The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-24
CLUB NOTES

The Hawthorne ~Neighborhood club
MN meet Wednesday afternoon at the
hawthorne school, There win be a
~ tlme and the meeting will be for
the parents Of the neighborhood and
Sne teachers of the school. A question
box in which all will be given freedom
10 ASK questions will be inaugurated
ana there will be entertainment by the
children. All are invited to be pres
ent.
In it's present president the General
Federation of Women's clubs has a
clever wit and a most entertaining
story-teller. Mrs, Pennypacker never
abuses the privilege of the orator to
MI a gap in her talks with a story,
doing this most judiciously, and invar-
lably causing no end Of merriment.
one of her stories which came as a
parallel In a phase of her club talk was
on the picture of David in the Lions
were ,admiring the picture, but one
woman was puzzled why David should
nave SO happy an expression when
and asked n of h party viewing the
picture: Why does David look so happy
when he is about to be devoured by
the lion? ThereuDon Chauncey Depew,
Madam. David looks absolutely happy
because he is sure that he will not be
called upon to make an after-dinner
speech. ... f"- F.
The following from The Minneapolis
Journal concerning the mid-winter
meeting of the federated clubs in the
twin cities will be Of interest to club
winter meeting and luncheon of the
Minnesota State Federation of Women's
CLUBS closed yesterday afternoon after
the reception at the bennington, al
remaining here a few days longer.
Even a real snow storm failed to lessen
the or dampen the enthus-
iaSm of the delegates. At the lunch
con every seat in the ballroom and in
the main dining-room was taken and
the committee on seating and on reg
istering, Mrs. H. L. Day, chairman, and,
Mrs. d. H. McMullen. had to do some
careful calculating so as not to urn
away the guests. On the speakers
platform were three women in addi-
ton to the guest, Mrs. Percy ". Penny
hacker of Austin. Tex, general feder-
alton president, Mrs. Edgar II. Loyhed,
the president of the Minnesota, State
Federation of Women's clubs. Mrs. T.
g. Winter, president of the Woman's
club as toastmistress and Mrs. v. c.
Sherman, all three representatives of
the leading organizations of women in
the state. and in Minneapolis were on
the platform. To Mrs. Sherman and
Mrs. Winter fell the task of extending
the greeting of the city of Minneapolis
and of her clubwomen to the visiting
guests. while to Mrs. P~ennybacker and
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ing. Both the visitors feel apprecia-
ton and delight at the meeting and
the arrangements for the breakfast.
Mrs. Pe~nnybacker, who has been the
guest of the Minnesota Federation of
Women's clubs in response to an invi-
tation through Mrs. Loyhed last Sep
TENDER, has decided to accept the hos
pitality of the federation and will re-
main in Minneapolis until tonight. She
goes to Chicago from here, where she
will speak at a meeting before the
Chicago club women early this week.
When Mrs. Loyhed was in San Fran
cisco last July she met Mrs. Penny
hacker and a conditional promise was
made to visit Minnesota this winter.
Perhaps nothing could have linked the
chain Of interest in the work of the
general federation more closely than
the visit of the energetic president, |
whose home is in Texas, and whose en-
thusiasm is as broad as the prairie of
her state n whose desire to do good
for the federation and for the 500, 900
women in it is inspiring. Mrs. Loyhed |
said: You do not know what this
of the state federation. 1t is the in
spiration which we need to carry us
along in our purposes to do the best
there is in us for our Office.
in addresses. At the meetings yester-
day when the chairmen of committees
reported she was always ready with a
response and a suggestion, falling in
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state, making suggestions and advis-
ing.
Il want all to come more into touch
with the wage-earning women" was
her parting message after the meeting
yesterday afternoon. II despise the
working women for are we not
all working women? Do we not earn a
wage by Keeping house for our fam
lilies? Believe me, sisters, the danger
of our country lies in the spirit of
class and the preJudices promoting
such. We women have a great deal
more to do with eherishing prejudices
than men Drop your worries is advice
you will do well to heed. Why come
men to the conclusion that club
work makes women a bore and Is a |
burden to her Inc an oppressive agent
in the house? Because women will
bring their troubles from the clubs to
the home. Such things only darker. the
happy family horizon. Be joyful and
happy, drop all that disturbs you on
the threshold of you home before you
enter. Remember today is yours. En-
Joy it while you an, for you may not
know what tomorrow may bring. III
out fear, be young with your children
and sympathize and advise with your
husband"