The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-15
FEDERATION
MEETING TO Open
IN CITY TONIGHT
Initial Ceremony Will Occur in
House Chamber at Capt.
toll Building
LOCAL COMMITTEES ACTIVE
All Arrangements Made by Bis
marck Group to Give Visitors
Splendid Entertainment
COMMITTEES ACTIVE

With everything in readiness for
the fromal opening Of the thirty
fourth annual convention Of the
North Dakota Federation Of Women's
clubs this evening at eight O'Clock In
the house chamber at the state CAP
itol, Bismarck clubwomen today were
busy welcoming delegates and visitors
from all parts Of the state.
The registration committee. Mrs.
George Register, Mrs. G. G. Converse
and Mrs. Nellie Evarts. have ARRANGED
Tor delegates reaching Bismarck to-
DAY to register at the First presby-
terrain church this afternoon between
the hours Of two and five O'Clock.
The transportation committee. head
ed by Mrs. L. w. Larson, Is meeting
each train In order to take the visitors
to homes where they will stay, and
the information and conference COM
mittee. Mrs. Alfred Zuger, chairman.
Is holding itself in readiness. Rooms
IN private homes and in hotels have
been arranged for by Mrs. w. e. Per.
~. housing chairman, and her ON.
mittee.
Fine weather and good roads are
expected to increase the attendance
this year over the 300 mark. and All
indications point to the largest con.
vention IN the federation's history.
a social event Of Importance e
scheduled for this evening, preceding
the formal convention opening. This
Is the ex-officers' dinner, attendance
at which is limited to women who
nave served as state officers o. dis
trict presidents. Mrs. w. A. McI.-
frye will preside. and Mrs. John r,
Sippel. Baltimore, general fede -st,on
president. win be an honored guest.
The program, which will mark the
opening OF the thirty Fourth conven-
ton. will be broadcast this evening
over KFYR, thus giving women In all
parts OF the state an opportunity to
hear Mrs. Sippel.
welcoming the visiting women will
be James Morris. attorney general,
for the state: Mayor A. p. Lcnhart.
for the city; Or. Fannie Dunn Quain.
for the local club women; ana Mrs.
James H. Cooper. Courtenay, for the
district.
A reception for Mrs. sippel will
conclude the evening. with q board
meeting to follow.
Mrs. Jones will call the convention
to order at nine o'clock Tuesday
morning in the First Presbyterian
church. Features Of the mornings
session will be reports by the state Of
ficers and by the district presidents.
and brief talks by the six directors.
Reports OF five special committees
on General Federation News. War
Veterans, Club Institute, Student
Loan and Junior Membership, will be
read at the afternoon meeting. The
remainder Of the time will be given
over to the activities Of the press and
publicity department. and to the
planting Of the Ben Eielson memorial
trees on the capitol grounds.
The annual federation banquet has
been set for five-thirty o'clock Tues
day evening at the Patterson hotel. in
order to permit Mrs. sippel to attend
Delegates will be seated by districts.
with the officers at q central table.
Following will be q program at S:l5
at the city auditorium. emphasizing
the work of the department Of fine
arts. Mrs. Georgia Sturgeon, Edgeley,
will preside. In this and all other
evening programs Of the convention,
care has been taken to plan an enter
tainnent Of interest to both men and
wone. All r open to the public.
Arriving by motor and train yes
terday and today were Mrs. Albert Z.
Jones, Lisbon, state president; MEM
bers Of the board Of directors, Mrs.
E. L. Simmons, New England; Mrs. s.
M. Hyde, Williston: Mrs. John
Knauf, Jamestown: Mrs. e. w. Cum
ningham, Devils Lake, and Mrs. w.
C.. Taylor, La Moure, who with Mrs.
John Burke, compose the board Of
directors; Mrs. James II. Cooper.
Courtenay, president Of the eighth
district: Mrs. John Keohane, Beach:
state treasurer; Mrs. w. A. Mcintyre,
Grand Forks. president Of the ex-
officers club; Mrs. r. A. Thomson,
Lisbon, federation news chairman;
and Mrs. Jennie Garfield. Williston.
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