The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-20

| diversions this season are bridge and
| Red Cross knitting. There were two
tables at cards, which were follow
| ed by a delicious lunch. Mrs. N,
Baasen, Mel Ulm. MINI, mother of
the hostess. was club guest.
The Merchants National bank
entertained Monday evening at a
O'Clock banquet at the Annex hotel,
in honor Of q former employe, Private
Edward Z. Simonson, who is home
on furlough from Camp Dodge. He
is one OF the men being transferred
I to Arkansas. Covers were laid for
twenty bank officers and employees,
and the occasion was a most de-
lightful one. Pres. s. S. Lyons was
POSTMASTER and there was an in
formal program OF responses. The
honor guest told in interesting detail
Of life at Camp Dodge.
The ladies of the Wednesday Sew
ing club enjoyed a delightful auto
| mobile outing this afternoon as
| guests OF Mrs. III. A. Klinsmann and
Mrs. ]. L. Tompkins. After their
| ride the ladies all visited the Fargo
| Day Nursery, where they found much
to interest them, and later Joined in
| a theatre party at the Garrick. The
regular meeting Of the club will be
Wednesday afternoon, with Mrs. o.
| NJ. Eckstrom. Mrs. w. II. Peters
was a club guest this afternoon.
/ .
The Patriotic Dozen, a Ave hun
dred club OF ladies. met Monday,
evening with Mrs. Grant TerryII, q
Tenth street north. Lunch followed
the usual diversion of cards. This
club. which meets every week, once
month turns over the money COL
lected by means Of dues, to the fund
for the North Dakota drafted men
at Camp Dodge. The sum averages
$40 a month, and the sum turned
in today was augmented by so cents,
| due to a gift from lady who has
been a club guest several times.
Next Monday evening the meeting
will be with Mrs. John Carlisle,
Eleventh street north.
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One Of the larger social affairs OF
this evening will be the banquet
which will terminate a membership
contest waged among the Fargo
Yeomen. The banquet will be held
at z o'clock at the K. c. hall, with
Chief Correspondent w. z. Davy,
Des Moines, Ia, as honor guest:
follow the banquet.
Three U ct 4 pledges, Henry
Clapp, John Bacher and William
Thomas, were honor guests Monday
evening at a jolly fraternity party
at the home of Hewison Pollock,
Eighth street south. An informal
program was given by the pledges.
being cordially received, and cards
were the diversion later. The guests
numbered twenty.
Because of SO many other benefit
affairs being scheduled for this week
in Fargo. the Red Cross benefit tea
which the Wednesday Afternoon
Bridge club planned to give at the
home Of Mrs. A. w. Fowler, Seventh
avenue south, has been postponed.
It will probably not be held
until some time in January. This
club Is helping in relief work this
season by giving sums amounting
TO the value OF the prizes, instead
Of awarding the latter as in previous
seasons.
DR.. and Mrs. Frederick Gronvold.
$40 Broadway, have had as their
guest for the last week the latter's
mother, Mrs. n. Baasen, New UIm,
Mimi. Mrs. Baasen will be here for
two weeks more before returning to
New Ulm.
The Tuesday Evening club of A. {.
faculty women will meet this evening
with Mrs. A. E. Minard.
m. -
George Mayoue, Tower City; Will
liam Mortenson, Mandan, and Charles
struble. Fargo. have been pledged to
the Dacotah chapter of the national
agricultural Alpha Zeta fraternity,
such announcement having been made
at the A. G. Monday. The pledges will
be initiated with due ceremony within
g. few weeks.
Mrs. C. H. Simpson and little son
Vernon returned Monday afternoon TO
their home at Neville, after a weel-'s
Charles Wickert. 1121 Eleventh street
north.
On wednesday evening the Ladies'
eran church will have its annual sale
at the Sons of Norway hall. The Dor
cas- society will also offer for sale at
the same time and place number OF
useful articles. On account of the
waste of food incident TO the usual
suppers, the ladies decided not TO
serve supper and charge admission.
However, at the conclusion of the sale
a substantial lunch will be served by
the ladies of the society. The sale
will begin at 8 o'clock.
The girls of the Alpha Gamma Delta
society OF the First Presbyterian
church met Monday evening with
Miss Mae Feckler. The girls were very
R &dFf sy m darfs'se ard Rsa oF TSs
society has decided to take up Red
Cross knitting, and Mrs. Gardner as
sisted in getting the members started
in this work. Mrs. George Black has
been chosen as patroness for the So
ciety.
The Daughters Of Isabella will meet
in regular session Wednesday evening
In the X. G. hall, at 5 o'clock.
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A fine meeting of the Drama section
OF the Fine Arts club was held Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. A. o. Madison,
in the Arlington apartments. The sec
ton gave enthusiastic endorsement
OF the benefit carnival which the Far
go War Relief association is aFrang-
Ing for Dec. Is. IL and is, further de-
tails OF which will be announced later.
The section also urged the use OF Red
Cross stamps. The program Monday
by Mrs. Donnelly and Miss Irene Par
kell, OF Loyson's play, The Apostle.
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Roy Baker, who with his wife has
been visiting his brother. Julius Bak-
er, az Camp Mills; Minsols, l. L, mas
or in Chicago for q short visit with
friends.
Mrs. T.. G. Eddy 10 home from a ten
days visit in the twin cities, where
she was the guest OF her sons and