The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-09
Social Notes

held tomorrow will be postponed until
further notice.
A large number OF the friends in the
city Of Mr.. and Mrs. John jackson OF
Winnipeg viii rejoice with them In the
arrival of a beautiful little daughter.
April 80. Mrs. Jackson was formerly
Miss Nellie Rae Of this city.
The Royal Neighbors OF Moorhead
are giving a whist party this even
| ing In. the Gletne block. Handsome
prizes have been secured and a most
delightful time is anticipated. All
friends Of the Neighbors are welcome.
There will be meeting of the Yeo-
men this evening at 7:45 promptly.
Initiation will take place and business
transacted and from o'clock until IL
dancing will be enjoyed. Refresh
nents will be served and all the mem
bers are asked to attend and enjoy
the evening.
The Longfellow Neighborhood club
will meet Wednesday afternoon at i
o'clock at the Longfellow school. A
| delightful Schumann- Heink pro-
gramme will be a feature of the after
noon. and the music will be furnished
by the Stone Piano Co., using some
Of their best records.
Miss Adele Smith sails today from
New York to make an extended trip
abroad and viii study French and
music while away. She Is making the
trip with party Of friends from New
York, and was accompanied to New
York by her mother. Mrs. Smith and
Miss Adele left Fargo last week, and
Mrs. Smith Is expected home the latter
part of this week
Invitations have been issued by the
Y. M. G. A. social committee to the
annual members dinner which will be
given in the association gymnasium
Thursday evening at $50. The AFFAIR
will be informed and all acceptances
must be in by tomorrow. The COM
mittee in charge consists of Harry e.
Rowland, p. X. Russell and II. H..
Wheelock. The speaker for the even
ing viii be Pres. Barend III. Kroeze.
nj. A., d. d. of the jamestown coll
lege. A most enjoyable time is an
ticipated.
A very interesting meeting was held
yesterday of the Fortnightly club in
their usual meeting place at the court
house. Mrs. w. III. Best as delegate
f the federation meeting Saturday
from the club, gave her report. The
principal part of the programme was
the talk by Professor Bell of the A.
G., on The Economic Value Of Birds.
Professor Bell told Of the migration of
birds and the time of their return and
made statement which many had
not realized before, that there are Ave
or six different varieties OF birds that
remain with us all winter. These birds
are OF great value in that they help
to exterminate insects and during the
winter months feed on the seeds of
weeds and larvae of the insects which
damage the early plants. He told OF
the prevalency Of the Egyptian moth
in the east. which had been brought
here by immigrants, and the great
damage that they are doing because
scientists have not as yet discovered |
the bird here that VIII live and feed |
on the moths to an extent that win |
materially assist in extermnating them |
Professor Bell told in q large number !
of ways the actual money value of /
birds as well as their sentimental |
vale as songsters. The brilliant coll |
oring OF the southern song birds has
never been exactly reproduced by |
artists and no musical instrument will |
produce the exquisite tones of the tiny |
Two birds that people gem
orally kill without thought are the
owl and the hawk. II they stop to
think, however, they win soon realize /
that they do the farmers an Infinite
service In keeping field mice and rats /
down to a reasonable number. There |
are in this bird family few criminals. |
who steal chickens, ETC., but this loss
Is comparatively nothing to the loss
which would result from the pest of |
field mice. gophers and rats. The /
closest attention was given Professor |
Bell who is most interesting speaker
and handles well q most vital sub
ject.
The object OF the z. w. C. A. ter
rttorial convention here last week was
to stimulate interest in the associa-
ton work and bring IL more fully be.
fore the realization Of the people A
large number Of delegates were here
and II each one returned to her home
with the same enthusiasm or part OF the
same that the Grand Forks delegates
to their city after the con-
vention, the workers here could feel
that their object had been accomplish
ed. The following report Of the meet
Ing taken from The Grand Forks Times
viii explain the attitude OF their peo-
Pile toward the convention. All the
delegates who attended the Z. w. C. Al.
sectional conference held In Fargo
including Misses Florence Palmer, gem
eral secretary, Maude Begg, Louise
Packebusch and Bessie Perry of this
association and twenty girls OF the
association returned home
this morning, filed with enthusiasm
over the splendid success OF the gath
sring. ALI are agreed that the con-
ference which was held for the North
Dakota and Moorhead normal associa-
tons and takes the place OF the former
state convention Is d great improve
ment over the old plan and will result
IN much greater good. For the rea-
son that the territory includes ffve
states there is an opportunity to bring
10 these conferences larger number
of outside helpers and their inspiration
d Invaluable to the growth OF each
Individual association. At this gath
sring there were four territorial Sec
.etaries, Miss Maude b. Corbett, Miss
Margaret O'Connell, Miss Nettie &c.
rrimble and Mrs. Emma f.. Byers.
md each one took prominent parts in
he programmes There were seventy
.wo delegates present and all were
entertained by the hospitabIe Fargo
,eOpI0 In Their private homes The