The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-18

the Eighth District Federation of
Women's Clubs, which came to an en-
j0yable close with a delightful ban
quet at the Mckenzie last evening
was declared by those in attendance
the most uniquely successful district
meeting Of club women that has been
held in North Dakota. The enthusi-
am and patriotic spirit shown by
everyone who took part in the inter
esting sessions is without parallel in
the history of WOmen's clubs in this
state, and no one who attended the
meetings and heard the splendid adj
,dresses failed to carry away new in
spiratiOn and higher courage for the
struggles that are yet before us.
The committees in, charge of the
district meeting were Mrs. Andrew
A. Bruce, dinner chairman; Mrs. j.
W. Bliss, chairman of entertainment,
Mrs. N. B. Fitch, chairman of ar
rangemehts; Mrs. Philip Meyer. chair
man Of publicity; Mrs. Robert Orr,
chairman for Red Cross exhibits. and
Mrs. G. A. Rawlings, chairman for
arts and crafts exhibits.
S Convention committees named by
the vice president were:
Credentials-Mrs T. r. Atkinson,
Bismarck; Mrs. George Tucker,
COurtenay.
Resolutions Mrs. Logan Powell,
Jamestown; Mrs. Anna Schroeder,
McClusky; Mrs. McReynolds, Good
rich.
Il Elections-Mrs. G. A. Rawlings.
Bismarck; Mrs. John A. Graham, Bis
marck; Mrs. D. T. Owens, Bismarck.
Mrs. Frank A. Lair met Mrs Henry
G. Wick Of Cavalier, president of the
North Dakota Federation of Woman 8
Clubs, and Miss Eleanor Barker of
Indianapolis, a member of the United
States food administrations speaking
staff, at the station, and, escorted
them to the Grand theatre for the
open meeting in the afternoon.
me afternoon program at the
Grand began with the singing of "On-
ward Christian Soldier" a splendid
old hymn which has taken on new
meaning through the war, led by Mrs.
A. G. jacobson, president of the Bis
marck Thursday Musical club. There
followed several other songs. and the
first part of the meeting was trans
lated into community sing which
enthused everyone. Miss Berglioi
Caspary, accompanied by Mrs. Ina
Steen, sang, my Flag and Your
Flag" SO effectively that an encore
was demanded, and she responded
with My Daddy Belongs to the
Ills. AZ Al. stirring, martial spirit
marked all OF the singing, in which
everyone joined with. .vigor andl vim.
4 Following. an interesting address
bys.Mrs. 5,P., c.. Remington, superin-
tendent for the southwestern North
Dakota district, on the work of the
Red Cross, Mrs. Jacobson led the
audience in singing Keep the Home
Fires Burning" and induced every
woman in the house to really sing.
Mrs. Victor j. Z La Rose, director OF
music in the women's' state commit
tee OF the national council of defense,
accompanied by Mrs. p E. Byrne,
sang, Making of Our Flag" with
Somewhere in France for an en-
core, creating in every nearer a new
aDDr eciation of music as a'means Of
Uncle Sans patriotic
messages, and then Mrs. Wick and
Miss Barker arrived and were es-
corted to the platform by Mrs. Bruce
and Mrs. f. A: Lair itt
Mrs. Wick Tells af Biennial.
Mrs Conklin, in her usual brisk
and incssiye manner, very pHettily in
reduced Mrs H. G. Wick, always a
fayorite with capital city club women,
and the president of the North Da.
kota federation told OF the biennial
national federation convention and
he addresses given there. She spoke
II the governments recognition OF
he powerful factor organized club
women form at this time, and she ex.
blamed how Mrs. Cowles, national
president and member of the ma
ional council Of defense can at any
ime through her state organizations
transmit the word Of the administra-
ion to every club woman in the
United States. As this includes more
han 1000, 900 women, 1t means, said
hrs. Wick, that a very large propcS-
ion Of the influential women OF the
COUNTRY are directly and promptly
cached. She spoke of the Furlougn
Houses which this body OF women
IRE undertaking to build as homes
or our soldiers on leave. They will |