The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-18

7 Lockwood of Racine, Wis, mother Of
the bridegroom.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. NJ. Wright. 1431
Third avenue south, entertained at
luncheon this afternoon in compliment
to Clarence F. Reynolds.
The Misses Bessie and Mildred Dav-
export will be hostesses at a thimble
bee this evening. Miss Lila Elliott,
pride elect, will be the honored guest.
The younger set of Mrs. deLendre-
cles dancing class will give a cotillion
at Stones auditorium Friday evening.
The affair will be in the nature of a
Christmas party.
Dr.. and Mrs. J. L. Graves enter
tanned last evening at dinner at Z
O'Clock at their home on Seventh ave-
nue. south in honor of Miss Katherine
hathaway and Robert D. Merrill, who
will be married Saturday, and Clarence
r. who is soon to cav Far
course dinner the guests spent the
evening dancing. Covers were laid for
eight guests.
Miss Bertha Gilmer will leave his
evening for Pasadena, Cal, where she
vii! spend the remainder Of the winter
win friends. Mrs. Alice Armstrong
and Mrs. Carrie Armstrong entertained
a company of friends last evening in
compliment to Miss GiImer. The even
ing was spent in progressive games,
AFTER which the hostesses served a
course supper. Covers were placed for
twenty guests.
h Christmas shoppers afternoon
tea which will be served In the grill
room of the Metropole hotel commence
ed this afternoon and was being served
by various members of the st. Cecelia's
guild of the Gethsemane cathedral. The
hostesses for this afternoon were
Mrs. E. e. Cole, and Mrs. e. J. Weis-
er; tomorrow afternoon Mrs. A. +.
Danstrom and Mrs. M. L. Hubbard will
entertain and on Saturday afternoon
Mrs Frederick Bailey and Mrs. J, D,
Farrand will act as hostesses. The
teas will be served next week contin-
ulng~ until Christmas eve and the hos
tesses for next week will be announced
at a later date.
The music section of the Fine Arts
club met this morning at the Civic
Center and the following programme
was given under the direction Of Miss
Edyth Grasse of the music department
of the agricultural college:
O Thou BilIowy Harvest Field.
Rachmaninoff
l 81 MRS n1e jessie @sy Hazciton 9 sGasnsrT
Mrs. II. o. Kallgren
None But a Lonely Heart. ........
Thelma Sears
The Enchanted Princess ..... Borodine
Miss Edyth Grasse
Christmas is essentially a children's
festival. The very first Christmas hap
pened all because of a Little Child. The
choicest attributes of Christmas are the
joy. the faith n purity which child
rem have and which we older people no
longer possess. If Christmas is to
mean anything in the best sense to our
children we should try TO have them
feel that they are a part Of it, that
new have n. share in II and that fhnv
express this Christmas feeling toward
other people. In other words, Christ
mas must not be. merely a selfish orgy
to which the child looksf for an excess
Of gifts poured into his lap. We must
make him feel above all things that
1t Is a time for him to give as well as
receive. Over and over again I hear
will bring the children, but seldom
do I hear emphasis Laid on what the
children are to do for other people,
one has said that we love only those.
people for whom we do something or
make an effort. Tt is a well known
fact that we often treat with ingrati-
love or gifts. The children must feel
that Christmas Is a time when they
should give to~'others, preferably some-
thing that they have made and spent
effort upon. Our tendency today is to
buy, everything, but we should not
forget the value of fingercraft and the
real beauty OF q hand made gift. Even
the smallest children can make pres
ents at this time. TT would be much
better for Johnny to give his aunt
little. kindergarten mat on which he
has spent several hours than for moth;
er to misguidedly purchase something
for Johnny to- give her. If Q watch
carefully you will see that children.
take more Joy In giving something: they
have made than they 40 in giving a
bought article. So let us not forget the.
work and gifts for the small fingers
even if 1T is only a mat, a coiored pap
basketSor a little piece Of cross-stitcl.
Christmas should be an education I'm.
unselfshaess. We may be too old to