The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30

the dead and is one of the three
great festivals of the Christian year.
Though there has never been any diff
ference of opinion in the Christian
church as to why Easter is kept, there
has been good deal as to when it
ought to be kept. 1t is one of the
movable feaststhat is, it is not fixed
to one particular day, like Christmas
day, which is always observed on the
25th Of December-but moves back
wards or forwards, according as the
full moon, next after the vernal
|equinoy, falls nearer or further from
the equinox
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North Star tent No. Z, K. o: T. NJ,
will give their Easter ball on Monday,
April /. in stones hall. Parsons or
chestra.
Mrs. j M, Bathrick entertained the.
Neighborhood 500 club informally
Thursday evening.
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The Coterie club will give a dane
ing party Monday evening at Prizes
hall.
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The Masons will give basket social
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| PLANNED to make this event one of the
most pleasant Of the season and all
Masons and their wives are invited
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The Roycrofts will dance Friday
evening at Prizes hall. and it will be
1.-THE last dance of this popular club
this season
Roy Colgrove, who formerly clerked
at the Waldorf and is now at the Occi-
dental in Casselton, was in arFgo
Wednesday afternoon and visited with
former friends
H. J. Gibson reached Fargo last
evening and is getting his residence
in shape for the family. He will again
make this city his home, as he is
special for the Northwestern Fire Of
Minneapolis for the northern part Of
this state.
DIR. Beaudoux is in receipt of let
| ter from Chauneey Wheeler, who is
sojournfng with his wife and baby
| in Florence, Italy. Mr.. Wheeler writes
that he has gained FIVE pounds and is
feeling fine. Tommy Wheeler is said
TO be the prize baby of Florence, and
he is the pet of his uncle and aunt,
DIR. and Mrs. l. n. Wear who are liv-
ing in Florence and both Of whom are
| looking and feeling we'll
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Plans are being made for the an
| nual tournament of the Red River Val
| ley Whist association, which is to be
held in Fargo on April IL and Is.
| Whist enthusiasts all over this part
of the country are much Interested in
| the coming meet and some interesting
| contests are expected Teams from
| Brainerd Fergus Falls Glendale. May
1 Vile and Grand Forks will come here
| to contest for honors. 1t is expected
1 that the local team will be composed of
the same men who represented Fargo
last year: A. f. Bestic, Fred Whiting,
Barney Kimball and f. Fl. Wilder.
| These players have been practicing
diligently all winter and it is believed
| they will be we'll able to hold their
own against the visiting teams. Be-
sides the team games a number of
individual games will be played and. 1t
| is predicted that some forty of the
| best whist players in North Dakota
and northern Minnesota will attend
the tournament.
&c.
| A Fargoan who is gaining promi-
tnence in the musical world is Miss
ILottie Wall, daughter of ex-Mayor
Wall. For some time Miss Wall has
been filling a position on the faculty
of the Flaatin Conservatory of Music.
Duluth. During. the season she has
done considerable vocal work, in con-
| cert. with the Third Regiment Com
i cert Band of Minnesota, and has Just
returned from a short concert tour
with Ole Theobaldi. reputed the
worlds greatest interpreter of Ole
Bull violin music. The great player
lost his so1oist when he reached Du-
luth, to fill an engagement, and hap
pened to hear Miss Wall sing. He
opened negotiations, and the result
was an engagement for few con-
Icerts, and so successful was Miss Wall
that Theobaldi asked her to continue
| for another series, also that she ac-
company him on a concert tour
1 through Norway and Germany, start
| ing the first of May. Miss Wall was
obliged to decline the offer for the
European trip on account of her con-
tract with the FIaatin conservatory.
LII her work with Theobaldi 1t is
known that Miss Wall was conspicu-
| ouslS successful and she was showered
with compliments and plaudits from
| several large and discriminating audi
Fences, all OF which viii be highly
gratifying to the hosts Of friends she
has in Fargo and elsewhere Who have
been watching her musical career with
i q great deal more than a naomentary
Interest. Theobaldi's programmes OF
4 six numbers were augmented with two
Vocal solos by Miss Wall. That Theo-
baldi should be known as the sue
cessor to Ole Bull is peculiarly appro-
Ipriate. as the mother Of the young
man was the plano accompanies for
| Ole Bull and travelled with him in his
concert tours. Young TheobaIdi adj
lmired him, adopted his methods. re-
lceived his assistance and encourage
ment and succeeded to the ownership
Of his instrument He is now 40 years
old, but Is sim holding Ole Bull before
HIN as model and conducting his