Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-10
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A meeting In the interest Of Nation
al Suffrage is to be held In Grand
Forks on Saturday, Oct. 27th. at 8 p.
m. at the home of Mrs. p. NJ. Cole,
of South Sixth street. !,
Miss Jane Pincus of New York,
representing the National Woman's
party, was here yesterday comforting
with local suffragists and making ar
rangements for the meeting. Miss
the National Woman's party. and
known as one of the best speakers in
the suffrage movement, will be the
speaker.
Miss Vernon will tell Of the work
that has been done during the last
session of congress for the federal
suffrage amendment and what the
plans are for the session that opens in
December.
Speaker Of the National woman's
party are spending the next two
sion in a tour of the United States.
They will go into every important city
in every state to explain the status of
the federal amendment. Miss Vernon
Of Nevada. Miss Lawrence Lewis of
Philadelphia, and Miss Pincus are
making the ~ through the middle
west. The nationwide tour Of the
woman's party will conclude with a
national conference to be held in
While here Miss Pincus raj enter
tanned by Mrs. J. s. Popnler Of the
Dinnie apartments on Third street.
She left late yesterday for Fargo.
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The German club will give an in
formal dance tonight in the Guild
hall and will elect officers and plan a
program for the winter. The affair
will begin at. 9 O'Clock.
DR.. j. w. Cox and Mrs. Cox return
several days at Minot and other points
in the western part of the state.
Miss Agnes O'Connor Of St. Thomas
has returned to resume her work at
the University Of North Dakota.
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Miss Ruth Burnett Of Dickinson ar
rived here yesterday and is to be a
student in the University of North Da-
kota law school, Miss Burnett attend
ed the University Of Minnesota last
year. and expects to conclude her
law course this year. So far she has
the distinction Of being the only wom-
an registered in this department Of
the university.
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Miss Harriet McConville of Grafton
is a well known University Of North
Dakota girl who has returned to take
up her college work.
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athlete at the University Of North
Dakota and a graduate from the law
department. accompanied his sister,
Miss Carolyn Lynn, here from Linton
yesterday. Miss Lynn has entered the
university and is to take up special
work in the expression department.
Mrs. George Biller Of South Dako-
ia, representing the Episcopal. Board
of Missions, addressed two meetings
yesterday afternoon in the Guild hall.
st. Panrs church, and a number OF
other women of the. city Interested IN
mission work, assembled at the guild
hail, and Mrs. Biller2 talked to them
very interestingly OF the progress Of
mission work among women. Follow
ing this meeting there was an infor-
NAL tea in her honor.
At 4 o'clock, children Of the Junior
auxiliary listened to a talk which Mrs.
Biller gave especially for them. She
interested them with a number .of
stories of mission work, and opportu-
mites that were open for children to
help in the mission field.
Mrs. Biller Is visiting the principal
cities Of the state, representing the
board Of missions. and aiming to Gre
ate interest in the institute training
school to be held in November in Far
go. At this institute special training
fer Sunday seheell work
ers will be offered.
Mrs Biller was entertained by Mrs.
G. c. Gowran while she was in the
city. She left last night enroute for
Williston and Minot.