Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-06-25
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: NORTH DAKOTA CLUB NEWS
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The Minot Musical club has con-
cluded the most successful year OF lts
history, and for next years work mas
decided to take up study OF COM
posers and their works. Programs
will be given to illustrate their study.
and the first meeting will be held IN
September. The new officers OF the
club are Mrs. Taylor, president; MRS.
A. p. Slocum, vice president; MISS
A.ae Scofield, secretary; Mrs. George
Walsh, treasurer; Mrs. S. H. Wolfe'
federation secretary.
Glendale has started movement
for civic Improvement and preliminary
steps for a permanent civic organiza>
ton have been taken. The club wo.
men are interested, and their object
is to keep the streets and thorough
fares clear of waste paper, having
already provided the necessary cans;
a. keep alleys and back yards SAM
,ary, O clear vacant lots Of weeds and
ru bish, and to Otherwise eautify the
city. The meeting for permanent or:
ganization will be held next week, and
the various committees appointed for
present work are as follows:
General Utiliy-J. M. Lantz, Mrs.
R. Walton, Mrs. G. M. Bodle, Mrs. ].
Bentley and Mrs. M. Bergendahl.
Nuisance Committee-F. Bulmer,
Jr Mrs. J. A. Johnson, Mrs. John
Coleman, Mrs. A. Goddard and Mrs.
Martin.
Press Committee-Mrs. James Shep'
ard, Mrs. Frank Miller, Mrs. James
Crabtree and Ralph Bunker.
The ladies of the Study club and
Playground association at Kenmare
raised $41.5O as their contribution to
the endowment of the North Dakota
Federation OF Women's clubs by
means of a home talent entertain
ment. The various clur" 1T the STATE
are devoting the summer months va
cation from regular work to this task
as all the clubs must have their do
nations in before the next state con-
vention.
Mrs. Frank White of Valley City,
one of North Dakota's most prominent
club women and auditor for the gen
eral federation, left recently for the
west and will fill several lecture dates
before reaching San Francisco for the
national biennial gathering Mrs.
Whites name is always identified with
CIVIC improvement work and her prin-
cipal address on her western tour was
on tbs subject before tue Washington
State Federation convention which
convened in Tacoma, Monlay, June
II.
The Darlington WOmen's Civic
league is making rapid progress with
it's city identifying work and Mrs. B.
L. Russell who has charge of that fea-
ture Of the leagues work has proved
an ideal official. As an inducement
to get two vacant corners cleared OF
the rubbish and weeds she offered
to put in flower beds and now the cor
ners are among the prettiest flower
garden spots in the state. Unsightly
bill boards are now being given at
tenti0n.
The club women at St. Thomas
want a women's civic improvement
society. They have succeeded in get
ting several years collection OF old
machinery cleared away and seeded
the plot and have provided waste pa
per cans for the main streets. Their
work has been commenced by the bus
mess men and permanent organiza-
ton will probably result.
The women Of st. Thomas, N. D.,
have organized a Woman's Civic Lea
que and have already accomplished
much in the way OF city eautifying.
The officers Of the new organization
are Mrs. c. Olson, president; Mrs. s.
o. McGriff, vice president; Mrs. J..
Stinson, secretary-treasurer.
The members of the Art club at
Minot, N. D., have voted their sup