The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-05-18
Convention Of Second
Dist. Woman's Clubs

NORTH DakOta FcQeTatlOn OI
Women's Clubs. of the Second
District came to a close here
last night with an informal re-
ception at the Masonic Hall,
preceded by the federation tea.
The convention has been a
pronounced success through
out, great interest being shown
in the business program, as
well as the several entertain
ment features provided by the
local club.
The new officers elected for
the district are as follows:
District Vice President
Mrs. F. c.. Rother, Perth.
Secretary-Mrs. Wilson,
Perth.
Treasurer-Mrs. w. J. Rey-
nolds, Westhope.
Auditor-Mrs. C.. A. Leonard,
Bottineau.
The convention opened Tues.
day evening with an informal
reception at the State School
of Forestry. President Weeks
of the Bottineau Commercial
Club welcomed the visitors to
the city and in the same con-
nec+ion spoke of the many
fields of endeaver in which
women's clubs r engaged.
Mrs. Rother of Perth responded
on behalf Of the visiting dele
gates. Several musical num-
bers were rendered, after which
frappe and waters were served
during the reception hour.
The business sessions opened
Wednesday morning in the
Methodist church. A feature
of the morning session was the
annual report and address of
the Vice President, Mrs J. w.
Warren of Leeds. The report
showed great progress in club
activities, ten new clubs hav-
ing been admitted to the feder-
alton since the last meeting.
Mrs. Warren urged that the
ubmembers familiarize them
selves with the yearbook,
which would save the vice
president much unnecessary
work.
Her address on Efficiency
followed and was full of good,
practical ideas, from which all
derived great benefit and in
spiration. Mrs. Warren said in
part:
Efficiency is the progress
sive slogan of the times and
in no organization is the need
greater than in the Federation
of Woman's Clubs. We are
living today in an age of effci-
ency. We see in the work of
every progressive individual,
in the carrying out of every
business enterprise and in the
affairs of nations the expanding
of the greatest effort to increase
their efficiency.
Especially has this effort
been made in our own state
under the able leadership of
Miss Minnie Nelson, our state
president, who looks for de-
finite accomplishment a n d
studies all plans carefully, that
greater results may be accom-
plished with the least possible
expenditure of time and nerv-
GUS energy. The Second Dis
trict is composed of rs clubs,
representing 652 club women,
which shows great increase in
membership. fiji c e and
members should, therefore.
strive to increase the efficiency
of the Second District"
Mrs. Warren suggested that
the officers be supplied with
the funds needed to carry on
extension work. She declared
herself as opposed to a limited
membership, composed of wo-
men of one social group, and
maintained that the object
should be to interest all the
women of a community in
federation work.
The speaker strongly urged
loyalty to the state and nation
al federation and to increase
interest, suggested that every
Climb in the district have a
federation committee, whose
duty it should be to report
Some phase Of federation work
at each meeting.
In concluding her most ex-
cellent address, Mrs. Warren
pleaded for loyalty and cooper
alton to the end that club work
in the Second District nigh,
be made thoroughly efficient.