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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06

An American girl by birth and
training, she has not been content to
limit her repertoire to English
songs, but has acquired familiarity
with French, Italian and English, so
as to gain access to the great world
OF song in each of these tongues.
Her voice is that happy combina-
ton of the lyric and coloratura quail
tiles which makes it possible for her
to interpret a great number and wide
variety of songs and arias. Exper-
ience in opera and oratorio has given
her a grasp of musical performance
not to be gained by performance on
the concert stage exclusively. These
assets she adds to marked personal
beauty and real magnetism.
1t is interesting to note that she
has had her training entirely in
America, a fact which places her
name on the rapidly increasing list
of those who have found the musical
educational advantages Of their ma
tive land to be quite adequate. Miss
Patterson is an accomplished pianist
as well as singer,
Another American Girl.
Christine Schultz, the contraIto
soloist with the orchestra, is also
an American girl, with an American
musical training.
But I refuse to get excited over
the state of American music. So
called" says this singer. 1T always
seems to me so foolish, such a waste
Of time to wonder why America has
no folk music; to speculate about
the probable development of such a
thing, and to try to hasten that
development.
"As though you could hurry a nat
ural organic growth Of that kindl
1t simply can't be done.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06
Predicts Walsh
Will GoOUer TOP

Mrs. F. II. Wilder, chief OF the
| Speakers bureau for the wOmen's
Liberty loan campaign in North Da-
kota, returned to Fargo Friday night
from Lake River, where she was one
Of the speakers Thursday afternoon
at a big Liberty loan celebration.
Mrs. Wilder reports that every
township and town in Walsh county
was represented at this meeting.
held in the city hall, and in charge
of Hon. Carl ]. Farup, chairman of
the Walsh county Liberty loan COM
mittee, assisted by Mrs. Jessie Wall
strom, also Of Park River. chairman
of the woman's county committee.
The hall was packed to the doors,
with an enthusiastic audience of
over 300 people, a splendid one con-
sidering the size of population in
that county as compared with some
others in the state.
A quartet Of young people sang
patriotic songs, and c. r. Green,
Cavalier. district chairman, was the
first speaker, explaining the conf
ing drive. Cecil Birder, Park River,
gave two vocal numbers, and next
on the program was Mrs. Wilder,
who spoke on "Woman's part in the
War, Especially the Liberty Loan
Drive" Miss Lillian Morden, Graf
ton, sang, responding to ali encore
with a very clever original song to
the tune Of Yankee Doodle" Pro-
fessor Coad, Of the State University
Of North Dakota gave a patriotic
address, and the formal program
concluded with singing America"
Two Other Meetings.
Later the women who are town
ship chairmen, numbering 26, met
in the Red Cross rooms. where Mrs.
Wilder and Mrs. Wallstrom address,
ed them and made plans for that
county's campaign.
In the meantime, the men who are
township Chairmen, numbering over
so. met in the city hall for a similar
conference.
The woman's COMMITTEES Of Park
River provided a substantial lunch
which was served to all the visitors,
over 200, at o'clock.
Mrs. Wilder reports the day as a
decided success, and is convinced
that Walsh county will more than go
over the top for it's allotment of the
Liberty loan. The meeting was far
greater in enthusiasm than any
previous gatherings Of that nature
in that part Of the state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06

America is urged to contribute al
least one dollar to this fund for the
noble cause.-the care of Americas
sons overseas.
The United States is divided into
eight districts with a chairman for
each district. North Dakota, together
with South Dakota, Montana, Neb-
.raska, Wyoming and Idaho is in the
Sixth district, of which Mrs. A. c.
Peterson of Aurora, Neb., is chair
man. The chairman for the work in
each state is the General Federation
director. This places the work here
In the hands of Miss Minnie Jean
Nelson, Valley City.
All checks are made payable 10 the
War Victory commission, G.. F. w. c.,
Mrs. George w. Perkins, treasurer,
and should be mailed to Miss Nelson,
who will forward them to Mrs. Per-
kins.
North Dakota women will do their
full share in. this work, as they have
for all good causes. They have many
brave boys "over there" for whom
they will wish to give this added
comfort.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06

