The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-16
CLUB NOTES

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yesterday for the study at the home
of Mrs. VIM. D. Titus on Sixth street
south in that city. The subject Of Es-
sayists was taken up and Mrs. Wag-
ner opened the programme with an
excellent sketch Of Henry Van Dyke.
Mrs. Russell followed this with an ex-
celIent review of The Lost Word, one
of Van Dykes most popular works.
Mrs. Weld then read a sketch Of the
life of Edward Everett Hale and read
his famous essay, The Man Without a
Country. Following the programme
the time was spent in discussion of
the programme for next year. 1t was
decided to study Russia, and some in
teresting meetings are anticipated.
The meeting which was adjourned on
March l will be held on Tuesday aft
of next week at the home of
Mrs. Titus, and after the programme,
which will be somewhat shortened, a
social time will be held. Mrs. Titus
will read a sketch Of Charles Dudley
Warner and a reading from his, My
Summer in a Garden. There will be
a reading from Prue and I and a
sketch of the author, George William
Curtis, Mrs. Hagen will give a sketch
of Hamilton Wright Mabie and a
reading.
The Fargo Woman's club met yes
terday afternoon with Mrs. J. L. An
CELL at her home on Fourteenth street
south. DR.. Elizabeth Rindlaub spoke
On Industrial Education and Mrs. c..
z. Webster read a paper written by
Mrs. Carpenter on Public Recreation.
Mrs. Birchall gave a, good paper on
The Poor and the Land. The discus
sions were very interesting and the
attendance very good.
The ladies of the Round Table met
yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Blake
more at her home OIL Eighth street
south. Mrs. Hutchinson gave an ex-
ceIlent paper on the DEVELOPMENT of
the German Drama. Mrs. Gearey gave
a sketch Of the colorists. speaking
principally of Liebl and Mrs. Whit
tlesey gave a paper on the Realistic
Writers, bringing out the works of
Keller and Reuter-. The programme
for next season was discussed and the
club will study Russia from the
standpoint Of art literature and his
tory.
The members of The Current
Events club OF Bismarck met at Mrs.
Alfred zuger's, Wednesday, March Is,
and from there Supt. w. G. Davis, of
the Indian schools had arranged con
veyances to take the ladies out to
the Davis home, at the school, where
the club met in regular meeting with
Mrs. Davis. A most agreeable r
prise was in store for the club ladies,
when they arrived at the Davis home,
as Superintendent and Mrs. Davis,
with the cooperation Of the matron,
Mrs. O'Conner and the other teachers
of the school, had spared neither time
nor work in arranging a splendid pro-
gramme for the afternoon. After a
short business meeting at the house,
they were escorted BY superintendent
and Mrs. Davis to the assembly hall
of the school, where the following
splendid programme was rendered by
the students, followed by a few musi-
cal numbers by the members of the
club:
The Grow Song ..... Boys Glee Club
Recitation ........... Wallace Hand
Recitation s.......... Lena Malnouri
Exercise ......... Three Little Girls
song Ism 1t So?
Recitation ........ Bernard Mulhern
Recitation ............ Louise Irish
Exercise ...... When I am a Woman
Recitation ............ Rosa Carolin
song .......s.............. The Clock
Recitation ......... Thos. Whitearm
A George Washington Drill.
Recitation .......... Agnes I~ronroad
Recitation ........ Margaret Mulhern
May Rodear and Josephine Martell
Exercise ........... The News Boys
Recitation ......... Alice Bearsghost
Song ............... Girls Glee Club
The following musical numbers were
well rendered by the members of the
club:
Piano Solo ........ Mrs. A. J. Arnot
Vocal Solo ........ Mrs. John French
Piano Solo ....., Mrs. F. J.. Marcellus
A few brief remarks were made by
the ex~president of the club, Mrs. Mel
lie Evarts, also Mrs. g. A. Burton, !
former teacher in the Indian schools al
Fort Stevenson. A reception was held
at the close of the afternoons enter
tainment, enabling the visitors to
meet the teachers: after which they
were again escorted to the Davis home
where a most elaborate course lunch
con was served. The hearty thanks
and appreciation Of every club mem
Der was offered superintendent and
Mrs. Davis, the teachers and students
for the charming manner, in which
they were entertained and the gath
ering will so down In the annals Of
of the club as one Of the pleasant
est meetings Of the year. THE Cur
rent Events club Is one OF the oldest
literary clubs in the state and has a
full membership. OF good active mem.
bers. Last year, this club studied
Germany, Russia. Japan and italy. THE
work of the club this year, Is the study
of a miscellaneous programme, under
the following heads; Birds, FORESTRY