The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-12

The first annual meeting Of thu
Woman's Missionary Federation o.
the Norwegian Lutheran church O.
America, in session Tuesday even
ing, closed with a festival program
Miss Gertrude Hilleboe. dean o.
women of st. OlaFs college, North
field. Mimi. was the speaker Of the
evening, taking as her subject
Lutheran Women's Loyalty" Miss
Htlleboe said in part:
Lutheran women In America must
be loyal, because they are women and
cannot stand idly by and see the
most sacred rights of the women OF
other countries as cruelty violated
as they have been in this war. In
a time like this. said Miss Hnleboe,
the American woman has no prtvil-
eye to consider her rights. and
should be ready to sacrifice them all
when she considers the heroic sacri-
flee that the women of France have
been making for the last three years.
There are dark days ahead for Am
teerica and it Is then that the true
| meaning Of the word. Sacrifice" will
be brought home. When the casual
ty lists are coming in, each day
, larger than the one before, the true
test Of the courage and loyalty Of
| the American women will be called
into action.
More united effort to assist the
food administration is necessary said
| Miss Hilleboe and she declared that
one Of the greatest tasks Of the Am
erican woman today is to convert
her family to the use of substitutes.
This little story will illustrate the
great need for this effort. A soldier
in the French army had been decor
ated for bravery, and at the request
of several Of his friends. the honor
was conferred upon him in his home
e town. A small feast had been pre-
pared for this occasion and the
crowning glory Of that feast was just
half loaf OF white bread.
A tribute was paid to the gallant
response to the great civilian army
to the call Of the Red Cross and the
various other war relief organiza-
tons.
Mrs. HarrisviIle Speaks.
Mrs. L. Harrisville of Chicago was
also q speaker at the evening SEES
sion and she took for her subject,
Mission Work Of Lutheran Women
One great plea of this talk was that
the mission work to be as success
full as it should be in the church,
should be begun in the Sunday
school. She also said that there is
a great field for mission activity
at home, and spoke Of the hundreds
Of thousands Of people, especially in
the larger cities who have no church
affiliations. and never hear the word
Of God from one year to another.
Here, she said. was one field that
was sadly neglected and that was
inconsistent to send missionaries
abroad. to convert the heathens when
there were so many Americans in
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Rev. H. G. Stub, president Of the
convention. delivered an address at
this session. Musical selections also
featured the program and there were
a group Of numbers by the choir Of
the First Lutheran church Of Fargo
with Rev. H B. Thorgrimson Of
Grand Forks as soloist and Miss
Martha Retshus of Minot who gave
solos.
Afternoon Session.
Patriotism and service was the
keynote Of the resolutions adopted
at the meeting of the Woman's Fed
Grafton Of the Norwegian Lutheran
church Of America. Tuesday after
noon.
Patriotic Resolutions.
The resolutions committee. consist
ing of Mrs. F'rida Bue Hommes, Mrs.
L. Harrisville and Mrs. G. S. Reishus,
framed the following resolutions re-
garding patriotic and Red Cross work,
and they were unanimously adopted
by the conventions:
Whereas, our country is at war
and needs the CO. operation of every
loyal citizen in order that our gov
eminent may carry out its policies
and to bring the conflict to a success
full termination, therefore, be it re-
solved, That we, the Womans Mis-
sionary Federation of the Norwegian
Lutheran Church of America, with
the enrolment Of over 5,4O0 members,
scattered through the many states,
thereby pledge ourselves to loyal sup
port OF all efforts looking to the win
ming Of the war, and that especially
the principles of food conservation
will be observed by US not merely in
the letter but in the spirit Of the law.
so that we save not only all we must
but all we can"
Red Cross.
I'VE recommend that all Lutheran