The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-18
CLUB NOTES

The Fortnightly club met yesterday
afternoon with a good attendance at
the Civic Centre and Club house for
their annual meeting and election of
officers. Following the business ses-
sion, Miss Robinson, the visiting nurse,
talked on Housing, dealing. with her
tenements. She deplored the fact that
Fargo had not better building inspec-
ton and told something of the condi-
tons existing as she has met with
them in her work. 1t. may be inter-
| esting to note that the facts related
| by Miss Robinson were for a large part
surprising to the ladies as many people
in Fargo are not informed as to the
| needs of Fargo of better teaements.
subject of Housing, considering it from
a more general aspect. She told of the
big possibilities for improvement along
the line of parks and more attention
to the advantages for beauty. The
| corps of officers for the new year were
| chosen as follows: President, Mrs. 9.
F. Amidon; first vice president, Mrs. G.
l. Martin; second vice president, Mrs
Mrs. Sam Mcdonald; corresponding
secretary, Miss Blanch True; treas
urer, Mrs. w. B.. Bell.
The sociological section of the Fine
Arts club will meet Wednesday, Feb.
10, instead of Tuesday, at the Civic
Centre and Club house. Two excellent
4 papers have been prepared and the
grafton Problem. Mrs. c. B.. Waldron
VIII consider the subject from the point
of History of immigration In the Unit.
ed States and Mrs. r. e. Weible will
speak on immigration Restrictions.
The Woman's club of Fargo will meet
next Friday afternoon at the Civic Gen.
tire and Club house and the feature of
\ I'll No. hnvH AAsss
H. L. Bolley on Trade Unionism-Its
History and What it Has Accomplished
On Monday afternoon the members
of the Study club were entertained at
the home of Mrs. w. H. Stewart on
Eighth ven south, who was assisted
by her mother, Mrs. Flanders. The &C.
casion was Recreation day and each
friend. An amusing contest was intro
duced, each lady being requested to
make remarks concerning her neigh
boris conversational powers, 1t was
conceded that Mrs. X. A. Beard was the
most brilliant conversationaltst pres
ent. Menu cards were then distrib'
uted and the guests were asked to Sc
lect their own refreshments, which
task caused u merriment snd T ss,
afternoon was a delightfully."- enter
tanning one and at a convenient hour
the hostesses served very delicious re-
Mrs. Percy v. Pennypacker, the
president general of the Federation Of
Women's clubs, left Austin on Thurs.
day evening on her way west, and VII
arrive in Minneapolis Friday morning
for the two-days' mid-winter meeting
of the Minnesota Federation of Won
ems lubs, which commences on Fri
day evening and concludes Saturda!
afternoon with the mid-winter lunch
con and the reception at the Leaning
ton. Mrs. P~ennypacker is spending
few days in ST. Louis at the CUES
of Mrs. Philip N. Moore, the forme
president of the w. b. c., and she will
arrive in Minneapolis on Friday morn
ing, and will be a guest at the Lean
ington of the fifth district of the M. T
w. c., of which Mrs. V. sherman
the president. Last week at Dallas
Tex, Mrs. Pennypacker was the homo
? guest at a large club luncheon. o
Feb. "a she will be the guest of tn
Englewood club of Chicago. March
she will address the Women's club Q
Cleveland. and March 3 will find her !
Washington as the guest of Mrs. VIII
liam e. Andrews for the presidents
inauguration ceremonies. Her hrs
) address in Minneapolis will be Frida
! eyening at the Church of the Redeeme
before the Minnesota Federation {
Women's clubs, and on Saturday sh
will again address the federation q
the luncheon at the bennington.