The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
xvi DIRK OF WOMEN'S
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The Rugby Wo,nan's club held an
interesting meeting Tuesday evening
nj the home Of Mrs. Houston. Roll call
was answered tn by quotations from
Longfrllow's poems and after n short
business meeting with IL discussion as
TO ways and means Of getting the IL
nraiS started in a few weeks, the fol-
lowing program was rendered:
Longfellow, Life and Letters-Mrs.
John Biglow.
General Discussion-Opened by Mrs.
Whittcmore.
Hawthorne, Life and Works-Mrs.
Paul Campbell.
Review of the Scarlet Letter-Mrs.
/. NJ. Mcbride.
General Discussion-Opened by Miss
Skies. ~
The meeting Wednesday afternoon
of the Longfcllow Neighborhood club
at Fargo has been pronounced the
most thoroughly interesting and en-
JoHahle meeting since the organiza-
tlon of the club. The meeting was an
lh1ormai one, the program being ar
range IN mat way so as to bring the
mothers and teachers together over
inc school problems in the interests of
the children. There were a number
of readings and the remainder of the
I'M was given over to the discussion
OF the following questions: Mothers
Clubs" What Child Study Means"
Recognition of Property Rights"
Mothers Of BOYS" Slips of paper
were then passed around and the
mothers and teachers were requested
TO write any questions that they wish.
ed discussed, Mrs. Pollock leading tho
discussion and calling upon anyone
whom she chose to give views on the
questions. Some of tho most inter-
esting things brought up were: What
Disease of Children Are Liable to
Quarantine" "Of What Use Is Medi-
cal Inspection" D Children of To-
day Have Less Reverence Than Those
of the Past" 'How Teach Children
l;~evcrancc." What Teachers Are Ex-
rccted tn Do When a Child Comes to
school unciean.' "A Remedy for In
dolent and Inattentive Children"
Are Outside Duties and Jobs Injuri-
many other such questions which
were settled most satisfactorily to
mothers and teachers.
Tho Washington Ncighborhood club
of the same city held one of its inter.
csting old landmark meetings that
afternoon AT the Washington school.
Miss Green gave some interesting
items concerning the old courthouse
and the first hotel which was situated
near the present powerhouse and
owned by the y. r. railway. Mrs.
Carninc told of some old streets.
which were section lines and her in
formation was indeed interesting.
Mrs. Amidon and Mrs. weihle told
some incidents of the old days which
they had heard. Some views of Far
meeting by Mrs. Amerland were es-
pecially appreciated.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Pollock. corresponding
secretary of the Fargo W. c. T. u, re-
ceiNed a reply Thursday from Senator
McCumhcr in answer to letters sent
out to all of the senators and repre-
sentatives regarding an interstate
commerce committee to- that effect
aud that 1t will he his pleasure to
work for the passage of some such
bill. The ladies r much pleased and
s'lgges that those Interested in this
work write to Senators Gronna and
MrCumhcr expressing their apprecia-
ton of their attitude.
The home of Mrs. j. r. Hess al
Mandan was the scene of one of tho
'''S NoNNV " dllDllS WI lHG season
Monday evening. when the Mandan
Musical club presented a special pa
triotic program with flags and bunt-
ing. representing tho national rolors.
and with portraits of noted American
composers II virtuosos. The pro-
grams were printed on the reverse of
d picture Of Abraham LINCOLN and
were tied with tri-colorcd ribbons.
Every number was we'll rendered and
! ttilIN AnnreCilfoH J:o11r,u{-- 80 A.
program:
orchestra-War Songs Of the Boys
in Blue ...........J Laurendeau
Reading-National Movement and
Development of American Music,
Mrs. w. II. stutsman.
Solo. 90 He Carita .Dekoven
H. Mrs. Luehe.
Piano Sclo--Poem......... Mcdowell,
Miss Lanterman.
Duet-The Ranchero. &c r. Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Peterson.
Reading--Fundamental Music
Miss Burns.
>"lo Selected
Mrs. Sponcel.
Quartette-Folk Songs. ..........
Messrs, Harmon. Conyne. Tostevin
and Mcfarland.
Readlng-Music in Indian Life. .
Miss Reilly.
Piano Solo--Polonaise. .... Mcdowell
Miss Thorherg.
Reading-"The Man Without a
Country. Edward Everett Hale
Mrs. Fuller.
AOuel . Selected
Misses Celia and Florence Connolly
oo'" ......... selected
Mr.. Wuerst.
Orchestra Cotton Babes.
Percy Wenrich
(a) Dixie. Dane Cemmet,
CD Kentucky Babel. Adam Geibe