The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-13
* OF Interest to the Fair Sex ~
Social Notes

Mr.. and Mrs A. Lemke expect to
leave Monday for Mexico.
Miss Ida Dion left last evening for
her home in Duluth, where she will
spend week.
x. j. Ike of Valley City, represent
ing a piano company, is spending a
few days in the city.
Miss Gertrude Strom, who has been
Ill with an attack of appendicitis, is
able to resume her duties again in the
offices of DR.. w. G. Brown and DR.. +.
A. Bricker.
Mrs Harry Richards and daughter
returned yesterday frGn the east. They
visited in New York, Pittsburg, Phila-
delphia and other points and left last
evening for their home at Perley,
MINI.
Miss Adele Smith, chaperoned by
Mrs. j. D. Farrand, left yesterday to
attend the season Of grand opera at
ST. Paul. Mrs Smith will leave tonight
to join them and will return with them
the first of next week.
Mrs. Nicola Buck, vice president and
acting manager of the state w. c. T.
u, is the guest Of Mrs. r. M. Pollock
of Eighth street south. Mrs. Buck and
Mrs. Pollock have just returned from
q meeting of the state executive COM
mittee of the w. C. T. U. at Valley
City. Mrs. Buck is en- route to her
home at Starkweather.
Miss Emma Stevens daughter of r.
n. Stevens of Bismarck, will become
a bride on Tuesday JAM 81, the
man of her choice being Ralph Ward
of the agricultural college and well
known rancher and will take his
bride across the Atlantic for her we'd
ding tour. Miss Edythe Grasse of
the A. c. faculty will be a member of
the bridal party and will sing for the
occasion. She will also play the bridal
chorus from Lohengrin at the conclu-
sion of the ceremony Miss Stevens
is a charming member of Bismarck
society and is widely known for her
talents. She does beautiful work in
china painting and has received many
prizes and honors for it.
The military euchre party given last
evening by the Century club was one
of the most beautiful and enjoyable af-
fairs of the season. The knights of
Columbus hall was very fittingly and
effectively decorated in United States
flags. Refreshments were served at IL
o'clock. The two head prizes for la
dies were won by Mrs. Bolley and Mrs.
Resser and the head prizes for gentle
men by Mr.. Bolley and Mr.. Schuyler.
The prizes for lone hands were won
by Mrs. HOLSTER and Mr.. Hardy.
About twenty-three couples were pres
ent and the evening proved to be a
very agreeable one. The committee in
charge consisted Of Mesdames Weiser,
Magill, Hardy, Blakemore and Tyler.
A number of very pretty farewell
events have been given this week for
Mrs. w. w. Tousley and little daughter,
Ethel, of Tenth avenue south, prior to
their departure for Beach. n. D., where
Mr.. Tousley is engaged in the news
paper business. Mrs. Tousley will
leave Monday, accompanied by her lit
tie daughter. Mrs. ID. Fl. Stowe Of
Thirteenth street south entertained in
very clever way for Miss Ethel yes
terday afternoon. The members of the
c. L. c. club were the guests, the
Misses Bessie Stowe, treasurer of the
club, and Hazel Richardson, president
of the club acting as hostesses. Miss
Ethel was secretary of the organiza-
ton. Mrs. Stowe was formerly teacher
of the club. which Is class of girls
from the First Methodist Sunday
school and the club was originally or
ganized at her home. Miss Naomi
Dreaseke now has the class. Tho
guests were received by the hostesses
and a very enjoyable afternoon was
spent with games and music. Miss
Minnie Marquette presiding at the
piano. About 4 o'clock the curtains
were drawn from the door leading to
the dining room and the young guests
took their places at table most dain-
tily arranged. The room had been
darkened and candles with pink shades
cast a warm glow over the cloth. The
club colors are pink and white and
crepe paper was used very effectively
in these colors upon the table. The
delicious menu was also carried out
in the club colors. Mrs. Marquette as
sisted in serving A clever arrange
ment between courses was the oroginaI
quotations expressing we'll wishes and
good luck for the honor guest in her
AASN AOinSs AllGT Stowe,
acting in the place of their regular
leader, presented Miss Ethel with
book by L. Mead, entitled A World of
Girls. as a token of the estimation of
the club. The guest list contained the
names of Bessie Hogan, Ruby Croth-
ers Helen Barnhart, Janette Riley and
Florence and Emily Topper. Monday
evening the K. c. II, club OF boys from
the First M. E. Sunday school gave
very delightful sleighride party for
Miss Ethel. Mr., and Mrs. Joseph
Blatchford of Tenth street south en-
tertained most delightfully."- on Wednes-
day evening for Mrs. Tousley. Yester-
day Mrs. H. M. Talbot gave a dinner
for Mrs. Tousley to which a number
of old friends We're invited. Mrs.
Tousley has been prominent in church
and Sunday school work during her
residence here and also prominent Of
ficer of the w. G. T. u. Her many
friends here regret her departure while
wishing her happy life and much