Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-21

saw In Gopher Prairie a Georgian city
hall: warm brick walls with white
shutters, a fanlight, a wide hall and
curving stair. She saw it h COM
mon home and Inspiration not only Of
tho town but Of the country about.
It should contain the courtroom (she
couldn't get herself TO put In a Jail,
public library a collection Of excel.
lent prints, restroom and model
kitchen for farm bureau, gymnasium.
Forming about it I'M influenced by
it, as medieval villages. gathered
about the castle, she saw new
Georgian town IS graceful and be-
loved as Annapolis Or that bowery
All this the 2Thanatopsis club was
to accomplish with no difficulty what
ever, since it's several husbands were
the controllers of business and poll
tics. She was proud Of herself for
his practical view.
She had taken only half an hour
to change a wire-fenced p~otato-plot
into a walled rose-garden. She hur-
Warren, as president OF the Thana-
topsis. of the miracle which had been
worked.
At a quarter to th1 &c Carol had left
home; at alf-past four she had cre-
ated the Georgian town; at a quar-
ter to five she was In the dignified
poverty Of the Congregational par
sonage, her enthusiasm pattering up
on Mrs. Leonard Warren like sum.
mer rain upon an old gray roof; at
two minutes to five a town Of de-
mure c~ourtyards and welcoming dor
mer windows had been erected; and
at two minutes past five the entire
town was as flat as Babylon.
Erect in a black William and Mary
chair against gray and speckly-brown
mentaries and Palestine biographies
upon long pine shelves, her neat black
shoes firm on a ras-rug, herself as
correct and low-toned a. her back
| ground, Mrs. Warren listened without
comment till Carol was quite through,
then answered delicately:
Eyes, I think o draw a. very nice
picture of what might easily mi to
pass-some day. 1 have no doubt
the prairie-some day. But If I
might make just the least little criti-
cisrn: it seems to me that you are
wrong In supposing either that the
city hall would be the proper start,
or that the Thanatopsis would be the
right instrument. After all, it's the
churches. isn't it, that are the real
heart Of the community. AS o may
possibly know, my husband is promi-
l:nent in Congregational circles all
~Ethrough the state for his advocacy Of
church-union. He hopes to see all
the evangelical denominations joined
in one strong body. opposing Catholic
ism and Christian Science, and prop
erly guiding all movements that make
for. morality and prohibition. Here
the combined churches Gould afford
n o1n1nNNSI 11,yh- h ~ - Er<,,~
CO and half-timbered building with
gargoyies and all sorts Of pleasing
decorations on it. which, it seems to
me, would be, lots better to impress
the ordinary class Of people than just
a plain Did -fashioned colonial house,
such as you describe. And that
would be the proper center for all
educational and ~pleasurable activities.
instead Of letting them fall into the
hands of the politicians" ~
II don't suppose it will take more
than thirty or forty years for the
churches to get tosether?" Carol said
innocently.
Hardly that long even: things are
moving SO rapidly. So it would be a
mistake to make any other plans"
Carol did not recover her zeal till
George Edwin Mott, wife Of the su-
perintendent Of schools.
Mrs. Mott commented. PERSONALLY.
I am terribly busy with dressmaking
and having the seamstress lin the
house and all. but it would be splen-
did to have the other members OF the
5EThanatopsis take up the question. Ex-
cept for :one thing: First and fore
most, we must have q new school
building, Mr.. Mott says they are ter
ribly cramped."
Continued Tomorrow Evening.