The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-03
5 Womens' Clubs
) What North Dakota Club Women I
} Are Doing Preparatory to
} October Convention.

A city beautiful' contest has jus,
been brought to a close in Devils Lake
by the awarding OF elegant prizes
The campaign for improving the city
was started early last spring by club
women and the Commercial club and
the plan Of conducting a ontest with
suita bic prizes offered for the best ef.
forts toward improvement was inau.
gurated by the Commercial club. The
judging was done Tuesday by Super.
intendent Y. G. Barnell and w. H
Horton and though they found many
fine places, they also discovered the
parts Of the city which need immedi:
ate attention. Every hack alley and
every street in every ward in the city
was covered and the awards follow:
Sweepstakes-Bcst appearing place
in the city. First. w. A. Hamilton,
$50 cash; second, r. E. Baldwin, $40
cash.
Best Single Lawn-First. A. "
Randall ~. S.. bureau, genuine
Pennsylvania lawn mower; second,
Mrs. Gretzsinger. So lawn mower.
Best Garden Tin rear Of house. looks
of back yard TAX 4 into consideration
First. W. A. Hamilton. lawn swing,
$12; second. Mrs. Gretzsinger, Sc
lawn settee.
Best appearing 800 feet / street.
First prize, between Hill and line
avenues on Fourth street. prize is
twenty loads Of crushed rock or grav-
street between the same avenues, Hill
and Uline, ten loads Of crushed stone
or gravel.
Best alley between streets 600
feet)-First, between Seventh and
Eighth streets, between Hill and Far
rington avenues. ten loads Of gravel
hauled: second. between Fourth and
Third streets and Hill and Uline ave-
nues. five loads Of gravel hauled free.
The Commercial club committee
will attend to the street and alley
prizes and give the winners the priz-
ee. It was difficult in some cases to
select the winners and there are
many fine places in Devils Lake. The
committee hopes to see a marked i'm
provement another year.
A special session Of the Minot art
club was called Tuesday afternoon by
the president. Mrs. D. A. Dinnie. and
the meeting was held at her home on
South Main street. Twenty Of the
members were present. The meeting
was called for the purpose of electine
delegates to the State Federation of
Women's clubs to be held in Grand
Forks. October is, 16, II and 10. The
club chose Mrs. d. A. Dinnie and Mrs,
Thomas Storey as their representa-
tives, with Mrs. J.. J. Kann and Mrs
John Nelson as alternates. At the
close Of the afternoon Mrs. Dinnie
served a dainty luncheon.
Tuesday night the first OF the 80.
cial evenings at the new Civic Center
club at Fargo was held. 1t brought
together a numerous company Of Far
go and Moorhead people who have
an interest In community welfare
work. An original fairy ale was told,
the remodeled building was inspected
and refreshments were served. The
foliage decorations at the electroliers
and the roses and chysanthemums
employed added markedly to the
beauty Of the rooms.
The Devils Lake Shakespeare club
held their first meeting Of the season
yesterday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Eugene Fenelon. The next
meeting will be held ext Monday
afternoon with Mrs. George Juergens
when final arrangements will be made
for the winters program.
The Wednesday Musical club at
Minot will hold it's nrst regular meet.
ing Of the new year this afternoon al
the Orpheum theater. A splendid
program has been arranged.