Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-22
NO union WITH
SONS OF NORWAY
Daughters of Norway De.
eide Not to A~malgamate-
Reports Received.
To Confer Regarding Afil-
iation With Pacific
Coast Order.

The Daughters Of Norway. gather
ed here at their fourteenth conven-
ton. this morning rejected the propo-
sition Of consolidating With the Sons
Of Norway, and also decided that ne.
gotiations should be carried on by
correspondence with the order,
Daughters of Norway Of the Pacific
coast, with a Wow to an eventual
merger between the two woman's or
gAnizati0na.
A number Of minor questions came
before the convention during the
morning session and were acted upon.
Also, reports from the various dele
gates were heard.
The grand treasurer's annual re-
port which was submitted to the con
vention showed that the organization
now has a general fund Of about $751;
900 on hand: Of this. $4,000 is in the
insurance fund and $1,000 in the re-
serve fund. 1t was reported to the
convention that the total number OF
members now is 1857. and that six
new lodges had been. established since
In North Dakota, four new lodges
had been established during the year.
in Crosby, Wild. Rose. Minot and
Abercrombie. Shortly prior to the
last convention. lodges had been Or
gantzed in Mandan and GalesburB,
N. D.. sc that the order has establish
ed six new branches in North Dakota
alone within the last Is months.
The question of consolidating with
the Sons of Norway has been discuss
ed time and time again, and although
1t had been before large gatherings of
both orders, nothing decisive has new
err been done. Today a formal motion
came before the convention as
sembled in the city hall, and an inter-
esting exchange of views and opinions
took place, with the Anal result that
when a vote vas taken, only three
lodges were in favor of the merger.
While an overwhelming majority ex-
pressed the desire that the Daughters
of Norway should remain entirely in
dependent Of the larger organization
with which it has many things in
common. The program Of both of the
organizations is essentially national,
but the only direct point Of contact is
the fact that members of Sons OF Nor
way may become members Of the
Daughters of Norway.
The Daughters of Norway Of the
Pacific Coast had sent a letter invit-
ing active cooperation with the
Daughters of Norway in the middle
and eastern states. and. during the
morning session the delegates decided
that the negotiations in this direction
should be continued by an exchange
Daughters OF Norway of the Pacific
coast takes place in a few weeks. 1t
was evident from the general tenor
OF conversation among the members
shortly after the forenoon session
that they considered a closer and
more intimate cooperation highly de-
sirable. The Daughters Of Norway OF
the Pacific coast has about 80 lodges
with nearly 1900 members; it seems
to have found its chief field of ac-
tivity in the state of Washington. The
several years. and it Is thought that
something tangible may result from
h discussion some time this year.
Last evening the delegates and Wis
itors to the convention were taken
about the city and on a sightseeing
trip through the immediate vicinity
under the auspices of the Commercia]
club which had provided a number OF
automobiles. The delegates expressed
their gratitude toward the CONNER
cial club for the courtesy shown.
Tonight q banquet will be given the
delegates at the Odd Fellows hall by
the local lodge. "Gyda," No. 1s, whose
president, Mrs. K. Knutson, immedi-
ately before the. noon recess invited
h delegates to the banquet. A lit
erary and musical program has been
arranged. and this afternoon the hall
was being t%astefully decorated for the
evening celebration. A number OF
brief speeches will be delivered, and
there will be general merrymaking.
The business Of the convention will
not be finished today, but it Is expect
ed that the election of officers may
take place some time tomorrow fore
o The final session will be held
tomorrow when resolutions will be
proposed, and then the convention will
adjourn