Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14
Splendid Donation
For The Playground

An evidence of the cooperation and
interest that is being manifested, in the
public playground by the business
men of the city, is the announcement
a a splendid combination slide,
swing, horizontal bars. etc. is to be
donated and established at once by
A. q. Sorlie, and possibly a number
OF other men of business here. The
Civic League, which has been respon-
sible for making the children's play
grounds a reality that Is to be put on
a working basis, probably next week,
mas received the generous backing and
help of h business people of the city,
and to h playground committee. Mr..
Sorlie has offered to see that the above
equipment, worth several hundred dol
lars Is installed. If not with the help
OF a few others who are interesting
themselves, the equipment will be CIV
en- an an individual donation from Mr.,
Sorlie.
Miss Esther Thorgrimson, a trained
playground director, with several years
experience in the work, has been en-
gagged to take charge of the play
ground, which it is expected, will be in
operation during the next week. The
playground is to be located by permis-
sion@of the city park board in Central
park and Is to be for the use of the
smaller children.
Mrs. E. NJ. Pierce and her daughter,
Miss Honey Pierce, returned this
morning from Rugby where they have
been visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Dyars and
daughters. Esther and Merle Of Ant
Ter, N. D., are in the city for a visit.
Mrs. j. H. Bosard and her little
granddaughter, Alice Lawrence who
nave been at Warren, Mimi, visiting
Mrs. Bosard's son, since they were
here a few weeks ago, Just after their
arrival from California, are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Shulze. Late to-
day Mrs. Bosard and her g~randdaugh-
ter will go to Mrs. James Elton's
home on Belmont to remain until to-
morrow, when they will leave for
Devils Lake and Minot to spend the
rest Of the summer visiting.
Mrs. R. w. Kennard, and her little
son, Robert, Of Minot,' smotored in
from Fisher. and Crookstons where
they have been visiting friends for a
day or w and this afternoon contin-
ued on to Battle Lake, Mimi, where
they will spend the rest Of the sum-
mer with Mrs. Kennard's parents.
Miss Nellie McG { has returned
from Virginia, Mimi, where she has
been a kindergarten instructor, and
from a visit in the Twin Cities and
will spend her vacation at her home
on University avenue. x
Roger N. Carroll and James Ken
nedy have gone to Maple Lake and
the Twin Cities for a week.
Miss Pauline E~rlendson Of Hollson,
N. D., a graduate of the training de-
partment of st. Michael's hospital of
this city, was the bride at a wedding
which took place yesterday afternoon
at the home Of Rev. H. B. Thorgrim-
son. The groom was John H. Axdal
of Cavalier M Rev. Thorgrimson
read the marriage service, in the pres
ence Of Miss G. Dinusson and Gud-
mund Thorgrimson, who were the at
tendants.
Mr.. Axdal is a furniture dealer at
Cavalier, and after a honeymoon trip
will take his bride there to an attrac-
tive home that he has prepared.
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Mrs. c. H. Robinson Of south fourth
street entertained a small company of
Rev. j.. K. Burleson's intimate friends
at her home in his honor Thursday
night. Last evening the st. Agnes
Guild Of st. Pauls church, Of which
Rev. Burleson was rector for many
years, gave a picnic supper at River
side park, at which he was the guest
of honor.
Mrs. A. G. Loughlin of North Seventh
street, returning to her home yester-
day morning. Thursday afternoon Miss
Mclaughlin was a guest at a meeting
of the girls circle which is ASSEMBLE
ing weekly for Red Cross knitting, the
meeting being held Thursday after
noon at Mr.. and Mrs. Loughlin's
home.
X X X
Mr.. Wilson Lee was called to Wal
halla yesterday to the bedside of his
father, Charles II. Lee, editor Of the
Walhalla Mountaineer, who is seri-
ously Ill.
Handsome khaki ladies erect, with
gun on shoulder, make the old-fash-
toned American wonder who is drill
ing the biscuit before breakfast.