The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-04
News for the Fair Sex-Sodey- and the Home
Social Notes

Though Lent is not now kept as rig
orously as heretofore a curtailment of
a sort will be in order for the first
couple of weeks and in Holy week pre-
ceding Easter Sunday, April 16. Among
the things still to be INDUCED in are
bridge and other card parties for char
ity luncheons, teas and supper parties.
Several very pretty parties were given
during the first few days Of the week.
but with the arrival OF Ash Wednes-
day nearly all of the more public So
cial events ceased. However a num-
Der OF very pretty smaller parties have
been given and will continue through
Lent.
During the week the social events
were as follows: Last evening
number of the young people of the city
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Durham to bid good bye to Mrs. Nor
gan and her daughter who left for
Minneapolis; the Roycroft dancing club
gave very pretty dancing party; Mrs.
T. r. Sloan gave a very pretty lunch
con and social afternoon; Miss Lenna
Clark entertained a company OF young
ladies to organize a sewing club; an
old fashioned Shrove Tuesday party
semaIle cathedral; Mrs. Geo. Hancock
gave a delightful bridge luncheon
party; number Of the young ladies OF
the Y. w. G. A. dormitory entertained
at farewell party for Mrs. Johnson;
Miss Rosa Sarrell and Mrs. G. A. Por-
ter entertained for Miss Edith Folcoid
of Edgeley; a number of young people
planned a pleasant surprise for Miss
Grace Smith; Mrs. II. w. Grasse of
Moorhead gave a pleasant pre-Lenten
bridge luncheon; the Yeomen gave an
initiation banquet on Tuesday evening;
Mrs. Engebretson entertained the Mas
cot club; the knights of Pythias cele-
brated their forty eighth anniversary;
the North side Five Hundred club were
entertained by Mrs. julius Schmidt
and Mrs. w. L. Grasse entertained the
Sewing club.
Guests i'm the city this week were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Jarvis Of Hanley,
Sask.; Mrs. L. P. Hogstadt of Duluth
with Mrs. L. NJ. Ellefsen; w. r. Reed
of Armenia; Joseph Upton OF Grandin;
w. Bruce Morrow of Toronto; Mrs.
Laing of Hartford. Conn. with Mrs.
Geo. Hancock; Lynn Stambaugh of
Grand Forks; Mr. and Mrs. S. ]. Moul-
ton Of Wahpeton; Miss Mae White of |
Bismarck; Col 3. G. Whitehead Of |
Williston; Mrs. L. o. Repp Of Web |
ster; Miss Fern Merriman of Butte, |
Mont, with Miss Jessie Edwards; T. p. |
Martin OF Streeter; John Taylor of De- |
troit with Mrs. K. H. Mallarian, and
Mrs. Ed. Callinan of Devils Lake.
Those leaving the city for other
places were: w. A. Scott, Robt Han
ma and L. b. Hanna to Florida Miss
Ruth Heath to Gardner; Fl. p. Beck
with to Los Angeles; Mrs. Q. o. Fol-
Iette to Detroit; Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Irish TO Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs. @.
F.. McCracken to Gardner; Miss Gladys
Guthrie to Casselton; Mrs. +. F. Irish
and Mrs. b. L. Bentson to Devils Lake;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Boyd to st. Paul;
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. /. Nelson to Milwau-
kee, and Mrs. F. H. Knowles to Min
neapolis.
The E. L. F. club of young men en-
tertained their girl friends Thursday
evening at a banquet in the dining
room OF the First NJ. e. church. Be-
sides the young ladies the invited guests
were Rev. and Mrs. J. NJ. Walters and
Miss Eunice Jacobson, who assisted
Miss Fern Crothers, director Of the
club. in receiving. The guests were
seated at one long table, prettily
lighted with red and white candles and
decorated with vases Of red and white
carnations. Covers were laid for
thirty, Prize Co. serving. The toast
master for the evening was Guy Com
RE, who presided cleverly. Miss
Crothers was called upon first and
gave a toast of welcome, Rev. Mr..
Walters responded. Laurence Thomas
then gave a toast to Our Girls, Miss
Jean Wilson then spoke on Our Club
very capably After the banquet and
the toasts, the guests were invited to
the club rooms, where a jolly evening
was spent in music and games. A
feature of the evening was the de-
lightfuI readings by Miss Jacobson.
The young ladies who were the guests
of the evening were the Misses Nellie
OBrien, Jean Wilson, Blanche Jew
ell, Hortense, Charest. Margaret Mere
dith, Esther Rohan, Lillian and Irene
zintheo, Gladys Trichler and Helen
Stubs.
Mrs. Elizabeth Prieve celebrated her
SIND birthday anniversary last Tues
day at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
NJ Merger on Thirteenth street north.
large number Of the near family and
intimate friends were present and spent
very pleasant social afternoon. Din
ner was served at late hour In the
afternoon, covers being laid for twenty
six. After dinner cards whiled away
few hours.
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Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Orr have taken
apartments at the Rockwell on Eighth
street south. Mr.. Orr is the new local
instructor at the Fargo conservatory.
Friends of Max Siegel will be de-
lighted to learn that he is much bet
ter after a serious illness at hospital