The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-15
Former Resident OF
North Dakota Writes
OF Life In Bagdad

Mrs. Alfred Zuger Of this city is ip |
receipt Of an interesting letter from
Mrs. Alma, Kerr of Bagdad, Turkey,
and formerly Of this state, who has |!
many. friends among Bismarck resi-
dents. and who writes from the S. s. !
Asia en- route to Paris.
Mrs. Kerr, who 10 educational su-
pervisor Of the schools of Bagdad,
Is the first woman to hold that posi-
ton. Because Of the intense heat in
Turkey, Mrs. Kerr is spending the
summer in Paris where she has taken
Art Institute. In speaking Of the hot
weather Of Bagdad, Mrs. Kerr writes:
ITS nice to get away from Bagdad
for the hot weather. 1t was 100 F.
when we left, so you can imagine
what bliss it Is to sit with fur-coat
in mid.ocean."
The royal heads Of the East are in
terested in the progress Of education
and Mrs. Kerr writes Of taking the
graduates Of the training college for
an audience with the queen.
1.-The afternoon before I left Bag
dad was asked to bring my grad
yates (training colleve) to see the
queen. She had most Of the ministers
wives there to meet the girls and q
general reception was given. am
very fond of the princesses. The
queen Is gracious but one gets tired
Of talking even to queen II ones
remarks are limited to the heat.
clothes, and foodi"
The lady.in-waiting at the palace
has asked Mrs. Kerr to choose some
paintings and hangings for the new
palace, as she IL studying interior
decorating and architscture.s- Speak
ing Of this work she says:
Zone Of the most interesting
things have to do 10 the entire fur
nishing Of Z new economies hall and
boarding school department for the
government training college for
women"
The king is also Interested in the
graduates Of the training college, and
this year he sent gifts to al Of the
honor students. He also permitted
the princesses to attend the COM
mencement and present the diplomas.
Mrs. Kerr writes of this occasion:
There was no road to the college
As the streets are 50 narrow that
some BUILDINGS had to be torn down
and streets widened by the police in
order to bring the princesses there.
Arabian Nights!"
Before taking up Near East Relief
work during the world war, Mrs. Al
ma Kerr taught ut Wing. It has been
q year since she visited the United
States, and at that time she was =
guest Of friends in Bismarck.
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w. F. Frisbie, chemist in charge of
cooperation. Washington, D. c., and
c. w. Harrison, chief inspector of the
Minneapolis station of the U. S. food
and drug inspection department.. are
in conference here with r. Q. Baird.
food commissioner and chemist, con-
corning the cooperative work between
the U.S.. food inspection bureau and
the North Dakota department of food
and drug inspection. -
| TO ATTEND l. C., C. HEARING
the, state railroad board, has gone to
on Northwestern grain rates now be-
ing held by eAnterstate Commerce
Commission. He expects to be gone
three weeks. E. NJ. Hendricks, traf-
fic expert for the board, expects to
leave for st. Paul this week and also
will appear at the hearing.
TO LAKE HOME
Mr.. and Mrs. Myfon AtkinsOns and
| daughter left Sunday for Park
| RAPIDS. Mimi, where they will be
| guests at the S.. W. Corwin lake home
and will join Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon v
Cox and children and Mrs. T. h. At.
kinson, who have been visiting there
| for some time. The party will re.
| turn to Bismarck together.
VISIT FRIENDS
Mrs. Karla dollhouse Of this city
and her sister, Mrs. Earl Fleming Of
Fargo. returned to Fargo Sunday
from Minneapolis where they have
been visiting friends for q few days
Mrs. dollhouse will return to Bis.
marck after short visit in Fargo.
ON BUYING TRIP,
N. E. Stowe, manager Of the a. w
Lucas company basement department.
left Saturday for Chicago to meet Mr.
and Mrs. a. w. Nundy ON their 70
| turn from New York city where they
have been on buying trip. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mundy motored to New York.
TO FARGO
Hays Stephens left Saturday FOL
Fargo. where he was the guest Of
friends for the weekend.
WILL GIVE PICNIC
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