The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-07
Bismarck Women Form
Auxiliary TO Company A

Eighteen patriotic Bismarck wom-
en- assembled in the Commercial club
rooms Friday afternoon and organ.
ICED an auxiliary to Company A, with
a charter membership of -. The
meeting was very enthusiastic and
the organization was soon completed
by electing the following officers:
President-Mrs. Peter Reid. 81.
Vice President-Mrs. Donald Nc
Phee. t -E
Secretary-Mrs. Amelia Erickson.
Illness.
Treasurer-Miss Leila Diesem.
Capt. A. B. Welch of Company A
attended the meeting and gave a de.
tailed talk of what the soldier boys
most need. He explained just how
the women could best work for the
interests of the boys and also stated
that a committee will be appointed
to take charge of the gifts sent to
the soldiers by the women.
A number of the members of the
Woman's Relief corps and nurses at
tended and gave their support to the
new organization, which will again
meet Saturday afternoon, April "A, to
arrange plans for actual work. Regu-
lar meetings will be held Saturday
afternoon, fortnightly. This day was
chosen so school teachers and other
women of the city might find it more
convenient to attend.
| Mrs. J. p. Dunn, Mrs. Hugo Mella
and Mrs: Flow were named as COM
mittee to assist the officers in arrang-
ing for meetings and other work of
the auxiliary. The membership in.
cludes Mrs. Peter Reid, Mrs. Illness,
Mrs. ID. McPhee, Miss Diesem, Mrs.
J. p. Dunn, Mrs. Oscar Ward, Mrs.
Hugo Mella, Mrs. C. "A. Vaughn, Mrs.
Cora Erickson, Miss Diana Hjelland,
Mrs. Flow and Mrs. Robert Orr. AT
the meeting next Saturday it is OK
pected that the membership will be
more than doubled. The membership
fee is 81.
An interesting communication was
read from the president of the Fargo
auxiliary, Mrs. NJ. Schlouser, in which
she gave review Of the work done
and their plans for the future.
Candy Sale.
The girls of Mrs. w. V. Kieberts
Sunday school class Of the McCabe
church will conduct candy sale
this evening in the S. e. Bergeson
clothing store in Fourth street. The
candy will be all homemade.
Birthday Party.
In honor of her thirteenth birthday
anniversary Gladwyn Mitchell enter.
tanned a number of her young friends
Friday afternoon at her home in
Sixth street. Games formed the
amusements and a birthday luncheon
featured. The young honor guest re.
ceived many beautiful membranes
The guest list O included Betty Dun
ham, Hazel ,Lenhart, Dorothy Par
sons, Helen Moore. Esther Galusha
and Catherine Smith.
Masonic Easter Service.
The annual Easter service in con-
nection with the Knights Templal
will be held Sunday afternoon at 3:3(
in the Masonic temple. DR.. W. J
Hutchinson of the McCabe Methodist
Episcopal church will give the ad'
dress and Mrs. H. H. Steele, Mrs. J
A. Graham and Henry Halvorson
with Mabel Wright at the piano, will
present the musical program. The
knights will assemble in the temple
at 3 o'clock. Sir Knight George H
Russ, Jr., will be in charge. All
Masons, the ladies of the Eastern
Star and members of the Blue Lodge
and chapter are asked to meet with
the knights at this time. An invi'
tation has been extended to the gen.
eral public.
Post-Lenten Dance.
The first post-Lenten dancing party
scheduled for next week is that Of
the Ancient Order of United Work
men Monday evening in Patterson
hall. O'Connors orchestra will fur
nish the music and splendid dance
program has been arranged
Society Plans Social.
Members of the Concordia> Young
Peoples society of the German Luth
eran church have arranged an inter
esting program for their social, which
they will hold next Monday evening
in the Trinity Lutheran church in
Seventh street.
Spending Cvacations Here.
Alonzo and Virgil Grace, students
at the University of Minnesota, ar
rived in the city Friday to. spend the
Easter vacations with their parents
Judge and Mrs. r. H. Grace of Fifth
street. .Alonzo Grace, who is talent
ed musician, has made for himself
N quite a reputation among his class
mates at the university. A fattering
write-up was given him for his splen
did work, in one of the Minneapolis
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