The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-01
WOman'S Clubs
Fifth Division Of South Dakota FEEDER.
alton Closes Successful and
Interesting MectinQ


The third annual meeting 5th
district South Dakota Federated
Womans Club was held at the
Congregational church in this
city, May % and p, 1917, with
AZ delegates and many visitors
present. Rev. Harry Evans,
and Rev. Chas E. Wood opened
the sessions with prayer, the
president, Mrs. II. E. Jones, of
Revillo, presiding.
Miss Emma G.. Hall, past
president Of the federatatiOn, ap-
propriately welcomed the ladies'
on behalf Of the Milbank clubs
the Excelsior. Makocha and Pro.
gressiye Study.
Mr.. Arthur Bloomquist very
happily welcomed the ladies in
behalf of the city, and Mrs
Fred Hyde Of Webster respond
ed
Vocal solos were rendered by
Mrs Robert d. Jones. Mrs. E..
J Hopfner and DR.. Ferguson,
with violin duets by Prof Hopf-
ner and Arthur Mittelstaedt.
Miss Helen Puder, Miss Janette
Golfer and Mrs. Leach and Mrs.
Lee Gold were accompanies,
and Mrs. Jay Morrill, accompan-
led with the violin. Mrs. Earl
Cod and Mrs Paul Trapp of
Biz Stone City, sang duets and
Mrs. Lee Banister gave a very
pre- tty drill with her Tokaheya
camp fire girls.
Reports Of the club delegates
as to their club work for the
past year followed. and many
new and inspiring ideas were
brought to those present.
The following clubs were repre-
sented:
Bradley-Study.
DeSmet-Womans Study.
Observation-Disclosures; Do
mestic Science; Progressive
Study; Sunshine Society; Cul
ture.
Sisseton-Zenith.
Britton-Study.
Pierpont-Womans.
Big Stone City-Round Table.
Webster-Womans Thursday;
Reading Circle.
Revillo-Progressive Study.
Mllbank-Excelsior; Makocha;
Progressive Study.
Mrs Wallace EnmersOn of
.Sisseton gave a splendid talk on
birds, spoke Of the many varie.
ties in South Dakota, the peculi-
arity Of their migratory habits
and the great number Of insect
destroying birds
Mrs. Jessie Dyar OF DeSmet
gave a most interesting paper
on Womans part in Government.
Wednesday evening there. was
a reception at homeiof Mrs. T. l..
Bouck, which was attended and
enjoyed by a large number of
the visiting and home ladies';
Dainty refreshments were serv-
ed and during the evening solos
by Mrs. Robert D. Jones and
DIR. Ferguson, reading by Miss
Louis Snyder and an instrument
tai solo by Miss Margaret
Bouck were very happily re-
ceived. The profusion of apple
and plumb blossoms, cut flowers
pretty gowns gave the home a
veritable flower garden appear
ance and the happy faces added
to the beauty of it all.
Thursday the routine business
was taken up and Mrs Gertrude
Sinclair Rasche of Minneapolis,
gave an instructive talk on Art
and had a large assortment of
pictures for inspection and for
sale. Mrs. G NJ. Worthington,
of Aberdeen also gave an Illus
trated talk along the line of pro-
gress in photography. and Mrs.
Helen Gamble of Frederick gave
very interesting and inspiring
talk on red cross work. Mrs.
Gamble is q recent graduate OF
the Minneapolis chapter of red
cross work, and so was well
qualified to bring US the latest
and best on this subject.
Reports of the different de-
partments Of state work were
given; also reports of the dis
trict officers and committees
The election Of officers for the
following two years resulted az
follows:
Prasident--Mrs. w. W. Dow.
ME. Milbank.
Vice.Pres-Mrs. Howard Rah