The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-09
State Clubwomen Close
1885 Executive Meetino

AKANN
Proceedings Ars Published In
offiolal Form for All Fed.
" Grated Groups
Recommendation for the new club
year and announcements Of events
leading up to the biennial convention
of the North Dakota Federation Of
Women's clubs In the spring Of 1885
made during the executive session Of
the board aud council held In Bis
marck Friday and Saturday were an
nounced Monday.
Announcement was made through
an official findings committee COM
posed Of Mrs. w. G. Taylor, La Moure:
Mrs. George Berg, Courtenay, and
Mrs. r. A. De1lars. 81. Thomas. The
official convention report, which Il
being distributed 70 Ill member clubs
In the state, follows:
"The annual meeting Of the board
and council Of the Federation Of
Women's clubs was held ct the Pat
terson hotel In Bismarck Friday and
Saturday, April 81. Friday after
noon was given over 70 q meeting Of
the finance committee and executive
board.
AT $50 o'clock, ! dinner was held
in the Grand Pacific hotel 1t which
covers were laid for over % clubwom-
en-. Greetings were given by Mrs.
John Knauf, jamestown, state presi-
dent; Mrs. william LANCER, Mrs. ].
H. Sheppard, Mrs. A. T. Jones, gen
eral federation chairman Of Commune
ity Service: Mrs. Florence H. Davis,
chairman Of local arrangements. and
board and council members.
1.-THE play, Free Silver . prize-
winning play Of the Iowa federation,
was presented by the Bismarck Com
munity Players under direction Of
Miss Clarice Belk.
Directors Hold Conference
During the evening the directors
met IN conference with their dean,
Mrs. II. w. McArdle. Fargo, and the
district presidents met with Mrs.
Knauf and arranged for the district
meetings in the fall. These meetings
will start about Sept. 10 ct Beach,
seventh district, and then 60 to Ken
mare. third district: Rolla. second
district: Cavalier, first district: Cas-
selton, fourth district: Fessenden,
fifth district: Goodrich, eighth dis
trict, and Ashley, sixth district.
saturday morning, Mrs. Knauf
called the board meeting to order ct
$50 o'clock. Mrs. L. B. Sowles. Bis
marck, gave suggestions for revisions.
The following are the proposed
changes In districts: Sargent county
to be transferred to the fourth dis
trict, atutsman county to the sixth
and Emmons county to the eighth.
These reyisions must Be approved ct
the next state federation meeting to
be held at Valley City In the spring
Of 1896.
Mrs. Knauf appointed Mrs. w. 9.
Taylor Of L. Moure. Mrs. George Berg
Of Courtenay and Mrs. r. A. DeMars
Of st. Thomas Is Z findings commit
tee. It was decided to send The Bis
marck Tribune with . report Of the
meeting to each club In the state In
order that each club might Ill get
the correct record Of the meeting.
Outlines History Contest
Mrs. A. n. Powell, Devils Lake,
state historian. reported that two
prizes are to be offered for the best
histories sent In during tho year, one
to Be Z family history and the other
club history. The priSes are to b
two hooked rugs.
Mrs. Knauf gave the presidents
report, which Was accepted.
1T was decided to have Miss Emily
Plumley Of Kentucky. general fedora
ton chairman Of citisenship, visit the
fall meetings with Mrs. Knauf.
Mrs. Roy Sherman reported On the
North Dakota ClubWoman. She made
three suggestions which were ap-
proved BY the board. Each club q
asked in the future to send It's club
news direct to newspapers 20 they will
get 1t without any delay. Club news
for the Clubwoman = to b sent to
the district chairman for press and
publicity. Each club Is asked to give
y to the support Of the Clubwoman.
THE board unanimously voted that
North Dakota present Mrs. A. Z. Jones
Of Lisbon 70 the general federation
council meeting ct Hot Springs, Ark.
IN May g . candidate for second Vice
president Of the General Federation
Of WomenS clubs.
Mrs. A. Z. Jones gave Z report Of
the endowment fund. Her suggestion
that the pennies for the Penny i'm
the-Bag' fund b sent direct to llrs.
Minnie Keup. Fargo. state treasurer.
was approved.
Na0ss Program Cemmittee
The program COMMITTEES for the
Valley City meeting In the spring Of
1895 WAS elected @ follows: Nrs. H.
w. McArdle, dean Of directoes, ckair-
man: 1rs. Aloys Wartner, president
Of the fifth district and llrs. q. Q.
Finkenhasen q Valley City. The
time Of the meeting WAS left 70 the
executive committee.
Mrs. A. o. Stevens gave . report
on the meeting q the Consolidated
Drys In Valley City On April 5.
"As chairman q tho club institute.
Mrs. Stevens presented . plan for 4
system Of credits leading % tho CIV
ing Of Master OlubWuman ceEtificates,
The credits are 70 b given Tor work
in the club. home and community.
This plan was approved unanimously.
sslfrR Paul AdnSnR ~ II nkna.ro