The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
SOCIETY NEWS
Duties Of Social
Worker Summarized

Miss Mary Cashel, secretary Of the
Burleigh county Red Cross, sum
married the tasks Of q social service
worker in a talk given Tuesday eve.
ming following a dinner meeting 0,
the Liberal Arts club at the G. P. Eat
Shop.
Pointing out that while many peo.
pie think Of social service work only
in terms Of poor relief, this is only
m phase of the activities, Miss
Cashel named the various channels
through which welfare work must be
carried on.
Under the direction Of Miss CASH
els office is the county nursing serv-
ice, administration Of mothers pen
sion, special care for under-psr and
crippled children, travellers aid; and
mental hygiene clinics az well as poor
relief and social service for about 90
families during the year. In addition
the secretary serves as juvenile court
officer for the entire county.
Miss Cashel pointed out the need
Of trained and highly specialized
workers, who will be able to under
stand the cases. coming under their
care and offer them not only materia:
aid but also treat their problem frcn
an individual standpoint.
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Miss May Lynn, Philadelphia, chill
dren's division specialist with the
Presbyterian Board of Christian Ed
1lcation, will address teachers of the
First Presbyterian church school at
a dinner meeting Thursday evening
at 6 o'clotk in the church parlors.
Members of Circle No. 3 Of the Ladies'
AID society will serve. Miss Lynn is
serving as n Of the instructors for
the standard leadership training
school being held In Bismarck this
week under the auspices Of the Min
isterial association.
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Leaders in the Temperance Move
ment" was the theme Of the program
given at the February meeting OF the
Bismarck w. G. T. U. Tuesday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. T. E. Nc
Curdy. Mrs. George M. Register led
an informal discussion and this was
followed by a talk by Mrs. F. A. Goss-
man. dealing with law enforcement
and temperance conditions generally.
A group Of vocal and piano numbers
were given by several pupils OF Mrs.
j. L. Hughes as a closing feature.
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Mrs. Stuart A. Mcdonald, 928
Eighth ST., was hostess to eight wom-
en- at a 7 o'clock bridge dinner Tues
day evening at her home. Decora-
lions in red and white suggestive OF
st. Valentines day were used with
red tapers centering the tables. Score
prizes we're awarded Miss Madge
King and Mrs. John Sakariassen.
Mesdames John and Arthur Saka-
riassen and Vernon Peters we're
guests from Mandan.
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A Valentine motif was used for
the 7 o'clock bridge dinner given
Wednesday evening by Mrs. G. O.
Burnett, 800 Avenue B. Covers were
placed for eight at the tables which
had appointments in red and white
and were lighted with red tapers.
Bowls of tulips were used throughout
the rooms. Mrs. Charles Rue and
Mrs. Clarion Larson held honors IN
the games.
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Ethel Scnoen read a paper on
Parks and Park Systems" in which
the possibilities of the Bad Lands as
a national park was stressed, at a
meeting of the -Four Leaf Clover
Study club Wednesday evening. The
meeting was held at the Business and
Professional Women's club rooms with
Edith PeaTt as hostess.
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Mrs. Alison Brubaker arrived Tues
GAY from Salt Lake City, to spend a
few days rs the guest Of Mrs. Burnie
w. Maurek, Tribune apartments. In
her honor Mrs. Maurek will enter
tain a number of guests at a bridge
party Thursday evening.
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Miss Helen Erickson has returned
to her home at Happen after spend
ing several days in Bismarck as the
guest of her father, O. E. Erickson,
member of the legislature from Kid
der county.