Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-05-21
NORTH DAKOTA CLUB NEWS
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The Women's Civic Improvement
eague and Library Association of Car.
rington held its annual meeting Tues
day afternoon, electing Miss Gladys
Thompson, president; Mrs. O. B.
Christopherson vice president, and
Mss Christine Christensen, secretary,
treasurer. "A special meeting was
called for this afternoon to elect a
librarian and select a place for the
new library and public reading rooms
The Woman's club at ,Hankinson
elected new officers at the annual
meeting held 'Tu" sday evening and de-
cided to entertain the istrict con-
vention next year. Mrs. w. C. For
man, Jr., is president, Mrs. E. l.. Kin.
ney, vice president; Mrs. G. L. Ire.
land, secretary; Mrs A. H. Hughes
treasurer
The Woman's Civic league of Park
River had as it's special speaker at
the annual meeting, Mrs. Scott Rex,
president of the Women's Civic league
at Grand Forks, who addressed them
on matters pertaining to civic i'm
provement and the plans used in her
city. New officers were elected at this
meeting, Mrs. Fred Walstrom being
chosen president and Mrs. J. D. Rob-
ertson, secretary. The ward presi-
dents are Mrs. C. D. Lord Mrs. H. H.
Hewitt and Mrs. J. J. Dougherty.
The Woman's Literary and Musical
club of Williston has elected new of,
ficers fo- the year, Miss Ella Cogin
being president, Miss Clara Mcdonald,
vice president, and Miss Mabel Grin
dy, secretary-treasurer.
The Franklin club at Grand Forks
will elect officers at the final meeting
of the year to be held May % at the
home Of DR.. and Mrs. f.. p. Robertson
and the nominating committee was
appointed at this weeks meeting, the
members being Rev. ]. K. Burleson
Dean C. II. Crouch, MRS. E. P. Robert
son, Miss Marcia Bisbee and Mrs. c.
C. Warner.
The Woman's suffrage clubs at Far.
60, Grand Forks and Dickinson held
interesting meetings this week, and
all report the addition of several new
members. The Grand Forks Votes fol-
Women club met Wednesday evening
and heard two excellent addresses
one by DR.. J. M. Gillette on "The In
itiative and Referendum" and another
by Prof. l.. E. Birdzell on woman
and the North Dakota Laws" Mrs
o. T. Rishoff gave a current events
talk in which she cited the progress
Of suffrage in other sections, and the
secretary reported that several favor
able replies had ben received from
delegates to the national democratic
and republican conventions, Who have
been asked for their views on the
suffrage question.
A paper on The Legal Status OF
Women" was the feature Of the meet.
ing of the Fargo Votes for Women
league, and it was read by Mrs. r.. M
Pollock. She spoke of the change
of the condition of women as regards
the holding of property within the
past few years, and the Improvements
since the adoption of the recent laws,
as compared to the rights granted un.
der the old common law She said
this change was the result of the ef-
forts of those women who have pushed
ahead and demanded the right of SUI
frage. This caused the legislatures
to recognize the justice of more equal
property rights and amend the laws.
At the business meeting the women
drafted petition to the democratic
and republican parties to make suf-
frage for women a part of their plat
forms.
The members of the Dickinson Suf-
frage club devoted their meeting to
planning some effective suffrage work
before the next election, and heard a
paper read by Mrs. T. D. Casey on
School Fairgrounds"
WINNING FIGHT WITH DEATH
Decrease Of 1877 Per Cent Of Tuber-
cuIosis Victems In Decade
NEW YORK, May 21.-1n the de-
cade from 1901 to 1910 the death rate
from tuberculosis in the United States