The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-27
XII DIRK OF woMEN's
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Mrs. L. E. Heaton Of Mckenzie was
elected president Of the Eleventh dis
trict organization Of the W. c. T. U.
which has just held its first annual
convention at Bismarck. The meeting
was a splendid success with Rev. F.
L. Watkins Of the Enforcement, lea
que and Miss George Chambers Of
Churchs Ferry. state organizer Of the
Loyal Temperance legion, as the prin-
eipal speakers. Mrs Elizabeth Pres
ton-Anderson was unable to be pres
ent and the other officers elected fol-
low: Vic president. Mrs. H. c. Fish,
Bismarck: secretary, Mrs. G. W.
Bawden, Bismarck; recording secre-
tary. Mrs. r. Mobley. Bismarck:
treasurer. Mrs. S. B. Norton. McKen-
zie.
The tWenty-fourth annual conven.
ton Of the fifteenth district Of the W.
z: T.u. convened this morning at
tomorrow evening. Fourteen dele
gates from the English and Scandina-
Wan unions at Fargo left that city this
morning for the convention city and
the party included Mesdames w. H.
Best. George +. Clark, j. G. Love, B.
Fisher. E. b. Matters, Maude Santle-
man. F. H. Wilder. j. NJ. Johnson, H.
H. Aaker, Ashland, Headland, and V.
g. Baldwin. Miss Hulda Forsberg and
Miss Jennie Jensen. State officers who
are expected to be present are Mrs.
! Walter Reed Of Armenia. musical di-
rector. Mrs. L. l.. Muir of Hunter, and
Mrs. WILSON,, superintendent Of for
eign work.
The program for the two days is
we'll filled with papers. addresses,
question boxes. round table discus
sfons. musical numbers and social
features and the Mayville union has
planned to give the visiting delegates
an interesting time. Election Of Of
fcers takes place tomorrow afternoon.
In the American City Magazine ap-
pears an article on civic Improvement
dent OF the Woman's Civic league OF
this city and chairman of the civic
Improvement committee of tn. State
Federation Of Women's clubs. The
article follows:
"A wave Of civic Improvement
seems to be sweeping over North Da-
kota. as almost every town in the
state has either an active civic league
or some committee on civic improve
1nent. The general work done by
these organizations is as follows:
a SlCdusup QAy, IOllOWeQ Oy
a cereful inspection of streets and al
leys during the summer.
2. Kitchen garbage kept in wa
ter-tisht cans and collected regularly
by the city.
"3. Stable refuse kept in boxe.
with water-tight covers and removed
frequently.
-. A we'll organized junior civic
league. end flower gardens.
Special features. have been taken
up in q number of towns.
Grand Forks has /. civic. league
food inspector who inspects once a
month every grocery. meat market
bakery. ice cream parlor. candy fac.
tory and wholesale house in the city
This inspector. a woman by the way
also inspects the slaughter house,
regularly. Grand Forks also has q
flower and shrub committee. through
which agency citizens are able tc
purchase flowers and shrubs at great.
ly reduced prices. This year there
will be an oficial inspection Of the
city by the mayor after cleanup day
REST rooms for farmers wives
have been opened at Hope. Willistor
and Larimore. Public parks have
been established at Williston sur.
rounding the library: at Mayvill,
along the Great Northern right Of
way. and around the railroad station,
at sykeston. Harvey and Wimbledon
Park River and Bottineau have beau.
tined the cemetery. Lddgerwood ha,
Sp,oughed tho vacant town lots and