The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-09-17
PLANS ARE BEING
COMPLETED FOR Big
FEDERATION MEETING

The club women of the state are
making extensive plans for the meet
ing Of. the General Federation Of Wo-
mems clubs, which will be held in
Jamestown, October 18th to 18th. Miss
Helen Louise Johnson, of New York
chairman Of the Home Economics De-
partment of the General Federation,
will be at jamestown at this time.
One of the interesting features of
the federation. The Health Depart
ment will have a Child Welfare, Pure
Food and tuberculosis exhibit. The
Social and Industrial committee are
working with DR.. A. R. T. Wylie OF
the, Grafton Institute, and DR.. Hotch-
kiss of. jamestown, State Hospital.
, Both of these doctors will speak at
' the federation in October.
The Art Department OF which Mrs.
F. E. Chandler of Grand Forks is
chairman, will have an exhibition OF
handicraft work from over the state
and also fine exhibition Of pictures
The Conservation committee of which
Mrs. E. w. Cunningham of Larimore
Is chairman, are plpanning a fine ex
hibit to interest the peoplpe in the
conservation of wild flowers, birds
game and forestry and plpan also to
interest the women in the necessity
for good roads in the state.
| The Civic Department of which
Mrs. Scott Rex of Grand Forks, is
chairman, will have one of the Ma
. tional Civic exhibitions. The Educa
tional Department with County Su
! perintendent of Schools Miss Laura
, Sanderson of La Moure az chairman
will have an exhibit showing the work
of the schools in the state. The Home
Economics Department Of which Miss
Helen Bascom Of Wimbledon is chair
man, will have an exhibit along the
line of home economics showing the
adulteartion of fabrics and the sewing
work done in the state. This depart
ment will also show an equipment fol
preparing hot lunches in the rura
schools. The Music Department will
also have a fine exhibition under the
directio nof the chairman, Mrs. S. A
Wilder of Jamestown and there will
also be an exhibit of the Extension
Committee of which Mrs. J. H. She
perd of Fargo is the chairman. The
Landmarks committee with Mrs. c. F.
Amidon of Fargo as chairman, the
Legislation committee with Mrs. W.
C. Bodenstad of Fargo chairman, the
Library committee with Miss Alice
Paddock of jamestown chairman, are
also planning good exhibits. Miss
Paddock will be assisted by Mrs. NJ
C. Budlong Of Bismarck and the Ii
brary exhibits will show books for
children of various ages, and what the
club women of the state have done for
the Libraries.
Mrs. 8. A. Zimmerman of Valley
City is general chairman of the Health
department and Mrs. M. A. Hildreth
of Fargo is chairman of the social and
Industrial committee. The Child We'll
fare department is under the super
vision of Mrs. S. A. Zimmerman. The
Pure Food department under the su-
pervision of Mrs. R. A. Sprague OF
Grand Forks and Prof. Ladd. The
tuberculosis department is under the
supervision of Mrs. w. J. Warren OF
Leeds and J. E. Stevens Of Lawton.
The chairman and other members
of these various departments are bus
lily planning and working for the sue
cess of these exhibits and an entire
floor of the Elks Home in jamestown
will be given over for the exhibits,
during the federation meetings. All
o fthe meetings will also be held in
the Elk's Hall.