The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-23
With the Women Of the World

Mrs. Willard T. Block, a member of
Chicago chapter, ID. A. r., has origi-
mated a novel plan to provide funds to
help to pay off the Indebtedness Of
$500, 900 on Memorial Continental hall,
in Washington, d. C. Mrs. Block has
designed a certificate. copyrighted and
presented it to the National Society of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. The certificates are IA by
II, and show in their proper tcolors the
seals of the thirteen original states, the
United States flags and the insignia
rand seal of the society. In the center
Memorial Continental hall is engraved.
The name of the ancestor is engrossed
and space is provided under the en-
craving of the five succeeding genera
tions, providing there is an authentic
proof of descent from a revolutionary
hero. They may be transferred to any
Iineal desc ldant. 1t is the intention
to have these certificates sold through
out the United States and chapters all
over the country have become inter-
ested in furthering the work in order
that the national society may benefit
thereby. The certificates now are be-
ing manufactured in large quantities,
and Mrs. Block has turned the entire
top floor of her home into a suite of
offices where all the business pertain
ing to this work is transacted. Mrs.
Block is chairman of the liquidating
and endowment fund of the National
Society of the D.FA r She has been
a member of Chicago chapter since
1891. having beer among the charter
members of this chapter. At the re-
ception to be given by the D. A. r.
Wednesday evening, Jan. 81. at the
Congress hotel in Chicago, these cer-
~tifcates will be distributed to every
guest who is a lineal descendant OF
revolutionary ancestors.
At the recent church council in Eng
land the Bishop of Oxford made a mo-
tion to allow women to vote in the
election of representatives In various
churches conferences. The bishop lie
reported TO have said that as women
were doing nine -tenths of the work OF
the church their exclusion from the
right to vote on matters that so nearly
concerned them vas s~candalous.
Miss Ethlyn Sven is the only girl In
the engineering department of High
land Park college, Des Moines, Ia She
is is years old and enthusiastic about
engineering as a profession for women
Mary Godat Bellamy, the only
woman member OF the legislature oil
wyoming, is reported to be the leader
of the movement to have the vacancy
on the bench OF the supreme court OF
4 United States caused by the death OF
Justice Harlan filled by a Mrs
Bellamy declares that women, consti,
tuting one-half Of the population and
casting ballots in six states, have 1
right to be represented. Mrs. Bellam,
is said to have the support OF the SUI
frage party of the six states wher
women vote.
Mrs. Carruthers is the first woma
to be elected treasurer Of the Londoi
Institute of Journalism. Mrs. Carruth
ers and Miss Patterson were recent
chosen to represent the London distric
! on the council OF the institute, am
MRS. Carruthers' election as treasure
followed. The institute recently estab
lished an unemployment fund, whicl
includes women and men newspape
4 writer's on equal terms.
Mis- Mary e. Gearing has been ap
pointed to the chair Of domestic econ
omy In the University OF Texas wit
I the rank Of associate professor. She 1
a native Of Houston, Tex and gradu