The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-05-10
Women Clubs
What North Dakota Club Women
Are D0ing.

The woman's club of Mayville held
a special business meeting Tuesday
evening, May s..
The following officers were elected
for the next year: President, Miss
Watson; vice, president, Mrs. Butter
held; recording secretary, Mrs. Cor
rell; corresponding secretary, Miss
Sprague; treasurer, Miss Nelson.
AS the district superintendent Of the
Great Northern railroad refused to
grant permission for the erection of
a band stand on the right-of-way, the
Woman's club voted to make a con-
tribution toward the erection Of a
band stand wherever ii Is built.
The club will meet with Mrs. Thar
aldsen Saturday, May 10. Mrs.
Ylvisaker and Mrs. Thordarson will
devote the first half of the program
to the subject. Music as a Social
Factor and Miss Brant and Mrs
Travis will have the grand opera,
Mora" as their topic.
The Federated Women's Clubs of
the Second District of North Dakota
met in Cando this week on Tuesday
and Wednesday,, May 9Th and 9Th,
There r fourteen clubs in this dis.
trtct. The delegates, began to arrive
on the Tuesday noon train from the
north, and many more came on the
afternoon train from the south. Wher
the trains arrived the reception com.
mittee was there to welcome them
and they were conveyed in autos tc
the various homes where they were
to be guests. AT $3.50. Tuesday eve.
ming they were givkn a banquet by
the F. D. L. Club, which was daintil,
served by the w. SGssN%T 7. U. ladies a
the elegant home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Club for. the .occAlnph. sss
|. Immediately afteTsssstltAssbanqdetl tn,
ladies adjourned to the club, room.
The program was opened by instru
mental music by MRS. G. T. MePike
"Rondo Cspriccioso" by Mendelssohn
Mrs. P. P. Parker, ex-vice-president
IN a few we'll chosen words. intro
duced Mrs. W. j. Reynolds. Vice Pres
in her address welcomed the guests
Mrs. W. j. Reynolds Of West Hop,
gave the response in a very capabl,
manner. Devils Lake .quartette the
gave a musical number Little Pa
poose." relighting The audience il
such a way as to CALI forth a heart,
encore. This was followed by a pa
per from Mrs. Hopkins of Antler. sub
1ect: What Women are Doing ii
Home Economics" inc it seems Their,
Is very little women are not attempt
ing and accomplishing. She urget
that women solve and master the diff
iculties of house keeping and HON,
making. and they will be performin,
a greater service to mankind than b,
getting the vote. Mrs. G. F.. Martii
of Leeds rendered a solo. Miss Neil
gave a talk on Improvement of Rur
al Conditions" She has also adopted
that OF extension: and will leave M
stone unturned to bring women O.
the rural districts all benefits possibl.
as a direct result of club activities. L
Is her plan that club ladies make i
pleasant for rural districts, by musica
programs or reading papers when
e and wherever possible, most es,
pecially in the school centers. now Sc
rapidly coming to the front as a feat
ure Of rural development. Miss Neil
son as County superintendent O.
Barnes Co., has been actively inter
ested TOR some time past. Mrs. r. H
Fairfield Of Gardena gave an excep,
tionally fine paper on Industrial ant
Social Conditions in Our Rural Com,
gestions. Mrs. r. c. Harris charmed
her hearers with one Of her beautiful
solos. Miss jacobson Of Leeds reat
a. paper on Civic Improvement" Civ,
Ing many new ideas of what nigh
De accomplished in a small town
Devils Lake quartette gave their sec.
ond musical number. after which Mrs
teresting paper on Public Health, the
program of the evening closing witt
one Of Mrs. Frank Shanley's delight,
ful solos, ooh Lovely, Night"
Reports of the clubs were very In.
teresting. showing how much the,
were accomplishing along different
lines. sending relief to Red Cross ant
mood sufferers. civic work. maintoin.
lng res rooms. Offering scholarship
Mrs. g. e. Martin Of Leeds was
elected secretary and treasurer of the
Second District and Mrs. Anderson OF
Antler appointed corresponding secre.
tary.
The first. district federation meeting
which was held in st. Thomas This
week, was one of the most successful
gatherings ever held by that district.
There was a large attendance and the
visitors were royalty entertained. The
rural work was the main topic for dis
cusston and many matters of import
ance were taken up. Mrs. A. NJ.
o'Connor Of st. Thomas was elected
vice president of the district and Miss
Edna Pifer Of Larimore was made re-
cording secretary.
The Civic league at Lisbon is work.
ing in earnest for one Of the cleanest
towns In the state and the member
ship Of .fifty-two ladies means that
they shall succeed. "A cleanup mo-
tice has been sent out and printed
following Q splendid meeting In which
ali departments we're thoroughly or
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