The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20
OF Interest to the Women
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rmainder of the afternoon passed with
merry chat and needlework.
Miss Margaret Granger of Marian,
Ia, has been the guest during the past
week of Miss Clara Pollock Of Ninth
street south. Miss Granger and Miss
Pollock were former classmates at
Cornell university and the renewal Of
the college friendship was very pleas
ant.
The Fargo w. @. t. u. will meet
Fridsy afternoon, March, %, at the
Florence Crittenton home, 713 Thir-
teenth street south. The roll call will
be responded to with character sketch
es and the programme viii consist of
a review Of the life of Carrie A. Ma
ton by Mrs. j. A. Hatcher and a talk
by Miss Topping.
The many friends of Miss Ivy Con-
ant will pleased to learn that she was
able to take up her school duties
again this morning after an illness of a
few days. While teaching on Monday
Miss Conant was taken very ill and
it was necessary to call medical at
tention Immediately. Although not
fully recovered, Miss Conant was able
to resume teaching this morning.
The Ladies' Aid society of st.
Marks English Lutheran church will
meet Thursday afternoon at the
church for their regular meeting.
There will be a special programme
and Miss Buchanan will contribute
to the pleasure of the afternoon with
a vocal selection while Miss Ander-
son has been secured to give a read
ing. A large attendance is desired.
On st. Patrick's day Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. G.. Mccormick very charmingly en-
~tertained the members of the Jolly
Country club at a sumptuous 6 O'clock
dinner at their home a short way out
of town. The rooms were very taste
fully decorated with emblems of the
day, the color scheme being green
and white the same pretty colors be-
ing carried out in the dinner APP
pointments. After dinner the even
ing passed all too quickly with music
and cards and beautiful prizes were
awarded Mrs. VogeI and Mrs. Frank
Harris. Favors were tiny green and
b1l PS ~ Tic AdOiCS anu tlGdTlS
tied with green RIBBON for the gentle
men.
The Woman's union of the First
Congregational church met yesterday
afternoon with Mrs. w. d. Hatch at
her home on F~ourteentfr street south
for one of the most interesting meet
ings of the e Heretofore the union
has comprised most OF the women's
activities of the church under the one
organization, but on account of the in
~creasing demand on this organization
1t was decided to divide the union in
to divisions, each of which will have
charge of some part of the work.
The chairmen Of the various divisions
were appointed and are Mrs. e. C..
Gearey,jr., Mrs. r.. II. Bush, Mrs. G.. n.
Hollister, Mrs. w. d. Hatch, Mrs G. w.
Smith and Mrs. n. w. Buck. After
the business session Rev. MI. Beard
talked on Woman's Place in the World.
He began with the Bible story Of Dor
cas-, where she worked with the poor
and accomplished much in alternating
their sufferings, applying the moral of
her obscure life to those of the women
of today. He dwelt on the fact that
through a women's loving kindness and
tact much could be accomplished that
no other person could do and no mat
ter how obscure, the highest thing of
a woman's life was to do what she
could for those around her. On the
other hand Women can do much in
public life and In the way Of great
reforms. After the formal part of the
programme it was found that the
occasion was a regular birthday cele-
bration. AIRS. Grimes, who makes her
home with Mrs. Hatch, and Mrs. Stan
fore. another member of the union.
who was present. acknowledged that
the day was their birthday anniversar-
les. Congratulations were offered and
the meeting was concluded very hap
PLY, Mrs. Grimes and Mrs. stanford
having been made honor guests. The