The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-22
Back from Coast.

Jamestown Alert: Mr.. and Mrs. S.
r. Cor"in have returned home from a
TWO month S trip to the Pacific coast.
visiting many points in California and
also stopping at the Grand Canon.
lheH returned by way Of Minneapolis.
Rcccption for I'ackards.
valley City Timrs-Record: Yester-
DAY evening Mr.. and Mrs. Frank f..
ackard were guests of honor at an
INFORMAL reception at the home of
Prot. and Mrs. Morris johnson. The
function was given by the ladies' of the
~SheNenne club OF which Mrs. Packard
is 4. charter member. and in addition
to the club members and their nus.
bands it was attended by a large num-
Der OF invited guests. The evening
was most pleasantly passed with mu-
sic. games and a general good time.
An elaborate luncheon was served,
Mr.. and Mrs. Packard. who leave for
Bismarck the latter part Of next week
where They will make their future
home. will he the guests OF honor at a
number Of social functions within the
mex few. days.
Information Brought Results.
few weeks Mrs. George Allen
OF Rochester. Mimi, wrote to Mrs. r.
a. Sprague, market inspector for the
Women's Civic league, for information
concerning h work accomplished by
the local women's organization, say
ing that tho Rochester women had
read. OF its work in eastern papers. Mrs.
Sprague responded. speaking especial
~ Of the inspectors work, the fly
campaign and improvement in city
conditions generally, and a few days
ago received 2 reply saying that Roch-
ester would begin efforts at once to
secure a food inspector and also in.
stitnte the fly campaign. Mrs. Charles
Mayo. wife of the famous physician,
is president of the league at Roches-
ter and has just returned from an
eastern trip in'order 70 get the springs
work started. The following excerpt
concerning the Rochester league is
taken from WI Of the Rochester daily
papers: ,.~
Rochester is to be a hylese city. At
the regular monthly business session
of the Rochester Civic league held
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. r. e. Gooding
presided. There wa an unusually
large attendance and the meeting
proved to be n Of. much interest.
Mrs. Graham gave q talk on 'Institut.
Ing \ Campaign Against Flies intro
ducing the idea OF fighting the pests
which has proved. to be feasible in
other cities. A motion was made and
carried. that . committee be appoint:
sd'to.form plans for making Rochester
a hyless city. Mrs. George Allen read
a letter from Mrs. r. A. spfague,
market inspector Of Grand Forks, n.
D.. who has a national reputation and
has been asked to speak at the bier.
NAL meeting OF General Federation Of
Women's club in June. She has az.
complished wonderful results in her
work as inspector. and. has shown
conclusively that this work can be
tdone successfully by a woman.
after. the business meeting. Mrs.
=: p. Hall gave an able address on
The Local Status. Of Women and
Children in. Minnesota She stated
the importance of.women knowing the
laws. In this state concerning them.
I selves ana that they ought to do ali
they can. toward the betterment-of the
laws. 1t 10 through the. influence Of
women that the conditions Of philan-
thropic work have. been improved
factory inspection, child labor. laws
better sanitation In citiGs through
work of the civic i4Ague. 10 much
have women done. but Mrs. Han i'm.
pressed Il on her audience how much
more th4y would b cApabA Of dotna
~ they had. equal suffrage" :