The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-12
Woman S Federation Pledges
Loyalty TO IT, S. Government

Aids in our church follow the ex-
ample Of the Lutheran church organ
iZations in the east, by making an eff
fort to furnish the soldier boys from
their own midst with the necessary
knitted articles, the yarn for this pur-
| pose to be furnished by rhe Luth-
eran commission. This work is to in
no way affect the regular Red Cross
work which all our members are urg-
ed to do. We further recommend that
all committees take this matter into
consideration as soon as possible"
| Approval of the work Of the pres
, ident Mrs. T. H. Dahl Of Minneapolis
was resolved upon and the conveu-
ton also adopted her idea that to
derive the greatest good from the
federation. there should be an or
ganlzation from the general down
through the districts. circuits and
local Ladies' Aid societies. 1t was
also resolved to make an effort to
have the mission boxes established
in every home in the church, and by
this means create a fund to be used
in carrying out the mission program
that the federation has decided upon.
The only change in officers to take
place at this meeting was the cleo
ton of Mrs. Edward Johnson to the
position Of recording secretary and
the placing of Mrs. C. ]. Eastvold,
the present secretary on the exeCu-
tive board.
A meeting Of the executive COM
nittee of the federation was held at
the Waldorf Hotel at $50 o'clock
this morning for the purpose Of clos
ing all business which did not come
UP at the meeting, Tuesday after
noon.
Mrs. George P. Homnes Of Crosby
Is one Of the enthusiastic church
women of North Dakota in Fargo
for the convention. She has taken
an active part lin club work and
heads the publicity committee for
the Crosby branch of the Divide
county chapter Of the Red Cross.
The Red Cross of Crosby has a
unique plan Of publicity and 1t is
called the Bed Cross Exchange, and
furnishes copies Of important COM
munications, reports Of works and
all matters of public interest to the
county newspapers. For a number
Of years Mrs. Homnes has been en-
gagged in the writing of short stories,
furthering the cause Of woman's
mission work and in preparing pro-
grams for special Sunday school
programs.
Mrs. T. H. Dahl, president Of the
Women's Missionary Federation Of
the Norwegian Lutheran church of
America, who presided at the
meetings OF the federation Tuesday,
has had a most interesting public
career and has been active in
church, club and school affairs in
Minneapolis, her home town. Mrs
Dahl Is II years of age.
Mrs. Oline Nedlund Of Mortified,
Mimi, who is now on q furlough
from her missionary duties in China, |
Is among the convention visitors. |
Mrs. Nedlund was among the first |
American missionaries to go to |
China and her first visit there was
just Is years ago. Mrs. Nedlund |
speaks very interestingly Of the |
changed conditions in China today. |
She has with her a beautiful collec- |
ton Of silk ornaments, flags and
Chinese curios which were present.
ed to her when she was leaving her
station on her furlough.
Mrs. Sigrid Void Mckenzie, who
has been the Vocalist at the fedora
ton meetings, is we'll known to resi-
dents Of the northwest. Before her
marriage Mrs. Mckenzie gave al
number of concerts through this
territory Mrs. Mckenzie now resides
in Superior.
Sister Anna Stenseth, Starbuck. |
Mimi. who is home on her first fur
Tough from Labanona, Madagascar
was one Of the speakers Tuesday af- |
ternoon.
The native is very shy and it is
very hard to get the women interest
cd in the work Of the school Of which |
Sister Anna Stenseth is at the head, |
but after the first shyness Is worn
off the rest of the task is COM
paratively easy, and they prove to |
be apt scholars in every line Of work |
that they take up. The school and
Girls Home which is in connection |
with 1t. are conducted on a similar
plan as the American public school |
except that considerable time is de- |
voted to instruction in religion. Each