The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-29

prettily appointed three-course lunch,
Lllacs, both lavender and white, and
H~oneysuckle were used as decorations
Tor the occasion.
Last evening at the home OF Mrs. J..
F: Reynolds of Fifth street north, a
dinner party was served in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.. Brown, who are
leaving for the east, Monday. Covers
were laid for thirty guests. The rooms
were artistically decorated with flow
ers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. HustIng of
Wis, arrived in our city last
tuesday on an extended visit with
their son, M. r. Husting and family of
the Dakota building. Mr.. Husting,
who was continuously engaged in the
retail jewelry business for the past
sixty years, up to six months ago, has
since retired n concluded to make
a western trip.
Miss Florence Geary was hostess at
her home, Gil Tenth street south,
Thursday evening, at a pretty pre-
nuptial affair for Miss Vera Bush,
whose wedding is set for June 3. The
party was in the nature of a hand
kerchlef shower, the gifts being show
cred upon Miss Bush after lunch, and
about fifteen of her girl friends parti-
cipated. Music furnished part Of the
evenings entertainment, fnterspersed
with a contest In. which all but the
guest OF honor wrote recipes for hap
piness. A dainty lunch was served in
the dining room, and lilacs and lilies
of-the-valley formed effective decora-
lions.
About a dozen young ladies of the
scandinavian Free church gathered at
the home Of Rev. and Mrs. S. Wu1estad,
Sl4 Third avenue north, last evening,
where they gave a linen shower in
honor of Miss Dorothy Raaket. Miss
Raaket expects to start for Norway in
about two weeks, and some time in
August, probably will become the bride
of Carl Erlandson, of Trodhjem, Nor
way. She received many nice gifts, and
the evening was enjoyed in a social
way, with music and speeches by Rev.
Mr.. Wufestad and several of the
guests, as a diversion. Lunch was
served, n pretty decorations of pink
II white were used.
The Eta CHI sorority of Fargo col
lege entertained their friends with a
launch ride and picnic up the river
Wednesday evening. A large boat
conveyed the merry-makers up past
cracking and the coffee boiling. The
young ladies giving the party were
the Misses B~uchanans,. Waechter, Tin
thee, Schwarz, Area, Lake, Guinness
Fargo college and GAINESVILLE were
guests. Messrs. Mastersons, Colby and
Peate were the out-of-town guests.
The young people returned by launch,
d1lcE the SlOIy ISlllIiS ana SONGS, ana
all Joined in a rousing cheer, "Rah for
the Red"
Rev. and Mrs. Suckow. the former of
whom has been transferred to the Bis
marck district, necessitating their de-
parture from Fargo, were guests at
dinner last evening of Rev. and Mrs.
w. 3. Menges, being surprised later
by the arrival Of about sixty friends,
who came to enjoy a gathering in their
honor, The hours were spent socially,
and light refreshments were served.
Owing to a leave of absence voted Mr..
Suckow by the conference, he and Mrs.
Suckow expect to spend the summer
and early fall in Europe. Rev. Mr..
suckow has been a minister in the
Dakota conference of the Evangelical
association for 80 years and presiding
elder Of the Fargo district for the past
eight years.
Miss Mabel Amundson, Of Wheaton.
Mimi, a graduate of the Moorhead
normal, and for the past two years a
head. who is to become the bride OF
Or. Theodore Holtan, of Wheaton, the
latter part Of June, was the honored
guest at a parcel shower last evening,
comstockk. NJ The eAa sho SVeei w paan Given en- t by
Mrs. w. II. Diemert and Mrs. 7. Muir
ply, at the home of the former, 5O4
Sixth street south. Moorhead, with
"a ~ e =
spent in playing Norwegian whist. the
head prize going to Mrs. Anton Erick-
son, n the consolation to Miss Katie
Kiefer. A dainty lunch was served,
and Miss Anlundson received many
nice gifts. Lilacs and snowballs form
ed the decorations.
Misses Lillian Wright. Enid Erick-
son. Media Chesterman. Elizabeth
Lamb. Lola LaValley and Mabel
Ar1undson. members of the Sans Souci
bridge club Of Moorhead, and the los
ers in a contest. were hostesses last
evening to the other members Of the
club at an elaborate dinner which was
served at the Comstock hotel. Their
quests were Mrs. O.. j.. Hagen, Mrs.
Walter GoodselI and Misses Elizabeth
and Dixie Nickel, Katie Kiefer and Luz
cy Sheffield. The table was Beautifully
decorated with a large circular mound
OF ltlacs in the center, while the
artistic place cards were In lavender
ttnts. h ladies remained to hear the
musical program. AS a surprise to
Miss Amundson, who is to be married
soon, the other club members present.
silver teaspoons