The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-18

will ak on public health, and Mrs.
Henrietta Rollins, who has been re-
quested to give a talk on travel. The
musical clubs of the federation Will
contribute the music. Among the sing
ers from out-of-town will be Mrs. Har-
ris and Mrs. Frank Stanley Of Cando.
The guild will serve the banquet at 6
o'clock Friday, and a luncheon Satur-
day noon. This convention promises to
be one Of the most interesting and best
district conventions ever held in the
state. This is due to the fact that at
least fourteen of the state departments
are represented in the second district,
and the district has in addition the
honor of claiming the chairman of the
partment workers will give reports of
their work.
Miss Imogene Perry, of Valley City
is spending a few days in the city as
the guest of Miss Ethel Love.
Miss Lila Guam arrived home this
morning from Morris, Mimi, where she
for a fortnight.
Lynn ~Stambaugh went to Grand
Forks yesterday afternoon to attend
the Sigma Chi fraternity, of which he
Is a member He will be a guest at the
fraternity house over the week end, re-
turning Monday.
Mrs. NJ. J. Thompson returned this
morning from Minneapolis where she
attended the convention of Baptist
Missionary societies. Mrs. Thompson
represented the Missionary society Of
the local Baptist church. Mrs. c. e.
Johnston of Langdon, who attended the
meeting of the northwest branch Of the
Baptist Foreign Missionary society,
was elected recording secretary of tho
organization. The meetings were held
in Minneapolis and the following &C
count of the convention is taken from
the Minneapolis Journal: Baptist wo-
men from Minnesota, the Dakotas and
Wisconsin attended the second session
of the first annual meeting of the
northwest branch of the newly organ
lied Woman's American Baptist Fore
ign Missionary society following the
organization Of the district branch at
from the northwest district arrived in
great numbers and at the first session
the following named officers were elect
ed: President, Mrs. D.: B. McLaurin,
Mrs. G. E: johnston, Langdon, n; D.;
treasurer, Mrs. E.. A. Thayer, Minne-
apolis; home secretary, Mrs. G. E.
Young, minneapolis; foreign secretary,
| Mrs. Moody, Milwaukee, Wis. The
election followed the adoption of the
constitution and bylaws and the for
nation of a board of thirty-six menu
bers. Mrs. F. F. Lindsay gave a talk
Ol LllS advantages u DISIIiCL w u M
and DR.. franklin w. Sweet and Dr..
William A. Hill Of ST. Paul, Judson
centennial tourists, gave a report of
their tour. The national body, which
has headquarters at Boston, was form
ed in September when the Woman's
American Baptist Foreign Missionary
societies Of the east and west united.
The. officers of the national body are:
| President, Mrs. Helen Barrut Mont
| gomery, Rochester, N. Y; foreign sec
rotary, Mrs. Peabody, Boston; home
secretary, Mrs. AndreW McLeach, Chi
| cago. The states sending delegates to
the parent body as the northwest dis
trict.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Costain, of Moor
head will give a dinner and a party
! at their home Monday evening. The
dinner hour is 7 o'clock n covers will
be placed for thirty guests. Cards will
be the diversion of the evening.
Mrs. J.. A. Davis, 6O2 Thirteenth
street south is entertaining fifteen lit
tie girls this afternoon in honor of her
daughter Virginia, who Is celebrating
her fourth birthday anniversary today.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Nugent gave a
dinner party at their home on Thurs
day evening. Covers were placed for
twelve guests. - -.-
Mrs. J. w. Mitchell, and Miss Mar.
L RdT6L mitchell returned nome YESTERDAY
from Minneapolis, where they have
spent the past two weeks visiting with
friends.
have gone to Valiska, Ind, where they
will make their future home.
o.
The members of the Presbyterian
choir are to wear genuine orienta cos.
tunes for the last half of the program
Of their Occidental-O Oriental concert
May s. One Of these costumes has 6
most interesting history. 1t is loaned
by DR.. Maurice L. Dolt, who is a mem.
Der of the faculty of the Agriculture
college. DR.. Dolt spent three month.
In India during his journey around thu
world a few years since, Ralph White
university was well acquainted Will
India, having spent four years there O.!
a sort Of, private secretary to the Ra
jah of Baroda. Mr.. Whitenack met DR.
take his vacation then, and most Of thu
three months he was DR.. Dolt's guido
and travelling companion. While II
the magnificent marble palace Of tn
Rajah with it's hundreds of rooms anc
Its army Of servants. 1t will be re
membered that, at the last Durbar,
solid gold cannon drawn by sacred
white elephants was one of the objects
In this Rajah's ~retinue that attracted {
great deal of attention. But, two Ra
jahs in India excel him in wealth. HI
was educated at Oxford. and has travel
ed extensively. visiting, the United
States in 1906. His Oldest son was edu,
Gated at Harvard. and both father ant
SON are men of culture and intelligence
While visiting the Tai Mahal at Agrs
DR.. Dolt went to one Of the shops, and
had the costume made. It Is like thu
one usually worn by the Rajah. TIL
long. pointed toe of each shoe termi'
mates In g. tassel. The long trousers
and shirt are Of heavy linen; the yes
and outer are made of beau,
tiful soft white silk. of a. texture founc
only in the east. They are heavily bro,
caded with arabesaues done in golt
thread. The scarf for the waist Is Of
silk tissue. fine as a cobweb, and this
too, is fringed and decorated with gold
the turban of the same material, ha!
scarf ends at the Jack gold fringed
The whole costume is white and gold
Though that worn on state occasions i!
always ablaZe with costly jewels. ant
made of velvet and cloth of gold, We
his for common wear gives a very goo
idea of the luxury Of the ruling class IL
India. DR.. Dolt brought many treasur.
ers from the Orient-ivory. carved int
lace work, pieces Of lacquer, cloisonne
satsuma. q brass censor dating back tt
the Ming dynasty-the golden age o.
Chinese art, a lamp from Damascus
beautiful riental rugs and draperies
besides other articles hat crowd hi.
rooms. but none that he prizes mors
highly than this Rajah's costume.
Miss Celeste Seymour gave a Dime,
at the Gardner hotel last evening IL
compliment to Miss Alma Beck, one O.
the soloists at the Symphony concer
last evening. Covers were placed fol
eight guests.
The Woman's Home Missionary so,
ciety Of the First Methodist church will
meet at the church parlors on Tuesda,
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