Mrs. John Sherman, Chicago, chair
man OF the General Federation de-
partment Of conservation warns the
women Of the country to be on guard
against encroachment masquerading
as war necessity.
Sheep owners want to Craze sheep
in national parks. This would de-
spoil the parks without greatly i'm
creasing the supply of wool and
mutton.
The invasion Of the enemy" is
an expression that need not be limit
ed to war usage. It exactly fits a
condition Of internal affairs here in
the United States that is far re-
moved from battle fields and war
ring men. The territories being in
vaded are the national parks. If the
invasion continues these regions
which belong to all the American
people will be monopolized by a
few individuals.
Certain interests, individual and
collective, are constantly endeavor-
ing to use these parks for their own
commercial benefit. The friends Of
the peoples Fairgrounds have again
and again thwarted efforts that were
being made to use these wonderlands
for stock pasture. Now there are
people who are taking advantage of
the present need for increased food
production, to secure permission to
Craze cattle and sheep Ia our ma
tional parks.
Last summer certain stock men
seized the opportunity offered by the
urgent national need of food and
undertook to get the federal govern
ment to permit grazing in parks. In
California, the friends of parks acted
quickly and saved most of Yosemite.
The stock men did succeed in getting
possession Of two comparatively
small areas. Increased efforts are
being made 70 pasture the parks in
1918.
We all know that more mutton
and more wool are needed, and that
the sheep industry should be in
creased. Grazing grounds are es-
sential. but there is ample opportun-
ity for grazing outside OF the nation
al parks.
says, There remain practically no
lands in the public domain (unre-
served public lands) that are fit for
any other use than for the grazing
Of livestock. They should therefore
be used for that purpose" Does IL
seem reasonable to Craze sheep in
the national parks when there is
government land not in use that is |
fitted for that purpose2
Early last summer there was some |
doubt in the minds Of the people as /
10 whether or not the national parks |
would be open on account Of the 1
war. Secretary Franklin X. Lane |
announced that they |
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06
Clubs Encourage
Exchange Idea

Fargo study clubs seem to be
instituting system of exchange in
the matter of speakers. an idea that
iB proving both instructive and
p0nular. one OF the speakers at the
Fargo Woman's club meeting Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. II. l..
B0lley, Seventh street north, was
Mrs. j. 1T. Shepperd. who is a mem
her OF the Round Table club ana
chairman OF the Extension depart
ment OF the state federation. she
talked on The Woman's Club Move
ment i'm the State. She cited many
encouraging facts regarding this
movement. Another very instruc-
tive program feature was the ADDRESS
by w. l.. StockweI on Educational
Institutions and the Common School
system" Mr.. Stockwell is well in
formed on this subject, and presented
many facts Of importance.
"CiVio Art"
Mrs. M. A. Hildreth, a state
federation officer and a member OF
the Sociological section of the Fine
Arts club. gave a fine address on
"Civic Art" Friday afternoon before
the Art section Of the Fine Arts club,
meeting at the home Of Mrs. Edith
Fowler Slocum. Mrs. Hildreth spoke
general federation to preserve
Niagara Falls from further COM
mercial destruction. and of the Kill
deer mountain commission OF North
Dakota. She read a letter from DR..
NJ RI. Gilmore. curator of the state
historical society. showing his valua-
tion of the wild flowers. In 1t he
expresses the earnest wish that wild
flower clubs be formed. as acquaint-
ance with these blossoms would add
a wealth of interest TO the landscape
TO all beholdeTs.
Mrs. Hildreth told Of the careful
way in which certain foreign cities
are laid out. with an eye to civic
beauty, and brought out the interest
ing fact that there was no doubt a
deliberate connection between the
GeEman system OF city planning and
their war preparation. She used a
map Of Fargo to point out many
Hhings which might have been done,
and still can be done to beautify this
city
The program closed with a Studio
Magazine talk bv Miss Hartney, the
subject being the work OF Rodin, the
French sculptor.
At a meeting of the Art section a
few weeks ago splendid talk on
''Cathedrals' was given by Mrs. w.
j. Hancock, a Round Table club |
member.
Mrs H. L. BoIley. Of the Fargo |
Woman's club. gave a state fedora |
ton report before the Round Table I
club members recently.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06
Nes From The Field Of Music and Work Of The WoneuS Clubs

