The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-05-31
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.ldg;e,rlwojod Last Week

uQgelWOOQ Last week
Wahpeton ladies attending the
regular annual meeting of the
Fourth District Women's clubs of
North Dakota held last week at
Lidgerwood were Mesdames Smith
Devine, Lauder and Barnes of
the Woman's Literary club. Miss
Mirick,, Mrs. Sprung and Mrs.
Van Arnam OF the Fortnightly
club and Miss Whips of the
Young Ladies' Auxiliary. The ses-
sions convened in the Baptist
church, about 20 voting dele
gates being present out. of a
membership Of IA in the dis
E. trict. The church was we'll filled
at each session.
Following the address of well
come by Miss MaFy Moyins'; OF
Lidgerwood, Mrs. Boilty Of FAR
go, t3spfstit'ngl$'|! ne
ed was that club women have All
important part, as 1Iome-makers,
in the stress Of the great war" In
spite Of high prices they must SCI.
that Their families are well nour-
ished; to this end they must do
what they can to prevent gamb-
ling in foods. She emphasized tn"
need Of recreation for the sold
iers. wa u ~
The balance of" the morning
session and part Of the afternoon
was taken W with reports from
the individual clubs Of the dis
trict. A note common i'm all was
service to the community. Every
club had observed Baby Week.
This proves that Mrs. Devine, as
secretary of the department of
public health. had done her par!
effectively in advertising and ar
ranging for Baby Day. Features
of the reports were Baby parados
andsBaby Clinics. Other items OF
club work noted We're supervision
of children's gardens, making
flower beds, boys contest in MAXI
ing and placing bird -anuses. and
work for libraries The 'Casselton
club brought about tile inspection
of cows and milk: a They had a
number of speakers at pubic
gatherings and made a special ef-
fort to get the country women III
attend. At LidgcrWood the club
women had a fouiitaih put into
their newly made park. The only
auxiliary club reporting except
ing That at Wa'hpfton was that ui
Iidgerwood. II will do Red Cross
work the coming year. Hankins. n
donated 1855 to the public lihrar.
Paramount llad four banquet
during the year, at Which.they IN
tertaincd their husbands. The
Fargo clubs gave a unique enter
tainment, historic readings such
as The Minute Men, the readings
being illustrated 10y tablnaus
With the help Of the agricultural
college ClIry had the last line OF
Defense. a farmer leading The
procession Of folks dressed up as
vegetables. The college has
reading matter available for tho
asking tsaak.sist any setuIe us Peg
paripgsssNclaa 81 pageant. Fargo
also had a: ,comnllAnity Christmas
tree. The FarsonEine Arts iclul
is specially Interested in Glle dit
ferent aspects of. the home: its
membership is over 100, The
Lisbon ladies started a, park on
four. acres OF. wooded land along
the -Sheyenne river. a park hoard
having then been organized. and
given power TO. levy taxes. These
ladies'; co-operate, with the asso-
ciated charities and churches ito
relieve needy families. 4, Friday
right is. family night at the m97
vies,: when special. effort lis made
to the, end that only good whole,
some pictures be. shown. The Mo,
Tiers Club Of. Lisbon is unlimited
in its membership quota. Its sub
ject Of study the past year. was
child study. They, meet, evenings
instead Of afternoons as is al
most universally the custom am
ong the ladies'. clubs, of the slate
They secured the kindergarten for
Lisbon. and very appropriately
took charge of Baby Week assist
cd by the other clubs of the city
Conservation of our food, form
ed the subject of a discussion by
l.,