The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-29
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The Woman's club Of Moorhead
Will netcrtain the club women Of
Moorhead and Fargo at a lecture and
breakfast on Friday morning. Febru-
airy 2. at the state normal model
school assembly room. Over 1875
y women have been invited. The lecture
will be given at II o'clock by Presi-
dent G. +. Vincent of the University
of Minnesota. This will be followed
by a breakfast which will be served
in the domestic science rooms of the
normal school,. This will afford AN
hear Superintendent S. L. Heter Of St.
Paul and DR.. James of Minneapolis,
who will be on the afternoon pro-
gram of the big meeting of the
Northwest-Central Minnesota Educa-
tional association, which will be in
session at that time at the state nor.
NAL school auditorium.
The woman's club at .Crookston
meets tomorrow afternoon and in roll
call the members will respond with
suggestions on the home training of
Scandinavian children. Mrs. Gray
will read a paper on Public Educa-
ton in Norway and Sweden" Mrs.
Armstrong will give a paper on "Civ-
les" Mrs. Hanson will read a Nor
wegian poem and the meeting will
close With current event topics.
This club is also making prepara
tion for a reception to he given at
the library next Wednesday afternoon
from 3 to 5 o'clock in honor of Pro.
fessor Maria Sanford of Minneapolis.
Invitations have beer issued to the
members of the Current Events club
and the Matrons.. club, the ladies who
are alumni of the state university,
and the teachers of the public schools.
II library club rooms will be dec
GRATED appropriately for the occasion,
n light refreshments will be served.
The ladies are looking forward to a
delightful afternoon las it is a pleas
ure to meet personally n who is so
widely known n loved as Miss San
ford. Miss Sanford gives a lecture
at the Methodist church Wednesday
evening. and her subject is "Kipling."
h will speak of the characteristics
of the author, and will give readings
from his most popular works. She is
y. we'll fitted to interpret this master of
English prose. as he is her favorite
author. and for many years she has
made a study of his works.
The Minot woman's club enjoyed
a most delightful time Thursday when
the 1n-betweens entertained the char
ter members Of whom there are six
II the babies of, the club of whom
there are four .. The entertainment
took the form of n luncheon at /
o'clock followed by an afternoon Of
pleasure. Mrs. -Bosard's h%ospitable
nome was given a festive appearance
by the profusion of pink carnations
throughout the living and dining
rooms. The shades were drawn and
candles lighted for the luncheon serv-
ice. The club colnrs were carried out
in the pink candle shades and the
iong-stemmed pink carnation found
at each guests place. The place cards
we're things of beauty and dainty i'm
the extreme. A f~our-course luncheon
was served by Mrs. Bosard assisted
by Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Bierly,
n full justice was lone to the de-
licious viands 4. The tables were then
removed and the guests gathered
round for Il jolly informal good time.
The first contest was a spirited one
and caused no end of fun and laugh.
to bring her baby photograph and
after a thorough inspection of this
picture gallery in. an effort to find
a resemblance to a. club sister. it
was found that Mrs. MCGEE had sew
enteen correct names and as a re-
ward of merit s1N received a beauti-
full hand-emhroidered handkerchief
chief. A blackboafd was then brought
in and each charter member and each
baby was asked to illustrate her ia
vorite nursery rhyme. Each picture
was a work of art and brought many
adlniring comments from the in-he-
tweens. The prize in this case went
to Mrs. Wolfe, who cleverly drew
Jack. be ninble. Jack. be quick,
Jack jump over the candle stick" Her
reward was a handsome cut glass
dish. 60
Thus two prizes had gone to the
charter members but in the third
contest the babies found a champion
and carried off the honors. Mrs. II.
III. kemper, the infant member, won
a stilletto for making the best button
hole. $3.50
The Women's Charity club was or
ganlzed at Jamestown last week and
the following officers named:
,President-Mrs. r NJ. Donnelley.
Treasurer-Mrs. e. NJ. Seller.
The first meeting was held Thurs
day when organization was perfected,
a preliminary meeting having been
held Tuesday. The object of the club
~ W sew LOT worthy causes n par
ticularly to sew and furnish clothing
for some of the many little ones taken
in care by the State Humane Officer
Blake. The meetings will be held
weekly. probably upon Friday at the
homes of the members nearly twenty
in number. The object of the club is
Very worthy and con1mendable. The
II already has much work outlined
for it.
The complete vindication Of DR..
Harvey Wiley, the government chem
list. will be hailed with delight by all
North Dakota club women. Letters of
protest flooded Washington last sum-
mer when DR.. Wiley's decapitation
was threatened and not a few were
sent by the club. women Of this state.
Pure food is a necessity for all human
beings and no one realizes the value
of chemical reseach and experiment
better than the housewife: and as al.
ways. the women's clubs assume the
leadership whenever the interests of
the home are threatened.
The C%rittenton Home at Fargo was
beautifully remembered. yesterday
with A letter and check. from Mrs. C.
s. Shippy OF Hope. NJ. D.. which filled
the workers at the home with Infinite
| pleasure.
Through the efforts of Mrs. shippy.
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