The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-01

president OF Minnesota. Each state
president was given two minutes In
which to tell of the benefit derived In
her state from affiliation with the ma
tional body.
The state presidents occupied the
stage and as each rose to speak, the
nag Of her state was held over her
head. At the end OF the Symposium
the entire audience of 5000 Wome
Thee.
Mrs. Loyhed, representing Mime
For centuries wornan'g work has
been ~fndividualistic. as co-operation Is
impossible in the home and in the
care Of children. 1t has been said that
women have nc capacity for co-opera-
tion-but club women have proved to
a skepttcai world that they can dis
cuss civic and social questions and the
the results show them ready for Coop
GRAFTON along many lines.
This combining and demanding.
this organized activity is what the
general federation is suggesting to
states. The view of the general fed
Grafton is necessarily broader: its
horizon more f~ar-reaching than that
or any smaller group could possibly
pc. It has given to Minnesota the
INITIATIVE. the incentive, along every
line of work.
Women r an organized social
force OF h first magnitude and must
play a part in the constructive life of
their community. We of Minnesota
receive continually from the oficers
ana committees of the general fed
Grafton inspiration which leads to
broader social progress
Miss Mary Garrett Hay of New
Z city. speaking for the club wom-
en- OF New York. said:
In the empire state women not only
are cleaning up the alleys and back
yards. but h municipal government
and the laws Of the state"
AS representative of West Virginia.
MRS. John f. Rhul of Clarksburg,
IF Or. Wiley was of more influence
than any other organization in exc
cutting the pure food laws. then this
I~soerauon has improved the national
digestion and the national morals"
our men could not have climbed SO
high on the ladder of fame unless our
women had steadied that ladder said
Mrs. Thomas Jefferson smith 81 Rich-
mono, Ky, in a tribute to the women
of that state.
Many problems were discussed. in
cluding the merit system in its applf-
cation to the public schools, TO chart
Ties and to municipal government.
Fairgrounds, junior citizenship and
democracy In the home were features
OF the programme.
The entire eleven clubs in the tenth
district of the state federation and sew
eral from the sixth district in which
Bismarck is located will be represents
ed In Mandan, July 16, when there will
be a woman's club day at the Man
dan ~chautauqua. Mrs. w. III. SUITS
maj Of Mandan, president of the
tenth district has appointed her com
mittees as follows Programme-Mrs.
w. A. Wheeler, chairman; Mrs. Chas.
Wymann of Musical club, Mrs. G. q.
Ellis Of Civic league, Mrs. A. H. Peter
son of F~ortnightly club; reception and
entertainment-Mrs. l.. N. Cary. Of
FNortnightly club, Mrs. j. S. Haskins
OF Civic league, Mrs. VIM. Simpson OF
Musical club; luncheon-Mrs. G. Al.
Stark, chairman; Mrs. ]. H. Newton
or Civic league, Mrs. j. p. Hess of
Musical club, Mrs. s. B. Toney of Fort
nightly club. 1t is planned to have the
district business meeting in the morn
ing, from about 8 o'clock to moor dur
ing which time Mrs. Goss, wife Of
Judge Goss, will read a b on some
topic of general interest. At noon lun-
cheon will be serve on the ground
under direction of the luncheon COM
mittee, after which a social session
will follow. The regular chautauoua
programme will be held in the after
noon and evening. The commercial
club will furnish all of the delegates
free admission to both entertainments.