The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-06
Scandinavian Aid Meeting.

! Scandinavian Aid Meeting.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Sean
dinavian Methodist church will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. f. Fl.
Lee at 712 DcMers avenue Mrs. Lee
also invites the young people to come
to her home in the evening for d good
social time.
Mrs. Chalmers Hostess.
Mrs. Charles Chalmers entertained
the ladies Of the Tuesday club last
evening at the l.. w. Deichert resi-
dence ON Walnut street and two spe-
cial guests were Mrs. W. B. Galbreath
and Miss Agnes O'Donnell. Bridge
was the evenings pleasure and Miss
O'Donnell carried off the score hon
or. Mrs. Chalmers completed the
evening with a delicious r~efreshmcnt
service and Mrs. Frederick Styled
was chosen for next week.
Honorcd Two Visiting Guests.
Mrs. r. s. Griffith gavc a delightful
pleasure this afternoon mt her South
Sixth street homo when she entertain
ed in honor of Miss Stella Lombard
of Minneapolis and Mrs. Willard Adj
ans of Tacoma, Wash. both former
residents of This city who are here
for visits with old friends. Mrs. Crit
nth favored with invitations Just the
young girls and brides who were i'm
innate friends of the honorecs during
their residence here and they brought
their sewing that they might busy
their fingers while chatting ovcr old
times. The affair was very informal
and the guests enjoyed the hours
thoroughly.
In the service of a dainty luncheon
at the close Of the afternoon Mrs.
Griffith was assisted by Mrs. Paul r.
Griffith and the guests We're Mrs.
Lester r. WeathcrWaX of Charles City.
Iowa. a bride Of December who arriv-
cd this morning. Miss Lombard. Mrs.
Willard Adams. Mrs. Louis L. Row
land. Mrs. Louis a. Chance. Mrs. Paul
F.. Griffith. Mrs. II. G.. Buckingham.
Miss Grace Carter. Miss Edna Ham
cock. Miss Viola Cooper Miss Floy
Jackson. Miss Barbara Henry, Miss
Gertrude Skinner and Miss Gertrude
Adams.
Bismarck Lady Anon" Guests.
Mrs. Carroll Kirk of Bismarck who
is visiting ut Marsnalltown. Iowa. was
among the guests at q very handsome
social function given in that city last
week at which there was Il company
Of 100 ladies. The hcstesses were Mrs.
l.. r. Willard II Mrs. w. \. Davis
aud they entertained at the formers
beautiful new home 18th a ! O'clock
luncheon and afternoon musicale, the
artists being Mrs, Marion Chase
Scha fer. soprano and reader. and
An excerpt from the of the
function appearing in the Marshali-
town Times Republican follows:
The beautiful new Willard homo
w'S made even more gorgeous Ii" an
.lrtistic arrangement of seasonabl>
flowers. JrnuuilS. grarcd the reception
room. pretty tulips of variegattd hurs
appeared in tn" music room. carna-
iions were provided for the living
room. and pink roses for the dining
room. \ delicious luncheon was
served i'm three courses ny Mcsdames
IT,. 8. Beatty. 4. +. Balch. a. g. john
son. E. II. Keller. Walter Hull and
Carroll Kirk, and Misses Katherine
ketchum. Hazel Sandoc and Hazel
and Alice Willard.
Out Of town guests at the We'd
ncsdav afternoon affair We're Mrs. w.
G. Ross and her daughter, Miss T,hea
Butler of Chicago. and Mrs. Carroll
Kirk of Bismarck. y. D."
S%uffraeists' Feelings Hurt.
Under the caption of "A Cheerful
Correction" h Fargo Courier-NcWs
published this morning has the fol-
lowing 10 say:
The members of tho Votes for
Women league of Fargo are quoted
as saying:
We rise to a point of order. We
are grieved. Our feelings are hurt
to think that Grand Forks should be
accused of Stealing tho thunder Of
the Fargo suffragists.
W are proud of our sister organ
,%zation, but Fargo did it tirst-ani
here is what the jamestown Capital
saws:
The first Votes for Women clubs
Mrs. Alice Nelson Page. the hand
some and versatile newspaper woman
OF that city is the president. When
It is known that there are 5000 school
teachers in tho state. 1000 Of whom
arc women n they are required To-
leach civil government and instruct
the boys how to vote and not one of
the teachers is permitted to vote
eNceEt upon school matters-mak"s
the movement OF the ladies' very
timely. There was plenty Of enthus-
lasts at the meeting and it is prob. |
adj other organizations will be per
1ccted in the state and become a
s1ate-Wldc movement" I
Hundreds Visited New Church..
From $ to II o'clock Tuesday even
ing hundreds Of Grand Forks citizens
from every religious denomination /
passed through the doors of the mag
nlficent new Presbyterian church and
eve its every ook and corner AN
marveled at its wealth of beauty in
every particular, arrangement, into
rior decoration and furnishings and
whether a member Of that congrega-
ton or not everyone went away with
a feeling of pride that the city has in
Its possession a church edi6ce Of such
grandeur. The public reception was
arranged under the direction Of the
Ladies Aid society but every organi-
cation in the congregation took part
IN making it a success and all visit
ors We're given a most cordial vel. /.
come and taken through every room
OF the new building. Though the
edlfice is the largest in the CITY there
was n" time during the receiving
hours when it was not crowded with
visitors which gives evidence that the
idea OF a public reception was most
heartily appreciated.
The affair was one of extremely
handsome appointment and the adorn-
ment Of cut flowers used in the va
rious rooms only brought out more
wildly the exquisite taste used in the