The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-07-27

Seventy county residents and three
members Of the executive COMMITTEES
formed the state board meeting Of
the North Dakota Federation OF Wo-
mems Nonpartisan Clubs which met
in the parish house Of the Episcopal
Church at Bismarck, July 9th and 7th.
Reverend I. Dewhurst offered the
invocation after which he kindly ex-
tended the us of the parish house in
full to the delegates and local clubs
Mrs C. w. Mcdonnell, president OF
the local club, gave the address OF
welcome and Mrs. Lee of Renville
county responded. #~as 80.
The roll call was responded to by
either the favorite poem of each dele
gate on some prominent rome writer,
Mrs. Thistlewaite presided at the
organ.
Mrs. @, A. Fisher, acting president
requested that the call of the conven-
ton be read. She outlined some OF
the business which was to be attended
to, appointed the following com
mittees:
Credentials, resolutions, publicity
and financial.
!. Recess.
MAY Third, read AMI app 'jvel.
Reading of resolut' o1s which were
adopted at a previous meeting If The
state board.
Mrs. T~histlewaite then favored us
With a couple of in"tramental seiec-
tons.
Reports from the county presidents
selling T.: the activities in the'i sever
al c:ut4, which lei to the discussion
of the duties of federation officers,
showing that they need tact as we'll
as skill. Mrs. Elliot told of the plan
which Trail County had successfully
carried out their picnic by having each
club specialize in n department, de-
corate their own booth, provide the
provision which was to be used, dress
in uniform for each booth if they saw
fit. 1t created a good feeling of COM
petition and profit to each club as
we'll. A discussion followed as to
what the nonpartisan club has done
for the home, community and the gov
eminent. 1t was decided that it is a
progressive movement and we are not
pioneers as plans have been made for
years to do community work, such as
dress-making, rug-making, and can
ming. There were cases cited where
clubs in the state had awaited them
selves of the opportunity offered by
the Agricultural College TO sending
either helps OR a demonstration.
The use and abuse of the absent
voters ballot was discussed for a
short time, also whether the merging
of the men and women organizations
would be of benefit to either. 1t was
decided that it is best not to unite
them at present, anyway.
Recess.
Community singing, followed by
many good suggestions Of making
farm life worth while, and club work
a real factor, such as circulating our
own books which we have read, among
our neighbors and make use Of the
state circulating library.
Child-welfare work was introduced
by Mrs. n. O. Bailey, who Is n Of
the members Of the StaJe commission,
she suggested that We see to it that
the rural schools ale provided with
Individual drinking cups and paper
supervised properly. She also urged
that work Ior the Shepard-ToWner bill
and assist Il legislative in securing
It's passage.
Mrs. Boise I'D ne parliamentary
drill, after which railroad commission
err Frank NilhoIlan was introduced
to the convention. He >a:l no depart
ment Of The --4-e = in position to do
more for the p4O.3c, 4nGo~ cht + esent
laws, than in this one. They have
between four and i've hundred million