The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1911-12-30
Social Notes

During the past month and more
with the exceptionally fine weather,
the youths of the city have spent most
OF their spare time on the rink and
coasting on the various natural and
improvised inclines about the city.
The weather man has been more than
Kind this year and consequently the
numerous winter sports made possible
have kept many OF the young people
happy. Besides the coasting and slxat-
ing there have been numerous sleigh
riding parties and those who have been
out with skis have not been few.
However, it has been said that the
modern young people are not as ath-
letically inclined, where facilities for
winter out-of-door sports are as good
as in North Dakota, as is the case in
many places. The Canadian young
people spend a great deal of their
spare time in the winter on the ice and
out door sports are INDUCED in by
young and old. There an excursion on
snow shoes is common and the ice
boats on the larger rivers are numer-
GUS. Perhaps one reason why skating
and such sports, although eagerly par
ticipated in by the younger boys anu
girls is not so universally popular
among the young people OF Fargo is
on account of the lack of a large body
of water. The Red river is handy, but
is thought to be unsafe by many,
which makes the rink in Island park
about the only good place for skating,
beside one or two smaller places which
have been flooded. AS a rule the
really strenuous sports, formerly so
popular among the young people of the
prairie, have lost their charm and
college and indoor athletics appear to
have taken the place of the natural
gymnasium, in which the early young
men and women took their physical
training. The modern gymnasium is a
splendid institution, but is it altogether
as beneficial as the more primitive
method? Perhaps a good excuse is
that the modern way of taking exer~
else appears less like work and is more
up-to-date.
Mrs Alice Nelson Page, former So
ciety editor of The Grand Forks Herald
iut until recently connected with The
inter- Ocean at Devils Lake. has again
taken up her profession and after Jan.
! will be connected with The Observer
Publishing Co. as it's representative.
Mrs. Page is a clever newspaper wom-
an who has the interest and besr
wishes of the entire newspaper frater-
nifty in the state and her very wide
and popular acquaintance viii make
ler a valuable addition to the editorial
ytaff of The Progressive Observer. Mrs.
Page has been at her home in Grand
Forks for the past two months taking
much needed rest but will be ready
10 take up the duties OF her new posi-
luon next week.
Miss Marian and Master Kenneth,
the attractive daughter and son of
Sheriff and Mrs. Boyle of court house
square, were hostess and host yester-
day afternoon at Christmas party for
about twenty-five OF their little
friends. The guests were received
frons.3 o'clock until s and children's
games and contests made the after
noon pass all too quickly, a feature OF
the day being splendid Christmas
tree. Mrs. C. Fl. Anheier assisted Mrs.
Boyle in entertaining the young guests,
and following the pleasures of the aft
ernoon a supper of Christmas goodies
was served. There was q real Santa