The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-29
Social Notes

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Fargo has a great many attractions
FOR strangers, who stop in the city Tor
q few days or yer trains, but almost
Invariably, the traveller who has q few
hours between trains inquiries for the
public library n spends the time
there reading the newspapers or with
an entertaining magazine. 1t is the
aim Of the people of Fargo to make
out city az attractive as possible to
strangers and a great big item has
been accomplished toward making a
fayorabIe Impression in he recent re.
decorating OF the public library. A
short time ago the children's depart
ment was freshened up with new dec
orattons IND some German prints n
the little tots have shown their ap-
probation OF a cheerful room in which
10 e their story books. The upper
part including the entrance end the
reading rooms, " since been reno
waited and now present a most attrac-
tive appearance. The public library
IN Fargo, as elsewhere, is a very popu-
lar place. Aside from the travellers
who while away stopovers n others
who 60 to the library as to a friend
when a stranger In the city, the citi-
Gems of Fargo often drop into the IL
brary to spend a quiet hour or for re-
search and information and they will
now md 1t a restful spot to which they
will ONE again and again for the
tones q the new d~eoorati9ns are COO
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Mnce, The library, too, Is the mecca
of the thousands OF students. who
throng the city every year and they
will be very much pleased upon their
return in the fall, to And the reading
rooms all done over and Offering them
a welcome In a fine new garb. The
new students will make friends with
the books Offering every wanted in
formation and will come again and
again for a quiet hour or two of re-
search for essays and compositions.
Every class of people md the library a
home. II is there that many of the
young men and women who are suo-
cessful have gained their knowledge
through communion with the best
writer's, who are free to those who
cannot afford a private library. It is
at the public library the club women
material for papers on the various
subjects of study and reform. The
housewife, whether or not she is able
TO afford the most UP to date maya
line finds reprieve from the cares OF
her household for a short time and
gains a knowledge or the newest
management as well as current events
so that she may keep in touch with
her children. There is hardly a per-
son who does not make use Of the Ii
brary and all will be much delighted
with the beautiful welcome which will
be extended in the form of new decor
# n July Jus "a At IL Inc ASAb
week will comprise the young ladies
of the Chua Hunka Punk club. They
will leave Monday morning and will
be entertained at the Streh1ow cottage
and Mrs. W. II. Allen will be chaper-
ons. The company will consist OF the
Misses Irma Tflden, Louise Rusch, Mil
bred Allen, Helen Stubs, Alice Good
rich, Gladys T%ritchler, Josephine MUIR
ray. Grace Kimball of Minneapolis,
Alice Gallagher, Eva Leonard and
Madeline Blake.
Last evening about fifty young peo-
pie from the First Baptist church went
on a very pleasant outing trip out to
the Pitcher farm seven miles from the
city. They were taken in hay racks
10 the farm efrIy in the evening and
a happy time Sas spent in visiting the
farm and in v5rious out of door games.
A picnic supgr was served under the
trees and the company were driven
home after 1t became pleasantly cool
for the drive.
little Miss Martha Akeley is cele-
fraIfng 4her Sth birthday anniversary
this afternoon from 5 o'clock until s,
when she will entertain about ten of
her young friends. supper will be
the remainder of the time will be
spent in out of door games, Wild roses
were used very effectively as decora-
tons.
Mrs. Matt o'Neiil, who was taken
to the hospital for an operation, has
been found to be too weak to undergo
the strain and has been sent to her
home in Moorhead to regain her
strength, when the operation will take
place. Mrs. O'Neill has been attended
BY her mother, who will leave for the
east tomorrow.
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The Pastors Aid society OF the First
m. E.. church will meet Tuesday, July
3 with Mrs. N. c. Jensen, 11o4 Fourth
avenue south. Mrs, Geo. Everhart will
assist and all the ladies of the church
I'M congregation are invited to be
present. 4
Miss Fern Crothers motored In from
Harrington Thursday with a party of
friends and is the guest of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. VI. Crothers of Ninth
street south for a few days.
Miss Edith Conn is visiting friends
this week in jamestown and will leave
in a short time for Waycross, Ga. to
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