Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-17
HISTORY OF NORTH
DAKOTA FEDERATION
OF WOMEN,S CLUBS

from the unexpended appropriation
for pedestal made by the state, the
three Indian portraits painted by Miss
Heiser which now hang in the Office
Of the State Historical society at the
cauitol; third, and the beginning Of
the task of raising an endowment
fund for current expenses and to pro.
vide for extension work.
Debt to President
"Our debt to the president of 1909.
13 cannot be over estimated since 1t
is her far sightedness and executive
ability which have brought us to ma.
turity with so substantial a frame.
work for future development.
Zone of the greatest causes for
congratulation on this Goth birthday
is that we have accumulated at last
$4,000 to our credit. Not only will the
interest be helpful for petty expens.
es, but for the habit Of saving and the
business foresight shown indicate
clearly our emergence from child.
hood.
Rural Development
" In accepting the leadership, our
present president, Miss Nelson, an.
nounced that she would take rural
development as the keynote of her
administration. AS step in this di.
rection she established county chair.
men to organize clubs who could
come in closer touch with rural com.
munities than do the district vice.
presidents. This period sees the
number of clubs and the total of club
membership again dOubled-184 clubs
and 1929 members.
West Of Missouri
1.-THE first club organized west of
the Missouri river in this state was
the Musical club at Mandan. This
was the only one for two years.
Then Mrs. Stutsman was made first
vice president Of the judicial district
including Norton and adjacent coun.
ties. In 1912 she went to Mott when
it was fifty DEGREES below zero and
met twelve ladies at the home Of
Mrs. J. K. Murray and organized the
Bay View club. At the banquet. DC.
tober %, 1916, at Hotel Brown. it was
announced that this district now has
twenty clubs and 425 federated WON.
en-. This is an example of the rapid
growth.
Rural Enthusiasm
It is comparatively easy in the first
stages Of enterprises to double the
figures, but this continuing to do 80
every five years is an amazing re.
cord, and is due in this period large.
ly to rural extension.
The Minet Meeting
"Of special interest was the annual
meeting Of 1915 at Minot, where were
present from the general federation,
the president, Mrs. Pennybacker, the
recording secretary, Mrs. Keefe, a d..
rector, Mrs. White and the chairman
of the literature and library depart.
ment. Mrs. Winter. ~
" '~'" AZ 70 Progress 30
1--WE praise children-often extra.
vagantly-for the thing accomplished
regardless of it, Anish At ten We
are amazed that our son has made a
chair or our daughter a cake, and we
do not mention the roughness Of the
wood nor the coarse grain of the
cake. We are satisfied that they have
tried to do. But ten years later, We
criticise sharply any roughness or
coarseness or lack of finish. Our
federation has accomplished so much
we have gloried In the amount and
quality of the product. We can not
double our statistics In the next per
iod. but we can improve our methods
and the finish of our output. Let US
look to the manner Of our DOING"