The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-12

Mrs. Robert Clendening. or s2s
Eighth avenue south, was hostess TINS
afternoon to the members OF the MOOT
head Bridge club. to whose Ss,. mse Tss
club numbers q dozen members, ana an
extra table or four in all, was at play
this afternoon Following caros an
attracttvely appointed lun q t w. ascor-
ations Mrs Clendening was resloeh1
OF Moorhead q number Of years ago.
pn,.m;r 1,ttIs son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. III. workman, of No. 6, Arlington
apartments, celebrated his 10th birth
day anniversary this afternoon BY a
party at which a dozen of his BOY
playmates were the guests: .hS III
dren, and later Mrs. Workman served
a delicious supper. Easter lilies were
used as table decorations.
The wornan's Boarding Home asso-
citation. will hold q rummage sale FIT
day and Saturday. in the former Com
merctal bank rooms at the corner o.
Broadway and Front street. Anyone
have them called Tor this evening by
telephoning either Mrs. George New
salt. 1235W2. or Mrs. K. II. Mallarian.
1887.
The Roosevelt Neighborhood club
held an especially fine meeting Wed
nesday afternoon at the school build
Ing with Mr very ar genaer Opened the
program with a reading entitled the
Demonstration Supper, and the remain
der of the program hour was given
over to Mrs. 5. L. Sneldon, VINO tolo 9.
touched lightly on the matter or the
day nursery work. Mrs. Schness, Mrs:
Tracey. Mrs. Minard. Mrs. Sjoquest ana
Mrs. Preckel were the hostesses curing
xnIn fol next meet
ing of the club. in two weeks. Will De
in charge OF the teachers or the Roose-
welt building.
That interest in the work OF the To-
cal War Relief association is steadily.
increasing is indicated by the large
attendance wednesday afternoon. Wnen
twenty-seven workers were present, as
teen only a short time. Last week
there was an attendance of twenty-one
at the meeting. The association reels
that 1t should by all means have an
American flag on display in the Y. w.
C. A. gymnasium, where meetings are
held every Wednesday now, and any
one willing to donate the same is asked
to telephone 1922.
Mrs. H. p. Beckwith and children
who stopped in Minneapolis to visit
friends. en- route home from sotourn
geles and other California points,
which they and Mr. Beckwith enjoyed,
are expected home the latter part or
this week. Mr.. Beckwith, of the Fargo
National bank, returned to this city
last Saturday. ~
There was an attendance of nine
members at the regular meeting Of
the Writer'S section of the Fine Arts
club, held Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. r. ]. Thompson, on First
north A hlGinASq session
the section decided to offer prize of
IS this coming year for the best poem
written by local college student, this
matter being introduced at the sugges-
tion of Professor Harris, of the Fargo
college faculty. The Drama section Of
the club recently decided to offer a
similar prize for the best play submit
quest, Mrs. Thompson's name was
transferred from the active to the as
sociate membership list of this section,
and Miss Blanche True was included
in the active list of membership. An
nouncement was made of a poem con-
test now on in the General Federation
of Women's clubs. The program opened
with an original story of much merit
written by Miss Elizabeth Perley from
the title, Sa1ly's Sunday Tea The eff
fort was a fine example of the atmos-.
phere story, and was delightful with
colIouuialisms. Mrs. John Frame, who
was also to have written a story from
that title, not having completed the
same, sketched her proposed plot,
and read a number of selections from
the 1916 Anthology, which were fine
examples of the new form of American
verse. The program closed with the
reading by Miss Jessie Comstock.
chairman, of a very interesting news
paper article entitled American Novel
lists Must Interpret America, by Ste
phen Whitman.