The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-14

And yet, yet,
Under the frosts that sunder,-
The chill net.
And the bonds that clasp and cling
The violet
Will wake with its fragrant wonder
At h flutes fret.
AT the kindling cry Of spring!
Clinton Scollard.
The Conference Next Week.
The annual Methodist conference
which convenes here Tuesday morning
to continue until the following Mon
day will bring a great many visitors
to the city during the week and en-
pertaining, though probably informal
will be the order in a great many
among both the men and women ani
several Of the clergymen will be ac'
companied by their wives.
Other social affairs will be largely
pre-nuptial entertaining for Novem'
ber's brides and RECEPTIONS in the
churches and clubs for the young
people who have come to the city
with the opening Of the schools. These
affairs are always welcomed by the
1t a custom to be the first to make
them feel at home.
Going to the Coast.
North Dakotans as usual are taking
their departure for the sunny climates
to spend the winter and colonists rates
on the different railroads are starting
many of much earlier than usual.
Mn. G. ". Colborn Of North Fifth
street leaves Sunday noon for San
Diego. Cal. and MI. and Mrs. ]. Nais-
NTH expect TO leave in the evening
for Seattle. From other sections of the
state tourists are leaving every day
and among them r Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris of Fargo who r going to San
Of Tower City to Long Beach, Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Full of Penn
bina who will select a southern Cali
fornia city. Mr.. Andrews and his
mother Of Page who are going to Los
Angeles. Cal. and MI. and Mrs. Nc
Killips Of Fargo who will travel all
through the west.
Reception for Guest.
Mrs. ]. r. Moore arrived this morn
ing from her home in lronwood.
Mich, to visit for some time as the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Tracy R. Bangs
at their home on South Fourth street
and this afternoon Mrs. Bangs receiv-
ed a company Of ladies in her honor.
The pleasure was ! n the nature OF a
small reception for the purpose OF
having Mrs. Moore meet some Of the
ladies Of the city and Mrs. Bangs was
assisted by a bevy Of young ladies
who presided over the serving.
Miss Grange on Concert Tour.
Miss 1na Grange Of st. Paul who
was entertained by friends here last
spring when she came as accompanist
for Mrs. Frank O'Meara when she
sang with the Grand Forks Symphony
orchestra is to leave on a southern
tour November /. She has been en-
gagged as accompanist for Madame
Bernice de Pasquali. one Of the fore
most c~oloratura sopranos OF Ameri-
ca.
Mrs. Hoy Hostess Tonigh
Mrs. Emma Hoy will entertain the
young ladies Of her Sunday school
class at Sayre hall, Wesley college.
this evening at 8 o'clock. the gath
ering being Mrs. Hoy's annual compli-
ment at the opening of the fall season
While the event is purely social the
class work will be talked ove and at
the close Mrs. Hoy will serve light re-
freshments.
Birthday Party Today.
Mrs. G. B. Hunt entertained this aft
ernoon at her home on International
birthday anniversary and ten ladies
were favored with Invitations to the
pretty affair. Her home was made
festive with quantities of asters and
sweet peas and at s o'clock she serv-
ed a delectable course dinner with
Mrs. ]. B. Becker assisting. The la
dies passed the afternoon hours with
social conversation
Conference Mission Speaker.
Miss Jennie v. Hughes of New York
city, who will deliver the annual adj
dress for the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary society at the Methodist con-
ference to be held here next week will
arrive this evening and during her stay
she will be %entrtained as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. R.. Hayward at their
Belmont avenue home. Miss Hughes
is one of the jubilee speakers for the
Women's Foreign Missionary society
and to this state from South
Dakota where she a been doing o n
ference work since her return from
the missionary fields l ot China
Pretty Dinner For Miss Cumming.
Miss Elizabeth DeKay gave a small
but exquisitely appointed dinner at 6
o'clock last evening at her home on
Chestnut street az an honor to Novem-
ber's much feted bride. Miss Mae Cum
ming. Miss DeKay favored just eight
Of the honoree's intimate girl friends
with invitations and she used a deep
shade OF pink for her dining room
decorations. A basket Of sweet pesa
and baby's breath made the pretty GEN.
terpiece and at each place a candle
burned beneath a dainty pink shade.
The delicious repast was served by
Mrs. DeKay and Mrs. r. NJ. Hugdal
and at the close Of the pleasure Miss
DeKay presented Miss Cumming with
a handsome casserole as q guest gift.
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Miss Hughes Speaks Sunday.
Miss Jennie v. Hughes who comes
fresh from the mission fields Of China
will speak Sunday evening in the First
Methodist church. Miss Hughes has
a native ability as a speaker that en-.
ables her to graphically picture the
conditions as they exists today In
China's millions SO that the listeners
carry away Impressions that serve as
an inspiration for many days. "She
appeals both to h judgment and
feelings of her hearers writes one
who has heard her. The local Won.
ans Foreign Missionary society will
take part in the program and a sole
will be rendered by Mrs. F. Sovereign
Smith.