are bound with cambria. others with
khaki and others with muslin. One
Of the most artistic is bound in heavy
wallpaper. The contents of the
larger booklets run to photographs,
landscape views, cartoons and comics.
In the smaller messengers OF good
cheer poetry is most commonly in
cluded. with well selected jests and
quips. In every instance the books
have an optimistic tone, we'll calcu-
lated to give Sammy an opportunity
to grin. Mrs. Budlong invites further
contributions. confident that IL other
womens organizations respond as
loyalty as those already represented,
North Dakota will have the
largest and most attractive exhibit to
be found at the national exposition.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06
Federation Has
Own Magazine

For the first time in it's history.
the General Federation OF Women s
clubs is rejoicing in a magazine OF
its own. Miss Helen Louise John
son is the new editor in charge and
a campaign is now being launched
to increase the subscription list
Committee chairmen are being urged
to subscribe that they may better
know their subjects; club presidents
that they may be better informed,
and club members that they may ba
more enthusiastic in their work.
The magazine was. taken over b
the federation only few months
ago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06
Warned against EncYOacbment
MaSquerading as War Necessity

would be open as usual, and said, 1T
Is even more important now than in
times Of peace that the health and
vitality Of the nations citizenship be
conserved. Rest and recreation must
materially assist in this conserva-
tion of human tissue and energy, and
the national parks offer opportunity
for just this thing" During this
same summer, the busy war year
OF 1917, FIVE hundred thousand peo-
pie found much needed rest and
were inspired to greater patriotism
by visiting these matchless wonder
lands.
1t would be a national calamity IL
the warning enemy could destroy the
natural beauty of the URited States.
Grazing cattle and sheep in our
national parks is a distinct step IN
this direction.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06
Club Meetings
OF Coming Week

The Home Economics section o
| the Fine Arts club will meet Monday
afternoon at 3:3 o'clock at Ceres
| hall. Mrs. F. E. Kindred, food in
spector. will give talk on "Markei
| Inspection" and as the food prob
lem Is an increasingly important one
just now, each member is asked tc
take a guest. The section will have
only one more meeting this season
on April %. when the chairman
Miss Katherine Jensen, will give a
demonstration in economical use OF
food. A social session will follow the
demonstration.
A business meeting Of Chapter E,
p. r. o., will will be held Monday
with Mrs. +. g. Pasco, Oil Eleventh
avenue north. It was decided at the
last meeting to make the FIRST meet
ing each month a business session,
and the second meeting OF the month
a social gathering, with guests from
various other clubs and business
circles.
The New Era club will meet Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. A. g. Lacy,
and the program, which will be on
THE Juvenile Court" will be in
charge of Mrs. c. G. Boise. 1t will
dnclue. "a general discussion. The
members who have finished scrap
books for the convalescent soldiers
are asked to take them to this
meeting.
The Fargo Study club will meet
afternoon with Mrs. w. N.
Stearns. Mrs. Paul Thomas will
have a paper on 1.-THE Sorrows OF
Belgium-Leonid Andregev."
The Drama section OF the Fine
Arts club will meet Monday after
noon with Mrs. David deLendrecie,
s16 Fourth avenue south. The pro-
gram will be devoted to a Hindu
play, and will be in charge Of Mrs.
A. d. Weeks and Mrs. Beals.
The Round Table club will meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs. w. b.
and Mrs. II. A. .Presler, at
he Hancock home. The program |
will comprise papers on The New
by Mrs. p. w. Farm |
lam: What other States Are Do
ng," by Mrs. II. p. Thomson; and !
The Mexican Question" by y. b.
Holt.
The Writer'S section Of the Fine |
Arts club will meet Wednesday af-
ernoon at the home Of Mrs. +. j. |
The program calls for
original work by Group B, comprised
# Mesdames II. H. 'Casselman, John
Frame and r. r. Remington.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06
Too of Minneapolis Symphony
SolOiStS Are american Girls

