Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-04
4 PAGE FoK WOMEN
Adopts
French War Orphan

Members of the Alpha Phi sorority
Of the University Of North Dakota
have adopted" a French orphan and
have pledged themselves to provide a
yearly fund for the support and edu-
cation of ore of the "fatherless chill
dren of France The young
of the society have a number of in
teresting plans on foot for providing
mean for the care of their ward, and>
t is probable that their very com
mendable action in being the first OF
the university organizations to enter
this field of h%elpfulness to the destitute
French children will be followed by
other like organizations at the uni
versity.
One or more of the sororities and
fr~aternities nave the matter of adopt
ing a French child under consider
alton, but nothing definite will likely
be don until after the opening of the
university and the assembling of the
members of the various societies.
The Alphi Phis' new protege is an
other to add to the growing list of
little French orphans that are being
cared for by Grand Forks people. AS
early as two years ago several local
residents adopted orphans, through
the activities of French relief COM
mittees, and there are several children
In the destitute regions OF France who
owe their livelihood and education to
the generosity of local people. From
time to time these lite people who
are big enough to write, send grateful
and often most pathetic letters to their
American guardians" some OF these
having been published in these col
urnns recently.
Mrs. NJ. Calder has announced the
marriage of her daughter, Florence, to
Lieutenant Clarence D.. Blake of Des
Moines, Iowa. The wedding was an
event of Wednesday morning at st.
Mary's Catholic church, Rev. ]. N.
O'Driscoll reading the service at $3.50
o'clock.
Miss Lillian Strebig of this city
n John D.. Gardner Of East Grand
Forks were the attendants, the bridal
party and Mrs. Calder afterward be-
ing entertained at a breakfast at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Curran.
roll assisted in serving the breakfast.
Mrs. Blake was married in a gown
OF lavender tafeta with a grey and
lavender hat, and she Travelled in this
costume, with a coat of grey Poiret
twill. h has been a resident Of
Grand Forks since August, coming
here with her mother from Minne-
apolis.
Lieutenant Blake formerly resided
in Minneapolis. and from the first Off
GERS training camp at Fort Smelling
was assigned to duty at Camp Dodge,
near Des Moines He and his bride
left the city last night en- route for
Des Moines, where they are to be at
home. their residence there being sub
ject to military orders.
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The Wesleyan Epworth league of
the Scandinavian Methodist church
will meet Friday evening at 8 O'Clock
in the church for the purpose of elect
ing officers for the coming year. After
the business session refreshments will
be served. Besides the election of Of
fcers, some new suggestions for the
carrying on Of the league work will
be taken up n all members are
urged to be present.
The Willing Workers of the Scan
dinavian Methodist Sunday school will
meet Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock in
the church p~arlors. This is the first
meeting after the summer vacation
and a good attendance is desired.
Miss Sophie Sorenson, who has been
here during the summer, left yester-
day for Walcott. n. D., where she is
to in the public school.
Miss Lillian Bendeke, who, with her
sisters, has been at her summer cot
tage at Maple Lake. has closed the
cottage for the season and is now the
guest of Judge C. NJ. Cooley and Mrs.
Cooley Of h Belmont apartments.
Miss Bendeke will be a student at the
University of North Dakota this year.
The Priscilla club will meet Friday
evening at h home of Mrs. Agnes
Hillman, 407 North Fourth street.
Sewing will begin at 1880 o'clock.
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Mrs. Clarence Lloyd Of Larimore is
spending a day or two visiting here.
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Mrs. R. A. Sprague, city food COM
missioner of this city, who has been
at Dickinson attending the annual
sessions Of the North Dakota FEEDER
alton OF Women's clubs, will leave that
city tonight for the Twin Cities, where
h expects to spend ten days before
returning home.
Mrs. Andrew ]. Pearson and her
sons, Henning and ALI, have returned
to their home at Argusville, Mimi,
after spending a week as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Mckenzie, ST., of
Walnut street.