The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-05-23
PARISn Meeting
At CIVIC CENTRE
GETHsENIANE CATHEDRAL PARISH
MET AT CIVIC CENTRE LAST EVE
MING AND ENJOYED A PLEASING
PROGRAMME AND SOCIAL TINE
DEBT LIFTED.

There was a goodly attendance at
the parish meeting of Gethsemane
cathedral, at the Civic centre last night
and what was sought to be accom-
plished, the lifting Of the cathedral
debt, was made nearly a fact and
when good nights" were said, the
bishop, dean, members of the chapter
and congregation left the room with
very much lighter hearts-just another
good pull like that of last night and
the financial end of the church will not
be near as depressing as it has been.
The business meeting was preceded
by short programme of entertain
ment features. Miss Imogene Lehr,
soprano, first contributed two songs
which were charmlngly rendered and
the audience demonstrated it's appre-
citation in Il manner that was not mis-
taken. Miss Lehr has a beautiful
voice and she knows how to use it; it
is not robust, but she has qualities
which are perfect delight to hear.
The singer was brilliantly accompan-
led by Miss Bertha Hagen.
Following, the audience was regaled
with the presentation of that tantaliz-
ing and pretty little comedy, Spring
Fever, under the direction of Mrs.
Bowling and Mrs. Hutchinson, and
while 1t was given a few weeks ago
unueF the auspices OIL one Oh the CaLnS-
dral societies, it was new to the major
part of last nights audience. The time
of the play was in May and the place
was a sitting room in Paris hotel-it
was a beautifully appointed scene ar
ranged with remarkable deftness by
Bergstrom & Grove. The caste was as
follows:
Jean .............. Mrs. Hutchinson
Janet ..........''... Mrs. HlDbard
Jacquellne .............. Miss Luger
Mrs. Jack, chaperon. -. Mrs. Bowling
Marie, maid ....... Miss Ruth Miller
Dicl1y Trent and his antics with
that bunch of girls must be seen to
be properly appreciated, and so must
the girls, and that remarkable chap
eron. The comedy was splendidly sus-
tanned from beginning to end and the
ladies were just as natural as they
could be: The unfolding of the climax
provoked a good big laugh, the aim of
the author, and confirmed the lines of
Tennyson, I'm the spring young
mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts.
of love-"
This brought the programme to the
serious business of the evening, the
consideration of the finances of the
church and ways and means of remov-
ing depression which was causing a
best way to pay debt was to pay it,
and while that was not absolutely ac-
complished last night great big start
was made. Bishop Mann called the
meeting to order and after the express
sion of kindly words of encouragement
and some plain explanations of condi-
tions he called upon John S. Frame,
chairman of the finance committee of
the cathedral chapter, ana he read
statement showing exactly the finan-
cial conditions and parenthetically ex-
plained how some of the accumulated
indebtedness had been brought about.
The statement was not as bad as ex-
pected by a great. many and at the
suggestion of the bishop numbers in
the audience voiced their opinions and
soon there was blanket of optimism
/ start was made by one of the women's
organizations in the making of pledges
to be solely devoted to the wiping out
of the church debt entirely. Many lib
eral pledges were made, more than
enough to liquidate the mortgage debt
on the building and with a proper re-
sponse from those who were unable to
attend the meeting, 1t is expected that
pledges will be made to pay off every
cent the church owes. AS the pledges
were announced, either by the bishop
for definite amounts, there was vigor-
Gus hand-clapping at the accumula-
rtions of money which were to be placed
on the right and pleasant side of the
ledger.
Expressions of congratulation fol-
lowed and then all present Joined in
social hour, during which there was
q service of refreshments, by the ladies
of the different organizations, and then
everybody went to their homes with
much lighter hearts.