The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-15
A THANKSGIVING Raid.

A Thanksgiving Raid.
ALAS" quoth Garrick Forrest Booth
MY fellow actors. empty handed
Thanksgiving comes to us. forsook,
"But. ha-!'Josiah Brown requests
The famed John Alden aggregation
Sojourning here. as honored guests
To share hts festal c~elebration!'
Well done tho best our trunks at
In gray. Priscilla. haste. array thee
Miles Standish. take they helm and
Put OIL they bright cuirass. l pray
thee!
"Ye savage chieftains. scowl and
In panoply Of paint and feather:
Myself. in Alden's steeple crown.
Shall lead: n thus. away togeth-
err"
When Sandy Brown, the farmers son,
Beheld the troupe in strange attire,
He shouted. grandpa. git Your gun:
There's Injuns! 1njuns:' Murder:
Fire."
The farm hands came with scythe and
spade.
While grandpa cooked a rusty triE-
ger:
oh. never yet was savage raid
Repealed With more redoubted
viger,.
But Garrick Booth uhoueh UP a
Explained in term. SO choice and
That soon a. Laughing COMPANY
Were ranged about the banquet
table.
Dear friends quoth Garrick For.
rest Booth.
So rich in peace and order. ~forsootn,
Az this. our glad Thanksgiving
present"
-Woman's Home Companion.
Map,e Lake Party.
Lake News in Crockston Times:
tanned very pleasantly at their beau
tjful home Saturday evening. Whist
was the gare of the evening and at
its. close the small tables were spread
with a most delicious lunch. The
guest. list included members of the
lake orchestra and their families. and
all voted the host and hostess SPLEEN
did entertainers. Those present In
cluded Messrs. and Mesdames Hall.
Besse and West. Mrs. Regain and
Buzz Regain.
Many Heard Concert.
The auditorium Of the Methodist
church was we'll filled last evening for
the first downtown concert by the
advanced students at Wesley college
conservatory. The recital was the
second of the series. the first having
been given at Corwin music hall, and
h group Of talented musical stu
dents who appeared included Miss
Bessie T%haraldson. Miss Mabel
Wright. Miss Lilah Sannes. and Miss
Flossie Weller. pianists: George An
derson, baritone: Ethel Halcrow.
reader. n Zula Rowe. soprano. The
9ering and SO enjoyable that the fu-
ture concerts promise to attract the
entire musical population.
Minneapolis Guests Return.
Mrs. Alvin Robertson of Minneapc-
lis and her daughter. Miss Helen. who
have been delightful guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank A. Robertson IF the
Dinnie block for the past week, left
this morning for Fargo where they
will be guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hall for a few days before going on
to their Minneapolis home. a social
compliment to Mrs. Robertson and
her daughter last evening was a din
ner at h HON Of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
B. Holmes on South Sixth street at
which Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Robertson
were the other guests.
Miss McNfaster Honored.
A parcel shower which brought 70
Miss Margaret McAiaster. a bride Of
Thanksgiving day, a handsome array
OF beautiful gifts in both silver, cut
glass and linen vas the pre-nuptial
honor given for her last evening when
Mrs. W. S. Begg and her daughter,
Mrs. Paul B. Griffith. were hostesses
at Mrs. Begg's Belmont avenue home.
The guests numbered thirty-fve and
were the young ladies employed at
h Benner and Begg department
store.
The shower gifts loaded a novel
ship which was brought into the room
by the little Misses Katherine Finch
and Grace Griffith after the honoree
had received a message announcing
its arrival. Ali the parcels were OBJ
ened by h bride-elect and she ex.
pressed appreciation for every dainty
article. .
Various games we're provided by
the hostesses for. the evening pastime
and the pleasure was concluded with
G delicious refreshment service. Mrs.
B. F. Brynjolfson and Miss Helen NJ.
Davies assisted Mrs. Begg and Mrs.
Griffith.