The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-25
Social Notes

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Bible lass of district No. 9 win meet
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock with
Mrs. E.. r. Twitchell, 1011 Tenth ave.
nue. north.
Mrs. J.. j. Holt of the Improvement
building returned Saturday evening
from Staples, Mimi, where she spent
the past week visiting friends an6
relatives.
On Friday evening about thifty-five
friends called on Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brierley at the Smith farm and very
~agreeably surprised them: Mr.. and Mrs
Brierley will leave Tuesday, Dec. 3 tc
make their home at Stanfield, Ore. "A
happy informal evening was spent and
as q token of their respect seVeral
handsome pieces of silver were pre-
sented to Mr.. and Mrs. Brierley, who
have a large circle of friends In Fargo
and vicinity who will greatly regret
their departure. Their daughter, Miss
Jessie Brierley left at the beginning
of the school year and is teaching in
the high school at Stanfield.
Society is looking forward to the
happy festivities which always make
Thanksgiving season a memorable one,
The Coterie Dancing club will give
their Thanksgiving ball on Thursday
evening, Nov. %, and Mrs. A. w. Cup
Ter and Mrs. Alex Jardine will be hos
tesses. Miss Constance Watson will
be hostess for the Metropolitan German
club whose first party will be given on
Friday evening. Mrs. w. j. Awty will
be hostess for the Thanksgiving ball
eve by the Bachelors and Benedicts.
Mrs. Awty will be assisted by Mrs. E.
l.. Morris and Mrs. E. E. Cole.
One of the delightful brides of
Thanksgiving will be Miss Phoebe
Hoag, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. V.
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marriage to c. ]. Vowles will be
solemnized at her home on that day.
Miss Hoag was honored on Friday
evening with a pretty kitchen shower
given by Miss Marie Ridley at her home
on Thirteenth street north. The rooms
were very beautifully decorated for
the occasion in a color scheme of pink
and the fourteen young ladies of the
club spent a happy evening hemming
towels for the bride-elect's new home.
At a convenient hour a tempting lunch
was served from the dining table which
was prettily decorated in pink. Follow
ing lunch Miss Hoag was presented
with a large pink basket in which she
found many needed things for her
kitchen. ....
The Fargo w. C. T. u. held a very
interesting meeting on last Friday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. ]. w, Riley
on Fourth avenue south. Mrs. w. H.
Best n Mrs. H. H. Aaker who attend
III IL uotlO1ldL GOllN SIIlOl- at IOTlldlu,
Ore, recently were present and gave
splendid reports of their trip to Port
land on the w. c. T. U. special and OF
the convention sessions which were in
tensely interesting. The convention at
Portland is the biggest in the history
of the w. c. T. U. and was filled with
enthusiasm. Mrs. Best and Mrs. Aaker
visited several cities on their way
There was a very good attendance at
the meeting and all enjoyed hearing
about the convention. The hostess
served nice refreshments. 1t was de-
cided that any members who cared to
make a Thanksgiving donation to the
Florence Crtttenton home are asked to
leave their offerings with Mrs. F. H.
Wilder, who will attend to their de-
livery. All contributions will be most
thankfully received.
Referring to the recent recital given
at Hope, N. D., by members of the
faculty Of the Fargo Conservatory of
Music, the current issue of The Hope
Pioneer made the following compli-
mentary references to those participat-
ing In the programme, especially en-
phasizing the work of Mrs. Hutchinson,
the reader; The recital given by three
members of the Fargo conservatory
faculty under the auspices of the Sat-
urday Musical club, Friday evening,
was one of the most successful events
of it's kind ever given in the city.
Director Orr has a magnificent bari
voice, his numbers were well
selected n rendered with feeling and
expression that marked him an artist.
Mr.. Kammerling, the pianist, sat down
at the old operahouse piano and
brought forth music, the feat of a
musician. Mrs. Hutchinson won every
heart In h hall on her first appear
ance and like the Pied Piper of Ham
lin had every child in the hall ready
to follow her away when she gave a
number of child representations. The
club and it's leader, Miss Joslyn, are to
be congratulated as 1t was their work
that brought out the audience and as
sured the financial success"
Mrs. G. E. Everett of Third street
north has returned home from Hunter,
N. D., where she attended the marriage
of Miss Ella T. Myrah to o. H. Hjelle of
Mercer, N. d. The, was
solemhized at the home of the bride
ear that village at 1 o'clock Saturday
n Rev, Mr.. Thurmo of Hunter off,
ciated. The ceremony was very simple,
the young couple being unattended and
the brides father giving her in mar
n Elase; Tine was We p1ayeG BY ~@ miss R RFG%
Knutson of Hunter. The bride was
beautifully gowned in white crepe
meteor over messaline trimmed with
real lace and carried roses and lilies of
the valley. Following the nuptials a
five course dinner was served. Decora-
tions throughout were in green and
white and on the dinner table smilax
and carnations were in evidence. Mr..
and Mrs. Hjelle left on the evening
train for a short wedding trip n will
be at home at Mercer after Dec. Is,
where the bridegroom is connected
with the First State bank. Guests. from
away were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles MCGEE
of Ray, N. d.; Mrs. X. Berg of Spring
Grove, Mimi; Mrs. Chas. Evingsen of
Cheyenne, N, D.; Mr.. and Mrs. Hexom
of Hickson, N. D.; Miss Martha and
Miss Benora Trangsrud of Kindred, N.
D.; Mrs. 9. e. Everett of Fargo, N. d.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Myers of Arthur, N. d.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Phelps of Ar