The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-12-01
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Social Corner. J;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

sister, Mrs. Falcon, over Sunday.
Whew, but they are coming thick
these days.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. T. Cockburn Of Dray-
ton ate their Thanksgiving dinner at the
parental home in Pembina.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Shaw entertained
number Of friends at finch last Friday
evening. There were large number Of
guests and very happy occasion.
Invitations are out for FAREWELL to
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Short at the resi-
dence of Judge and Mrs. Kneeshaw on
this Friday evening, given by the Metho-
dist congregation.
The Basket Ball Box social at the CITY
hall on Friday was fairly well at
tended, and the young folks had very
pleasant time. The proceeds were
about s34.
Mrs. Quackenbush and Miss Rich
mond intend spending the winter with
eastern relatives. They will probably
start with Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Short,
who expect to leave somewhere about
the 10th of next month.
The installation Of the officers of the
Eastern Star and of the Masonic lodges
will occur next week and will be some.
what in the form of farewells to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Short, and are held in adj
vance of the usual dates for that reason.
Oh. yes, all the hosts had something
good to eat, but that goes without say
ing. Pembina ladies are all good cooks
and serve dainty refreshments. So nice
indeed that many of the guests dream
about them at night-after eating.
The ''star" party of the week occurred
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
on Tuesday evening. The invited
guests were all brethren and sisters of
the Eastern Star lodge or brothers and
sisters-in-law. Notwithstan ling the biz
card conditions out doors, the evening
in the house was one of the most pleas
ant possible. There we're about thirty
guests present. Couplets with amissing
rhyme that should be supplied with the
name of book was one of the amuse.
ments.
Monday night was the beginning of
the cold spell and snow, and was there
fore just the evening for "house.warrn-
ing" so it was meet that about forty or
fifty friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Myrlck
should meet at their invitation tor an
observation party" After observing
that nail driven into block of wood
was "a drive in the wood" and that
glass of pure water was Springs
Offering" and numerous other similer
matters? the gentlemen were Set to work
embroidering their names on cloth,
some of witch were done very nicely
and others-well, it was different. The
hosts were congratulated not only for
the pleasant entertainment, but also on
the great Improvement that had been
made in the residence during the sum-
mer.
About fifty years ago when Rube
Allyn, the famous impersonator and
humorist who writes Sunday reflections
for the Forum, was younger and just be-
ginning to amuse the public with his
vocal gyrations, he found himself strand
ed away down in the backwoods Of
Maine in a thinly settled community and
showed in for the day. So he thought
he at least might make enough to pay
his hotel bill by giving an entertainment.
By diligent personal persuasion during
the day, he managed to get quite All
audience together in the evening. He
congratulated himself on the fact that he
had gathered in quarters enough to pay
his way on the stage to the next town
and began his performance. Then came
the trial OF his life. Do what he would,
and he did all he could, he couldn't get
smile out of the audience. He sweat
on VIC OulSlNC dilu SWOIS OI Tic lllStuS,
did all the funny things he had ever done
before and lots more thought up for the
occasion, but he might just as we'll have
been pronouncing funeral Grafton.
Not smile. Next morning as he was
getting into the stage, an old chap ap-
preached ana remarked. "Be yeou the
fellow THAT did all the funny things at the
hall last hight" RUDE said he was the
man. 'Wall, swan to, gosh it didn't
have all l could do ter keep from laugh
in right eout in meetin'." This has a
local application to the M. E. folks that
were at church last Sunday evening.
But it was a splendid service inst the
same, even if some OF us were tempted
(7) Ito lauoh right out in meetin' and
the minister got the quarters, too.
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