The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-26
v. c. 7. j. HELD
FINE INSTITUTE
MET FOR ALL DAY SESSION IN
M. A. r. S. CLUB ROOM OF FIRST
M. {. CHURCH AND ENJOYED A
SPLENDID PROGRAMME DIS
CUSHIONS EDUCATIONAL.

The all day institute of the w. c. T.
Y. was held yesterday n the NJ. A.
r. S. club room Of the First NJ. E.
church and all who attended pro-
nounced the meeting as one of UNI
usual educational value and felt that
it had been more than worth while.
The session opened at 10 o'clock with
Mrs. F. H. Wilder presiding and Mrs,
d. Fisher as timekeeper. Mrs. H. NJ.
Talbot lead the devotionals.
The first paper was one on The
Work Most Needed to Be Don in
Fargo by the w. C. T. T., and Mrs.
w. A. Keye handled this subject most
Capably. Mrs. Keye brought forth
many things of especial interest hith-
erto unknown, which she had come in
contact with on visits of investigation.
One of the things which she laid much
stress upon was the habit of smoking
cigarettes by boys from the Seventh
| grade up. She pointed this evil out
as n where great work is needed.
She advised that the union use their
influence toward electing the best men
for commission form Of government
here and read a letter from Duluth
telling of what has been done there
under this form Of city government,
especially along the line Of improve
ment in police matters and city re-
form.
Mrs. E. C. Gearey's paper on The
National Presidents Recommendations
and Our Part in Carrying Them Out,
was full of splendid advice and help
and she especially emphasized what
Is known as the win n crusade
and suggested many things valuaDie
in the study of the principles of the
w. c. T. u.
Mrs. e. B. Matters discussed the
question of What the w. G. T. Z. Is
Doing to Stop the Drink Habit She
said that while Fargo has no saloons,
yet there is the drink habit to con-
tend with and it is one of the CHIEF
things that the w. c. T. i. is dealing
with here. She told of some of the
work which is being done in this state
and of the efforts toward h passage
Of the Webb bill recently. She told
of the work of assistance to the En-
forcement league in helping to enforce
the laws in this state.
The drill on state minutes and the
parliamentary drill were introduced at
1850 and much valuable information
to the workers was found in the form
er. The parliamentary drill is n Tor
practice only and for the sake or ar
gument and was presided owe by the
president. Some one suggested that
the Men of Fargo Be Prohibited Read
ing the Newspapers. The motion was
amended and re-amended and thor
oughly discussed and finally killed
and was the object of much merrl-
ment.
Mrs. E. B. Matters led the noontide
PRAYER and dinner, which was served
by the Missionary society Of the
church, was enjoyed without return
ing to their homes.
Afternoon Session.
. -. -n--s1- uvo nnnnpH
with a praise service by Mrs. G. F.
Clark and after this there were five
minute talks on department topics.
Mrs. J.. F. McGrann had a splendid
paper on The Moral and Physical
Need of Sabbath Observance and live
Iy discussions followed each paper.
Miss Fern Crothers delighted the lad
les with two beautiful solos.
Mrs. G. G. Boise gave a talk on
The Place of the w. G. T. u. in the
Campaign for Suffrage. She told of
her recent experience in the legisla-
ture in the battle for suffrage here
and the advantages to be derived in
the temperance work by the use. of
the ballot. Mrs. r. NJ. Pollock talked
on the Power of Women With the
Ballot and Without 1t. She told of the
many advances already made and that
| while the forces for good are divided
on the question of suffrage, the forces
| for bad are strictly against it, which
is very significant. She stated that
the women working without the bal
lot are like the ancient Egyptians
who were forced to make brick with
out straw.
A discussion on the question How
the Saloon Helps Business was made
| general in the absence of Mrs. Miller,
! who was to have had a paper oW the
| subject. The ladies came to the con
clusion that the only business that
the traffic helps is the jails, feeble
minded and insane Institutes and the
red light traffic.
A piano duet by Miss Bertha Hagen
and Miss Menus was greatly enjoyed.
Mrs. Lille b. Bowers followed with a
talk on The Sunday School Teachers
Influence for Total Abstinence. Her
arguments were. strong and forceful
and she has already been asked to
repeat her paper before various in
terested institutions. Mrs. Keye's
paper was repeated for the benefit Of
those who were not present during
the morning session.
Mrs. Charles Shaver gave an inter-
esting discussion of the question of
the Need of Purity Work Among the
Young People and stated that this was
one of the biggest problems of the un-
ion to educate n interest the young
people in the temperance question.
Our State and National Papers was
thA auhiacf of talks nv Mrs ~ n rsiaxlx