The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28

Cards were the later diversion OF
the evening. Mrs. Herried is a sister
Of Afr. Freeman.
For Mrs. Sanford. who is leaving
Fargo for Boston, Mass. to reside,
Mrs. F. ID. Hall entertained the ladies
OF the Fourth division OF the First
Baptist Ladies' Aid society at s
O'Clock dinner at her home Thursday
evening. Mrs. Sanford is q member
| Of that division, has been a very
| prominent member of the First Bap-
fist church, and will be greatly miss
ed. Pink sweet peas were used as a
centerpiece for the table, and So
| cial evening followed the dinner,
| Mrs. Sanford was presented by the
other ladies of that division with a
handsome knitting bag as a farewell
| gift. She and her son Zenas VIII
leave tonight for Boston, planning to
stop two days in Chicago, en- route.
Another son, Vernon Sanford, Is now
in the U, s. navy, and the move is
being made in order to be nearer
him. The family have made Fargo
their home for about five years. Mrs,
Sanford is a sister of Prof A. e.
Minard, Of the A. c. faculty.
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Mrs. e. E. Howell, Of Eighth ave-
| nue. south, was hostess Thursday
afternoon to the NJ and s. club
ladies. This being the first meeting
Of the fall, a short business session
preceded the social hour. The club,
which now has fifteen members,
| decided to take up Red Cross work
this season. Mrs. Howell served a
dainty tea at o'clock. The club will
be entertained next Thursday by
Mrs. ]. p. Miller, of Thirteenth street
south, following which meetings will
be held every two weeks, as last sea-
son.
Miss Inez Hohncke, of Eight and a
Half street north, entertained a dog
en- friends Thursday evening in
compliment TO Miss Denah Halsten,
who leaves Saturday for Streeter, N.
D., to teach. Games and an informal
musical program added to the pleas
ure of a very jolly evening and at IL
o'clock a delicious lunch was served.
The decorations of the rooms were OF
autumn flowers.
Miss Helen Sears, Of 1903 Second
avenue south, entertained the mem
bers Of the social service committee
Of the Epworth league of the First
Methodist church, at dinner served
at her home Thursday evening. Miss
Sears is third vice-president Of the
league. and chairman of the social
service committee, which numbers a
dozen young people. The hours fol-
lowing the dinner were spent in or
ganiZing for the years work. The
committee plans to have a Victrola
concert soon, the proceeds to go to-
ward it's proposed purchase OF
Victrola of the type used in schools,
for the Fargo Day Nursery. The COM
mittee has charge of making calls,
sending flowers to the sick, league,
etc, among its various duties.
The ladies' of the Idle Hour club
were entertained Thursday afternoon
by Mrs. Elmer Johnson. 924 Eighth
street north. Social chat and sew
ing were followed by a dainty lunch,
and purple asters were used to dec
crate for the occasion. This was the
first meeting Of the club this fall,
and a decision was made to help out
with the food conservation campaign
by serving only very light refresh
ments at the meetings, which will
be held every two weeks. Mrs. J.. z.
Gaffaney, Of 1137 Seventh street
north, will be the next hostess.
Mrs. E. F. Ladd, OF Thirteenth
street north. entertained about TWEEN
ty ladies at her home Thursday even
ing, in honor Of Mrs. F. B. Carrith-
ers, formerly of Fargo, now at Fort
Mingled with the social |
chat was the click Of knitting
needles, all Of the guests being engag- |
A.
IL o'clock Mrs. Ladd served lunch. |
assisted by Miss Geneyieve Kelley.
Asters decorated the various rooms. |
Mrs. H. D. Stewart and Mrs. v. II. |
Aiken entertained at the formers |
home Thursday evening, in honor of
Mrs. Stewards sister, Mrs. Leo Mem
eek, who starts next Sunday night /
for her home in Philadelphia Mr.. |
Nemzek will accompany her. There
were four tables at cards, and the |
games were followed by lunch. The |
decorations were all Of a patriotic
Mrs. Nels Hanson. $40 Eighth ave-
hue south, entertained about twenty
aides Thursday afternoon, the
quests being mostly relatives. The
Informal affair was in honor Of Mr..
Hanson's sister, Mrs. Il. Johnson,
who left this morning for her home
IN Silverdale, Wash. She has been
7isiting here, and with relatives and
friends in the vicinity of Gardner, N.
D., for the last two months. Mrs.
Hanson served a two-course lunch,
Ind cosmos were used as decorations.
The knitting club known as the
Little Americans met Thursday aft
srnoon at the home Of Beatrice Hoii-
Ind, Eleventh street south. The club
has nine members and meets every
Thursday afternoon. II is doing fine
work. The next meeting will be at
he home OF Evelyn O'Brien.
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J. e. Rockwell, Forum editor, re-
urned home Thursday evening from
/ ten days hunting trip in northern
Mrs. Rockwell, who ac-
him on the trip, will visit
n Duluth, her former home, until
text week.
Misses HiIdur Peterson and Addie
Howard Schroeder, of Minneapolis,
Who are known in their professional
work as the Gainsborough Girls, ar h
lived in Fargo Thursday evening, TO
emain for several weeks. They have
arranged a display of their home
portrait work at the Patterson Mil
inery store here.
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Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Courtney, Of
sixth avenue north, returned home
Thursday evening from a three ,
weeks auto trip through the state, S,
IN business and pleasure. They drove
q far south as Cakes, and as far
lorth and west as Bismarck, stop
ing for several days at their old
.ome, Glendale. They report fine
weather. most or the time, and excel
snt roads. ~ Il