The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-04-19
SOCIETY NEWS

No greater insult was. ever offered
to the Stars and Stripes than when
the flag was carried at the head of a
lawless mob in Baltimore on April /.
In the front ranks were college pro-
fessors and business men, every one
of them changed for the time being in
to anarchists, and bent upon violating
the constitution and laws of the Unit
ed States. They fought the police,
broke open the doors of the Academy
of Music and forcibly prevented DR..
David Starr Jordan from addressing
a large peace ~meeting-all this in the
name of patriotism for a country
which by it's constitution guarantees
to it's citizens the right of free speech
and free assemblage. Those Of us
who really love the fag-and not only
the flag, but what it stands for-may
we'll be sickened that "Old Glory"
should have been profaned by being
carried at the head of the mob that
committed this outrage on democracy.
The meeting of the Woman's Club
of Bottineau held Monday evening at
the home of Mrs. C. r. Gleason was
taken up entirely with business, which
consisted of the adoption Of the new
Constitution and Bylaws and reports
Of committees. Mrs. A. Johnston re-
ported from the Civics committee and
Mrs. C. H. Bjerkness gave a splendid
report from the Baby Week commit
tee. During Baby Week the commit
tee plans to have the fourth, fifth and
sixth grades in school write essays on
different subjects pertaining to the
scare of the Baby" A prize will be
awarded for the best essay. On Sat-
urday, May 5th, a Mothers Day pro-
gram will be given, at which time MI.
| Sheldon will give a paper on
alright Eyes," and how to keep them
"bright." A paper IN Kindergarten,
written by Mrs. O. Simonson of VAL
lev City, who is National authority
on kindergarten work, will be read,
| and an endeavor is being made to Sc
cure a film on the "Visiting Nurse"
to be shown at the Grand that eve
ming. Also a paper on the "Visiting
Nurse" during the afternoon. Mrs.
Johnston, who presided in the absence
of Mrs. Shuler, appointed Mesdames
Layne, Bower, Riley and Pepin on the
refreshment committee for the after
noon and Mesdames Hennessy and
Holz on the Press Committee. The
next meeting of the club will be held
| Nav 1 at the home of Mrs. Boyer, at
which time there will be annual elec-
ton of officers and each member is
asked to bring her ballot. The eve
ming closed with the service of dainty
refreshments by the hostess.
Mrs. George Miller and daughter,
Mrs. C. G. Drew, were in Rugby Tues
day at the home of Mrs. Miller's
youngest son, George Miller, and
helped him celebrate his birthday an
niversary. They returned the same
day.
Mesdames Bjerkness, Leonard,
Layne and Rishoff, second division Of
the Woman's club, were hostesses
Friday afternoon when they enter
tanned at a social for the benefit of
the Library, in the Commercial Club
rooms. Fifty ladies spent the after
noon with their needle work and cards.
Light refreshments were served dur
ing the afternoon and out Of town
guests at the party were Mrs. Banks
of Lansford and Mrs. w. Husebye of
Williston.
Mrs. John Herbenson visited friends
at Rugby last week.
A pretty wedding took place Tues
day evening when Miss Ida Christen-
son became the bride if L. K. Larson
at the home Of the brides sister, Mrs.
Lynn Martin. Rev. Bake performed
the ceremony in the presence Of the
immediate relatives and Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin were the attendants.
Mrs. Floyd Blades, who is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Henry Field at Wah-
peton, was taken suddenly ill with ap-
pendicitis and had to submit to an
operation and is now in the hospital
at Breckenridge, MINI. Mrs. Blades
is getting along very nicely which
will be good news to her many friends
here.
Ono do, of No%;ono1 Pohv WooL