The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-28
CLUB NOTES

Saturday afternoon the Woman's
club Of Lisbon was entertained by
Mesdames w. C. Curtis and M. L.
Spear at the home of the latter. At
the regular hour the president called
the meeting to order and the usual
business was transacted. The special
committee appointed to consider the
a~dvisability of forming a civic league
reported that everything seemed IA
vorable for such an organization and
that a meeting of the ladies of Lisb
had been called for next Wednesday
evening. The club decided that a
auspices, such league, while having It's
own officers, to be an auxiliary of the
Woman's club. Mrs. NJ. L. Engle, in
behalf of the delegates to the fed
reported a most enjoyable trip and
praised Very highly the hospitality of
the Hankinson ladies. Mrs. w. M.
Jones, and Mrs. Engle, Lisbon's dele
gates, apparel on the programme, the
former responding to a toast at the
federation tea and the latter giving
a reading in the place of Mrs. Bangert
OF Enderlin, who was unable to be
present. Roll call was responded to by
twenty-three members, each giving a
current event. The programme for the
afternoon consisted of an interesting
sketch of the life Of Robert Louis
row and a humorous extract from
Travels with a Donkey read very eff
fectively by Mrs. c. e. Jones. Mrs.
c.. w, Hanmelton read an interesting
and instructive paper on How to Get
Rid of the Flies and Mosquitoes, which
concluded the programme. Following
this, delicious refreshments were serv-
ed by the hostesses, assisted by Mes
DANES A. j. Breasted n VIM. M. Jones,
Jr.
The Housewives league of Grand
Forks held it's regular meeting Friday
q ffarnnnn Of q n'nlOrlF In thaadininp-
room of the Central school building.
Mrs. Tasso Lindsay the chairman, pre-
sided and many matters of Importance
We're brought up and discussed. The
ceiyed from New York was read by the
secretary, Mrs, S. Torgerson. A COM
mittee, with Mrs. James Collins as
chairman, was appointed to make the
necessary revisions in the constitution.
A letter was also read from Mrs.
Julian Heath, the organizer n ma
tional president of the league. Mrs.
Heath states that she is very glad to
kota have become interested in this
important movement, and will be will
ing to assist the local organization in
any way possible. Mrs. Lindsay was
requested to write an article dealing
with the needs in this state, and send
it in to the national publication, The
league buttons We're received and dis
tributed and several new members
were taken in. The next meeting of
the Housewives league will be held in
two weeks in the Y. w. G. A.. parlors.
At the conclusion of the league meet
ing the Housekeepers' club held a
meeting in the same department Miss
Mary Sutherland gave an illustrated
talk on the Russian, English and Com
prise Style of Table Service, The
dining room table was set with the
necessary dishes and silver. The ex-
hibit of bread which was made by the
girls in the cooking class attracted a
great deal of attention. Both white
and brown bread was made and the
prizes were awarded to the following
girls: Brown bread, Miss Alice Bulge,
Esther Cotton, third; white bread, Miss
Esther Westeen, first, Miss Leila John
son, second; Miss Anna Cumming,
third. The lesson in cooking was on
ices and typewriter recipes were pre-
scented to all the ladies present. Miss
sutherland was In charge and was
assisted by some one of the girls in her
classes. The demonstration yesterday
afternoon was the last In the series
for this year, and all expressed regret
that the interesting lessons were over.
Miss Sutherland has been in charge
of the work for the past two years
and has accomplished q vast amount
Of good. She las given of her time
and labor in a willing and cheerful
manner, winning the esteem of all who
have come in contact with her.
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