The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-20
Miss Nelson Tells of Trip.

.SkISS INIClSOn lCllS Ol lflUs
IN her return to Valley City after
her months trip through the east. Miss
Minnie Nelson, president of the North
Dakota Federation Of Women's clubs.
gave out the following account of her
pleasures which appeared in the Wall
ley City Times-Record:
Minnie ]. Nelson returned yester-
day from the east.where she attended
the National meeting of superintend-
ents held at Philadelphia and took in
the inauguration Of President Wilson
at Washington and also studies the
prominent schools of New York city.
"She says: The meeting Of superin-
tendents was the best that has been
held in he past ten years and attend
ed by over 1000 state, county and city
supernitendents of schools. A, very
fine manual training exhibit of the
state normal here in charge. of Prof.
selden called forth a good deal Of fa-
vorable comment from the visitors.
after attending the meeting, a
party of four women county superin-
tendents of North Dakota visited
many historical spots in Philadelphia
and vicinity. Visited Independent
Hall with its old Liberty Bell and the
room where the Declaration OF Inde-
pendence was signed, the Betsy Ross
house where the first American flag
was Ildue, Den EIdIlhllH 3 grave anu
the battle fields of Valley Forge and
Germantown and many other inter-
esting historical places.
THE party travelled on to Washing
ton aid a there in time for the big
suffrage parade which IA the day
before the inauguration and was prob
ably the best planned and managed
of anything of its kind ever seen. If
1t had not been for the negligence Of
the police force without. doubt the
most wonderful parade witnessed in
modern times. 1t was planned 80
that the formation was a ribbon Of
Ecolors. The physicians md lawyers
marched first followed by the teach
ers. writers. actresses. etc. They wore
costumes that were designed after the
Grectan order in colors ranging from
a dark blue to a light blue and the
pinks and the various other shades.
The prominent ome Of the coun-
try, both in educational and social and
There were twenty floats which were
very beautiful. This parade took
five hours to pass a given point. Mrs.
Belle Spur who is well known here
as she was one Of the first ONE in
the state to hold the Office of county
superintendent of schools. carried the
banner for North Dakota assisted by
Miss Mamie Correnson Of Cando,
superintendent of Towner county.
The way the whole spectacle was
planned made MANY a convert to the
cause Of woman's suffrage. A prom
inent man from Rochester. n. T. was
heard to remark as he stood on the
capitol steps and saw the formation
Of the parade and the general plan:
Well. I am converted: henceforth I
am for .woman's suffrage. Anybody
that could plan and carry out such a
gigantic Undertaking should have the
right to- vote"
March I was a day that will long
be remembered by the North Dakota
visitors to Washington. Through the
kindness Of Senator ?. j. McCumber,
OF Wahpeton, the party were given
seats on the senatorial platform in
front OF the capitol building where
the Inauguration ceremonies took
place: The ladies are loud in their
praises for the many courtesies at
forded them by this North Dakota
senator.
"From these seats It vas possible
for them to see the presidents party
close at hand. as they came out OF
the capitol building. After the inaug-
uration OF Vice President Marshall,
President.elect Wilson walked beside
President Taft followed by tho su-
pIeNlo court Ill the rOUeS. n can.
met officers and the diplomatic corps
with their gorgeous array of gold lace
and ostrich plumes. Then, came the
senators and representatives with
their handsomely gowned wives max.
ing an imposing scene.
Frequent cheers were heard as
prominent ~pers0nages passed by and
1t was particularly noticeable in the
case OF William Jennings Bryan. who
received the greatest ovation, even
o demonstration than the presi-
dent. The remark was often heard
in the streets Of Washington, Well,
Bryan got the hand, !,
Congressman and Mrs. Young EN-.
tertained the ladies al a theater par
ty where they witnessed the perform.
ancc by "Billy" Burke. The next