The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-23

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Prof. and Mrs. Leon Metzinger. 1910
Thirteenth street north, will entertain
Saturday evening at an informal re-
ception in honor OF Miss Maria San
ford, professor emeritus of the state
| University Of Minnesota, who will all
Only Minnesota ''U'' alumni of Fargo
and Moorhead will be guests at the
reception. No formal invitations for
the amair are being issued, but all
tage Of this opportunity to greet Miss
Sanford again. The hours Of the re-
ceptton Will be from s to 10 o'clock.
professor Metzinger, now OF the A; G.
faculty. was for six years a member
OF the Minnesota "U" faculty.
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The benefit card party held by the
w. r. c. Of Fargo Thursday evening
in A. o. u. w. hall was n big sue
cess, there being over forty tables at
play. Norwegian whist was the game
Of the evening, and awards were
made to three couples. There were
also several program features. Later
informal dancing was enjoyed. and
the hostesses served lunch. Mrs. J..
*. Bingham was chairman of the
w. r. G. committee in charge. The
b. Of r. z. lodge assisted much with
the sale Of tickets and gave up the
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lodges regular meeting night. The
w. r. G. ladies are very grateful to
all who helped make their benefit af-
fair success, and will realize a neat
sum with which to buy yarn to knit
into garments for the drafted men at
Camp Dodge.
Rex GRADER. 1905 Seventh street
south, informally entertained the
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity OF. Fargo
college at his home Thursday even
ing, complimentary to one of the
members, Claude Baxter, who is
home on a furlough from the Great
Lakes naval training station. Cards
and parlor pool were the diversions.
followed by lunch.
Mrs. N. Mcclellan. Eleventh street
north, was hostess Thursday after
noon to the J. +. F. Card club at its
| regular meeting. There were two ia
bles at bridge. and guests of the club
were Mrs. Carrie Frame and Mrs. ID. r.
Collins, the latter of whom has only
recently moved to Fargo. Mrs. c. L.
Blakeslee, Eighth avenue south, will be
hostess to the club at the next meet
ing' In two weeks:
A second dinner party in compII-
ment to her house guest, Mrs. l.. T.
TE BSSsa.I P0 s1snlS S ORE IL. was given
CURE, i34s Twelfth avenue north.
Covers were laid for twelve at the
o'clock repast, and the decorations
carried out a pretty color scheme of
red. An informal social evening fol-
lowed the dinner.
The members of Miss Florence
Gormley's advanced class in piano
work will be her guests this evening
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The affair will mark the resumption
of club work for the winter, the class
planning to meet every two weeks
for the study OF various composers,
and musical programs.
A dozen young people perpetrated a
pleasant surprise Thursday evening
on Ernest Hubert. who will leave
soon with the next draft contingent.
The surprise was held at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. z. w. HUI
bert, 604 Eleventh street south. The
evening was enjoyed with music and
dancing, following which Mrs. HUI
bert served q nice lunch. assisted by
her daughters. Frances and Bessie.
and Miss Lucille Smith, Moorhead. The
decorations were all in the national
colors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank W. Johnson, eli
Third avenue north, entertained the
st. Marks English Lutheran choir at
their home Thursday evening, follow
ing regular rehearsal at the church.
About twenty-five were present, and
games and lunch were enjoyed.
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The program which the Western
School of Expression had announced
for Saturday afternoon has been post
poned for a week, when 1t will be
The Third and Fourth divisions of
the First Baptist Ladies' Aid society,
of which Mrs. V. j. Baldwin and Mrs.
r.. G. Doneghue are the respective
chairmen, will hold a Thanksgiving
food sale at the Peterson e. Cold
smith store next Tuesday, all day. A
speciality will be made Of Thanksgiy-
ing Viands.
Mr.. and Mrs w. H. otterburn, 1925
Fourth street north, have as their
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Prosser,
Courtenay, N. D., who arrived here
Wednesday night. Mr.. and Mrs. Pros
ser will be in Fargo over Sunday.
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Misses Clara and HeIma Thorson
entertained at dinner Thursday eve
ming in honor OF their brother, Theo-
dore Thorson, and Edward Simonson,
who have been home on a short fur
Tough. They returned to Camp Dodge
today. Out-of-town guests were Miss
Belle Evenson and S. Simonson.
Miss Ina Bowers, 1Os Eighth street
south, entertained the Harmony club
at it's regular meeting Thursday aft
ernoon. A thrse-course lunch was
served at the conclusion of Red Cross
sewing and knitting. The place cards
and flowers were all in yellow, In
honor Of the Thanksgiving season.
Mrs. ]. b. Springer, 500 First avenue
south, very delightfully."- entertained
about a dozen friends at an informal
thimble bee Thursday afternoon. Lat
er In the afternoon the hostess served
a delicious lunch.
The regular meeting of the Parlia-
mentary club was held Thursday aft
ernoon with Mrs. NJ. A. Hildreth,
Eighth street south. Mrs. e. r. Wes-
ton was drillmaster for the day. The
club has about ten members, and
meets every two weeks at the home
of Mrs. Hildreth.
sergt. Albert Johnson, Co. G, Thir-
ty-sixth infantry, Fort Smelling, and |
pri.a Edwin Johnson, Co. *, Three |
Hundred and FIfty-second infantry, |
Camp Dodge, left last night for their /
respective camps after spending a Ave |
days furlough here at the home OF |
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. John |
son, South Terrace.
The Ladies' guild OF the Christian |
church will hold a home baked goods |
sale at the Monsoon Trunk store Sat-
urday.
The Fargo War Relief association |
members are assisting in the sale Of |
cert next Monday evening, and Tor all |
which thew Hfaunae of will receive a Il