The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-10
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Social Notes

Mrs. r. A. Thompson and daughter.
Miss Carroll Of Lisbon, spent the day
In town yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Redman Of wah-
peton We're in the city yesterday, the
guests of friends.
Mrs. c. w. Clark of Bismarck il
spending few days this week with
ner sister-in-law, Mrs N. c. Young of
Eleventh street south.
Mrs. G. e. Jones left this morning
Tor her home at Lisbon, after a weeks
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. $. Campbell of First avenue south.
Mrs. Frank Chandler, who has spent
the winter with her mother and sisters
In California, will soon return to join
her husband here. Mr.. Chandler has
just returned from Philadelphia, where
ne has finished a postgraduate course
In dentistry DR.. Chandler plans to
relocate in Fargo
Mrs Anna Kuppe charmingly enter
tained number of her friends last
evening at her home on Fourth ave-
nue. north. A most delightful time
was enjoyed, all taking part in the
games and music, which proved the
predominating feature of the evening.
A delicious luncheon was served, after
which the guests departed at a late
hour, all voting Miss Anna a most
charming hostess.
The complimentary entertainment
given last evening by Mrs. M. A. Bald
win to the o. III. S. Evening Bridge
club was a very pretty, as well as
enjoyable affair. After the usual in
teresting game had been concludes
about ii O'Clock, a dainty luncheon
was served, Mrs. w. C. MacFadden
presiding at the coffee urn. Mrs. c.
e. Davis will entertain the club at the
next regular meeting next Tuesday
evening at her home on Tenth street
north.
quiet ceremony took place at the
First M. E. Parsonage, Wednesday at
1880, when Rev. J. M. Walters per-
formed the ceremony uniting Miss
Ethel Alice Thompson of this city and
Clyde Lester of Mapleton in marriage
Mr.. Lester has been prominent farm
er at Mapleton and has left with his
bride for the west, where they will
make their home. The wedding cere-
mony was witnessed by Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. A. Panchott of Eleventh street
north.
Grand Forks Times: AS Swedish
folk dancing by some of the children
of the lower grades is to be one of
the attractive features of the pro-
gramme to be given by the sophomore
class of the high school on March "a,
the first date, April Z, having been
changed to accommodate Prof F. H
Koch. who will read, it will be inter
esting to know that the teaching of
folk dancing is sweeping the country
and being taught in all the progressive
schools. 1t has been recognized as
the greatest means by which children
are given a better conception of
rhythm and is an invaluable aid in
their musical education. Its influences
will also. in time, prove great help
toward appreciation and feeling, for
folk dancing supplies an epitome Of
the principles of art music. 1t is being
more and more widely taught every
day and is received by the children
with delight and enthusiasm. 1t gives
them opportunity for action and ex-
preston through the physical senses
which always appeal to the child A
number of the teachers in the lower
grades have taken it up this year and
advocated it as a part of school work
and the first public exhibition of what
they have accomplished viii be given
on the occasion of the sophomore en-
tertainment. Though there are no
national folk dances in America, there
are many simple little dances among
the Swedish, Norwegian, German,
Polish, Russian and Hungarian folk
that are easily taught and appeal to
the American children without. how
ever, the connection which they have
to their foreign brothers and sisters.
Across the sea this dancing means
much more to the children, for 1t is
part Of their life from the earliest