Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-07-08

= NORTH DAKOTA WoMEN'S
= CLUBS.
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The members OF the Votes for
Women league at Grand Forks have
entered upon the work Of presenting
to the next session Of the state legis.
lature a bill granting the franchise
to women. Every candidate for the
state Senate and House OF Represent.
atives nominated In the recent pri.
mary election will be requested by
letter to state his attitude toward the
movement. The result Of this canvass
will be communicated to the state
Votes for Women league and to all
other suffrage clubs and thus lay the
foundation for the contest before the
legislature. While the suffrage work.
ers do not plan to conduct any active
campaign for or against the candidate
they will endeavor to educate them
to their views and thus secure sup
port when the bill is presented.
The club is also making plans to
make application for membership In
the State Federation Of Women's
Clubs.
The Women's Civic league at ST.
Thomas, which was organized but a
few weeks ago, raised 60 for civic i'm
provement work by giving an ice
cream social last week and also pro-
vided a rest room for the women and
children who visited the city on the
Fourth of July.
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The club women of Fargo Joined
with the Commercial club in observ.
ing the Fourth of July in a safe and
sane manner and the day proved one
of such delight to the children that 1t
will not be soon forgotten. The pro.
gram opened at 9 o'clock In the morn.
ing with a religious service at the big
tabernacle for the children. Club w0.
men were in charge Of the seating
and when the service vas over each
child present was provided with a
ticket which entitled him to a picnic
basket containing sandwiches, cakes,
candies and frecrackers. With these
baskets the youths marched to Oak
Grove park, where the remainder Of
the day was spent as guests Of the
Commercial travellers. The men pro.
vided fireworks and prizes for sports
and the venture was q splendid sue
cess.
The biggest woman's club event in
North Dakota during the summer sea-
son will be the w0men's club day,
which has been provided as a feature
of the Chautauqua program at Man
dan. The entire eleven clubs In the
Tenth district will send delegates to
the gathering, and many of the clubs
in the Sixth district, Of which BIS
marck is the principal city, have join
ed in the movement. Tuesday, July
16, is the date, and the Mandan Com
mercfal club has given the plan IN
couragement by providing free LICK
cts to the Chautauqua grounds for all
club women who will attend. Mrs. w.
H. Stutsman Of Mandan, president OF
the Tenth district, will preside, n
the morning will be given over to
business. Luncheon will be served
on the grounds at noon, the afternoon
win be given over to pleasure, and
the closing business session Will be
held in the evening.
The committees in charge OF the
day are as follows: Program, Mrs. W.
A. Wheeler, chairman; Mrs. Charles
wymann, Mrs. G. F. Ellis and MRS
A. H. Peterson; reception and enter
tafnment, Mrs.,iV. H stutsman, chair
man; Mrs. l.. N. Cary, Mrs. J. c. Has
kfns and Mrs. William Simpson;
luncheon; Mrs. G. A Stark, chairman;
Mrs ] H. Newton, Mrs. ]. P. Hess and
Mrs. 8. P. Toney.
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The Equal Suffrage club at Dckin'
son held it's annual meeting last week
and elected as new officers, Mrs r. 4.
Beach, president; Mrs. Oliver Whai'
ey. vice president; Mrs. e. A. Lilli.