The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-03
vx1 DIRK OF WOMEN'S
CLUBS THROUGH.
3 OUT THE STATE D

Mrs. Charles =. Amidon of Fargo
who is chairman of the pure food
committee OF the General Federation
of Womcn's clubs and also a prom
incnt member of the Fargo Fortnight
~ club will be among the North Da-
kota club women who will attend the
biennial national gathering in San
Francisco in June. Mrs. .Amidon Will
also attend the district federation
meeting at Hope next week as a dele
gate from tho Fortnightly club and
the others will he Mrs. +. IL. Wilder,
president of the club. Mrs. II. NJ. Pol
lock, Mrs. w. b. Hall and Miss Grace
Robinson.
n following interesting review of
the progress of woman suffrage was
contained in a paper read by Miss
l'crl"N of Fargo at this weeks meet
ing of tho Fargo Votes for Women
league:
Miss Perley began by quoting an
eminent authority who has said his
idea of suffrage was that the lights
and liberties OF suffrage and property
arc as much for Womrn as for men.
Miss Perlcy continued by stating that
TN" suffrage movement is over fifty
years old
In 1855 when Susan r. Anthony
and other we'll known women had
- ~ w u an 1IlttTlldllOnd dSS0-
Grafton. England was The only nation
1" had a society of any sort. Last
year when tho International associa-
ton mot in Norway there were dele
gates from twenty-four nations. The
movement began in Norway in 1885
and In 1909 the women wore given
TUT suffrage with A taX-payinE quail
hcati"n. In Sweden there has hccn
Il form of franchise for fifty years for
widows and unmarried women and
recently suffrage has been rantcd tho
married women.
Miss Periey continued her talk hy
cltlng some of the nations who have
equal suffrage. The isle of Man has
run suffrage for women in Australia
he women have voted for ten years.
New Zealand Was the first nation to
give full suffrage and municipal suf-
frase for women prevails in England.
Scotland m Wales.
Kansas is the pioneer state in the
United States for granting women the
rights Of suffrage. for in that state
school franchise was given in 1861.
Iater more rights have been conceded.
wyoming was the first state to grant
full suffrage. Miss Perley told Of the
struggle in that territory for suffrage
when they entered the union. Suf.
frage had been granted as a territory
and they held fast to suffrage when
theN hecanc a state and retained that
issue as a part of the constitution.
NJ present suffrage has been grant
20 in six states and although tn.
Movemcnt first began in the east il ia
30" stronger in the west and is
spreading east. Miss Perley gave w.
-: the issues which the women are
tf! ing To secure the rights of equal
guardianship and cqua ! division of
property between husband and wife.
she told of some of the legal handi-
caps of women in other states and
concluded by saying that North Da-
kota women are comparatively free as
t" legal restrictions.
One Of the prettiest affairs OF tho
cries that have been given in honor
If Mrs. Anna S%ternberg and her
daughter Mrs. Leo straus Of Valley
City was tho luncheon on Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. john
Tracy by the members Of the Sorosis
club. Thirty guests gathered around
the long polished table set with dainti.
ly embroidered doilies. The color
scheme. orange and white, was carried
out in every detail. The center piece
was a huge bunch Of yellow marguer-
ties. the club flower. and yellow shad-
all. Miss Minnie Nelson acted as
tcastmistress. Mrs. Meyer responded
to h first toast. ITO Our Bride"
Others who were called upon were
Mesdames J. A. Briggs. Otto letter.
berg. Charlton Andrews and the Miss
es Deem and levin. Mrs. Lucas gave
a solo while Miss Fisher gave a short
talk on THE City Beautiful"
The Minot Art club enjoyed one of
its very best programs on Saturday
when the members met in the base
nent of the church. About ten menu
bers responded to roll call. In the alb
sence Of Mrs. Dinnie. the vice presi-
dent. Mrs Rhea. presided. Mrs. La
Due had charge of the program and
gave an excellent paper on REM
brandt's paintings. describing several
Of them in detail and telling what adj
verse as we'll as what favorable criti-
cisms they had received. Mrs. Edblom
gave a careful biography Of Rem
brandt discussing his life from all
points Of view.