The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-08
Shower and House Warming.

Mrs. Paul s. Griffith. a bride Of
September, received last evening for
the first time i'll her cozy and beauti-
full home on Reeves avenue n made
Miss Laura Hancock, this months
much feted bride, her guest of honor.
The party tool on the nature OF a
house warming as we'll as a shower for
the honoree and the guests never more
thoroughly enjoyed pre-nuptial
function. Mrs. Grifith's home Is a
model of artistic taste and permits Of
little additional decoration to add to
its charm for social affairs but for this
occasion she chose a cobweb idea for
the shower and the red and green
cords. twisted. Topped and double loop
ed. led the girls merrilS through every
nook and corner Of the dining room,
opportunity to visit all parts of Mrs.
Grifith'e new home. Favors were at
tached 10 the ends of each string and
Miss Hancock's led to a drawer in
the pantry where she found a coll
lection Of beautiful hosiery, gifts from
the girls.
The early part Of the evening was
devoted to needlework, he guests
making dainty sachets and bows for
Hancock when completed. A dellcl-
Gus luncheon service was the conclud-
ing pleasure, Mrs. Griffith being assist
ed by her mother. Mrs. w. S. Begg.
and Mrs. Louis Rowland. and the
guests included Miss Laura Hancock,
Mrs. Harry Hancock of Scott, Sask:.
Mrs. Bert Buckingham, Mrs. Louis Y.
Rowland. Mrs. Louis A. Chance. Mrs.
". 8. Begg. Mrs. Henry Hancock. Miss
Grace Carter, Miss Viola Cooper. Miss
Edna Hancock, Miss Barbara Henry,
Miss Floy jackson. Miss Lillian Paul
SON. Miss Grace WEIGH and Miss Jennle
Buckingham.
Mrs. Fryberger i'm January.
Mrs. w. o. Fryberger of Mime
apolis. widely known as of the
best musical lecturers in the north
west and an unquestioned authority
on grand opera, will be in Grand
Forks Saturday, January 13, and un-
der the auspices of the Ladies' Thurs
day Musical club will give two lee
ture recitals. In the afternoon she
will give the opera Louise by Gus
tave ~Charpentier which was given
during the grand opera season IN st.
Paul last year and in h evening
Victor Herbert. This opera will be
sung in st. Paul during the grand
opera season next January and as q
great many from this city will en-
deavor to hear it at that time the
club has chosen to give the public an
opportunity to lear this recital which
is most excellent preparation for any
one who will hear ii sung by the great
artists.
The club hopes to secure the Meth
odist church for h evening lecture
as the last act requires considerable
pipe organ music and h admission
for non-members has been set at fifty
cents. AT Mrs. Fryberger's sugges-
ton, however, a special price of TWEEN
ty.five cents will be made for univer-
sity and students of the higher grades
of the public schools. Mrs. Fryber-
ger has taken up the work Of pre-
senting the study of grand opera in
the Minneapolis city schools and is
much interested in this particular
branch of musical study and in re.
Spouse to her suggestion the Thurs.
day Musical club of this city will be
the first to offer such an advantage
TO local college and high school stu.
dents.
"Natoma" is IN opera that is rec
ognized everywhere as one Of tbs
finest yet presented and as all its
scenes are laid in America it has &
special charm for American people.
The present plans are to give the
afternoon recital on Louise" at the
Sargent residence but should there BIZ
a sufficient demand from the musica
public, including the university anc
school students, to hear this opera
as we'll as "Natoma' the club will b.
willing to put forth an extra effor'
and make this treat open to non
members also. 1t will require addi'
tional expense, however. and az the
club has not planned to secur a hal
for the afternoon program 1t woulc
be we'll for anyone particularly in
terested to confer with the club mem
bers early enough to make the change
if necessary.
The club feels that it has made al
excellent selection for the lecture re
citals this year and is looking for
ward to the pleasure and benefit O
Mrs. Fryberger's visit with eagerness
Both Louise and "Natoma" ar,
beautiful operas and can be splen
didly handled by local talent. TIL,
soloists for the various recitals hav,
not been chosen as yet but much o
the music of both will be given ant
the recitals will be delightful enter
tainment as we'll al the best Of must
cal education.
The December Program.
Following the above announcement
made at the meeting held yesterda,
afternoon at Mrs. F. S. Sargent's resi-
dence the December program wa
given. 1t has been prepared by Mrs