The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-14

vid %Sundquist, Olive Larson and Libbie
Rubbell, after which refreshments
were served.
The Young Ladies' guild of the
First Congregational church met last
evening at the home Of Mrs. L. u. Pas-
coe, Improvement building. The an
nual election of officers was held after
which the hostess served a delicious
lunch. The following were elected TO
office:
President-Miss Ina Best;
Vice President-Miss Blanche True.
Secretary-Mrs. J. P. Dotson.
Treasurer-Mrs. A. j. OShea.
Rev. w. c. Wright of Winona, Mimi,
win vi df arriXe in n he he city W.; M tPon,sr eTen nng.
| tia1s which will be solemnized Tuesday
evening, Jan. 20. An interesting coin
cidence of this, is the fact that Rev.
Mr. Wright was the officiating clergy
man at the marriage of Miss Welds
parents, Pres. and Mrs. Frank Weld.
Frank Vroman of Minneapolis who will
act as Mr.. Pomeroy's best man, will
arrive in the city Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Hyde, 354 Sew
pany of friends at five tables of bridge
whist last evening. The high scores
were awarded to Miss Imogene Mich
OILS. Fred Sheffield, and the consolation
Robert Merrill. After the bridge hour,
Mrs. Jerome Freeman of Devils Lake
sang and Miss Nichols rendered several
piano numbers. Mrs. Hyde served an
evening. assisted by Miss Nichols and
Miss Florence Shotwell.
The social event of Thursday is
the presentation of "a Russian Honey
moon" at the Little Country theater by
the Edwin Booth Dramatic club of the
play Is: The rising curtain discloses
the interior of the house of Ivan the
shoemaker The samovar burns on the
table. The lamp burns under the Vir-
gins picture. A wolfskin is nailed to
the wall. High, up above the stove,
covered with sheepskins, lounges a
peasant idly smoking, while, others
drink around the table, during the
Is falling in thick flakes; inside the
log fire Is roaring Justify. Wedding
bells are Ginning; men and maidens
clad In gay peasant garments are
Gustave, Count Woroffski, has married
Poleska de Fermstein. only to find
that early in the honeymoon she de-
velops such traits of temper and pride
portable, unless he can find some means
to subdue her. He accordingly goes
before her to an estate, lately become
his by inheritance, where he enters the
service of a shoemaker. Ivan. under
the assumed name of Alexis Petro'
} witch, and awaits the coming or me-
Wife. Upon her arrival ne teIls neA
that he is Alexis. a serf. having MAJ
ried her on false p%!retense. and thai
she, being his wife, is a serf toe. He
sets her to sew and spin; he tames her
ass Petruchio tanned Katherine. She,
However, manages to send an appeal to
the counts sister, for protection. and
the second act closes with the arrest
Of Alexis by his own guards. h third
act shows a drawing room in the
Chateau Woroffski, where the baroness
has summoned Poleska to state he'll
wrongs. Poleska obtains from the bar
oness an order of separation, and, hav'
ing obtained it, repents, declares
) that though her husband is a ssrf she
cannot leave him, finally sees Gustavs
, appear in his true character, and =
folded in his arms. Love has conquer
ed pride. This version Of Scribe's pref
ty comedy was given its first prodlc'
! ton at the hands of amateurs, and wa
{ such an unqualified success that 1t wa:
soon after staged at the Madison
+ Square theater, with an excellent cast
where it's popularity was confirmed b.
large audiences during a very success:
: full run. The Critic in its theatrica
notes says: 'sOf all the pretty play!
: which have been on the boards Of thu