The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-02

Medora, where they will be at home to
their friends.
Mrs. C. +. Greenwood of Fourth
street north was hostess last evening
70 tne members of the Bible class Of
the Christian Sunday school. The class
was organized for the coming year with
mrs. Stockham as president, Mrs. r. b.
Sapp as secretary and treasurer and
MIS-: G, u. Greenwood as teacher. Fol-
loWlnE the business session the guests
We're handed pieces of paper upon
Which they were asked to write a
new, Years wish and a New Years
Rev. T. B. Sapp won the
prize for the best paper. At the close
served.
The engagement is in The
Phlladelphia Evening Bulletin OF Miss
Agnes Louise Wagner, daughter Of Mr..
ana Mrs. Louise NJ. Wagner of Mt.
Airy and granddaughter of Gen. Louis
Wagner, to Lieut.. Rlmer Frankiin
Rice, Us. army, who is a former Fargo
poy and the son of j. #. Rice, a well
known resident of this city. LieuAen-
ant Rice Will be remembered by a large
circle of Fargo friends as he was horn
ana grew to manhood here. He has
distinguished himself in army circles at
West Point and the nuptials will be a
ciety.
Last evening Miss Signe Euren of
Moorhead and her brother, Hjalmer
Euren gave q delightful sleighride
party to about twenty-five friends from
Fargo and Moorhead. The company
We're out about 1880 in two bob
slelghs and rode about the two cities
until 10 o'clock, when they were taken
70 the Euren home IN Tenth street
north, Moorhead, where a tempting
~nve-course supper was served from two
tables at which the guests were seated
in family style. Beautiful holiday dec
/ 0rRfl0nE nQ6a. fhn Hint An ortsonpa o%Nrua-
tive and On the tables red and green
candles carried out the general color
scheme. After supper the guests went
20 M parior, where, hanging from
each to which strings were attached,
n each was requested to follow up
his cord. After much merriment New
Years gifts, more or less appropriate,
We're discovered attached to the end of
the cord One Fargo young lady is
said to have Travelled miles" through
the downstairs rooms, upstairs and all
about and finally located q huge box in
which was securely packed a "diamond
ring. Music by the Duren family, who
make up q splendid orchestra, was
greatly enjoyed At a late hour the
guests We're conveyed to their homes In
The browning event of the holiday
season and one worthy of the splendid
efforts OF the young ladies and gentle
men in charge, was the seventh annua
holiday ball given last evening in the
knights of Columbus hall by the An
MUS club. Although the parties given
this season have been more than US
ually brilliant, yet the event Of last
evening is conceded to be the most
elaborate and beautiful OF the entire
number. The hall was so arranged as
to give the effect OF a huge circus tent,
flags being draped from each corner
and the walls to the dome. and In the
center was a large American flag.
1 HnGfnENn02 ~ q 40 ~ - - ~ -
Were the Misses Margaret HOLSTER,
Mildred Hildreth, Lucille Bristol, Kath-
crime WheelOck. Zella jacobson and
Alice Lewis, and Homer Dixon, Ray
Lawrence, Melvin Hildreth, Hal Pol
lock, Jack Farrand and Krohn Herbst.
The chaperones were Mrs. III. II. Magi1l.
Mrs. M. "A. Hildreth, Mrs. II. II. Wheel
ock and Mrs. +. A. Bristol. The even
lngs programme was delightfully."- laid
out the informal dancing which en-
abled the guests to become acquainted.
occupying the hours from 8 o'clock
until 10:45, when supper was ANNOUNCE
ed. n guests were seated at lone
tables and covers were laid for ITO.
Following supper the guests entered
the ballroom again and were in the
nlddle OF q waltz when Howard Mont
gosnery, IN q circus ring masters cos
tune, appeared and blew his whistle
and the music stopped. He ~nou
that Jupiter, the trick elephant, would
perform in honor of the seventh an
$500 kNAAG t.. ~
who was in reality an excellent sham,
worked In response to wires by two
men and wearing all of the trappingE
OF the pet elephant OF the circus, then
appeared and was greeted with loud
applause. He went through several very
clever stunts and ended by passing
marker on q tray for the first figure
Favors were cards marked with Ring
ling Bros, Sells-Fioto, Barnum IL Raii-
ey and Davis q Upshaw, the latter be-
ing a circus which was given about
SIX years ago and the name is taken
from two prominent members ar fhe
Annuus club. Melvin Davis Hildreth
and Lynn Upahaw Stambaugh. A very
pretty hgure was q chariot race. The
rtngmaEter called out two sets OF three
Young ladies' and these were driven
about the hall by two young men. An
other more elaborate affair was one ia
which \ guests were divided into
three rings and q young lady was
whip and a mechanical elephant which
performed to the fnerrlment OF all
Still another clever figure Was CAR
rled out IN three rings. Young men
We're chosen to hold large hoops and
three young ladies requested to rur
through the hoops a certain number oi
times. the winning young lady thus
securing the right Of her division to
dance. Just before the last figure as
the guests were dancing. the lights
were suddenly turned out and from the
balcony appeared illuminated letters
WHEN Atdu Happy new year ATn11uS
Club" The electrical effect was very
beautiful The last fignre was excep.
tionaily pretty. The favors were SER
pentine strearaers and at d signal from
the ring master the rolls were throw
over the wires holding the Hays which
formed the tent and the result was
most effectivGs forming a hanging gar.
den OF many coIors through which the
guests danced the final figure. Favors
for the figures consisted OF horns, bal.
looms, popcorn, peanuts, guns perfume
being the regular circMs barker whC
announced his wares. Pink lemonade