The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-29

anu cillluIcu Will EcIlldlu Ill tuc CITY
during his absence.
Gifts appropriate
For TIE Soldier
! For those desiring suggestions as to
; the best gift for the departing soldier
tne following may be timely.
! A flat locket of sterling silver OF
gold to hold her picture and the gov.
eminent identification tag. Hung on
a linen tape, these lockets are worn
| around the neck.
Khaki webbing is used for the wrisl
strap on some of the soldiers wrist
watches. The Lord Kitchner strap in
vented by the war loard during the In
dian rebellion, is extra broad, and is
new here. The wrist watches with
luminous hands and numerals, which
can be seen in the dark, are popular.
They come in various shapes.
Army and navy cOmpasses, like a
thin hunting case watch land the
mechanism adjusted with the same
precision as that Of a watch are clev-
er. They are also fitted up with lum.
nous dials.
For the girl left behind is the sword
pin, which is proving popular. They
run from an inch and one half to
three inches long and come in both
platinum and gold. Some of them
have jeweled hits.
Entertains at Bridge.
Mrs. A. w. Lucas and sister. Mrs.
Max kupitz were joint h0stesses this
afternoon In the home OF the formers
in Avenue A, at prettily appointed
bridge party of 10 tables
Entertaining Eastern Guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin G. Hagen of
Sixth street are entertaining as their
guests their sistel-in-law and nephew,
! Mrs. X. B. Zimmerman and Robert
Bannerman of Minneapolis.
II \
To Reorganize Class.
Mrs. Fl. C. PostlethWaite will reor-
ganiZe her class for the women OF the
Presbyterian church congregation Sun
day morning. The class meetings were
discontinued during the summer vaca-
ton.
Sodality to Knit.
The Young Woman's auxiliary to St.
Mary's SOdality will meet Thursday
evening in the Red Cross headquar-
| ters in the federal building to take
instructions in, knitting. The members
have for some time assisted in the
Red Cross work and are now planning
to aid with the knitting. All the men,
bers are asked to meet at that time
Missionary Society Program.
The missionary society of the Pres
| byterian church at its meeting Thurs
day afternoon on the lawn of the
court house with Mrs. J. p. French
as hostess, will discuss war and its
Influence upon Missions" Mrs. II. C..
Postlethwaite will read paper on
"America's Entrance Into the War;
Mrs. ]. M. Martin on 1.-THE War and
the Missionary's CALL" and Mrs. E. j..
Taylor on "A Time for Testing" The
/ meeting will be called at O'Clock and
| is the first one 10 be held since
June.
Returns from Motor Trip.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harris and
daughter, Miss Zella, of Sixth street,
have returned from an extended mo-
tor trip which included points in
North and South Dakota, Minnesota
and Iowa. They visited some time in
Sioux City, points in Carroll county
Ia, Sioux Rapids and Lake Okoboji,
Ia, The trip covered 1900 miles and
they were gone five weeks Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris took camping outfit with
them and spent considerable time IN
the open. In this way number OF the
smaller lakes were visited. The party
reported that crop conditions are most
favorable in Iowa and parts OF Mime
sofa and South Dakota.
| Entertains at Cards.
The Misses Erma Logan and Leota
Hendershott entertained jointly last
evening in the home of the former ON
Second street, at cards. -Four tables
were in play for hearts. The appoint.
ments were featured with the national
colors and the guest list included the
Misses Anna Baker, Ruthella and Es
Their Taylor, Dorothy Treacy, Esther
Talcott, Helen Register, Hazel Hen
dershott, Esther Staley, Lorraine Nc
Lean. Mrs. Walter Cole, Mrs. Isabelle
McGillis Perry, the latter OF litch'
I Vile: Dorothy Blunt, Adele Kaufman
i Anne Atkinson, Lois McGettigan, Flor
ence Paris and Miss Madeline Keller
! of Fargo house guest of Mrs. E. G.
r. Patterson of the Mckenzie. Miss Lo-
| gan will leave Sunday for Moorhead,
u where she will enter the normal school
! of that place.
| PERSONAL NOTES