The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-11

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I'll see you later" he said to the
newspaper I'm always at the
disposal of you newspaper boys. ex-
cept-' and he waved both hands
in every direction Of the compass.
Evening Birthday Party.
Mrs. A. G. Wonderlick entertained
a company Of young people informal
ly last evening at her Belmont ave
nue. home in honor of the birthday
anniversary Of her son. Arthur. Only
A small company was hidden n the
house decorations were carried out
in carnations and sweetpeas. Mrs.
Wonderlick served a dainty lunch at
the close.
Sunday Vcsper Service.
Mrs. S. Paige Johnson will lead the
service at the Y. w. c. A. vesper
hour Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the association building and there
will be special music. The topic will
he THE Power Of Thought in Char
acter Building" and all women are
cordially invited. The usual social
hour and tea will follow the serv-
ice.
Mr.. Griffith to Sing.
The congregation of the First
Church of Christ. Scientist. will en-
joy a solo by L. c. Griffith to-
morrow morning. Mr.. Griffith mas
consented to sing at the 10:45 o'clock
service Sunday morning and his mum.
her will he Fear Not Ye. o Israel"
by Buck. The Baptist church con-
grcgation will also hear Mr.. Griffith
tomorrow. he having a number at the
evening service.
Away On Vacation Trip.
Miss Mary Corrigan. bookkeeper at
the Panovitz furniture store, and her
brother. Hillary Corrigan. city sales
man for the Grand Forks Mercantile
company. left last evening on a ten
days vacation trip and will visit with
relatives at DeCrass. MINI. From De-
Grass Mr.. Corrigan will go to Mime
apolis for a few days and also visit
with a friend at S%hakopee, Mimi.
Corresponding With Two.
The board of directors of the Y. w
G. A.. is in correspondence with two
secretaries. Miss Edith Lehman of
New York and Miss Christine liooge-
STRAIT of Arizona. one Of whom they
hope to secure as general secretary
for the local association. Their names
were recommended by the territorial
committee and both arc graduates OF
a New York training school. Capable
dSSONIdtloH SeCIcldl ltsc are Hot I
ous and it is very likely will be i'm
possible to get one before the latter
part of August.
Territorial Secretary Coming.
The y. W. c. A. is to have a four
days visit from tho city secretary
of the north central territorial COM
mittee. Miss Frances Crittenden of
Minneapolis. Miss Crittenden will
l.. l..ro r,@x, Mo-. 1s a., pc a~J tho
board of directors is already busy
planning A series of gatherings dur
ing her visit. One will be a large
get together meeting. probably on
Monday evening. May 81. and plans
for this are already under way Miss
C~rittenden's visit will prove of much
good to local workers. as all previous
visits have done. and all are eagerly
awaiting her a misssa-
! Gave Evening Dinner.
Mrs. G. +. Hemans entertained last
evening at her home on Chestnut
street with a prettily appointed even
ing dinner and her guests were Mrs.
j. =. Read. Mrs. j. Hughes. Mrs. Ern-
est Getchell. Mrs, Harry Ball. Mrs.
John NORM. Mrs. c. Z. Warmer. Mrs.
Walter Dunbar and Mrs. r. w.
Hughes The ladies gathered early in
the afternoon and found Mrs. Iiemans'
home prcttily adorned with carnations
and green's. The delicious repast was
served in four courses at s O'Clock and
when the guests wore leaving each was
presented with a pretty c%arnation.
Mrs. FRANKIE Hostess.
Mrs. J. G.. FRANKIE gave a pleasant
afternoon Yesterday when she enter
tanned a company of fifteen ladies at
her University venue home in honor
of her birthday anniversary. The
guests brought their fancy work and
passed the hours With pleasant social
chat as they piled their needles. Mrs.
FRANKIE adorned her rooms with bowls
OF red carnations and at the close
served a delicious and prettilN APP
places 1T small tables in the dining
room and Mrs. FRANKIE was assisted
by Mrs. +. {. Bacon II Mrs. Joe
Isaacs. Though the hostess had not
divulsed the fact that tho day was her
birthday. the secret leaked out and
she was the recipient Of several hand
some gifts.
Annual Crittcnton Meeting.
Members of the Crittenton Circle
are requested to meet at the library
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock for
the annual meeting. Officers will be
elected and Mrs. G.. r. jacob will re-
port the annual meeting of the Flor
ence Crittenton Home which she at
tended at Fargo last Monday.
Members of the circle will read with
interest the following account of the
death of Miss Florence Gravesley,
aged -, who was taken into the Fargo
home last year. The following is from
Yesterdays Minneapolis Tribune:
with the burial in Minneapolis
Wednesday of Florence Gravesley,
aged 10 years and mother of a baby,
a ~one-year-old. a tragedy said to be
the darkest in the history of Florence
Crittenton home work IN North Da-
kota vas revealed. Lillian Grace Top
ton home at Fargo and in charge Of
the work throughout the state. said
that in the years of her experience
she eve had come in contact with
such a tragic case. Miss Topping was
called to Minnoa polls to take charge
of the burial of the child mother.
whose relatives had forsaken her.
The pitiful story of this girls life
can be told in one sentence: "A moth
er at II years of age; dead at 13.''
The death of the child recalls a we'll
known case in the Fargo district
court.
Last summer Florence was at
tackled by tuberculosis. Her mother
was dead and the whereabouts Of her
father were unknown. Other relatives
had refused to give aid and Miss
Topping took the child into the Crit
tenton home. When the dreaded dis
ease began its work. the little girl was