The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-12
HOPE GAVE FINE
ENTERTAINMENT
THIRD DISTRICT OF STATE FED.
GRAFTON MET YESTERDAY AND
DELEGATES WERE WARMLY
WELCOMED AND ROYALTY EN-
TERTAINED BY HOPE CLUBS.

WELCOMED AND ROYALTY EN-
TERTAINED BY HOPE CLUBS.
The ladies Of the Third district of the
North Dakota Federation of Women's
clubs met yesterday in an all-day ses-
sion at Hope. Delegates were present
from the Woman's club of Mayville,
the Woman's club Of Casselton, the
Woman's club Of Hope, Bay View
club of Fargo, Round Table club Of
Fargo, Woman's club of Fargo. and
Fortnightly club of Fargo. Miss
Bosom the delegate appointed from
the Fine Arts club OF Fargo was I'M
able to be present. Mrs. Lawder Of
Wahpeton, general federation secre-
tary was an out-of-the- district Wis
itor.
The sessions We're opened yesterday
with Scripture reading by Miss Reeve,
vice president Of the district, and this
was followed by an address of well
come by Mrs. Gumb, president of the
Woman's club Of Hope. She said that
eight years 6 the Hope club was
organized with high ideals and that
many of them had been realized. She
extended genuine hospitality to the
visiting ladies and expressed the
thought that the meeting would be of
great benefit to Hope.
Mrs. ], H. Shepperd of the Fargo
Round Table club made the response
thanking the Hope ladies for their
kind hospitality and th"oughfulness for
the comfort of then guests. She said,
I'VE are members of the family and
have come to stay all day." Mrs.
Patton of Hope then pleased the Ia
dies with a fine piano solo.
Club Reports.
The various Iup represented were
then called upon. The Casselton club
reported talks on North Dakota his
tory, having invited a number of We'll
known gentlemen to speak on lead
ing subjects as well as members. The
programmes have been miscellaneous.
The Fargo Bay View reported seven
teen meetings and response to roll
call on the topics of the day. 1t has
Teen studying sociology. The Fargo
Fortnightly club reported On the ex-
cellent social center work which it
nas. organized with studies on So
GEOLOGY. The Fargo Round Table re-
ported the study of modern Germany.
This club has sent $40 to the Y. w.
G. A. and $40 to the children's library.
The Fargo Woman's club has been
studying American social conditions,
including poverty, c~riminology, in
surance, etc., with lectures by four
leading Fargo men. The MayvilIe
club reported thirty-two members.
This club has been studying modern
Grama and civic Improvement and will
continue work in the park. They have
outlined a. programme for the study
of sociology next year. The Hope club
has covered studies or art, music,
woman suffrage. and sociology. The
membership is twenty-six. The mem
bers have given two pictures to the
schools and a prize of So to the best
high school student, also sending $40
to the C%rittenton home.
Mrs. e. H. Smith of the Fargo Bay
View club read a paper on Mural Art
in America which was written by Mrs.
Huhbell of Fargo, the only charter
member Of the club who is now a
member, She said that no school in
America is now teaching this art. The
historical mural paintings in st. Johns
church, New York, were described. She
said that mural paintings must con-
form with the size of the building,
the location, and to the general struc-
ture in which they are used. The
scale to which the figures are drawn
gives even experienced painters great
difficulty. She enumerated the work
of LaFarge, Richardson, Sargent, w.
M. Hunt, Blashield, Alexander, Abb
hey, and dwelt on the great speed with
which the work of American painters
is accomplished.
Miss Grace Robinson OF the public
health committee Of the federation
then talked on Public Health con-
ditions. She said in part: There are
eight departments of the national gov
eminent which attend to health con-
ditions. Public health is commercial
lied to the point of unsafety. There
are laws governing the health of live
stock but not regarding the raising OF
children. An appropriation Of $4,000
was set aside in our state for the
stamping out Of disease among ami
mails, but not a cent for stamping
out tuberculosis among human beings.
The state should have a special health
officer whose sole business should pc
to look after the public. There are
over 1000 feeble minded persons in
North Dakota, and these should be
cared for and prevented from mar
riage. Prevention of disease is a mat
ter for the citizen, not for the doctor.
Mrs. Lauder, general federation sec
rotary. then talked, giving a review of
The Courant the northwestern club
paper, and she told of the plans for
the biennial to be held from June "a
to July IL. She also spoke on the n
dowment fund, which is now being
brought before the club woman. Mrs.
| w. b. Bell followed this talk with a
paper on Science as a Social Factor,
which will be printed more fully at
q later date.
Mrs. n. G. Young, state president,
then gave a talk. She said thai the
organization Of the districts was per-
fected during Mrs. Whites administra-
ton and that last year was the first
time that every district held a meet
ing. The work has progressed until
now each district has a constitution.
She explained the rsdistricting of the
state and told why it is the plan for
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