The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-27

benefit concert of the Dakota Wes-
leyan faculty at the First Methodist
church last evening. The program
proved to be exceptionally popular
with the audience and a good sum of
money was realized for the college
athletic fund. Numbers We're fur
nished by w. I. Gray, w. C. Hunter,
Miss Nina Hager and Miss Georgia
Scott, of the school of music. PORT.
j. M. Phelps, OF the department of
English, and the Wesleyan Glee club
under the direction of Emory w.
Hobson.
Miss Edla Laurson. librarian of
Dakota Wesleyan, is attending the
meeting in Sioux Falls today of the
State Librarians association, of
which she is the president. The meet
ing of the librarians is being held in
conjunction with the session of the
State Educational association.
7. j. Morgans, secretary of the
Commercial club, went to Sioux Falls
on business today.
Mrs. l.. H. Raber has been called to
Aurora, H., by the serious illness of
her father.
Miss Martha Noege has just return
ed from an extended trip in North
Dakota as a representative of the
Oyer Cloak e. Suit company.
Miss Marie Olson, of Minneapolis.
has been Visiting with Miss Alma
Carlson for a few days.
The home of A. III. Smith was the
scene of "a family reunion on Sunday.
Those present We're Mr.. and Mrs. G.
T.. Sholes n son of Burke. S. D.,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. N. Grill of Elk Point,
S. d., inc Nj. c.. Smith of ipswich S.
ID. There We're twelve gathered at the
table for the Sunday dinner.
Steps for the organization of a
mothers club in Mitchell were taken
at the city hall last Friday afternoon.
when a number of representative
women gathered to meet Miss Alice
Halwell, a national organizer of the
Self Culture association. Miss Hal
we'll walked on the necessity of coop
Grafton between home and school
and especially of bringing together
all of the mothers in the city. Mrs,
S. III. Scallin acted as chairman OF
the meeting and Mrs. S. M. Grundland
as secretary. Another meeting for
the purpose of organization will be
held on Friday afternoon, December
5.
Manager Davidson of the Widmann
Hotel announces that he will serve
special Thanksgiving luncheon Thurs
day from IL to 2 p. m. 75c per per
son also a special dinner from 6 to
p. m. 75c per person.
Edward f. Trefz, field secretar,
of the Chamber of Commerce of tn,
United States, has asked that he bt
permitted to meet with the board o
directors of the Commercial club OF
Friday noon. Mr.. Trefz stated in
letter to Secretary T. j. Morgans
that it was his purpose to outline tn
work of the chamber. He has alread,
visited more than 800 commercial
clubs throughout the United State
and is now on his way to Chicago af
ter a trip on the Pacific coast.
DR.. John l.. Seatop, of Dakota Yves
leyan who is now taking a year O
post graduate study in Boston, write
The Republican that the superb au
tumn weather of South Dakota is be
ing eclipsed in Massachusetts. He de
clares that no cold weather has bee
experienced yet and that a few icicle
hanging from the caves one mornin
market the nearest approach of col
: weather. Few people have starte
: furnace fires. he declares, and hard
vines and shrubs are still in full lea
l But three blocks from the Seato
home, daisies are blooming in the BE
tanical Gardens.