The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-19
Social Notes

Lou IRELAND popular travelling man
is spending this week in the city with
friends.
Mrs. s. q. Moore of Buffalo spent
yesterday in Fargo shopping and call
ing on friends
Miss Carrie Lars of Enderlin is the
guest for fortnight of Mrs. G. Smart
of the Improvement apartments.
Mrs. M. M. Smith of the Bowers
apartments left for Minneapolis Tues
day to spend three weeks with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Roger Brown and baby left
yesterday for her home at Detroit,
Mimi. concluding a fortnight's visit
with friends in Fargo
The Misses Eva Shea, Mildred Hill
dreth, Jessie Edwards, and Beatrice
Olson attended the track meet at
Grand Forks today and will remain
over tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. HI. Beard and
daughter, Lois, and Mrs. Il. J. Frank
and daughters, Ruth Alice and Gladys,
Of Hunter, arrived in the city Monday
and spent few days shopping.
Mrs. e. E. Schoolcraft who went
to Casselton last week to attend a
social function, was taken suddenly
| Ill while there and removed to q house
hospital where she was given the best
of care. She is now convalescent
Miss Edith Davis left last evening
for Milwaukee, where she will spend
several weeks with friends and rela-
tives. Miss Davis has been spending
a few days in this city as the guest
of Miss Estelle Trichler of Eleventh
street north.
Miss Marie Sorenson, superintendent
OF the county schools In Towner coun-
| ty, spent short time in the city this
week as the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
N. l.. Nelson Of First avenue south, en-
route home from the superintendent
meeting at Bismarck.
An interesting meeting of Court
Daisy of the Independent Order of For
esters will be held tonight in the A. Q.
u. w. hall. A large class of twenty
five will be put through the degree.
After the business session the members
and their invited friends anticipate
few very enjoyable hours spent in
dancing. The committee on arrange
ments, G. w. Cliff, Chas. Rose, and
Miss Tina Larson, are working hard
to make the evening success. Depu-
ty Supreme Ranger Riley says 1t will
be necessary for every officer to be In
their seats at 1880 in order to close
the business session by 9 o'clock for
the social evening.
The silver medal contest which was
given by the Scandinavian w. C. T. u.
Tuesday evening in the Norwegian
Lutheran church was a complete sue
cess. A large crowd attended and the
contestants, who were students of the
Oak Grove seminary, are to be con-
graduated upon their well rendered
numbers. The medal was awarded
Miss Yprehus. Professor Aaker pre-
senting 1t, making the presentation
with appropriate remarks. Several ex-
ceptionally good musical numbers were
interspersed between the numbers Of
the contestants. Two very fine selec-
tions by the seminary chorus and al
so much appreciated numbers of the
male quartette and the ladies' quar-
tette Of the Swedish Baptist church.
The programme was closed by a song
by the audience and benedicition by
Rev, =. e. Gynild.
Word has been received in the city
of the coming marriage OF Lieut..
Waldo G. Potter of the United States
army, son of Editor and Mrs Potter
Of Casselton. The young man and
his parents are well known in Fargo
and have a large circle Of friends
throughout this section OF the country.
The Martinez, (Cal.) Standard has the
following to say Of the wedding: The
engagement OF Miss Ida Wilhelm of
san Francisco to Lieut.. Waldo G.
Potter of the United States army, was
announced at a prettily appointed
dinner party at the home OF her sister.
Mrs. Don G. Ray, wife of the local |
manager Of the Pacific Gas & Electric |
Co., yesterday afternoon The guests
at the announcement dinner were sew
eral relatives OF Miss wilhelm and a |
few invited guests from San Francisco. |
The house was prettily decorated for |
the event with roses and ferns and |
the announcement was made by means |
Of dainty name cards at each plate |
which fcretold the happy event which |
will take place during the summer.
Miss Wilhelm is a vocalist who has
been heard at many society functions
In San Francisco and the other bay
cities and is possessed Of a beautiful |
voice. she Is the daughter OF the late /
T. RI. Wilhelm of Grass valley and Is
a niece Of former Lieut.. GOV. j. III.
Mem. Lieutenant Potter Is graduate /
of West Point and Ii now at Fort /
Riley. Kan, but has been assigned to /
the Philippines, and the honeymoon
trip will be spent on the water. The