Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-30
WITH THE CLUBWOMEN

remained here. longer, that more dol
the women OF Valley City could have
the privilege Of meeting her..
Mrs. r. G. Benson talked on the
reports that we're brought into the
federation. She said fhat!Valley City
was highly complimented on its splen'
did work and that we had the hanncs
for the most federated clubs OF any
town in the state. We have seven
federated clubs here and Fargo cont
ing next, has five. Mrs. H. A.. Pres
Ter, state corresponding secretary
gave a brief resume OF her impress
sions of the federation and a part OF
her paper follows: 1.-THE purpose TO-
which the n. D. r. W. G. is organized
is to bring the women Of the state
into communication for acquaintance,
mutual h%elpfulness and the promotion
ofon o.. high intellectual, social, and
moral conditions. When l read this
object the first time, thought it Q
very worthy one, and III my past
years experience / have had many
glimpses OF the great. work 10 being
done by our various departments Blue
it remained for the annual meeting at
Fargo to bring me to a. full realization
Of what this organization is doing to
promote higher intellectual, social
and moral conditions"
Each department reported so much
accomplished that one could not help
feeling the Homes Of North Dakota
surely have been benefited the past
year, and what the work has been
woman's work and very much worth
while. Every delegate present seem
ed to feel that she was there not only
to receive, but to aid personally in
carrying on the work OF the federation
for the betterment of those less for.
tunate in our state. For instance,
when an appeal was made for litera-
ture, pictures, music, ETC., for the tu-
%berculosis sanitariun at Dunseith, I
was facing the audience and there
wasn't a face that did not reflect a.
determination to aid, and l venture to
say that ere this the reading matter
at the sanitorium consists Of more.
than a few Christian Heralds and that
the picture OF the dying patient has
been replaced by one more coonduc-
i've to cheefulness. 4}All through the
meeting this same spirit: was muni.
fest-this is, our work, it should be
dolle-we will help. a..
From the START the. entire delega.
ton was with. our president, Miss Min.
ME Nelson. They were her friends
and recognized in her an eTcient
leader, and ! consider it a very high
compliment to her that there was not
a mlrmur OF dissatisfaction or dis
approval throughout the meeting, al.
though a complete revision of our
constitution and bylaws owas~-made.
It is also a compliment to the delega-
ton. as we'll, for it shows conclusive
" that the club women OF. today have
learned to be imperspnal. She has
become accustomed to team play
and has learned to walk in step.
The program was very we'll balanc.
ed and was SO full Of inspirations, cul-
,ture and instruction an dp~ossibilitiees,
FOR service. The last. complete touch
was given by Mrs. P%ennybacker, our
general federation president. She was
just a little woman to whom a stran-
ger would give hardly more than a.
passing glance, but seeing her, We
admired her, and hearing her speak. ;
we loved her. She was SO forceful,
SO far seeing and SO earnest but with.
al SO feminine and gracious that she
Impaired an added dignity to the
work of women's clubs. There was
certainly no "Militancy" in her meth.