The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
FEDERATION
HEARS REPORTS
OF OFFICERS
Informal Ballot Taken This
Afternoon-Miss Mel
son Not Running.
DEPARTMENT COUNCIL
IS NOT RECEIVED

0so"Sit o4u 1FOgTeSS SNOWn IN oil
Departments and Finances have met
Demands-Club Membership has
Increased to 1900 in iii Clubs.
An Informal ballot on the choice
for the successor to Mrs. N. c. young
as president of the North Dakota
Federation of Women's clubs was
taken at the convention session at the
church this afternoon
nut the ballot box is closed and the
tellers will not count the votes until
after the close of the afternoon pro-
gram. Miss Minnie Nelson Of Valley
City, however. is not in the running,
making statement before the con.
vention this morning that she was
not a candidate for the office. The
sentiment is that Mrs. E. B. page of
this city will receive a strong vote
but this is only conjecture among the
delegates.
Informal ballot was also taken on
the other officials to be elected at
tnis gathering. the corresponding sec.
retary, auditor. historian and four
members Of the board of directors to
succeed Mrs. W. A. Mcintyre of Lang
don. Mrs. o. w. McClusky Of Caring.
ton and Mrs. Percy Cole Of Kenmare.
The formal ballot will be taken at
$3.50 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Mrs. LADDERS Report.
At the opening of the convention Of
the North Dakota Federation Of Wom-
ems clubs this morning the delegates
voted to adopt all but one of the
made BY Mrs. N. G.
Young. the retiring president, In her
annual address delivered last evening
The excepted recommendation is that
favoring the orga nization Of depart
ment council to meet every spring,
probably at the same time as the exc
cutive board meets. Much discussion
arose over this problem and it was laid
over until such time as the president
sees fit to bring It up again.
The reports Of all federation officers
were presented at the morning ses-
sion and the interesting report Of Mrs,
j. n. Shepperd. the corresponding SEC
retary. was heard first. The feature of
this was the remarkable growth Of
the federation. the increase by coun-
ties being from % last year to So this
years: by towns. from II to 76; by
ciuos, from 81 to ll1:. by members
from 1.064 to 2.20o. Valley City car
ries the honor for having almost twice
as many clubs in proportion to the
population as any other city of 1000
inha habitants or over. The general rule
IN this regard, however. is the larger
the city. the fewer clubs in proportion
to poulation.
Mrs. Shepperd also reported that
$13s for correspondence. stationery
and yearbooks and that $50 Of the lat
ter We're printed and distributed. The
correspondence average two communi-
cations for every day except Sunday.
412 letters and 246 postcards being
sent out.
Treasurer's Report.
Mrs. L. B. Dochtermann of Willis
ported a balance on hand Of s257.12
with forty clubs yet to hear from.
many Of these sending dues in during
the convention. Last year there was
q balance Of but $217.1S and the to-
tai receipts for this year We're $301.55.
The expenditures for the year totalled
$2S1.61 which included routine ex-
penses. $25 as dues to the general fed
GRAFTON and $50 to the endowment
fund Of the general federation.
Mrs. W. S. Lauder. general fedora
tion secretary. made the following in
teresting report:
Comparatively few clubs in our
state appreciate the benefits Of a close
relation with the general federation as
only seven of our III clubs belong to
that organization
AS one of the directors Of the gen
era1 federation, Mrs. Frank White has
been made chairman of the member
ship committee and it is to be hoped
that during the coming year more
clubs may realize the need of direct
Beside attending the biennial at
San Francisco have had the pleasure
OF being at the board meetings of the
state federation and three district
those of the third. fourth
and fifth districts.
".At these district gatherings the
clubs were asked to join the general
organ. THE Bulletin and to con-
tribute toward the general federation
fund. Three new sub
scriptions were secured for the Bulle-
tin. hope to bring these matters be-
fore other district conventions during
the coming year.
For the past two years the general
federation has been endeavoring to
raise a 100000 endowment fund with
which VIII to carry on It's work: $500 Of
this sum was .apporttoned North Da-
kota and your general federation Sec
retary was asked to act as the North
Dakota member of the endowment
This consented to do
after consultation with our state d.
rectors.
II have collected $25 this year. SIT
from the clubs Of the fifth district and
es from individuals. Forty-one dol
ars was sent to the general fedora.
lion treasurer by Mrs. White. $3 by
The Woman's club Of Fargo and $40
from our state treasurer by order Of
The board Of directors. making $i02 in
LII. little more than one-fourth Of
our aportionment.
Under the direction of Mrs. Philip
Y. Moore and the executive committee
II the general federation with Mrs.
Mary I. Wood. manager Of the infor-
nation bureau, splendid history Of
he general federation has been pub
ished. ! heartily recommend 1t to all
.lub women. Purchase a copy for
your club or your public library. Il
IAN be obtained from the bureau Of in
Portsmouth. N. H.. for
l1.50. Profits accruing from its sale
20 to swell the endowment fund.
II have kept no records OF COM
received and sent but tho
iuties Of my Office have not been
lrdous."
Committees Named.
Only two committees were appoint.
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