The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-29
ave Yesterday TO Pleasure.

Gave Yesterday to- Pleasure.
The convention of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs is going
merrily on M the last message from
the convention city contains the fol-
lowing:
The General Federation of Women's
clubs which began its convention here
last Tuesday. declared a recess and
devoted yesterday to pleasure.
The contest for the presidency is
state delegations held caucuses yes
terday and selected their members of
the nominating committee. The names
OF these will not be announced by
President Moore until Saturday. The
friends of Mrs. Philip Carpenter and
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker. the form
er of New York. and the latter of
the nlv candidates for the office of
president, are trying to get a line on
the of the nominating COM
mittee to ascertain just what their
Ioting strength will he.
AT Mrs. Carpenters headquarters
last night it was aid that New York
would move her nomination no mat
ter what the choice of the nominat-
ing committee. The same action has
been decided upon by the Texas dele
cation which advocated Mrs. Penny
packers election to the office.
The Pioneer Workers of the fedora
ton have elected officers as follows:
Mrs: William Todd Holmuth, New
York, president. re-elected); Mrs.
Robert H. Wiles. Chicago, recording
secretary: Mrs. st. Denison. New York.
corresponding secretary; Mrs. C. r.
Barnes. Kentucky. treasurer: Mrs. G..
A. Avery. Kentucky. auditor; Mrs.
Henry w. Greed. Massachusetts. his
torian.
Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst, who was the
hrst treasurer of the general fedora
ton, has been elected to honorary
membership in the society of Pioneer
the recent death of Julia Ward Howe.
The honor of claiming the secondary
membership was accorded to Mrs.
Caroline y. Severance. Los Angeles,
the Mother of Clubs
The help which the general fedora
ton has given to the club come of
Minnesota was presented by Mrs. Ed
gar H. Loyhed of Farihault: state
president of Minnesota. Each state
president was given two minutes in
which to.tell of the benefit derived in
her state from affiliation with the ma
tional body.
The state presidents occupied the
stage and as each rose to speak. the
flag of her state was held over her
head. AT the end of the symposium
the entire audience of 5000 women
stood, and sans My Country. 'Tis of
Thee"
Mrs. L.oyhed. representing Mime
sofa. said:
For centuries woman's work has
been ind~ividualistic, as cooperation is
impossible in the home and in the
care of children. 1t has been said that
ONE have no capacity for co-opera-
tion--but club women have proved to
a skeptical world that they can dis
cUss civic and social questions and the
results show them ready for %co-opera-
ton along many lines
This combining and demanding.
this organized activity is what the
General Federation is suggesting 10
states. The view of the General Fed
Grafton is necessarily broader: its
horizon more far-reaohins than that
of any smaller group could possibly he.
It has given TO Minnesota the initia-
ton, the incentive. along every line of
work.
Women are an organized social
force of the first magnitude and must
play a part in the constructive life of
their community. We Of Minnesota
receive continually from the officers
and committees of the General Fed
GRAFTON inspiration which leads to
broader social progress
Miss Mary Garrett Hay of New
York city. speaking for the club WON
en- of New York. said:
In the empire state women not on
L. are cleaning up the alleys and back
yards. hut the municipal government
and the laws of the state"
AS representative of West Virginia,
- y,-t1 : 80 -
If DR.. Wiley was Of more influence
than any other organization in eXecut-
ing the rure food laws. then this fed
Grafton has improved the national di-
sestion and the national morals"
Our men could not have climbed so
high on the ladder of fame unless our
women had steadied that ladder" said
Mrs. Thomas jefferson Smith of Rich
n1ond. Ky. in A tribute to the
of that state.
Many problems We're discussed yes
terdav. including the merit system in
its application to the public schools. to
charities and to municipal government.
Fairgrounds. Junior citizenship and
democracy in the home We're features
of the program.
To Celebrate Silver Wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Navlor of
lAarlMore VIII celeorate lheT silver
wedding at their home in Larimore
this evening. having issued a large
number Of invitations for an evening
reception. The reception is also an
honor to their on. Ralph Naylor. who
with his bride is spending his honey
moon at the Naylor home. Ralph
Naylor is a former university student
and has resided AT Springfield, Mass.
for the past fow years. Several friends
i'm This city have received invitations
to the reception.
800
Miss Crane Will Sing.
Miss Kathleen Seymour Crane,
daughter of Mrs. MAYNARD Crane. both
of whom are delightful guests at the
home of Mrs. J. R. Parsons on Frank
lin avenue, will sing the offertory solo