The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, May 4, 1916, Page 14

g ¢ FOURTEEN i Prize Contest Results .......0.....0.0...’........0... ...‘.‘.0.‘.".‘.’.00‘ WINNERS OF THE CONTEST ON RURAL" EETMAINMENT. < First Prize—Mrs. A. J. Goodall, Bathgate, N. D.% i S8 Second Prize—Mbrs. S. J. Martin, Westhope, N..D. " Third " Prize*~~Frances Kirueger, ‘Makoti, N. D: Fourth Prize—Lucia Lovell, Happy Hollow farm, R. 1, Makoti, N. D. If)ecid Prize—Gardie Eunice Moore, 12 years-old, Norbunvi]le N. b. onorable Mention—Mrs, George Aandahl, Mrs, Theo. Kruegu, Mrs. Ivet Ji Johnson, Miss: Anna Jankowski, Miss: Victoria . Jankowski, - Miss Kristbjorg Kristjanson, Mrs. L. D, Best, Mrs. Ernest Savxlle, . Mrs. C. H. Wilkinson, Mrs. W. C. Palmer. .................O....Q.......O'...‘.. ......‘O..l. The’ Woman"s Page editor presents the i 1t tells about a unusnal o mqmemeats.' herewith the results of the prize con- farmers’ chb but one of an test for essays on entertainment in sort. It is ome-in which many difficul- rural communities. The contest closed ties have been met and overcome. It on April 15 and many busy hours have has ‘something to offer the old, but it been put in since then arriving at a does not forget the young. It is or- result. - : gam;ed 1;1}!{0 depa!*;ni:n i g{d- The work was difficult, not becanse ~Ten have their own plays and pursuits; good co:tnb:tmns werh: scarce, but the young-people have theirs. Each because they were so numerous and ¢an contribute. to the entertainment it was such a delicate matter to de- Of all without Ainterfering with any of clle kptacn hemt D e e n fifty letters su al £ - - farm women of North Dakota, with The,MostEtsenhanhmg ....D,,Q the exception of a few by young girls, and practically without exception they were well-written and showed real knowledge and carefnl thought. Now a word about the basis of se- lection. The subject was broad and general, and for that reason difficult’ to write upon. Some women presented . definite suggestions for special kinds of entertainment; all of which were valuable. Others tried to cover t.he whole field of entertainment.. The Basis of Judgmg Ther Teader. uppnecmtes fiae ‘value of single ideas about how to give stics cessful entértainments and ‘hopes”to’ ‘munisies. have their. print & number of the ideas-received :: 4welfater wurkers." The are not sal- This seems an ideal arrangement and’ one which takes care of the gswhichmwmewayoramfl;er Of course, p things. No la.n can v:fiwnt the force effort on the part of some whole-hearted, activ resourceful person who is a friend to ~the ‘whole; eemumunity., In many,. industrial’ communities 7 Sweliepe. workers,”. who;make. it their ‘to. orgamize . needs of the entire rural’ eommunity.: o along ‘this-line.* In- this contest; how- _aried officers seeking to keep the peo- ever, more value was attached Yo the~ heir comfif\uflfieg contented suggestlons and ideas which seemed for the sake of the orderly progress to the editors- to come closest to the -~ %6me one big thdustry, but they are generous, conscxe.nhous, bxg - hearted- resourceifl the statd? farms mg¥z 1 fitable fo¥"rien- and wi Bpe 3 f and girls, by wholesome -and instruc- work, even though the main prizes = tive meetmgs and. soeial diversions, in the contest should all go to older Res the. best of over writers.. So;Gardie is to haye.a spe- and over aghm, that Mrs. Goodall cial rize; and“what it is*will be se- of Bathgate “seemed best™td hieét all ' cret g;etween Her and the editor. Soc1al and Educatlonal Betterment : in the Country - WINNER OF THE FIRST PRIZE IN LEADER CONTEST. s .. Recognizing the social and educational needs af our young people, we organized a Farmers’ club eightéen’ months”age. 'We meet every two weeks in the schoolhouse. We find the interest mcreasmg, as we — took in 11 new members last meeting. ; We have four departments: The Junior, the Young People S, the - ‘Women’s and the Men’s. . We discuss the club work for each—and -our:Juniors took first and second prize at the County Canning contest. ; i We have a committee from each to arrange for the ent.ertmmnent : pt?gram and try to.:Have “Somethmg worth. while: for: every::hember i Our Young Pédple put on the’ p‘[hr #AN Misbake,” tast spring and’ wdn great praise, and anmetf t to buy 2 pew: o 4 'The most popular attrictions ‘are the deb: sfies,wluch whokl ence a onth or oftener. The house is always crowded, entries room a.t a premium. -People come:in loads as faz.as 10 mflea and joys our me: more than the young people from : Thiiehke the freedom me homeliké’ atmosphere of dub, as wdl " “After the debate we dismiss for ‘a social hour, which is: ‘spent 1 chorus singing, games and friendly conversation, and monjmd by all. | We see'great improvement'in‘ our yaung beople, vigitors are . | load ‘in their praise of our efforts for. the betterment o our community. —MRS. A: J. GOOPALL, Bathgate, N. D= 5 25 date for state representative in. Dis- trict 41. “He is alveady .a good hve 3 booster for the Nonpartisan Le: s declares his father, “and has his fists clinched and ready to scrap the politicians.” 5 AFTER RECEIVING those peti- tions a few. days ago, I haven’t met one’ unless he has : taons, elher they were members or ¢ sessnenses A PAGE FOR FARM WOMEN. S TSR AR AUDREY 4. HARRIS New D:eparimenit‘f‘or Women Readers =~ Theedihruphnmngto make the Wamansfageueaf&emt | interesting and attractive regular features of the Leader: The wives, § the mothers, the daughters and the sisters of North Dakota farmers have : mtbemgeflang their full share ofthespaeeinflmnewsmm m whmhthethetnkenasmuchmde,addfawhehfieyhre“booa just as hard as the men folks. Wearemmgtoremehthsmfiew d:m“willpemztfie’ with news and womenv.;fl bengeatiy an’s Page ma, aboatsfori;fl? . Page. of flte Leader s Hoilfi, special " North fonna' i normal, eontributor to educstmna.l magames and author of a widely known booklet on “The Rural Hot Lunch.” : Mrs. Hollis not only knows a great deal about cookery and home but, better than that, she kmows exactly the conditions on } North Dakota farms with which the farm women have to deal She is - wflfingandmmoustoplacehexlmowledgealflskfl!at the disposal of the women readers of the Leader. Beginning with next week’s issue of the Leader Mrs. Hollis will eon- _duct a regular department of cooking and home econolmcs, paying par- ! | they. ‘Kave now what are known as | Th:sxsthepwtureofi‘E.E.Kurtz Jr.,age22mmths son of 2 ssseene: Lene0e® “tictilar attention to farm home problems. - She wil reripes, dis- | - cuss seasonable food problems and will answer any questions that may be sent her, so far as lies in her power. She will give adviee on all mat- ters’ of geneml interest pertaining to farm’ eookery and economics. : is will start her. work in the igsue of May 11.and it is the Ky Y of ‘the ‘editor that her department’ ‘will ‘prove ‘one of the' o mtaesfimg faatures of tile entire paper : 7 : p not Indxcat\nns are that Frazier will > be-a: °stumg favonbe -in-this precinct. secretary E. Kurtz,- Schafer; N.: D., eandi- Moxsture Proof Packxge MANCHESTER IHSCUIT €O. : Fargo, North Dakota. - Watch Us Grow signed those petl-