The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-10
SOCIAL NOTES

c. Davis, her sister -in-law, mos
delightfully."- entertained about thirty.
five young ladies this afternoon a.
the Clapp home, s24 Fifth avenue
south. The guests were invited t
meet Mrs. Davis daughter in law
Mrs. Harold G. Davis, a recent bride
who came to Fargo to reside JUS
recently from Ellington, Conn. Lit.
tie Elizabeth Davis received the
guests on the porch, whose inviting
aspect was enhanced by a profusior
of flowers tastefully arranged. Re-
ceiving inside were the hostesses
with Mrs. g. L. Clapp and Miss
Fanny Clapp assisting. The invita-
tions bade the guests take their
needlework, white thread indicating
that the affair was for the bride
and this diversion was varied with
informal program numbers that in
cluded readings by Mrs. F. J. Such
er. and vocal solos by Miss Ethel
Sanborn, with Miss Fanny Clapp as
accompanist. The rooms were love-
ly with vases of a wide variety OF
garden flowers, and on the table In
the dining room was a Corean brass
bowl filled with old fashioned garden
flowers. Assisting in serving a delici-
GUS two-course lunch later in the
| afternoon were Mrs. ]. A. GIL, Miss
Harriet Freeman and Miss MurieI
Hawley.
Miss Lucille Husting was hostess
| Thursday evening at her home, 16
Eighth street south, to a few friends
at an informal dinner party in
compliment to Capt. Reginald Colley
and Sergt. c. e. Anderson. of Com
pany B, the party later attending the
TnnnnanH u -,
at the K. c. hall.
Mrs. c. A. Swanson, of 614 Fourth
street south, will entertain a COM
pany of children Saturday afternoon
in celebration Of the birthday ami
versary Of her little daughter,
Helen.
Mrs. Eugene F. Couch and Miss
Eta Martens, OF 124 Tenth street
north, entertained twenty young
Elsie Erickson, Thursday evening.
1t was in celebration of Miss Erick-
sons birthday anniversary. and
games and music were the diver
sions. Dainty refreshments were
served, and the crowd presented
Miss Erickson with a beautiful
remembrance.
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A dozen young ladies were guests
this afternoon at a Garrick theatre
party followed by tea at Prizes, given
Miss Lyle Nelson, Of Minneapolis,
who Is Miss Lillian Leeby's guest.
Miss Ethewin Smith, of 1928 First
avenue south, celebrated her fifteenth
birthday anniversary Thursday aft
ernoon by a party at which fifteen
friends were the guests. Games and
music were enjoyed, and were fol-
lowed by refreshments served very
daintily. In the dining room the
decorations were OF sweet peas, and
in the living room gladiolii and
foliage predominated.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G.. Comstock, of
sos Eighth street south, Moorhead,
entertained a small company of
friends at dinner Thursday evening,
the honor guests being Mr. and Mrs.
l.. c. Lord, Of ChaFleton, ILL.,, parents
of Mrs. w. ]. Awty, formerly of
Moorhead but now of Fargo.
Valley City Times-Record: Mrs.
Stein and daughter, Miss Gertrude,
arrived Wednesday morning from
spend several days in the city as the
guest of Miss Marjorie Cook. These
young ladies are class mates in
Fargo college.
Miss Mollie O'Brien returned to
her home in Fargo this week from
Grand Forks, where she had been
teaching summer school,. Miss
O'Brien is a teacher in the Grand
Forks public schools.
Miss Olga Torgeson has returned
to her home in Leeds. N. D., after
visiting a sister in Fargo. and her
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. c. o.
Torgeson. in Grand Forks.
Donald Hall, of Fargo, who is train.
ing at the officers reserve camp at
Fort Smelling, has received a f1atter-
ing offer of boys secretary work in
the Y. M. G. A. at Youngstown, o.,
under Mr.. Wolfe, formerly OF the
Fargo "Y", but his plans are as yet
indefinite. Mr.. Hall will be married
on Saturday evening. Aug. IS, to
Miss Nina Pitcher, of Detroit, Mimi,
their engagement having been for
merly announced some time ago.
The weddig will take place at the
Pitcher home, one mile west Of De-
troit, with only relatives and close
friends present. The bride-elect's
parents lived for several years in the
vicinity of Fargo, and she has been
q student at Fargo college for the
past two years.
Miss Ethel Papermaster, of Grand
Forks, is in Fargo visiting at the
home of her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Shaid.
Miss Nellie Farnsworth and neph-
ew, Lenly Harvey, of Valley City,
arrived in Fargo Wednesday for
few days visit at the home of Miss
Farnsworth's sister, Mrs. G. L. Hub
bell and family. From here they will
go to River Falls, Wis, to spend a
short time with relatives at a lake
near that city,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Nordlund and
baby have returned to their home in
Grand Forks from a weeks motoring
trip to Fargo and Aberdeen, s. ID.
At the latter place. they visited their
sons, Neil and Earl NordIund, the
latter returning to Grand Forks with
them for a brief visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Duggan. Of
s05 Seventh avenue north, are the
parents Of q nine-pound daughter,
born to them this morning.