Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-05

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buttons from the various large whole.
sale houses and mean to make 1t q
big affair, lasting probably two or
three days. An elaborate entertain.
ment program by both home and pro.
fessional talent will be provided for
each evening.
harrington will have a public play.
ground for children with all the mod.
ern equipment known In the summer
or 4Jl3. This decision was reached
at q mass meeting OF citizens and
club women held Monday evening at
the Commercial club, at which time
the scope OF the work was presented
and It's value as a municipal asset
considered. All the business men
present pledged their best efforts to
make 1t a success and the finance
campaign will be carried on during
the coming fall and winter. W. r.
Hopes, president OF the Commercial
club, was chairman OF the meeting
and will appoint a committee of five
to arrange for the details of financ.
Ing. The Women's Civic league Is
taking a prominent part In the work.
The WOmen's Civic league at Ellen.
dale believes in working for the com.
fort and enjoyment OF the farmers
as we'll as the towns people and has
taken up the work of boosting for
better roads leading into the city.
Their argument is that such a step
would be appreciated by their rural
cousins and that the city needs the
cooperation Of the farmer as we'll as
the citizen for growth and civic i'm.
provement generally. The league is
also urging the business men to de.
mand a rural telephone system for
the benefit Of the farmer.
An interesting meeting Of the Mi.
not Art club was held Wednesday
afternoon, July "a, at the home OF
Mrs. l.. A. La Due when It's mem.
bers listened to a travel talk by Mrs.
D. Patterson Of Los Angeles, Cal,
who has but recently returned from
an extended trip abroad and Is visit.
Ing in Minot. The Art club extend.
ed invitation to the members Of the
Minot Literary society.
Mrs. Patterson in her travels
abroad spent much time in the ia
nous art centers Of Europe, includ-
Ing Rome, Milan, Venice, Naples,
Vienna and Paris, and her talk COW
cred the art galleries Of each with
discussion open to her hearers. She
told much OF the customs and char
acteristics Of the people Of the va.
rious countries and dwelt at length
on her visit to the Louvre. She
visited Paris early in her trip and
was a visitor at the gallery but a
few days before the Mona Lisa was
stolen. Mrs. Pattersoa exhibited re-
productions OF many famous paint
ings which she secured on her trip;
also some rarely beautiful pieces OF
Mosaic work. Mrs. George Rhea pre-
sided at the meeting and presented
Ars. Patterson with a candlestick al
a gift from the club.
The Study club at st. Thomas will
announce its program for the COM
ing year September / and the pro-
gram committee will have the course
made up in booklet form. The mem
Dership privilege for the club closes
August l this year as the plan is 10
complete nine months Of thorough
study. Mrs. d. G. Mcintosh and Mrs.
A. c. Grant are in charge OF the pro-
gram work.
Through the efforts of the Grafton
club women interested in the public
playground which has been in opera
ton In that city for the last two
years an agreement$has been made
with the superintendent of the state
school for the feeble minded where.
by the youths of the city are given
the privilege Of the schools swim.
ming pool. Director Wellers will
give instruction in swimming and al
ready sixty Joys are enrolled in the
class.
The Playground association has set
Friday, August 9, as the date for the
second annual ball tournament and
the playground teams are putting in
hard practice to win some of the lau.
rels. The contests include tennis,
volley ball, tether ball playground
ball and baseball, and are open to
any youths organization in the state.
Several Of the surrounding towns
have ontorod