The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-19
Community Council to
Honor Singer Feb. %

Decision to give q reception honor
ing Nine. Eide Norena, Norwegian,
prina donna, following her appear
ance In Bismarck the evening Of
Thursday. Feb. 28. was made by the
Community Council at its January
meeting held Friday afternoon. Spon-
sorship Of the reception was suggested
by the community welfare committee,
Of which Mrs. Charles Liessman Is
president.
Final report on the 1894 Christmas
seal sale made by the chairman, Mrs.
E. F. Trepp, showed that $505.l8 was
turned In to the council to further
tuberculosis preventative work among
children Of the city. The total ye.
ceipts Of $1,035.6l' were discussed as
follows: quota to North Dakota Anti
tuberculosis association, $487 .66: five
per cent over quota to National Tu.
berculosis association, $7.42: Is per
cent Of total sales at st. Mary's paro.
chial school refunded, $35O3; tax on
check, two cents, and balance to Com.
munity Council, $5o5.la
Seal Sales Increase
BY way Of comparison, Mrs. Trepp
pointed out that the average sales
total for the last five years has been
$l,055.80 and that there was q sub.
stantial increase over the 1888 figure.
$913.47, which was the low point In
the five-year record. The chairman
recommended that In the future q
committee Of three be named to di.
rect the sales with one member retir.
Ing each year so that the person In
charge viii have tho advantage Of
past experience.
Mrs. ]. A. Kramer, chairman Of the
milk committee, reported that serv-
ing Of milk was started in the schools
last week and that 602 half pints were
either sold or given to children rec
commended by the school nurse, Miss
Esther Teichmann.
The report Of Miss Josephine Hosch,
treasurer, showed that the balance on
hand was $837.43 with fund accounts
itemized as follows: general, $3.50 %;
health, $279.60, and school nurse,
$16785.
Union Auxiliary Joins
Mrs. r. D. Corwin, representing the
Auxiliary to the Bismarck Typograph-
ical Union which affiliated with the
council at Fridays meeting, detailed
her groups activities and announced
that Mrs. Stewart A. Mcdonald Is her
alternate.
In behalf Of the American Legion
Auxiliary, Mrs. Trepp asked that the
council cooperate in the library drive
set for March Is to secure books and
magazines for the Bismarck public
library and the hospitals. This Is 4
national project Of the Auxiliary.
Culver 8. Ladd, state food commits
sioner and chemist, spoke on the
Copeland pure food and drug bill
which is being introduced In congress
and asked that clubwomen give posi-
tive support to the effort to have it
enacted and also give their support
to food bills coming before the state
legislature.
Mr.. Ladd stated that the federal
department fully intends to re-intro-
duce the bill revising the federal food
and drug law and that congress can
be expected to pass this legislation IN
which important proposed changes
and differences are: first, the elimt-
nation Of provisions whose terms have
compelled the courts to reach inter-
pretations that have permitted loop
holes for the INSCRIPTIONS; second,
extension to harmful or falsely rep
resented cosmetics and to false ad-
vertising, and third, more adequate
provisions to safeguard the public
health and promote honesty and fair
dealing.
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r. L. Mathewson and his son, Jack
Mathewson, 416 Fourteenth St., left
Friday morning for Minneapolis and
Chicago where they will visit for q
short time.
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Twenty-Five women Of the First
Lutheran church met at the home
Of Mrs. E. S. Alison, 305 Rosser ave.
nue., west, the widow Of an early
pastor Of the church. Thursday after