Idelle Patterson, soprano soloist
with the Minneapolis Symphony Or
chestra, which comes to the Orpheum
with three performances, Friday and
Saturday evenings, and Saturday
matinee, April 1913, Is one of those
favored singers whose appearance is
so prepossessing as to win the SYM
pathy of the audience before she has
sung. Happily, the charm doesn't
end there, however,-it only begins,
for she is an extremely gifted young
woman vocally. and has applied her
self so diligently to the cultivation of
her voice that the result is truly a
delight.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06
CLUBS USING a UNIQUE ROLL
CALL

Instead Of following the time-hon-
ored idea of using quotations, the
club women Of the Fifth district Of
the Minnesota Federation of Wo-
mems clubs are nowadays answering
to roll call with reports Of the num-
ber Of thrift stamps which they have
been able, through economy to buy
since the previous meeting.
This scheme was. evolved at a
recent meeting of the presidents Of
all the clubs Of that district, which
was held at the quarters Of the Wo-
mans club, in Minneapolis.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06
Italian Version
of National Hymn

"The Star Spangled Banner" in
Italian, rising from young Italian
throats from Italy's trenches at the
front, may surprise the Boches be-
fore long, according to a telegram
received from Bologna, Italy. The
American Red Cross has been asked
to furnish an italian version OF the
American national anthem to be
printed on a memorial postcard
which has been designed by an
italian soldier and is to be distrih-
uted among the troops at the front.
The postcards carry a design form
ed by the coats of arms OF the allied
nations, with other allied patriotic
memorials, among which the Star
Spangled Banner will take a con-
spicuous place.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06

The Moorhead Woman's club will
hold its next meeting Friday af-
ternoon, at the home OF Mrs G. s.
Marden. Miss Katherine Leonard viii
have paper on The Drama Of
California" Mrs Marden will give
one on The Gray Dawn-Stewart
Edward White; and Mrs. William
Russell will give one on The Won
derland OF California"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06
Fine Exhibit Of
War Scrap Books

Mrs. NJ. c. Budlong, Bismarck, who
IS secretary OF the North Dakota
Public Library commission, believes
that North Dakota will have one Of
the. most interesting exhibits OF war
gcrap books to be found at the ma
tionat exposition to be conducted
April "a to May at Hot Springs,
Ark. under the auspices of the La
brary Extension division OF the Gem
eral Federation Of Women's clubs.
Mrs. Budlong, as chairman for this
division in North Dakota, is receiving
scrap books from all parts OF the
state TO he entered at the Hot Springs
exhibition. Many of the booklets
denote real genius on the part of
their designers. They range in size
all the way from a limp vest-pocket
edition, Of a size which may be con-
veuiently slipped into the pajama
pocket Of a convalescent Sammy. up
10 p desk blotter size Of booklet
designed for use on war library
tables i'm Y. NJ. e. A. huts or else
where where there Is an abundance
OF space.
The covers are as varied as are the
sizes Of the booklets. There are some
very effective patriotic designs; some
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06

the idea that Indian music will be
its basis.
mo, when It comes 1t is likely to
hold echoes of all the strains that
have come to us-Slav Italian,
Ang1o-S Saxon. Morse. and all the rest
But it hasn't arrived yet, and you
and ! won't live to see its arrival,
either"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06

Cnristine oehuul Gontratto Solotst.
Personally, / don't believe we win
recognize American folk music for
a long. long time to come. I don't
think it's had time to crystallize.
Besides. the influx of foreign strains.
Is too steady and almost too over
whelming to admit Of any fixed
characteristics in our popular tenn
perament as yet.
1T will come some time because
those things always do but all the
club meetings and all the essays in
the world won't help Il along, be-
cause nobody but nature takes a
hand in that process, and YOU can't
hurry nature the least little Bit
you sometimes hear people say
our folk music will be based on
negro song lore. I don't see why I'll
should he, because we are 81 a diff
ferent race. The same thing. it
seems to me- is en- argument against
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06
sun RAY LENS

The best headlight on the market re-
gardless OF price. All sizes. $500 per
pair.
FARGO PLATE AND WINDOW
GLASS co.
17-fe Broadway Fargo, N. D.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06

Mrs. Fred u. Conklin. chairman OF
the North Dakota section OF the Wo-
mans Committee OF the National
Council OF Defense, has returned to
Bismarck from Medora. where she
addressed a patriotic gathering on
the subject fWoman's Work ia War
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-06

vIsit HoIderTnan'sl Hat shop.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-30

