The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-09

trees where rugs we're spread and
hammocks and easy chairs were ar
ranged for the comfort of the guests.
Little tables decorated with pretty
boquets of flowers were liaced all
around. A guessing contest and
needle contest occupied short while
OF the afternoon and Mrs. Truman
Miller of Grand Forks was awarded
first prize. Mrs. d. M. Holmes of
Grand Forks the second, Mrs. j. H.
Bloom of Devils Lake the third, and
Mrs. 7. ThorsOn of Devils Lake the
fourth. Mrs. Truman Miller and Mrs.
Jones assisted Mrs. Powell. An ele-
CANT course of refreshments were
served. The Grand Forks guests
present were: Mrs. d. NJ. Holmes,
Mrs. Truman Miller and Mrs. A. F..
Page. The rest of the ladies were
from Devils Lake with the exception
Of Mrs. ]. w. Richt6S and her daugh-
ter from Sheyenne. N. d.
Mrs. Jones of Bismarck, who has
been the guest of Mrs. A. NJ. Powell
for week at her cottage will leave
on Monday for her home with the arch
deacon and their son. They will go
to the northern part of the state for a
few weeks in their summer cottage.
Friday Afternoon.
. A large crowd gathered at the audi
forum Friday afternoon to hear the
various contestants speak for the
Demorest w. C. T. U. gold medal. The
Lincoln Quartette from Chicago first
with some selections, then Mrs. Pres
ton Anderson, state president OF the
W. c. T. U. of North Dakota, intro
duced the young contestants. There
were three girls and one boy, as fol-
lows: Hazel Mclean, Cando; Ray
Jacobson. Churches Ferry; Gladys
Shand, Crazy; Florence Whitcomb,
Crary, Gertrude Gibbons, Cando In
terspersed with the recitations were
musical selections by the quartette
and violin solos by the Norwegian
violinist Skoovgaard with Miss Jessie
Bierley as accompanist. When the
fifth contestant had finished the judges
compared and Miss Hazel Mclean OF
CandO was awarded the gold medal,
she receiving the highest marks on
enunciation, gestures, etc.
Mrs. Hopper, the national organizer
of the w. C. T. u, presented the medal,
a beautiful gold one to the successful
contestant. This contest is the 22nd
one in this district since the last state
convention of the w. c. T. U. year
ago this fall; showing great interest
in the work of the organization in this
section of the country. Last week
at Cando. N. D., occurred the first
diamond medal contest ever held in
this district and Miss Effie Epton of
Rolla. was the winner. The Demorest
medals are famous in the work of the
w. c. T. U. in the United States. A
large sum of money was left for this
purpose, by the wealthy Demorest of
Demcrest magazine fame He was
greatly interested in the great work of
the temperance societies of America
and took this method to further it. The
young people first contested for
the silver medal, then the gold, the
grand gold, and fipally. the diamond.
In the evening Miss Belle Kearney,
the noted woman lecturer and writer,
from Mississippi, addressed a great
audience in the auditorium, giving
temperance lecture long to be remem-
bered either by man or woman. Miss
kearney is typical southern woman
with the sweet southern accent and
softly modulated voice; yet SO clear
that every word can be heard. She is
splendid looking woman and it is a
pleasure to see as we'll as hear her on
the stage. Her interest in the work of
the w. c. T. U. is famous and her
talk gave renewed interest and en-