The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-18

club at Bathgate and also the sixth and
ninth district clubs.
Biennial Reports.
BUSINESS was dispensed with after
balloting Thursday afternoon and the
talks on the biennia convention at San
francisco were enjoyed before the civic
programme was given. Mrs. w. S.
Lauder of the general federation spoke
on Things Accomplished, Mrs. G. Il.
Wolfe Of Wahpeton on The SpeciaI
Train and Mrs. Silver Serumrard on
The Santa Clara Valley Jaunt, Mrs.
Frank White of Valley City, an officer
of the General Federation OF Women
clubs, gave a splendid talk on The
General Federation and You and told
OF the benefits that she had received
from being IN touch with the national
organization and urged more interest
In the biennia1 which Will be held in
Chicago in 1914.
Civic Work of State.
Mrs. Scott Rex, as chairman of the
civic Improvement department, pre-
scented a most gratifying report of the
years work despite the ract that the
lack OF material and literature to work
with, owing largely to scarcity Of
funds. Mrs. Rex reported that the work
OF the committee has been entirely
correspondence, $50 communication
being sent out to clubs. Replies mum
bered thirty-five, twenty-four of which
were reports of work ac~compIished
during the year. Three new leagues
nave been formed by this committee,
fafk river, Lartmore and Rugby.
Civic Programme.
The first papers delivered at the
convention were the pleasure of yes
terday afternoon and these were ex-
cellent features of the civic programme
which was arranged under the direction
of Mrs. Scott Rex of this city. chair
man Of the federation civic Department
n president Of the local Women's
Civic league So
Mrs, y. M. Gillette OF this city open
ed this programme with a oomprehen
sive paper on the Trend of Civic I'M
provement, n was followed by Mrs.
K. M. Pollock of Fargo whose subject
was Social. Service, a department. of
work that is rapidly gaining ground
North Dakota cities. Mrs. Pollock pre-
sented a most interesting paper on So
ciai service work as one of the endeav-
ors OF civic Improvement advancement,
MRS. Pollock was especially fitted for
this paper as she is the mother of social
service work in Fargo where much
has been accomplished in just one year
Mrs. Pollock's paper was repIete with
the history of social service work in
national, state and the history of her
home city and she voiced scores of new
ideas that can well be followed in the
smallest city in North Dakota.
lie dlNSEIOOu session CLOSED with q
symposium in which The Public Play
ground as a Factor in the Moral. Ply
steal and Social Development Of a
Town, was discussed by Mrs. Grant
Hagar of Grafton; The Rest Room. a
Commercial Asset was talked by Mrs,
r. A. DeMars of st. Thomas; Mrs. w. c.
Lynch of Williston gave an address on
Beautifyfng a Town; and Miss Helen
Allen of jamestown spoke on The
School Garden.
Federation Ten.
With Miss Ella M. Fulton, dean oil
women at the University Of North Da-
kota, as presiding hostess, the delegates
n officers of the convention of the
North Dakota Federation of Women
clubs last evening were guests Of the
Grand Forks club women at the fed
Grafton tea. For the first time since the
convention was called to order Tuesday
morning, the club women of the state
were privileged to throw cares to the
winds and freely chat on other sub.
Jects n a those of distinct federation
interest. There was time for reflection
over the acts of the convention and as
its comedies frequently gave pleasing
variety to the long business sessions
they were brought to light on thi!
occasion, making the evening one OF
JOY n merriment. The tea hour was