The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-25
TO join SMALL
TOWN CLUBS IN
STATE MOVEMENT
Women Organization Presi-
dents Back Nations Food
Conservation Plan
PATRIOTIC BOARD
WILL DIRECT WORK
$50 Locals Unit Through
Which Campaign Will
Be Made

Realizing that in North Dakota,
where the small, rural towns pre-
dominate, large amount of expense and
duplication of effort may be avoided
by systematic cooperation, the three
great women's organizations, the North
Dakota Federation of Women's Study
clubs, the North Dakota Votes For
Women league, and the North Dakota
w. G. T. u, will join forces in aiding
the United States government in the
conservation of food and energy, in its
great war crisis. Similar appeals for
such aid have been sent out to its
members by each Of the above named
organizations. hence the decision to
cooperate, that lending such aid may
not become too heavy burden upon
the North Dakota women. many of
whom belong to all three organiza-
tions.
At a called meeting fraught with
unusual importance. held Tuesday aft
ernoon at the Gardner hotel, this city,
there was formed a committee to be
known as the North Dakota Woman's
Patriotic Emergency committee Mrs.
III. G. Wick, of Cavalier, president of
the federated clubs of the. state, is
schairdsax Mrs. EIizabeth3 Passion
AndeYS6us OF Fargo. president Of the
state w. T. 4. u. is vice chairman:l
and Mrs. Robert Clendening, also Of
Fargo. president of the state Votes For
Women league, Is secretary. Others
present at the conference were Miss
Minnie Nelson. OF Valley City. former
federation president in North Dakota.
who brought direct the war service
message from the biennial council Of
the General Federation OF Women's
clubs at New Orleans. from which she
returned home only last Saturday;
Mrs. Frank White. of Valley City;
Mrs. III. L. Bo1ley, vice chairman of the
Fourth federated district. Mrs. M. A.
Hildreth and Mrs. r. M. Pollock, all of
Fargo Miss Nelson is q director in
the general federation. and represent
ed the state federation at the New
Orleans council.
There are 200 women's clubs, 15O
w. c. T. us and about 100 suffrage
leagues in North Dakota at present.
Thus the machinery for war service
is already at hand. and will be set in
motion at once by the plan adopted at
the conference in Fargo Yesterday.
Organize Along Three Lines.
The work will be divided into three
great departments. the agricultural,
and hospital supply, the
leaders of which will work under the
direction of the patriotic emergency
committee. Mrs. White was appointed
yesterday as the head Of the reEtsfra- n
tion department. as she has already
received an appointment from the
General Federation of Women's clubs
as head OF the certified registration
OF. the Mountain district Of the Red
Cross association. This Mountain dis
trict comprises ten states, including
North Dakota. Having that RESPONSE
bility, time and energy can be COM
served by giving into her charge the
registration work of the w. C. T. u.
and suffrage league. The state leaders
Of the other two departments have not
yet been definitely decided, but will
be announced within the next few
days.
Every town in the state. where one
or more of the three cooperating
women's organizations are represent
ed, will be organized along these lines,
the appointment of local leaders being
in charge wof the three department.
Mrs. Wick left Fargo Tuesday even
ing for Grand Forks, where she will
stop on business. en- route home,
Draw Up Strong Appeal.
Before adjournment of the confer
ence here yesterday. the following ap-
peal, copy OF which will be sent to
every woman's study club in North
Dakota and to officers Of the other
yomen's organizations. was drawn up, /
signed by the federation. w. 9. T. u,
ana suffrage presidents:
Dear Co-workers: We are living in
an unusual period of our national his
cry. Never have we had such a crisis
% face. The women of our state have1
, duty in this hour of stress. With a
arge number of women affiliated with
several organizations. and a still larger
1umber not afIiliated with any, the
lime is ripe for us to avoid duplication
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