The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-14
THREE HUNDRED
women ATTEND
CONVENTION
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without the cooperation of the men?
We need the children, too, to get pow
err. A community spirit must be culti,
waited, and this can only be gained
through the cooperation of the men,
women and children.
Mrs. John D. Sherman of Chicago
was prevented from being here on &C
count of illness. Mrs. T. G. Winter,
chairman of the literary department
of the national federation and presl-
dent of the Woman's Club of Mime
apolis. which has membership of 700,
smoke instead. She is very brilliant
woman.
The morning session of the State
Federation of Women's clubs was fill
ed with work. The session was one
entirely of reports and discussions.
The reports of the department. chair.
men included the work on industrial
and social conditions by Mrs. M: A.
Hildreth of Fargo; education, by Miss
Laura B. Sanderson; extension by
Mrs. J. H. Shepherd, and conservation
by Mrs. f. w. Cunningham.
Among the delights of the session
was a vocal solo by Mrs. Lewis of
Valley City. She has beautiful mez.
zo-soprano voice and her rendition OF
her selection was superb.
The special committees of the fed
Grafton reported this morning. Mrs.
M. L. Engle of Lisbon reported on the
badges for the federation; Mrs. w. +:
Cushing of Bismarck on the press and
Mrs. E. B. Goss on the endowment.
Mrs. Cushing emphasized the import
ance of good roads, rest rooms and
play grounds She called attention
to the fact that the library of the
state penitentiary contained only thir-
ty-six volumes and urged the club wo-
men of the state to join in an effort to
increase the same by sending IN sucn
books as they could and helping to add
to the power of intellectual improve
ment that the prisoners need.
Mrs. E. F. Chandler as chairman OF
the arts and crafts department, gave
a complete account Of the study of
Art as taken up by the various clubs.
There are fifteen Art clubs in the
state. She has with her an exhibit of
the pottery made from North Dakota
clay. -,
Mrs. Amy Simpson spoke on the
subject of arts in the school, splen-
did effort.
Miss Deem. teacher of domestic
science at the Valley City normal,
gave an interesting and sensible talk
or the subject of dress.
The essay on "Home," which won
the $3.50 prize offered by the Pictorial
Review, and prepared by the Bath
gate Study Club, was read by Mrs: j..
j. Manning of Bathgate. 1t is a lit
erary gem.
DR.. Hardaway, president of the
State Dental association, read an in
teresting paper Wednesday afternoon
on "The Care of Children's Teeth
written by Dr. Cryderman.
More than fifty dimpled, bright
eyed Minot babies entered the first
Better Baby contest ever held in the
state of North Dakota under the club
women's auspices, when the Federal
ed Women's Clubs inaugurated the
movement Mrs. Zimmerman OF VAL
ley City, who is at the head OF the
health department, had charge OF the
work and DR.. Quain of Bismarck, one
of the prominent women physicians OF
the state, gave her invaluable assist
ance. All day long, local physicians,
dentists, eye and ear specialists and
trained nurses were kept busy giving
the various tests and they declared
that the Minot babies furnished a
splendid type of babyhood, many of
them running above par in the mental
and physical tests.
Throngs of interested mothers
watched the contest throughout the
day and probably no other department.
has given more indirect educational
benefit to Minot mothers than the ba-
by contest. This afternoon was given
over to the country babies.
To appreciate the careful and scien-
tific manner in which the contest was
conducted one only needs to watch
the contest as the babies enter.
First, each mother is handed an Of
fetal score in which she answers sim
pie questions as to her baby's age,
habits of living and something Of its
mode of life. The baby then goes on
to the general physician who gives
him a general physical examination.
Then ne passes on to the psychoi,,,
ogical test. Most interesting of all
was to watch the baby respond to the
test which revealed the baby's dis
pOSlClOn. MIS-. (Sudln gave CHc Hell
tai tests. She surely proved herself
an expert. Her kindly, quiet motherly
way won each baby's heart at once,
which gave her invaluable help in
studying each baby's mental develop
nent.
Most remarkable of all was the sim
, plicity of the devices used by the ply
sicians. Excepting for one or two in
struments used in measuring the
head, everything could be made at
home, which Mrs Quain declared
would be Of great interest to mothers
who can test their own babies as tc
physical and mental development
from time to time. . ..s.
Literature, provided by the child
ren's bureau at Washington, was al.
SO given to the mothers. It is writ
ten for the express purpose Of educat
ing mothers as to child welfare.
The Federation Tea was given al
the Dormitory dining room Of the
Normal school this evening, nearl!
three hundred women being present
The affair had been carefully arranged