The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-08
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Ladies' Aid Meets wednesday.
The regular meeting of the Baptist
Ladies' Aid society will be held next
Wednesday afternoon at the usual
time in the parlors of the church.
The hostcsses will be announced lat
er.
Afternoon for Sorority.
The girls of Beta Gamma Psi sor-
GRITTY were given a delightful after
noon yesterday by one Of their
patronesses. Mrs. Charles A. Greenleaf
Of Belmont avenue who entertained at
her home. The patronesses were also
hidden and Miss Ella Fulton, dean Of
women at the university. Mrs. A. q.
Leonard assisted and the afternoon
diversion vas n~eedlework and social
chat. In a novel sewing contest Miss
Alma Johnson a awarded the ia
vor and Mrs. Greenleaf added to the
charm Of her pretty home with vases
from $3.50 to $3.50 o'clock and the aft
ernoon was concluded with q dainty
luncheon service. The guests were
Mrs. Vernon p. squires, Mrs. H. T..
Simpson. Mrs. q. NJ. Williamson, Mrs.
G. H. Crouch, Miss Fulton and Misses
Cena Sprague. Anna Mae Schlosser.
Maude Patrnore, Edna Joslyn, Elsie
Dahl, Ina Currie, Katherine McDoug-
al, Esther Halgren, Elsie VanCamp.
Helen Miller. Dorothy vonDonat,
Adeline Stoughton and Alma johnson.
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Happy Birthday Party.
Miss Edith Mckenzie reached the
dignity Of twelve years Yesterday and
In honnss ~ Tho 1oS, hn~ vo1khnp Nfrs
D. Mckenzie, gave her a delightful
birthday party at their home on Wall
put street. The hours we're from 5 to
8 o'clock in the evening and a COM
pany Of seventeen Of Miss Edith's
playmates were hidden. The hours
We're filed with the merriment OF
games and music and at 6 o'clock a
delicious and prettily appointed sup
per was served in the dining room.
The table centerpiece was a huge
birthday cake lighted With the twelve
burning candles and Mrs. Mckenzie
was assisted in serving by Miss Ger
trude Adams, Miss Lillian Paulson
and Miss Ragna Skiold.
Places at the birthday table were
laid for Misses Esther sateren, Inez
Ness, Ruth Warburton, Marion Stin-
son. Gladys and Marion Edwards.
Dorothy Mcneil, Ethel and Marie Ly-
sing, Pearl Gilseth, Selma and Myrtle
Rystad. Agnes, Alice and Inga john
son, Trenna LinnfOot and Lassiet Lud.
wig.
Fargo Wants Consumers League.
Fargo {. tne News; 4 x, special
hood club was held Thursday evening
at the Roosevelt school. At this meet
ing the Handicraft guild Of the club
was present and both considered or
ganizing a Housewives League" This
movement On the part of the ladies Of
the northside was the direct outcome
of an interesting talk given by Mrs.
G. l.. Martin on Textiles" who hon
ored the members Of the club Wed.
nesday afternoon. Mrs. Martin told
the audience Of the Housewives Lea
que" in New York and stated that the
first city in North Dakota to have such
an organization was Grand Forks.
The club voted to afiliate with the
national league and cordially invite
the members Of the other clubs Of the
city to join in this movement which
will mean so much for Fargo people.
The Handicraft guild planned for
the exhibition which they expect to
give next. fall. "a
The enthusiasm Of those. present
was very keen and with ladies such
as Mrs. Ince, Mrs. Martin, and Mrs.
Weeks. behind the project tn result
will surely be successful.
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Gave An inaugural Dinner.
An interesting social event OF the
week was given Tuesday evening at
Bowesmont when Mrs. John Halcrow
and her daughters, Misses Mae and
Jessie, honored the presidential inaug-
uration day with a handsomely APP
pointed dinner. The hostesses are the
mother and, sisters of Mrs.sJ. q. Moore
and the Misses Nellie and Ethel Hal
crow Of this city and for that reason
the account. will be Of interest to their
friends here.
The table decorations featured the
occasion and although the Halcrows
are good republicans they showed that
they had great admiration for the
new democratic president. Mounted
on a cut glass pedastel was a nina
ture portrait of President Woodrow
Wilson surrounded by tiny American
flags. From the flags streamers Ct
red, white and blue satin ribbon were
stretched to each place and here were
found stones that had been picked up
in almost every state Of the union.
The patriotic idea was further carried
out in the delicious courses Of the
dinner and the entertainment follow
ing was an inaugural program which
included the reading Of President
Wilson's inaugural address by Rev. A.
E. Birchenough. The affair was very'
jolly and thoroughly enjoyed by all.