The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-27
CLUB NOTES

The year book Of the Minnesota Fed
GRAFTON of Women's clubs, just issued,
shows a great growth in numbers and
activity of the clubwomen Of the state.
Sixteen clubs have been added since
the annual meeting in October, includ-
ing the st. Paul Housewives league
and the Zetetic club of this city. Other
new clubs have been organized and
federated in Minneapolis, Blooming
Prairie, Cloquet, Chisholm, Middle Riv-
er, Duluth, Excelsior, Moorhead, Racine,
Nicollet, st. Peter, Wayzatta, Willmar,
:Taylor's Falls and Sandstone. Work
done by st. Paul clubwomen is describ-
ed in the volume, Including the estab-
i1shment of a free dental department
in the dispensary, lectures by the
health and hygiene committee, play
grounds established, enforcement of
curfew law, securing of policewomen
for st. Paul, work for a mothers pen
sion bill, the national dress reform
project. and publicity work done in
cases Of white slavers. The boo shows
by the state federation, distributed in
270 clubs in 1872 towns in the state The
st. Paul clubs who's work and officers
are part Of the new year book are the
Bethel Woman's club, Central Presby-
terrain Mothers club, Cob hospital
auxiliary, Colony of New England Wo-
men. Cosmopolitan club, Council of
JEWS women, Danes Of the Round
ers' federation, Guild Of Catholic wo-
men, Hamline Fortnightly club, Ham
line Mothers club, High School Teach
ers' club, Home Garden club, House
wives league, Impromptu club, Ingle-
nook Reading club, Katherine Pitts
Mothers club, Kindness Circle of Kings
Daughters, Ladies' Study club, Ladies'
symphony Orchestra club, Lower Town
Mothers club, Merriam Pork Study
club, Merriam Park Woman's club,
Iatatip r1nhl. 0kivaEa n1tIh pafncau
County Registered Nurses association,
st. Anthony Park association, st. An
thony Park Mothers club, Schubert
club, Thursday club, Woman's Auxiliary
to the Railway Mail association, Wo-
mans Auxiliary to the Dayton's Bluff
Commercial club and the ,Woman.s
Civic league.
The Woman's club Of Beach met last
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Jefferson.
An interesting programme was carried
out and business affairs of Importance
to the club were discussed. Mrs. O.. r.
Neice acted as leader and in addition
gave well-chosen extracts from the life
Of Byron. Selections worthy of special
study were read by Mrs. HOFFMAN from
Bryon's Chi1de Harold. Mrs. Larsen
gave an intelligent Interpretation OF
DE Quincy's confession of an opium
moor was given by Mrs. Museus and
the sextette from the famous opera
picturing the woes of the de Hammer
moor was rendered on the Victor.
Last Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. B.. Cassell Of Hope, threw open
their beautiful home to the members of
the Woman's club and their husbands.
After enjoying a splendid dinner, the
guests were called to order by the
president and a fine programme was
given. The topic of the evening was
Great Engineering Feats." Papers
were read by Mrs. T. M. Major, Mrs.
Mclaughlin (for Mrs. Moore), and Mrs.
III. p. Rice. The husbands were then
called upon and some of the present
day problems were very ably discussed
by Messrs. Livermore and Shippy. Fol-
lowing this, an enjoyable hour was
spent guessing the names of the sub
jects of "old-time' pictures of those
present. The rooms were very taste
fully decorated for the occasion, In
pink and white, the club coIors.