The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-16
OPPORTUNITY
0 DERARTMENTS
The Federation Of Women's
Clubs, Says Miss Nelson,
Occupies Big Field;
tBy STAFF Correspondent,

- 0Ss' A".-taSt Opp0r-
tunitfes lie before the various depart.
ments Of the North DAKOTA Fedora.
ton of Womcn's Clubs, in the view.
point Of Miss Minnie ]. Nelson. presi-
aent of the federation. Miss Nelson.
III her annual address Yesterday. en-
phasfzed: these possibilities, her I'D
dress following: -
This is indeed ~ notable n1ectinr
Of theSwomen's clubs OF North Dakota'
u s sixteen years g in this very
month OF October in this very CITY
OF Fargo was held the first meeting
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Womcn's clubs. Like the mai
den. who blossoming into womanhood
~ lne age OF sixteen. puts on longer
dresses and grown-up airs we, too,
are .blossoming out today in new at
tire II will appear for the first TIM.
as tho members of a corporate BODY.
The new dress sisFthc latest style for
club women Of stAn age, fashioned in
the most up to date ma nncr and our
modists, Madames L4aurcr, Young and
present needs. in. This garb We Ne can
sue and be sued and perchance
(Which will be Interesting news to
some of lis at lcast) we can pursue
and be pursued.aTsLet us pursue with
added zeal the lhishf ideals set us in
inc past. ~ ea .EsTTs
her q" sikfes ~ sy : Eyaksssy. who !',s said r! on
sweet sixtsen I nd have never sas' BEEN em
Kissed our Federation has been
kissed by good sfortune. God has
been good to us and never taken from
US a state officer. We have our whole
list of officers unbSokcn. Would that
they were all present with us today
as we make OUR debut into the So
f,iNfS. -oc f1,~ -
Good. Year f.. Club Work.
This has been q pleasant year in
club work. 1t has been my privilege
to be present at an of he-seven-dis-
trict meetings. What an. inspiration
and a revelation those meetings have
been to me! Last October when ]
found myself your leader 1 realized
with all the club women of the state.
for great work had been laid out for
our state federation TO accomplish.
/ The problems of the state where
women Can aid were many. We had
much to do and that much could only
be done by cooperation, by each do
Ing her part SO I WAS glad to visit
each district in the state and meet
the women who arc doing things"
to know the workers and see the
ability displayed. q. those district
meetings. any one of them were iarg-
err and more enthusiastic than the
first state meeting ] ever had the
pleasure of attending. I would like
to tell o of all the magnificent
work, excellent addresses, and brainy
women l SAW and heard, hut ! mus:
refrain, the stories of those meetings
belong to the vice presidents.
New board Meeting Plan Good.
Our spring board meeting was
unique. For the first time we held
a two days session. The second day
We had the pleasure of having with
us the chairmen of the departments Of
work. VIC all felt it was a most
profitable session and i recommend
that we make this council of officers
and chairmen Il permanent feature of
our spring board meeting. Our work
has grown to such proportions that
it is necessary to take time to plan
we'll. Several important changes in
which o will hear more later.
In this vast new state of ours un-
limited opportunities lie before the
committees in charge of each depart
ment of work. Just what each de-
partment. ear and should do is. a
story in itself. must not so into
this either as / know each chairman
is just bubbling over with ideas and
suggestions of which you will. hear
tomorrow. The number Of members
on each committee to further the
work Of the various departments has
been raised to seven-One from each
district. Each member will be re-
sponsible for tho work of her special
department. In her special district.
Looks for Results.
: This new plan will be watched with
interest for the next W years and
7 am sure will be productive of great
good. In tho past some districts
have had no representatives OH some
Of tina departments and other dis
tricts have had several members on
the same department.. The depart
ment chairtnen have put a great deal
Of thought into the outline of work
for the ensuing year and I am sur
with these we'll organized committees
the work of the thirteen departments
will be we'll cared fos and pushed
into the outer corners of the state.
l would suggest that those in charge
Of the programs TOR the district meet
inEs see that the representatives OF
each of the various departments be
given time on the program of the
| district meeting To present the work
Of her department, and set forth the
lneeds of the district: along the line of
work she represents. would also
suggest that the vice president at
large be president of the vice presi-
! dents ana ala thCm IN ARRANGING the
| programs and dates for the district
meetings.
At tho board meeting 1t was recon-
mcnded that the various departments
be s%ubdividcd to correspond to tho
subdivisions Of the general fedora
ton. This will be done.
The little pamphlet of suggestions
from each department chairman
! which was gotten out blythe extern
| sion committee for the first time has
proved Of invaluable help to clubs in
planning their programs.
One OF my ambitions for the admin.
istration IL that our apportionment
Of $500 Tor the sarah Plat Decker
memorial fund he paid before the BIZ
ennial in Chicago next May. We have
raised 1855. We stiM ~ $244. Let
! us wipe that out. ana u own stats
endowment fund. & Would that we
could say by nextss October "ts IL finr
ished."
] would .iike o mention the greAt
need for rural extension.
I plead also tor the or~kantsation
Of more parents leagues. We need
better co-operatio between the home
and school. -
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