The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-07
Women's Clubs
Whst Meth Dakota Club weus.
Are Deing.

Perhaps M of the most interesting
meetings Of the N~eighborhood club at
Fargo for some time was that yes
terday afternoon at the Roosevelt
school OF the meetings of the Neigh
borhood club for f1fty or sixty ladies'
pers present and as they arrived about
1880 a delicious lunch was served and
the remainder Of the time was devoted
to a talk and demonstration by Mrs.
g. l.. Martin. who showed the ladies
how to test various materials of dress
goods. As an illustration Mrs. Martin
produced a piece Of material which
was supposed to be all wool and for
which the price is $50 per yard at a
local store. This she tested and found
that 1t was. nine-tenths cotton with
just a little wool shoddy. Similar tests
We're made for silk and linen and for
mercerized goods and the process for
the manufacture OF the latter was
given with the statement that there is
very little real mercerized goods on
the market. but some very good imi-
tations to those who do not know how
to make tests. Mrs, Martin told. Of the
appearance of the various ibers under
the microscope and told how the imi-
tations TOR silk. tin and iron will not
burn and that the real silk fiber will
burn with a bright blaze and leave a
soft fluffy ash. The results of the
meeting yesterday will probably be a
housewives league in which it will be
the endeavor to teach the public how
to test their own materials and pre-
vent them from paying silk and wool
prices for cotton. The time was so
thoroughly taken up yesterday that no
definite plans were made, but the
question will be brought up at a meet
ing of the Handtcraft club tomorrow
evening at the schoolhouse at 1880
and plans will be discussed at the next
meeting Of the club. The league will
probably be open to all of the wom-
ems club OF the city IL men as we'll
as women will be given a chance to
learn how to purchase pure wool ma
terials. Announcement was made Of
a meeting Of the Handicraft club to-
night at 1880 at the school and the
class in basketry will meet Monday
evening at 1880 at the school,
Three communications have been
received during the past week by the
secretary Of the Civic Improvement
league of Langdon-one from Yon-
kers. N. T., one from Valentine,
Nep., n another from Ravenna,
Neb.-requesting information relative
to Langdon's plan for the disposal of
garbage. the system which has been
working so successfully here, having
been exploited In a recent issue of the
Ladies Home journal. No doubt the
information 10 being furnished by the
league. and Langdon will in this way
get a great deal Of wholesome adver-
Using as a result Of tn, work Of this
organization.
The league was formed in Langdon
four years ago. with a view toward
improving the sanitary conditions of
Langdon. having as its members men,
women and children, who cared to be-
come enlisted in the work, and had its
first Cleanup day. just before the
tornado. The next year the league
placed refuse cans along the principal
streets Of 1angdon for the disposition
OF waste paper. etc, and later petit
toned the city council to provide a
suitable plan for the disposition OF
garbage. The council adopted the
plan recommended by the league. and
it has worked out very satisfactorily
OF late. however, in spite Of the
good work accomplished. and othe:
good work begun. the club has beer
very inactive. and a general lack OF
q condition should not exist-it has
no right to-and with the coming OF
spring the league should be revived
at once, and made to cary on the good
work for which 1t is sponsor.