The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-27

to France. A total of $4,000 articles
have already been sent abroad by this
club alone, and not one box has been
lost Non-menbers join in the work Of
spirit Of patriotism, and party lines are
obliterated. Every woman Is a patriot
and nothing else. in this work." con-
cluded Mrs. FOque. and extended to the
visit the club when in Minneapolis.
~wonaan Who Does Things"
Mrs. Young enthusiastically introduced
Mrs. Pennington. president Of the
Minneapolis Anti-Suffrage association,
as the woman who does things" In
beginning her talk Mrs. Pennington
sketched the earlier years OF her life
facilities OF today with the time OF
her young wOmanhoOd. when it took
her three days and two nights to
reach Bismarck from St Paul. She
lost her youngest brother, an of1cer,
in the Custer massacre in North Da-
kota and was reared In an atmosphere
OF utmost reverence for our nag. Her
description Of the then uninhabited
North Dakota pratries which she
trayersed. and Of primitive Fargo
were a thorough treat She said she
spent two Of the haDDiest wears OF her
life at Fort Lincoln. this state, and
later lived in Bismarck.
MrA Pennington is now the wife Of
. railroad magnate whose hobbies are
North Dakota and farming.
The Minneapolis Anti-EuhEage as
ISOLATION affiliated with the Red Cross
soon after Belgium was devastated,
VIXEN the Red Cross association there
h&H only about s. I'm the treasury.
Incidentally. Mrs Pennington herself
started the present Red Cross work in
Minneapolis. even converting the PEN
nington garage into an auditorium
where large classes congregate for
lectures and work twice = week This
summer she proposes 70 turn over
workers Of the Red Cross
She told a clever story TO illustrate
her statement that -the antis get there
first I'm work for relief OF at home"
and related how IL became possible
In six weeks time for Mrs. George G.
Christian. another prominent Mime
aD0Iis worker. 10 forward from her
own home. which had been turned into
a base Of supplies. 1890 articles for
the Belgian&
Emphasizing the obliteration of
party lines Mrs. Pennington related
with especial pride how suTragist
and auri-suffragfs1s had cIasped hands
over the Red Cross I'm Minneapolis
The relief activities led by Mrs.
PENNINGTON include valuable work
done az the Mexican border for our
both suHrzgfsGs and ants quickly rails
ing the sum Of Ss.eee for = 7. IL g A
building that has done . marvellous
work I'm raising the moral environment
o. the United States soldiers Another
Of the MINNEAPOLIS de1eEztfon inform
Cd the audience later that the ~ was
named after Mrs.. PENNINGTON as a
mark Of aDDreciatiOn Of her share In
ssIInneaDoEls Is fun Of relief classes
working most seriously said Mrs
Termination and concluded ~One
thing 1 hope you VIII do IN Fargo
stir ND patriotism don't think en-
0ugh nags are. GEfnR I'm Fargo
MrM Young KNOWING Mrs. Pennfng-
toms great talent az a story teller. re-
called her % the platform and she re-
sDonded most deifRhtfullv.
Pakrsn&se Musical Gestures.
Musical numbers were also a feature
% the meeting. Preceding the ad-
dresses. Ira L ". Bonn sang two
numbers very zrxkg15calfY. Where Bios
SONS Grow. and . little Italian street
song entitled 1EY Sunshine Following
the ErsE two addnszBea =. B. Black
sang two numbers which enhanced the
patriotic enthusiasm they being IN
FEzw Of 1Efne. the latter TO the time OF
zEzrylznd- Ny MARYLAND. the words
being written bv A r Eadis01. Of
Grand Perks Mss wv C0nant was
seeumramfzt. and also rEzwed for the
azuzfrx C AmeEEcz- and Star EpznRaed
Banner. ~ the en41ne assembly. which
evoked APPLAUSE from the hotel tobby
below.
Two tmmense American GaEg form
90 q beautiful background for the
Ezse9 % killarney roses that decorated
the naRacEw. ODn0r&unEkF was given
% mmeeG the UMt-of-tDwn visitors after
wers served
zzwM- Ga&rxa McKemnz- q Eapo1ecm,
and Miss Es@Fe. q Buxton. ara among
rsrreNerEM4zTes Ct ah@ state sRsocsa-
tea Ma are SIN ca Earxo.