Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-23
D Of Interest TO Women D

Gutnscht, . member Of the force. VIII
has just returned from Mercedes
Tex. whore he has spent the pas
eight months. as a member OF tn
Machine Gun company.
Mrs. T. p. Larkin. seventh avenue
entertained a company of women a
her home yesterday afternoon. at al
informal gathering. The Georg'
Washington decorations were used IL
the rooms. and the hostess served
light refreshments.
Mrs. Lynn j. Frazier, wife of Gov
ernor Frazier, was hostess this after
noon from until 5 o'clock wher
she gave the third "at home at the
governors mansion at Bismarck. Mrs
Frazier's niece, Miss Jessie Minder
is assisting her in her social duties
A large cut of Mrs. Frazier appears
in the Bismarck Tribune. with the
announcement i. Of the I X lat home"
Miss Curl Sands will be hostess
this evening when she entertains the
members Of her Sunday school class
Of the Zion Lutheran church in the
Y. w. C. A. gymnasium this evening
Each boy has the privilege of invit.
ing a boy friend. The hours are
from until 9 o'clock and the time
will be passed in playing games.
Nearly 200 persons attended the re-
ception given in the First Presby-
terian church yesterday afternoon by
the members Of the Grand Forks
branch Of the American Fund for
French Wounded. complimentary to
the Misses Alice and Margaret Ames
Of st. Paul, who have recently re-
turned from France.
The young women secured special
permission to accompany their
brother. who went abroad to drive q
motor ambulance. and went direct to
Paris, where for a time they worked
at packing supplies for the hospitals
at tho headquarters of tho American
fund in that city. Later on they
were given work in the hospital and
they often accompanied their brother
on his trips to the outlying hospitals:
They told in an interesting manner
Of the needs Of the hospitals and OF
how some Of them were without the
necessities and Of how 1t was almost
impossible to obtain them.
The women spoke of the great
work tho American fund Is doing and
Of how much their help is appreci-
ated by those in charge OF the hos
pitals. The talks were closed with
plea 10 0VcTy pCISOu pioS0As w
their share in assisting in this worthy
cause.
Following the address light re-
freshments were served.
The Misses Ames will remain in the
city until this noon and they are
guests at the home of Mrs. Tracy
Bangs, 51s South Fifth street.
An ,ntorms, ! tea wa. s.rv.
ed by the members Of the
Women's league from I until 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon. to the
visitors at the art exhibit, that is be-
ing conducted in the room this week.
The pictures are the work Of group
of Minneapolis artists. and there are
80 paintings in the collection.
The exhibit is open from until s
o'clock in the afternoons. and from +!
until 10 in the evening. and cordial
is extended to all interested
in the art to call and see them. Some
of the most beautiful pictures ever
shown in tho city are in this collec-
ton.
A most enjoyable party was given
last evening in the parlors of the Y.
w. C. A. by the members Of the In
transitional Friendship club. The
guests Of honor for the evening were
"Somebody's mother" AS few of the
club members have their own moth
ones mother to be their guest for
the evening.
The entertainment for the evening
was the showing Of the pictures in
Aunt Jerusha's Family Album. Mrs.
Elizabeth Mckenzie. general secretary
of the association, was Aunt Jerusha.
and Mrs. N. r. Lincoln was her niece
from the city, to whom she showed
the pictures. The pictures were pre-
sented by the club girls, and they in
cluded her children, and all the men,
bers of the family. After the enter
tainment, light refreshments were
served. A company of so women en-
joyed the evening.
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The members of the first division
Of the W. r. c. were hostesses last
evening at "a Colonial party" at the
Park hotel, which was enjoyed by a
large company of friends of the or
ganization. Old fashioned games and
amusements were the diversions of
the evening, and a program Of music
al numbers and readings were given.
Light refreshments were served dur
ing the evening.
Inc banquet, given IN nOnOr OF tno
10th anniversary of the founding of
the Women's Home Missionary socie-
ty Of the Baptist church will be held
in Fargo at 1880 o'clock today. A
large number Of Grand Forks women
went to Fargo yesterday to attend the
sessions of the two-day meeting.
Those in the party were Mrs. c. e.
Tingley, Mrs. o. A. Webster, Mrs G..
H. Sherman. Miss Phyllis Sherman.
Mrs c. M. Crouch, Mrs. H. K. Geist,
Mrs. e. G. Felt and Mrs. Clark.
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Miss Ethel E. Halcrow of the ex-
tension department Of the university,
will go to sarles this morning. where
she will give a program Of readings
this evening under the auspices of the
sarles high school. On Saturday af-
ternoon Miss Halcrow will give q
matinee at LAkota, under the aus.
pices of the high school there.
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