The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-25

strom, warren, Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs.
Arnold frost, st. Paul; Mr.. and Mrs
j. y. frost, Moorhead; Ed frost
Chicago, and L. Van Norden, Moor
head.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Monson, Thir-
teenth street south, have with them
for Christmas their son, Lit. Lloyd
Monson, Of Camp Dodge, Des
Moines, la.
Mrs. j. A. Jordan, Anaconda
Mont, is spending the holidays in
Fargo as q guest at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. George Black,
Eddy Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. ]. Campbell went
to Fergus Falls this morning to spend
the day at the home OF the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Larson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Brophy,
Eighth street south, left Christmas
eve for Austin, Tex. Mr.. Brophy is
entering the aviation corps, and his
wife viii be there with him for some
time.
Miss RosaIia Schjeldahl is spending
Christmas day near Hatton, N. D., at
the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. M r. callander left
Christmas eve for Minneapolis, to
spend the holiday with their daugh-
ter. Miss Mildred Callander. The
latter Is taking nurses training at
the Abbott hospital in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. I. conmy and chill
dren, Sixth street south, are in Grand
Forks, where they are holiday guests
at the home of Mrs. Conmys parents
Mr.. and Mrs. +. ]. Goodman. ..ls.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Reynolds. for
merly of Fargo but now OF Pontiac,
Ill, are in Grand Forks to spend the
holidays with relatives. They were
FORKS.
Miss Anne Cushing, Bismarck, is
here spending Christmas with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Cushing,
sThird avenue south. She is employee
in the laboratory OF the bismarck
hospital
Miss Edna and Alma Wiehe, who
teach in Minot and Halstad, respect
lively. are spending their Christmas
vacations here at the home OF their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. liver Wiehe.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c, Green, 1909
guests for the holidays. Mrs. Green's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. ana
Mrs. w e. Cook, Harvey, N. D., who
have been here since Monday.
sergt. H. r. Sands, who arrived
home Saturday night from Camp
Dodge, Des Moines,. Ia. was honor
guest at a delightful dinner party
given Sunday at the home of his par
ents< Mr.. and Mrs. g. p. Sands, -Four
twelve guests. and the decorations
were OF roses and the Christmas col
ors.
Mrs. A. ]. stephens, director Of the
chorus choir at ST. Marks English
ITtheran church, was presented by
the choir with a silver-mounted baton
at a social AFFAIR at the Arthur Pauls-
rud home, following the last re-
hearsal.
Mrs. c, M. Sincock and daughter,
Jessie, left Monday night for Han
kinson, N. D., to spend Christmas
with their daughter and sister, Mrs.
H. c. Jewell.
Martin Stanton Foy, Eighth
street south, who has been suffer-
ing from a serious relapse the last
week. is reported as somewhat I'M
proved again, but still has high
temperature and is very weak. Mr..
Foy has been i'll with pneumonia and
complications for almost nine weeks.
He and Mrs. Foy have the sympathy
of many warm friends here.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Walter wetz and
children are in Detroit, Mimi, today,
spending Christmas with Mrs. Wetz's
mother, Mrs. Reid.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Follett, First
avenue north, have as Christmas
guests the formers brother, Leland
FoIlett, and wife, from Sabin, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman ID. Black, and
son, Norman, jr., Grand Forks, are IN
Fargo as holiday guests at the nome
of Mr.. Blacks parents, Mr.. and Mrs'
N. B. Black. Sixth street south.
A Christmas guest a THE home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Webster Is Grant
Webster. who is here on a furlough
from Camp Dodge, Dies Moines, la.
.
Miss Mary Gardner, who teaches at
Ada, Mimi, is in Fargo for the Christ
mas vacation, which she Is spend
ing at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Gardner, Thirteenth
street SOUTH
Miss Molly O'Brien, who teaches in
Grand Forks, is home for the CHRIST
mas vacation.
Miss Margaret Bacher, daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. w. f. Bacher, tourth
avenue north. is here to spend the
HOLIDAYS with her parents. She Is a
student at the State University or
Minnesota,
George Bray, Grand Forks, arrived
in Fargo Christmas eve to spend the
holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad
Never. TAT Second street north. Mr..
Bray is a nephew Of Mrs. Meyer.
DR.. and Mrs. r. g. Metcalf are here
from GAINESVILLE, Mimi, to spend
Christmas with the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Emerson, North
Broadway.
First Christmas Celebration.
The birth of Christ was not origin
ally observed at this time Of the.
year It was not until nearly 100
years after his death that there was
any attempt at celebration of the
event at all, and then for 800 years
or more 1t was celebrated at various
times in the year by the Christians
in. different parts Of the world. Some
chose the list and some the 9Th Of
January, others the 29th OF March,