4Taoes' Shipping and Salpbuudin< In
oustrIes and Textile Trades
Inc reports Of these latter comm,
eees nave already been submitted a,r
Do"st''nie a formidable array Of
/ curaie and detailed information -
l"e situation confronting various ir-
- a'ait'on to these inquiries b,
Committees sanctioned by the rovo~r
l. many other investigations a..
mace upon the initiative Of ~
! uit Lauai manufacturers or merchants
! win all these arraneements for 81.
/ creasing the volume and iunro,-i,..- III.
character Of the things that an 4,
produced in the British e7oni-., -.
gone pans for building up a great go.
''a "seneF- Inc government has cr.
ateo d new joint Department Of u.,
, + orelsn Office and the Board of Tract
when Is known as the Department
,, overseas Trade, Development and +
teiligence. This body controls #.
boafd or Trades TRADE Commission.
service within The empire ana the II,
eiSh ol1ce's Commercial Attacha Ser,
/ ice in foreign countries The Traa
commissioner Service and the o..
! SulaF Service are TO be Strengthen,
/ and enlarged. Better trained mon
, TO be sent all over the world to va
for chances 10 sell British goods
department Of Overseas Trade Z
undertake the bringing of buyer an.t
N"iler together more quickly ard chea.
iy Than ever before.
The British Government - -v--. -,
iaS close attention to the possibflfsse-
"f electrical power IT has a sche,
for dividing the United Kingdom il
districts in which super power pspa
would be erected FOR supplying ~ :. s
power and heat on the theory tl-a- ip
coal would thus be ccnsumcS ans b
labor needed
Naturally the most attention IS
en- to the restoration Of the mere!
navy. Great Britain Is arranging
the improvement OF her harho--
throughout the world and has al-e
mapped out new transportation rou!--
and in connection with them is puS,
ing railroad and canal development.
In general the British reconstruc-
tionisis adhere to the principle
amalgamation, as II is believed thr
only by methods Of quantity produ.
ton at lower cost, the division of fel...
both In production and distributiun
and concentration of certain phases oe
the work in accordance with demon
strated skill can 4 single industry hoTe
10 compete with German concern
They hold that competition after thu
war viii be between nations rathe-
than between individuals.
The British banks are aware Of r. o
great demands that viii be made upoa
them TO finance this colossal program
They are concentrating on reserves o.
capital upon which to build an ade-
duate credit structure. These amalEe
nations are significant Of the growing
feeling that to win their way, or even
TO survive, the peoples OF the British
empire must draw closer together SO
cially, politically and ecoDomIcaliy
As the war has welded them into ca
ordinating. interdependeut fighting
machine, SO apparently is the prospecr
OF wonderful opportunities combined
with an appreciation o. the necessities
of the case urging them to unity -
purpose and breadth Of underStandi1-
in their Preparations for peace.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-30

is inGuiring into the natural resources
and trade possibilities of the FIVE self
governing dorninions Then there IS
the Financial Facilities Committee,
charged with ascertaining whether the
normal arrangements for financing
trade Will be adequate for postwar
needs. and, if not. how they should be
supplemented. This Commission will
also consider the problem OF financing
the conversion of munitions plants
into factories for normal peace pro
ductiOn. Another important body IN
der the Ministry Of Reconstruction is
the Central Committee Of Materials
Supply, which is considering the ma
ture and amount Of supplies Of mate
rial required nv the various parts Of
the empire during the period IS read
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-30
SHIP YARDS WHERE
0REAT BRITAIN IS PREPARING
FOR AFTE WAR SEA TRADE
ONE OF rHE

Preparatory TO this development,
Great Britain IS taking what IS proba-
bly, the most remarkable inventory
ever attempted. Under the direction
of the Ministry Of Reconstruction. the
Ministry of Munitions, Department Of
the Foreign Office and Board of Trade
and other governmental agencies near
" q hundred committees are collecting
informa ton throughout the empire.
These inquiries touch the life Of the
British people in all its phases.
For example the Prime Ministers
Committee on Commercial and Indus
trial Policy is considering what indus
tries are essential to the future safety
of the nation and what steps should be
taken 10 maintain and establish them:
what should be done to recover home