The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-15
STATE EVENTS.

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
S. Hunter Of Langdon assembled a.
crowd, the occasion being the ceIe-
bration of the 25th wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter. The
twenty-five years of their married life
has been spent in North Dakota and
nearly all of it in Langdon. where
they have made their home since the
beginning of the town, twenty-three
years ago. The evenings festivities
began when a number of girls appear
ed outside as serenading party sing
ing songs appropriate to the occasion.
after which James McPhail gave lit
tie talk reciting some of the past
events in which the host and hostess
have been identified. Rev. Hubbard
then took charge of the bride and
groom and for a few minutes they
answered questions gotten UP for their
special benefit. Following this part
OF the programme several musical
numbers were rendered, participated
in by j. ]. Morgan, Mrs Geo. M.
Price, Mrs. Peter Sandison and Alex
McNiven, after which an elegant
lunch was served. 1t was long after
midnight before the last of the guests
left and 1t will be an evening long to
be remembered by everyone present.
Mrs w. Fl. Marsh and Mrs. r. A..
Babcock of cakes entertained the
Ladies Aid society and friends of that
city to royal supper of good things.
There was large attendance and the
most lively of good times was enjoyed
by ALL The younger portion of the
gathering seemed to surpass former
occasions in bright witty sayings and
in numerous joking each other. Those
a little older discussed those weighty
subjects like dry weather and the
prospects of rain and and the chance
of making everyone else realize the
same degree of feeling on a subject
that they do. All enjoyed the occas-
sion and will be made ready to attend
the next one because of the good time
The Langdon Chapter of the Ameri-
can Woman's league are considering
the advantages of the University Exx-
tension plan, and are endeavoring to
have a course of lectures, which will
be both profitable and interesting to
the residents of Langdon and vicin-
ity given there during the coming
fall and winter. The officers of the
Chapter met DR.. Stearns of the u. OF
N. d. one evening last week and talk.
ed over the matter with him.
Mrs. NJ p. Axtell and daughters,
Miss Nina and Miss Grace arrived
home in Glendale after a seven weeks
visit with relatives and friends at
Vicksburg, Mich. Mrs. Axtell stated
that farmers In Michigan are also suf-
fering for lack of rain, corn not be-
ing over six inches above the ground
at the time she left for home.
The silver medal contests which |
was held last evening at the Presby-
terrain church in Minot under the
auspices of the w. C. T.. IT,, was a
success in every way. The names of |
the contestants were as follows: Hazel
Moon, Howard Huston. Marion Stoudt, |
Aura Linderman. Helen lAurland and
Pearl Smallwood. Mesdames storey
and Bangs and Miss Edith Davis sang
and Miss Mae Warren and Miss Jones |
gave plano selections which were
greatly enjoyed. The judges were
Judge Davis, DR.. Archie d. Mccain
nell, Mrs. S. Henry Wolfe, Miss Flor
ence Cotton and Miss Nina Dell, and
they awarded the medal to Howard |
Huston. Preparations are being made
for a grand gold medal contest, which
will be held In the near future in
order that some of the young people
will be admitted to the diamond con-
tests. which win be held at Grand |
Forks during the state meeting OF the
w. C. +. u. in September. Arrange
ments were made for this contest at
the meeting which was held at the
chautauqua at Devils Lake a short
time ago.