The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-09


Mrs. j.. M. Bathrick OF First avenue
north lis expected home mex week from
q several weeks visit in Iowa cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.. Grettum. of Tenth
California, where they will spend the
winter.
Friends of Miss Helen Riley will be
glad to know that she is, recovering
nicely after an operation undergone at
a local hospital on Saturday of last
week.
The H. G.. S. society of Fargo coli
lege will entertain, the E~uphronta So
clety this evening following the de-
bate. A pleasant evening is anticipat-
ed.
Court Daisy No. IL II. o. o.. F.. will
give a dancing party this evening in
Prizes hall. Members and friends who
have received invitations are urged to
be present and a good time Is
all.
Mrs. Geo. II. HOLSTER of Ninth street
south pleft last evening for Florida,
where she will spend the winter. Mrs.
HOLSTER will be Joined after the first
of the year by Miss Margaret and Mr..
Hollister.
on account of the Christmas rush
the Book and Thimble club will not
meet until Friday afternoon, Dec ~,
when they will be, entertained at the
home of Mrs. J.. e. Hyde on seventh
avenue south. n 81 #f
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the First M. E.. church will
meet Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
with Mrs. Stewart Wilson. 132S Third
avenue south. Mrs. Wilson VIII pc as"
sisted by Mrs. j., H. Murray.
During the course of the next few
days the Presentation Sisters will call
on their kind friends and generous
public to solicit help to pay the debt, on
their Buildings and 1t is. hoped that
they will be received with kindness and
generosity.
Grand Forks Times: Mrs. w. Frank
of Spokane, Wash, who has been the
guest of friends In the city for the past
several days, will leave this morning
for Fargo, where she will visit at the
home of Mrs, I. Anderson for a snort
time. From there she will go to Iowa
where she will visit her sister until
after the holidays.
Mrs. Arthur Cannon was hostess on
Saturday afternoon at her home on
Sixth avenue north TO the ladies OF the
Maids and MatronS club. "A very pleas
afternoon and a decorative scheme Of
red and white was carried out with
Mowers. Christmas sewing filled the
remainder of the afternoon hours.
The largest event of the week will
be the formal charity ball which VIII
be given on Thursday evening at the
knights of Columbus hall. The young
ladies' who have charge of the tcket
sale hoped to have the number on hand
disposed of early this week and they
have been most successful. The OBJECT
of the charity ball is to assist the tree
kindergarten on Front street,
The Eastern Star social committee
kara arrauved IN rive the next ball of
the series on Friday evening, Dec. Is.
The ball will be given as usual in the
Masonic temple ball room and the event
will be one of the most enjoyable OF
the season. Miss Emma Steel is chair
man of the committee in charge which
consists of Miss Jessie Palmer, Miss
Florence Palmer, Mrs. G. G. Grafton
and Mrs. VIM. Hey.
Miss Ellen, the little daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. C.. n. Callander of Third
avenue south entertained twenty-five
of her young friends on Saturday aft
ernoon at the home of her parents.
Pretty Christmas decorations made the
rooms beautiful and a happy time was
was the nth birthday anniversary or
the young hostess and a pretty pirrh-
day supper was served at the close or
the afternoon, q feature being hand
some birthday cake.
On Saturday evening the N. D.. A. g.
AyaOeI III SHLVINd11pu ~ -
couples at their third annual hop. h
hall was profusely decorated with RED,
white and blue, the band coIors, com
bined with yellow and green, the col
lege colors. The new music pouches,
the military standards, the big bass
drug n several large Tags were USED
with novel effect. An innovation at THIS
dance was the abolition of encores by
l~enRthening the dances, and this was
well received by h guests. Another
feature of the evening was the rendi-
tion of three numbers by the full
band who were present In UNIFORM, on
these numbers encores were, insisted
upon by h guests. Frappe was served
during III evening n the event was
voted by all of the young people as
one OF the most delightful OF the sea
SON. \
Christmas week in Fargo promises to
he a very busy one socially as q mum
her of he dancing clubs will give their
annual Christmas balls at that time
beside the usual number of smaller u
private AFFAIRS which will take up eacn
afternoon and evening of the holiday
ssason. The Century Dancing club will
give their party or Thursday evening
Dec. 26; the Metropolitan German CLUB
has chosen Wednesday evening. Dec.
OK and Miss Jean Hanna Will De
hostess; the Bachelors and Benedicts
viii give a New Years party on Tues
day evening, Dec. 81 and Mrs. A. 2.
Smell will be hostess; the Roycroft Cup
VIII entertain OH NlOiN0S
40. the Cotorte ball will be on Frluay
evening. Dec. 81; and the Annuus clup
will give their annual party on Wea-
nesday evening, Jan. 4, when a circus
German will be the feature OF the
evening.
On the evening of Dec. 7 the Y. w, 2.
AL cabinet OF Fargo college entertain
al the cabinets of the agricultural col,
Iere and the Moorhead normal school
with the faculty advisory boards OF ali
three institutions. The guests were
thirty in number assembled In the par
Iors OF Jones hall about o'clock,
where a delightful social hour was
spent, followed by a short musical and
Iiferary programmes. After this all re-
naired to the Y. w. C. A. room on the
f,rgt foor where a dainty supper was
served at small tables. AT. the close OF
this Miss vivian Shut, the president q
fha organization, opened the formai
meeting with a few appropriate words,
andsther announced that nearly every
ons nresent would be called upon Tor q
toast. The ,chairrnen of the dinerent
danartments OF each organization We're
thsn asked to give an outline OF the
work that was done by her ommittee
4 ~rensral discussion of methods fol-
lowed, and numerous questions Were
asked respecting the work OF the