The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-17

For the second time in the history
of the organization, the Woman's
auxiliary to the Tri-state GraiT
Growers association found itself
without a presiding officer when il
convened Wednesday afternoon in
the Commercial club room in the
Fargo auditorium. The auxiliary
president, Mrs. b. w. Aylor, Gran
din, did not reach the. city after all
being snowbound in the east, and a
telegram sent by her from Colches-
ter, Ill, expressing regret. over the
unavoidable absence, was read by
Mrs. J. H. Shepperd, secretary. Mrs.
w. w. Brown, Armenia, past presi-
dent of the auxiliary, was then elect
ed as president pro tenn.
Mrs. Shepperd, who called the
first meeting Of the auxiliary to or
der seven years ago at the request
of J. w. Worst, then president Of the
n. ID. A. c., talked briefly to the
ladies just preceding the annual
election Of officers, saying that she
felt a farm woman should succeed
her as secretary, and earnestly re-
questing that she be relieved of the
duties Of that Office, which she has
held ever since the organization was
started. To Mrs. SHEPHERDS untiring
efforts has been due a large part of
the success of this auxiliary, and she
was given rising vote of thanks by
the assembly.
New Office Created.
Heretofore the auxiliary has had
only two officers, president and Sec.
rotary. Wednesday it was voted to
create the office, of vice-president in
addition to these, and the report of
the nominating committee, Miss
Carrie Lanxon, Mrs. Bennett and
Mrs. George Clark, was unanimous
ly accepted by the auxiliary, result
ing in the choice of the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year:
President - Mrs. William Gill,
Vice president-Mrs. Chant Smith,
r. r. 3.
secretary-Mrs. w. w. Brown,
Armenia.
Fine Program.
A fine program had been arranged
and was carried out with the excep-
ton of the presidents address.
Miss Louise Fitzgerald, Of the A. |
c. extension department, was thet
first speaker, giving a most interest |
ing resume of the work of Boys and
Girls Clubs in North Dakota. These |
clubs are under the department of |
at Washington, she said, |
and cooperate with the agricultural
departments of the various colleges |
over the country. Eight thousand /
boys and girls did this work last
year, during which period 1915 We're
in North Dakota alone. ''Tenl
thousand club members in North
Dakota in 1918 is our slogan" said /
Miss Fitzgerald. Since there are only
$4,000 in the state, this means earn
est work.
The boys and girls in these clubs
are now known as Junior soldiers /
Of the commissary," and their. eff
forts this coming year will play an
important part in the food conserva-
ton program.
and girls organized into groups OF |
five or more, and to give them the
best training possible for citizen
ship. When such clubs were started,
seven projects were decided upon for
Individual effort: Acre of corn. one-t
eighth Of an acre OF potatoes, gar
len canning, pork production,
bread making, sewing, and poultry
-aising."
Miss Fitzgerald explained that the
,oys and girls to be eligible for
hese clubs must be anywhere from
10 to is years Of age, must agree toll
,bey the rules, to attend the meet
ngs, to help with the demonstra-
ions and to make an exhibition of
heir work at the close of the year.
close record is kept Of their work,
which is put on a strictly business
asis from the start, and that the
Joys and girls take this most seri-
els FL L. ~
etters from them read by the speak
r. Some of the letters were most
but all were intensely inI
arnest, and most of them were OBJ
imistic in spite Of handicaps en-
ountered. II
I'VE aim TO give the boys andl
iris the 4-H training. head, hands
ieart and health" said the speaker.
nd elaborated on each of the "II's."
living them a definite task to do all
" themselves has worked outI
so far, and they learn
many practical things about the cost i
I various business-Iise methods.
The report blanks which they arel
sked to fill out 60 into much de-
all, and they also learn parliament
AIRY rule, and how TO prepare and
onduct programs, thus Btimuiatingl
he spirit OF cooperation in their
Make the best better" is the club
lotto. Miss Fitzgerald also spoke
Z the achievement pins which are
warded the boys and girls, and
heir pride in them. Although this
lst year was the most dnfavorabIeI !,
1r twenty years, there were overl
DO achievement boys and girls ini
rorth Dakota, she reported, and in
tendance at the recent annual In ]
-itute at the al. @. in Fargo. were (
90 star achievement bows and girls.
The Farm Home Garden.
Al helpful talk nm The Farm Homel /
arden tn War Time was given bvI Z
Z Q. Werner, in charge Of the horti-
1lturaI department at the A. ell
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