The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-03

Louis. She will demonstrate for them
in various sections of the south and
middle west, but will still retain Grand
Forks as her home.
Mrs. Webster Merrifield entertained
a most delightful party at her beauti-
full new home out at the university
Thursday afternoon. Sixty ladies
were invited and special car was
chartered to carry the guests to and
from the city. The Merrifield home
is one of the finest in the state and
thoroughly in keeping in architecture
and finish with the splendid univer-
sity buildings in the midst of which
II is located. The blinds were all
dawn for the occasion and a full
blaze of electric lights turned on. Vari-
GUS flower schemes were carried out
in the different rooms. In the parlors
link carnations ap6 lilies of the val
ley were used effectively; in the din
ing room yellow jonquils made a
beautiful blending of color with the
decoration of the rooms. the living
room was bright and fragrant with
scarlet and white carnations, and the
dressing rooms on the second floor
were all odorous of spring in English
violets. In the ball room upstairs d
delightful program was carried out
Professor Koch gave three acts of the
Tanning of the Shrew" that charmed
his audience. Between acts Miss
Clara Wolf entertained the guests
with some violin selections accom-
panied by Miss Marion Titus on the
Iiano. Delicious refreshments were
served
Mrs. Gary of Fargo will arrive this
evening to be the guest of her daugh-
ter Mrs. Charles Commings, on Bel
mont avenue. for while.
An interesting letter from one of
the North Dakota party, which at pres
cnt numbers twelve at Palm Beach,
Florida, report them all enjoying life
to the utmost. The latest acquisition
to the party is Mr.. Vanderhoof of
Washington, father of Mrs Nash.
The Lady Elks gave one of their
| delightful card parties Thursday af-
ternoon. Owing to it's being Lent
there was only a limited attendance
but all who We're present report a
charming afternoon. Five hundred
was played and Mrs. Dixon cap
tured the first prize, pretty hand
painted china plate, and Mrs. Prem
tice the second prize, cut glass per-
fume bottle. Dainty refreshments
| were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kent gave a
dinner Thursday evening in their
splendid apartments in the Trepanier
block, to the members of the Elk's
cancing committee. that, in menu,
serving. and decorations rivals any
thing of the sort given in Grand
Forks for some time. Dinner was
served in ten courses at 8 o'clock.
The table was beautifully decorated
in cut flowers, and was complete in
the most exquisite of china, cut glass
and silver. Quantities of cut flowers
carnations predominating. were used
in the various rooms with artistic eff
/ feet. The reception room was in
green and pink and white carnations
blending tremendously. The living
room was in red carnations, the din
ing room i'll pink and the smoking
den in dark red carnations. Covers
were laid for eight. and the guests
were the committee Of which Mr.. Kent
himself is president of. They were
Mr.. Charles E. Lazier, Bernard F.
Brockoff, DR.. F. NJ. Wells, J. Irwin
Durrick and Franklin A. Brown.
An enjoyable affair was the Masonic
dancing party Thursday evening.
Twenty-eight couples were in attend
ance and danced until the "wee sma
hours" No refreshments were served
in the dancing hall, but every one
betook himself to Logan's cafe after
ward. The guests were Messrs. and
Mesdames G. H. Opsahl, the two Miss
Opsahls, J. F. Jones, r. Sterret, Robert
Green, M. WEIGH j. F. Robertson, w.
H. Kelsey, G. F. Blackburn, w. P.
Riley, Sig Wolff, A. 1. Widlund, R.
Westacott, Geo. H. Wilder, M. E. May
er, Larimore, DR.. Eckern, H. K. Giest,
Louis Rhode, F l.. Lagerwall, w. W.
Hall; Messrs. J. o. Hilliard, C. N.
Barnes, c. B. Gibbs, A. Busch, Crooks
ton, A. Hanson, H. Bendeke, j. A.
Berg, ]. G. Figenshau, Phillip Eckman,
E. w. Mertz, R. A. Jackson. Misses
Hogan, Busch, Sneed, Bosard, Pace
and Mrs. Pace.
Love Learns Slowly.
For just few brief hours
Her he forgot;
The waves Of pain swan round her
The tears sprang quick and hot;
And he, amazed, beheld them fall,
Love learns SO slowly, after all!
Th she sna, the pity,!!..straight
That hurt as she had little dreamed,
When silently he heard;
rate holds US ever In its thrall,
And love learns slowly, after ali.
ELLA Higginson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Robertson re-
turned this morning from the Twin
Cities.
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Mrs. John Cochrane, widow of the
late Judge Cochrane, will build her a
fine new home in Minneapolis in the
spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas Newman of Iowa
township, Burleigh county, have is