The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-30

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committee In CHARGE
exceptional program, 49,
announced later.
The introduction committee will aS
slst the entertainment COMMITTEES on
e Years day. This committee com
Pr1ses II. T. Alsop, Jr.. C. II. Bland.
r. A. Bristol. E. q. Engebretson, F. a.
irlsh. J. II. FORSYTH. George H. Sweet
'a"o' n - Lewis \ DR.. ). L. Graves.
Two Parties for Children.
Mrs. H. L.. Wilson has devoted two
OF the busy holidays to entertainment
Tor e children and both THURSDAY.
afternoon and Friday evening her
nome on Walnut street raug with the
merriment Of youthful gatherings.
LIST evening Mrs. Wilson was hostess
Mss Ruth. n the pleasure was Il
costume party. Thirty-four girls and
boys were favored with Mutation
and the costumed made an
appearance that would do credit To-
tne ideas and cleverness of hoys and
girls several years older. Not one
Iailed to comply with the request of
me invitation and among the splendid
and unique novelties We're Miss Cor
llnhe Heitman as a walking doll. sew
eral OF the boys disguised as girls
Robert Benner as an Indian chiaf
LLOYD Begg as a clown. and Marion
i-ond as an old maid. All the others
na9 equally amusing characteristics
and various games and music kept tho
strtS IN app mood until the service
OF DAINTY refreshments brought the
pleasure to a lose. Miss Mabel Davies
assisted Mrs. Wilson with her re-
freshment service.
Thursday afternoon Mrs wiI,so,
received for her tiny daughter, Miss
Margaret and fourteen little girls
made up the invited Thev
q a merry time as they INDUCED i'm
all the games known to their Young
lives and at ) o'clock Mrs. Wilson
served a delicious lunch in the dining
room. A prettily decorated Christmas
tree made an exquisite centerpiece for
the table and e We're laid for
Misses Virginia and Janet McVey, Mar
garet and Eileen Thacker, Mary and
katherine Londergan. Evelyn and
Norma Saunderson. Doris Lond. Beth
Gilby. Janet Lampert, Mildred O'DelI'
v Matthews. Frances NORM and
Margaret Wilson.
L.. 900
Those New Years Resolutions.
OF course you'll make them. That
is part Of the program for the new.
year days and birthdays. But" a y
the pessimist. why &C to the trouble
- osA bNAil u OnlN urea
them at the first opportunity" We'll"
answered the optimist, how can 1
tell? Perhaps this is the year RI
keep them. Ill make them. anyway,
Tor II 1 don't make them 1 can neither
keep nor break them" Besides"
chimes in the philosopher friend. lit
anords an excellent opportunity for
that very few Of us overdo."
Pessiinist, optimist and philosopher
could each put up q good case, but
after all each has but a phase OF the
truth. They have not followed the
CLEAN to its source.
|. 1t is the coward that says in his
heart. I will not try. for 1 may fail,
hero who says. II will try and 1 NAV
and perhaps will fail the first time
and for many times, but I'll win in the
end"
II only know one new year resolu-
ton that will fit everyone" remarked
a lady the other day. land thai is,
make the beet of everything"
1t may sound bromide, but there
Is In 1t than a mere platitude.
1t suits success for success is as hard
to stand as failure. 1t will, unless
guarded. yield only dead sea fruit.
Failure is not failure till you have seen
the end from the beginning.
l.. just u year az" a man reputed to
be wealthy died. 1t WAS found when
the estate was settled that the riches
did not materialize. His only child.
a daughter. was left alone in the
world and penniless. She decided to
make the best Of it and seeming dis
aster has exchanged an aimless, para
site existence for a life rich in purpose
and in broadening understanding Of
her fellow creatures. She declares she
would not forego f,Sr experience for
much money. Like. Mark Tapley, she
came out strong when dcsolation
threatened.
The habit of making the best OF
things is n difficult one to attain, but.
attained, II dots the desert places of
life with green GASES. This recipe liz
recommended to you for the year 1912
and may il have to apply if not nnIv
to success at least to the majority of
these bright mile stones.