The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-19

cult to find another Minot wornan who
takes a deeper or more active interest
in civic affairs. Her paper showed
much originality and woman auffrase
q decided impetus among the
women who heard Mrs. Van Fleets
paper. One Of the telling arguments
which h made in its favor was that
ful In governing schools. There are
those who believe that the moral force
OF the race is in the hands of woman
end that the lack Of moral force l.
What makes weakness in govern.
ment." said Mrs. Van Fleet. Truly
women are born governors by virtue
o. their motherhood. Every man and
every woman has been sometime in
lie governed by a woman. The long
err the better for them. It is said
that when the proposition was first
made to employ women teachers. the
cry was. women can never govern
the schools. That was the day Of
brute force. But women went into
the schools and brute force was ban.
therefrom." Mrs. Van Fleet gave
the testimonies Of the governors Of
many OF the states where equal suf-
frage is established. showing how sue.
cessful its has been. Speaking Of the
spectacular performances of the suf-
fra gettes Of England she said, For
thirty years English women had used
peaceful methods to gain recognition
by the government. Their arguments
were acknowledged as just and rea.
sonable but the bill was never allowed
bearance ceased to be a virtue and
the 10 original militants were Joined
by thousands. MANY women have
been praying and watching and work
ing for the right Of franchise for
North Dakota and from the watch
tower We hear the cry: I'VE see a
cloud arising: 1t is about a. big az a
woman's hand With a ballot in it.
Some Of these days it is going to rain
be nothing left to be desired in re-
form and the workers of iniquity will
have to run and tell Ahab to prepare
his chariot and come in out Of the
rain" Not q whit less interesting but
widely different was Mrs. E. A. Longs
PAPER describing the cathedral cities
of Spain and Italy. Mrs. Long is a
the soft southern accent. AS an in
PRODUCTION to her paper she gave a
poem in negro dialect completely cap.
tivating her hearers. In speaking of
the famous cathedrals Of Italy she
i~nterspersed, among her descriptions.
personal Impressions. which added
much to the value Of them. MILAN
cathedral is to me decidedly the most
beautiful n in all italy. The vast
ediice Is of white marble and
after all these centuries it is as ex-
quisitely pure and white as in the
beginning. ! wish I could make you
understand how .exquisitively dainty.
fragile and lacelike it appears. 1t
seems as pure and white as a spirit
that has not been contaminated by a
touch Of earth. 1t is said that its de.
sign was taken from Monte Rosa. one
Of the Hottest peaks Of the Alps. It's
hundreds Of sculptured pinnacles. ris-
Ing from every. part Of the body Of
the church. certainly bear a striking
resemblance to the splintered ice
GRACE Of Savoy. 1t hal the largest
organ in Italy and is said t o make
the most exquisite music. I believe
1t for We We're perfectly spellbound
with its =. most wonderful appealing
Mrs. Long gave a splendid
Of st. Peters cathedral and
a number Of fine photo.
Of her subjects which she OBJ.
tanned during her visits to them. Mrs.
W. F. Rhea presided Very gracefully
at Saturdays meeting in the absence
Of the president. Mrs. d. A. Dinnie,
who is in Grand Forks.