The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-27

TIL" election of officers was tho
principal business AT last weeks meet
ing of the Woman's Literary society at
Wallpct"n and the nov officers for the
Mrs. nivet. Vic" president: Mrs. Scar
ing. treasurer: Miss Baker. recording
secretary: Miss Stern. corresponding
secretary: Mrs. Wiggcr, critic.
The Mandan Travel club mot Tines
Gay evening at tho home of Miss
katherine Stalny and two excellent
rarers wore listened to. me by Mrs.
t.v'rt IIanterman on "C1impses of
EEyr," and another hy Mrs. Earl X.
Hitzine on The Religions of Africa
Miss Haight gave a reading from
S1akcspearc's Death of Cleopatra
Plans for the annual district fed
Grafton meeting which will be held in
Lisbon. April 10, We're taken up at this
weeks meeting of tho Lisbon Wom-
at the homo of Mrs. NJ. l.. Richards
with Mrs. Richards and Mrs. NJ. J..
Cnsle as hnstesses. Committees were
appointed and these will report at the
next meeting. The afternoon lesson
was on Correct English under the
leadership of Miss Nellie Cooper and
S%toddard's lectures under Mrs. Ricl,
ards.
Tho decision Of the wonen's club
of Jamestown at its meeting held Sat
hrday afternoon to join the North
Dakota Federation of Women's clubs
viii bring the number Of clubs In the
stat" federation up TO an even 100
This club has a membership of forty
seven active and eight associate mem
hels and is n Of the most Influential
wonhen's societies in jamestown.
At the meeting Saturday the pro.
ut The Home Beautiful At roll
call members responded to What
Can BE Eliminated from the Home
n two papers We're read, Mrs. +. A,
Pe;ke's subject being art in the
Home and Mrs. =. W. Eddy's being
Furnishings Of the Home" Mrs. T
\. BoNden conducted a round table
discussion on Interior Wall Decora.
tons and Mrs. Mattison. Mrs. Latta
ana Miss Helen Allen took part in
the discussion.
The placing of the ban on the pub
lie drinking cup and the inspection by
the various women's clubs of the city
OF all places where food. meat. pro.
visions and the like are sod are some
of the measures recommended by the
Minot F%ortnightly club which met on
saturday evening at the Commercial
club rooms.
The club passed resolutions urging
the Womens clubs of the city to make
"A rigid inspection of all meat markets
slaughter houses, bakeries, grocery
stores. diaries and every place in the
city where any kind of food is sold.
The club urges that this investigation
be made thorough. and if the investi-
cation reveals any unsanitary condi-
tons. steps will be taken to remedy
the difficulty.
The club also plans war on the pub.
llc cup. d.. A. j. McCan.
mel read a paper or the Public Drink.
ing Cup showing how it spreads dis.
ease n misery and how easy it is t.
dispense with the public cup by the
installation of sanitary drinking foun.
tains.
The statement was made that in the
two Minot schools where the sanitary
fountains are in use. the McKinley
school and the S%unnysidc school
there has been q notable scarcity OF
chfldren's diseases. such as sore
Threats and other ailments hat arc
spread by the public drinking cup.
the club also urged that the news,
papers of Minot publish the results OF
the various Investigations made BY
Prof. Ladd. state food commissioner
especially as they relate to condition.
in Minot that the people Of Minot may
know all instances of food adultera.
ton unearthed by Mr.. Ladd. The
work of Mr.. Ladd was strongly com.
mended.
The Minot Woman's club met Sat.
urday in regular session in the Com.
mercial club rooms and roll call wa
responded to by fourteen members
each with an interesting item Of cur.
rent interest. The brass plate to be
hung over the fireplace in the new
library was passed around and duly
admired. After the routine bushes,
was over, Mrs. Lyman read an inter.
esting sketch Of Geraldine Ferrar. She
said in part, Geraldine Ferrar is nov
at the g Of twenty-nine. sweet. girl.
ish and unaffected and considered one
Of the most beautiful on the
American stage. Mrs. Ellison led the
lesson which consisted of the first fou,
chapters In Boyle's civil government,
and was a welcome change from the
Glory Of the Prairies."
Mrs. Lowe continued the progrsr
with tho i, o,,>r sT A.,,o.l :. A..