Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-13
CIV STAFF CORRESPONDENT,

Jamestown N. D.. Oct. lS.-The
eighteenth annual meeting Of the
North Dakota Federation OF Wonenis
clubs will be formally opened. this
evening at s o'clock. -
Hundreds Of visitors arrived in. the
city this morning and many more are
expected on later trains. Suffrage is
great interest is being manifested in
the action the federation will take
in regard to endorsing suffrage -,
The Hobbies of the various hotels
are filed with groups Of women dis
cussing the subject. Both sides are
confident Of victory. and are we'll rep
resented. =.
The executive board held IN. i'm
portant session, this afternoon, and
several new; clubs were admitted. Up
to a late hour NO action had been
taken in regard to admitting the suf-
frage clubs.
The department conferences were
held at 4 o'clock and the credentials
committee was kept busy registering
the large number Of delegates. =. ...
Several amendments will he made
in the bylaws and the following on j
GERS will be elected: President, Corr
responding secretary, auditor, gen.
eral federation secretary, and seven
district vice presidents.
Refuses Another Term.
Miss Minnie j.. Nelson Of Valley
City, president, a declined to ac-
cept a second term. but is strongly
urged to do so by friends.
Mrs. F.. r. Goss of Bismarck, Mrs.
W. Z. Stockwell Of Fargo. Mrs. F.. L.
McVey of Grand Forks. Mrs; c. w.
Buttz Of Devils Lake, Mrs. J. NJ. Gill
lette Of Grand Forks and Mrs, NJ. A.
Hildrnth nf Ear0n ora q r1nnr fh0
presidential possibilities in case Of
Miss Nelson's refusal.
Miss Nelson will deliver her annual
address this evening, and the fedora
ton will be welcomed by Mayor W.
H. Kelly. Governor L. B. Hanna will
give an address on his trip to Nor
way. ,s IT.
The splendid exhibits are attracting
4 great deal Of interest. and among
those already in place are arts and
crafts. civics, conservation, education,
horne social, land marks
and public health.
The ladies of jamestown have made
elaborate preparations to entertain
the visitors.
Tuesday Afternoon, October 10.
IF I have made an appointment
with you, I owe you punctuality."
'2:00-Board meeting.
4:00-Departnlent conferences, de-
partments presided oyer by depart:
ment chairmen: district vice. presi.
dents conference, Mrs. MA Baldwin,
presiding. -"
4:oo-Presentation Of credentials.
Tuesday Evening. .Octobcr. Is.
! S:00-Formal. opening Of ;conven.
ton: invocation, Rev. q. W simons
jamestown: song "Ar.er:ca;'' address.
es OF welcome, Mayor H ~. kelley;
college; Mrs. W. B. Default, Federal
ed clubs of Jamestown. response, Mrs,
o. w. Mcclusky, Darlington: music;
presidents address. Miss Minnie Jean
Nelson, Valley City: music; address
"A Trip to Norway" Governor LIB,
Hanna. Bismarck.
Wednesday Morning. October "a.
S:00-Presentation Of credentials;
s:0o-Reading Of minutes; presen-
! Clusky, chairman program committee;
reports of officers. Vice presidential.
large, Mrs. N. "A. Baldwin. Fargo re-
cording secretary, Mrs. c.. F. sRath-
man, jamestown; corresponding ,ser-
rotary, Mrs. Fl. A. Presler, Fargo;
treasurer. Mrs. H. G.. Wick. Cavalier;
auditor. Mrs. T. A. Boyden, James
town: historian. Mrs. NJ. G. Bud!ong'
Bismarck. !. @4"
~ = g. -
ports: First district, Mrs. A. NJ
O'connor, St. Thomas; second district.
Mrs. r. II. Fairfield. Gardena; third
district. Mrs. David A. Dinnie, Minot;
fourth district. Mrs. z. L. Kinney,
Hankinson: fifth district, Mrs. ". 3.
Warner, Jamestown: sixth district.
Mrs. j. W. Bush. Cakes; seventh dis
trict, Mrs. T. D. Casey, Dickinson.
11:30-Buslness. So.
12:00-Adjournment. !.
12:15-1:30-Informal ballot.
Wednesday Afternoon. October II.
1:30-Session Of social and induetri-
al department, Mrs. NJ. "A. Hildreth,
Fargo, chairman, THE most valuable
asset Of a state is the health Of her
| citizens" The Work Of the Depart
ment." Mrs. Hildreth; Work Among
the Feeble Minded in North Dakota"
DR.. A. r. +. Wylie, superintendent
state. school for feeble minded. Graf
ton; Work Among the, Insane" DIR.
H. M. Hotchkiss. superintendent Of
state hospital sfor the in-ane. James
town; reading: THE, Better, Baby,
Mrs. Lillian Farnsworth, Hubbell.
2:3o-sassion Of civtcs department,
Mrs. Scott Rex. Grand Forks chair
man; "rhey are. Slaves most base
whose love of right g for themselves
and not for all thesrace:" ''The Work
Of the Department. Mrs Rex: ad-
dress: THE Woman Movement" Mrs.
Robert NJ. LaFollette. Madison Wis:
music; address: The Home" Miss