The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-14

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of Wahpeton went by auto last Friday
to White Rock for their second annual
| dinner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Day Of that thriving little city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Day made a reputation
for themselves as entertainers of hum
CRY people on the occasion of the DIN
ner one year 6 and sustained thelr
reputation last Friday. The evening
was spent at the coy home of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Day and it was very late when
the guests reluctantly departed for
their homes.
Dickinson Press: The district Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs held in this
| city Wednesday n Thursday was a
great success in every way and visit
| ors and hostessess alike express them
selves as having been greatly enthus-
| ed by meeting together. Trains We'd
nesday brought delegates and visitors
from east and west and others came
by auto from Bowman, New England
and Mott. After registration Wednes-
day afternoon, the ladies We're taken
to their places of entertainment and
then were given an auto ride around
the city and to the several points OF
interest.
The regular programme opened With
Ia reception and banquet at the st.
| Charles al Z o'clock. An hour and a
half was spent in getting acquainted
and exchanging experiences. When
Il the banquet room was thrown OPEN,
tfully sixty were in attendance. The
tables were artistically spread and an
elaborate s~even-course dinner was
deftly served.
"A fine pos~t-pradial programme fol-
lowed and it was not until IL o'clock
that the company separated for their
lhomes. Mrs. Soules, as toastmistress.
A rryoe a = har. hash ond her f1nnVH stories
and humorous i~ntroductions caused
many a round of applause. Mrs. Lii
libridge, in her address of welcome.
Included a good bit of Dickinson boost
ing, calling attention to the citys
growth, attractions and resources, de-
veloped and ~undeveloped, Mrs: Dugald
I Stewart of oWnaa gave the response
and, alluding to her former residence
in Dickinson, said she well knew the
hospitality and kindness of the people.
To Mrs. Ayers was assigned the
toast, Our Honored Guests, while
Mrs. Crawford followed with Our No
BILE Selves, giving a brief outline OF
the club work here and what 1t stands
for. Miss Nelson, state federation
president, found in cooperation of the
city with the rural districts The
Need of the Hour. Mrs. Lee Nichols
gave an interesting talk on Music,
and Mrs. Beulah NJ. Amidon of Far
go saw in The Eternal Human the
man and woman working together
work, not mans work or woman's
work, but, ~humanity's. The programme
closed with a toast by Mrs. j. u. Phe-
Ian, Just Like a Woman, in which
she paid high tribute to the young
mothers of today and in the scientific
ally trained motherhood saW great
promise for the coming generation.
Thursday morning was occupied
largely by reports of clubs, which
were very interesting. Miss Nelson
told how the club women could en-
courage and enlist women of the rural
districts in club and social center
work by going to them and by invit-
ing them to city club meetings. Mrs.
Mcfarland of Dickinson ang Mrs.
MURRAY of Mott recited Patsy, and
there was hardly a dry eye in the room
/ when the selection was finished.
Frederick and Thora lessen gave a
violin and piano selection and re-
i sponded to an nco and Mrs. Hey
wood of Bowman read a most com
prehensive and instructive ape on the
Resources of North Dakota. The first
part of the afternoon was occupisd
by reports by members Of various
state committees. Misses Florence
| and Eleanor Davis gave a piano duet
and they were recalled and played a
second selection, much to the delight
of the Miss Sewers #recited
The East and the West, taking Mrs.
Pollardss place on the programme.
and she also responded to an encore.
Miss Irma Baus of Chicago, the play
II ground director for this season, spoke
earnestly of the need and place of
moral as well as mental training. Mrs.
Amidon spoke for the Landmarks
committee and urged that any his
i torical papers or data be sent her for
filing and use. The round table,
furnishing much food for thought and
| answering many OF the questions aris-
ing In club work, was conducted by
Miss Nelson and Mrs. Murray delight
ed the audience with two readings.
AT a. business meeting Mrs Dugald
Stewart was elected secretary and lit
was voted to- hold the next meeting
at Bowman. Mesdames Pf1elan, Stick
ney and Nichols were appointed a
committee on resolutions.
ford, Heator. Mcclure, Flanagan, Ro-
auette and Will Carroll served b
| luncheon In the church and both the
lunch and the social hour were greatly
enjoyed. Among these present, outside
of the city registration, were: Mrs. H.
ID. Museus, Mrs. lei. Walters. Mrs. John
II KuchemaY, MRS. Lydia Richards, Mrs.
n, McNab and Mrs. Henry Sanns
dsrs, OF Beach; Miss Sewers. Mrs. Lee
Nichols. Mrs. FL, AS. Ripley, Mrs. +. K.
Biting, Mandan: Mrs ]. E. PileInsi,
Mrs. Dugald Stewart and Mrs. X. Il,
Haywood, Of Bowman Mrs. MURRAY,
of Mott: Mrs. Sfribling, of New Eng
land: Mrs. R. H. Beach of Giendiye.
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