The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-17

of the afternoon, the hostesses served
a very delicious luncheon.
Miss Elsie Marsh visited friends in
Fargo this week, arriving yesterday
from her home at Hankinson.
Miss Winnifred Steele came down
from Darlington yesterday and is
spending a few days in Fargo.
Mrs. A. ". deGranville arrived in
Fargo yesterday from Darlington and
is visiting in the shopping districts
today.
Mrs. J. G.. Becker of Neville is
among visitors from over the state
who spent some time in Fargo this
week.
The Misses Emmie Martin and AL
media 7. Martin Of Casselton spent
the day here yesterday and today in
the shopping district.
Cards have been received announce
ing the marriage of w. j. Peterson, a
popular ". p. conductor, to Miss Mar
garet Henderman, formerly steno-
grapher at the Waldorf hotel and more
recently with Attorney Sharpe of
Moorhead.
The independent Order of Foresters
will meet this evening in the A. o.
u. w. hall. A short business session
will be held and this will be follow
ed by a social time and dancing. All
members OF the order are invited to
be present.
Mrs, L. B. Hanna returned last
evening from Washington, d. c., where
the family have spent the winter with
Congressman Hanna. Miss Jean re-
turned a week or two & and has
been the guest Of Miss Elizabeth Ma
gill until the return of her parents.
They have opened their town house on
Third avenue south,
Miss Margaret sewan, who has
spent the past few weeks with Miss
Evelyn Hector of North Broadway,
left on the afternoon train yesterday
for her home al Bath, Me. Mr.. Hec-
tor and Miss Hector expect to leave
in about two weeks for Boston, where
they will visit Fred Hector for a time.
Miss Hector will go from there to
Bath, Me-, to visit with Miss Sewall.
Miss Margaret Mitchell gave a very
delightful dancing party last evening
for a few of the younger society set
at her home on Eighth street south.
The rooms were very beautifully dec
GRATED with plum blossoms and foli-
age making an attractive background
for the pretty evening dresses Of the
young ladies. The latest dance music
was played and a very happy time was
spent. A very delectable luncheon
was served late in the evening.
Yesterday afternoon the ladies Of the
Home Missionary societies OF the
First Congregational and Plymouth
churches held a joint meeting at the
First Congregational church. A large
number Of ladies were present and
the feature of the afternoon was an
address by Miss Marian woodbury.,
secretary of the Women'S department
of the home missions in New York.
The programme was opened with
prayer by DR.. Beard and Miss Wood
berry was then introduced. She gave
a splendid talk which was thoroughly
enjoyed. Her theme was along the
line Of the new people who are
coming out into our country by the
thousands and Of the great work that
the Home Missionary societies have
before them to take care of these peo-
pie and set right examples for them
by word and deed. She enumerated
the large numbers OF foreigners who
landed at Ellis island last year and
told Of conditions among the Chinese
in the west. Following Miss Wood
berry's talk an informal reception was
held, nearly 100 women paying their
respects to her. A nice luncheon was
served at a convenient hour.
Al great deal OF interest has been
centered recently about the Garden
| club and all over the city the children
may be seen each morning and even
ing working busily in their gardens
The plan has worked famously and
parents are feeling wonderfully al
ease for they know that the young
hopeful can't be dragged from his
ington school ne~ighborhood it was
difficult for the children to find
ground, but the park commissioners
came to their aid and donated the
strip OF ground back of the Washing
ton house barn, sloping to the river
for their use. Over twenty children
have their gardens there and may BIZ
seen each day industriously digging
away roofing out the tiniest weed thai
dares to stick it's head above the
ground and watching Tor the first tiny
sprouts which peep up above the earth
Che plot OF ground allotted to the
washington neighborhood children Ii
a large one and the boys OF the Ora.
matte club of that district have Sc
cured enough space for a fairly large
sized field OF sweet corn. They havs
the ground all prepared nj in b day
or W. win put iii the seed. After
the corn is ready they will sell II
to raise funds for their club. The
children In the other districts are do.
ing equally ais well ana find the occu-
patton Of gardening d very profitable
one.
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a large brain, but she has d large de-
sire to hide said feet