The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-24
Over 1000 Pioneer
Mothers Histories
Listed by ClUbwomen

over 2UVV PeAVAoA
n,oneer North Dakota mothers 2 y
bsen received by the pioneer moth
srs, committee Of the state ~lederatlon
# women's clubs, 1t was announced
Nv Mrs. H. ". McArdle, chairman, az
recent meeting Of the group IN Far
81 rho federation has undertaken as
o,e If it's projects to collect data Tor
= volume which Will contain bio
a%ronhical sketches Of all women who
sarne to North Dakota prior to state
snod II Is also collecting funds TO
Nv ,,sed for q statue which Will be
n,aced on the state capitol grounoS
r. bismarck, as q memorial TO those
Courageous women who aided IN the
formation Of this state.
Mrs. II. E. Killing, Fargo, Is trea-
s,,rer. ana donations toward the
statue should be forwarded to her.
contributions are already pesAnna1s
to come In, Mrs. Rilling salo. $50
other members OF n FoneeI
Mothers committee are MRS. Albert
F. Jones, Lisbon, Miss Grace DeLong,
end Mrs. p. T. Boleyn, Fargo, Mrs. X.
A thomson, Lisbon and Mrs. z. 9.
Haaeenson, Grand Forks.
r. is urged that all possible names
IF nioneer women together with data
recardine their lives be secured ana
torwarded to Mrs. McArdle or some
member OF the committee or to ne
chairman Of local committees. WORK
If compiling these will continue 1or
some time, and when completed the
histories will be prepared IN BOOK
form and filed with the state hlstorl-
cal society.
Mrs. Jones, president Of the state
federation. has expressed the wish
that in the near future, WIN tne
pioneer mother project rs an incen-
tive, a number Of clubs tor daugntels
Of pioneer mothers Will spring up.
This she viii urge throughout the
state and the plan will be embooleo
in her message to be presented at the
various district meetings this spring.
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Mr.. and Mrs. M. b. Gilman, MT:
and Mrs. r. B. Webb and MI. ana
Mrs. +. ]. Bassett, were hosts 70
members of their bridge club at q !
o'clock dinner Saturday evening OF
the webb home in the Patterson no.
toll decorations to form q Wash
ineton's birthday motif were USED 1oI
the tables and places were markeo
for "a guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Weon
and Mr.. and Mrs. N. I. Roop hello
honors in the bridge games aaVea
dinner.
Architecture In the Machine Age
was the topic for the program az !
meeting of the Cosmos club MONDAY
evening held in the home OF Mrs. =
]. Taylor. Miss Lillian Cook con.
Quoted the discussion, which featured
the new architecture Of the future
Mrs. TAYLOR reviewed the new build
ing plan for the city Of washington
A report Of the recent Communit!
Council meeting was given by Mfs
S. H. Cook, council representative
Seven Bismarck women. who Of
members of a bridge club to wh1cl
Mrs. J. A. Gagnon, Minot. torme
bismarck resident, belonged, motor
ed to Minot Monday where they WEI
guests at a bridge dinner at the Cat
non home. In the group were Nss
danes A. G. Brainerd, A. l.. FoStseol
J. w. McGuiness, Roy "A. Ne!s $.
Frank Smith, E. G. Wachter ano "a
Ida Ellofson.
Miss Ella Leathers, q student 9
Jamestown college, who Is q voice pt
nil of Mrs. Joseph Black, Will pc pre
sented in her senior recital this eve
ninr at the college chapel. M
Maude Dickinson will assist VIII
readings and George Barr Will pa
the accomplishments. Miss Leatne
is a daughter Of r. M. Leathers, N.
Kenzie. and was graduated from u
Bismarck high school.
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Mr.. and Mrs. g. M. Freitag az
daughter Rebecca, 20S Fourteenth 8
will leave wednesday 1or 1po. ~
Wash, where they plan to make t1e
future home. During the last IL
weeks q number OF farewell ai1a'
have been given in their honor.
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Mrs. E. G. Wachter, III Secol
ST.. is spending the week IN ME-
visiting with her sister. Mrs. y.
Gaenon and her brother ma siste
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry broen
han.
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Clarence Hoover, who has been el
p.oyed in Minneapolis Tor sevel
months has come to Bismarck lor
visit with his parents, MI. "a
Alvin Hoover, 500 Eighth st.
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Miss Cora Clark left Monday
her home at Minot after visiting o
Sunday at the home OF ner 0rocI
in-law and sister, Mr.. and MIA. &c
R. Flick, 712 Mandan st.