-Alison Cary. Matthew
Huesgen. Adam Miller.
Cabbage - Alison Cary. Webb
Haskins. Adam. Miller.
Special-Beans, parsnips and SAL
sify. Ralph Countryman; turnips.
Dawson Stark: crab apples. Marie
Hagerman. Dawson Stark, Ethelind
Cary.
Vegetable Collections - Constan-
tine Fisher, Margaret Eckroth.
The no award marked for carrots
was because the judges unwittingly
awarded first prize to an exhibit not
in competition.
The flower prizes were awarded as
follows:
Pansies-william Cummins, Daw-
son Stark (no award.)
Asters-Grace Sterling. Ruth Tip
per, Florence Gibson.
Nasturtiums-(No award), Willie
Peterson (no award.)
SWeetpeas - Lois Cole, Webb Has
kins, Evelyn Schneider.
The Women's auxiliary of the Y.
NJ. c. A. at Fargo held it's annual
meeting yesterday afternoon in the
parlors of the association and the
following officers We're elected:
President-R. C. Akley.
Vice President-Mrs. Scott Hall.
Secretary-Mrs. O.. NJ. Strate.
Treasurer-Mrs. p. l.. E. Goodwin.
The Y. NJ. c. A. Women's auxiliary
Is to the "Y" what many women's
organizations are to lodges. Most Of
the Women who are members of this
organization are ladies who have sons
who are members Of the association.
At yesterdays meeting the ladies
planned for the reception which is to
be given to the new secretaries and
their wives. 1t is the plan to give his
the Y. W. G. A: holds its reception
secretary. The tentative date planned
for is Tuesday, September II.
The ladies appointed special COM
mittees to aid the boys in their re-
ception and the opening Of their re-
modelled ROOM, which is slated TO.
Friday afternoon and evening of this
week.
The women's auxiliary also recon-
mended to the board Of directors tina
special improvements be made in the
resident rooms. such as retinting the
rooms and some refurnishings which
are much needed.
This will be quite a week for re-
ceptions and rallies at the associa-
ton building. On Thursday night the
big rally Of the Personal Workers
league will take place, when there will
be outlined what is expected to be
done during the coming fall and win
ter and there will be capable speak
ers In attendance.
On Friday night there will be a
boys reception held in the boys de-
partment which has been r~edecorated
and placed in first class condition and
the new secretary. MIR. Goodwin. will