Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-03-10
WOMEN VOTERS
LEAGUE, MAR. 1919.
Delegates From Fourteen Coun'
tie. To Hold Organization
Meeting at Wilhmar


League of Women Voters of the Sew.
enth Congressional District of the
State of Minnesota will be held In
Willmar Thursday and Friday Of next
week, March 18th andi 18th, for the
purpose of organizing Seventh Dist.
riot League of Women Voters. The
right to vote for President of the
United States has been given to the
women of Minnesota. The Legisla.
ture, called in special session last
August, has ratified the Federal SUI.
frage Amendment. We are practf
cally assured, that the Seth state will
have ratified the Amendment before
the next state primaries so that Min.
nesota women may also vote for all
State and District officers at that time
With new responsibilities in view 1t
becomes the immediate duty Of wo.
men to confer in order that they may
plan; first, how to inform themselves
thoroly; second, how we may make
our vote most effective for the good
Of the State. A number of State lead
ers will be here to help us unity aims
and to make them correlative with
those Of all women of Minnesota.
l. The meetings will open Thursday
afternoon at $3.50 and will continue
thru Thursday and Friday. A social
tea will be given at the Thursday at
ternoon session, which will give the
women of Willmar an opportunity to
meet the visiting delegates The con.
ference will close Friday evening with
banquet.
Thursday Evening, 8 O'Clock, Con-
ference on American Citizenship
Mrs. LELAND, Presiding.
Piano Solo-Miss Cora E. Osmundson.
''The Public Schools and Citizenship
Mr.. O.. O. Ulvin, County Superin-
tendent of Schools.
Standardization Quartet.
''The New Comradeship'- Henry
G. Young, of the American Legion.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. Blanche MacNees
Larsen.
''Women's Clubs and Americanization''
Mrs. Russell Spicer.
political Parties''-Mr. John Serrin.
''The Obligations of Citizenship
Prof. F. M. Rarig, University OF
Minnesota.
Friday Morning, 10 O'clock
Conference on Unification of Laws
Presiding, Miss Florence Monahan,
chairman Unifcation of Laws Com.
mittee. Minnesota League of Women
Voters.
Laws Concerning Women and Chill.
dren,''-Judge T. O. Gilbert.
Permanent Organization
"The Program Before Us''-Miss EN-.
lily Kneubuhl, Educational Director,
Minnesota.
Friday Afternoon, $3.50 p. m.
Conference on Child Welfare and Pub.
lie Health
Mrs. S. H. Johnson, Appleton, Pre-
siding.
Report on Local Dental Clinic-Mrs
Phillip Haley, President County
Public Health Association.
''The County Nurse''-Miss Margaret
Muckley, State Red Cross Super
visor, County Nursing.
Vocal Solo-Rev. j. Renwick McCul
Tough.
Legislative Needs of Minnesota Chill
| dren"-Mr. William Hodson, Direc
tor Minnesota Children's Bureau.
All the sessions are free, with thu
exception of the banquet Friday even
ing, to which tickets are being sold a
$1:O0. Tickets can be had from any
member of the various committees.
| Miss Edith Nelson, Conference
Chairman, has appointed the follow
ing committees:
Finance Committee
Mrs. Russell Spicer, Chairman.
Lille B. Noren
Ida A. Sanderson.
Banquet Committee
Mrs. Albin C. Carlson, Chairman.
Mrs. Thomas H. King.
Lille Korthe.
Station and Accommodations CON-
Mrs. S. o. Diffendorf, Chairman.
Mrs. w. E. Scott.
Mrs. P. G.. Dawson.
Mrs. L. A. Jorstad.
Social Tea Committee II -
| Mrs. George Winney, Chairman.
Program Committee
Miss Winnifred Sherwood, Chm.
Publicity committee
Miss Hazel V. Nelson, Chairman.
The following is the program:
Thursday Afternoon. $3.50 O'clock
Temporary Organization-Mrs. job
Serrin, Chairman Seventh Distrit
League of Women Voters, Presidin
Presidents Address-Mrs. Andrea
LELAND, President Of Minnesot
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