The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-07-09
INTERESTING
SESSION HELD
By War MOTHERS

BIZ WAR MOTHERS
Members Of North Dakota
Branch Hold First Conven-
ton Today Mrs. f. F.
Reese Of This City Is Elect
ed War Mother.
History was made this morng when
the North Dakota American War Mo-
theirs convened for the first time al
$3.50 at Cllautauqua, with Mrs. E. r!
Reese, State War Mother presiding.
The meeting was formally opened
by the singing of America, followed
by an invocation by Rev. H. Garfield
Walker. The business Of appointing
committees then occupied the atten-
ton Of the delegates. The credential
committee consisted Of Mrs. Eugene
Fenelon, Mrs. Jas. Stenson and Mrs.
Louis Hanson, all Of Devils Lake. The
nominating committee was made uo
of Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Kneeshaw, ana
Mrs. I. Glerum; finance committee,
Mrs. Albert F. Jones, of Lisbon, Mrs.
S. r. Shellenberger, Minnewaukan,
and Mrs. G. C: Manning of Sheyenne;
memorial committee, Mrs. Ole Serum
gard, Devils Lake, Mrs. j. w. Burch.
Bismarck, and Mrs. Geo. Juergens,
Devils Lake; state printing, Mrs. A.
NJ. Powell, Devils Lake, Mrs. P. H.
Throdahl, Bismarck, and Mrs. C. C.
Manning Of Sheyenne; resolutions,
Mrs. E. B. Page, Leeds, Mrs. P. Ber-
telson, Kenmare and Mrs. O. A. Spills
UNI, Rugby.
The report Of the state secretary
and treasurer was followed by reports
from the various chapters. Report Of.
Devils Lake chapter, Mrs. Manu., Ken
mare, Mrs. Bertelson; Rugby, Mrs.
Spillum, Lisbon, Mrs. Jones, Mime
waukan, Mrs: Jones Shellenberger,
Leeds, Mrs. Page, sheyenne Mrs, c..
C. Manning; Bismarck, Mrs, Burch.
Mrs. Ole Serumgard read an inter.
esting report regarding the state or
ganization Of the American War Mo-
theirs, reporting the organization OF
eight active chapters in, four months
time.
A feature Of this meeting was the
exhibition by Mrs. Elmer Johnson Of
Devils Lake, Of the Crvsx &c 6uerre
presented to her son, Capser johnson
by General Petain of the French Ar
my Of the East and which arrived this
morning just before she left to attend
the convention: Needless to say Mrs.
Johnson's news received the ovation
it deserved.
At one o'clock the meeting was adj
journed until'later in the day and the
ladies repaired to the man hall of
the Yacht and Boat club where lunch
con was served.
The long table was arranged in the
center of the hall. The stars and
Stripes, a~lternated with Jaranese Ian
terms of red and blue. were suspend
ed Just over the table while the table
decorations consisted of red and
white peoples, significant of the 'por-
pies that bloom III Flanders Fields,
arranged in artistic blue bowls. Small
American flags decorated the ind1v-
idual nut dishes. The walls Of the
club house were attractively hung
with flags, green boughs and the red
and blue lanternsj and the entire eff
feet was unusually beautifui.
!! Serving the. luncheon We're Misses
| Adah Reese and Dorothy serumgard
iof Devils Lake and Norma and Huld-
F.; ali Ellestad Of Grand Forks. Mrs
Lunac had chargegof the dining room,
while Mrs. Kale assisted by Mrs.
! Monroe had charge of the kitchen. Ts
! Miss Grace Belle Serumgan belongs
| the credit for the handsome decora-
lions.
+, The outgoing officers are:
War Mother, Mrs. E. F. Reese;
Vice Mother, Mrs. Silver Serumgard;
Recording Secretary, Mrs. R. G. Mad
)sen; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs
Ole Serumgard; Treasurer, Mrs. f
Up. Mann; Auditor, Mrs. I. Glerum;
Historian, Mrs. Harry Kneeshaw;
Par1imentarian, Mrs. D. L. Stewart
Officers for the ensuing year are
War Mother, Mrs. E. F. Reese, Dew.
ills Lake; Vice War Mother, Mrs. Al.
bert Jones of Lisbon; Recording Sec.
/, rotary, Mrs. G. g. Manning, Sheyen.
ne, Treasurer, Mrs. P. H. Throdahl
Bismarck; Historian, Mrs. S. C.. Shell.
%lenberger, Minnewaukon; Parliamen.
tartan, Mrs. E. B. Page, Leeds.
Those in attendance at the conven-
tion were: Mesdames E. B. Page
Leeds; P. H. Throdahl, Bismarck; "A
IL. Tompers, Kenmare; J. w. Burch
Bismarck; P. Bertelson, Kenmare; o
A. Spillum, Rugby; T.. B. Montgom.
cry, Leeds; R. B. Warren, and G. c
Manning, Sheyenne; s. R. Shellen.
berger, Minnewaukon; Albert f
Jones, Lisbon; M.sF. Woodbury., Hor