Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-17
Local Girl viii
Wed St. Paul Man

G Mt0D AIfce GertrO0e LerUQ WHO mas
made her home with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
D. Smith Of s4s Belmont avenue Tor
the last nine years is to be a bride
Of this evening. S~eventy-five guests
have been invited to Mr.. and Mrs.
Smiths home to witness her marriage
to Hans A. Hanson of st. Paul. Or.
w. n. Matthews Of the First Presby-
terrain church will read h service at
8 o'clock. before a bank of palms and
ferns, ianked with tall baskets OF
gladioli and roses. These decorations
will be used throughout the house.
Miss Lerud will enter with Mr..
Smith who is to give her in marriage,
and she is to have two bridesmaids,
Miss Mathilda Aaseng of Minot, who
arrived yesterday, and Miss Ida Han
sen Of this city. Miss Aaseng is ITO
wear a frock of pink crepe meteor.
and Miss Hansen is to be gowned IN
crepe meteor of blue.
The brides gown is fashioned Of
white satin with al over dress of silk
crepe chiffon, trimmed with pearls.
A veil Of tulle is to be arranged in
cap effect with valley lily sprays, n
valley lilies. =,
Mr.. Hanson's attendants are Henry
n, Geering and H. A. Halvorson OF
0Ss IoAAS WY
afternoon.
Miss Ester Arneson Of East Grand
Forks will play the Lohengrin we'd
ding music as the bridal party enters.
A very informal reception will fol-
low the ceremony, and af>erward Mr..
Hanson and.his bride will leave for a
wedding trip to h Twin Cities n
Duluth. They are to be at home dur
ing the winter in Crookston, and lat
er expect to make their permanent
home at Detroit. Mimi. MI. Hanson
is a travelling salesman for Foley
Bros. and Quinlan of st. Paul, and is
we'll known here.
Miss Lerud has been the secretary
in the office of the Associated Chart
ties for some time. She has been &C
tive in church work and her mar
'ttage will interest a great many
friends in the city,
Mrs. F. l.. Danforth Of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, has arrivtd here to join
her daughters. Misses Ora and Hazel
Chaffee, and her % Fred Chaffee,
who have been here for several
weeks. Mrs. Danforth, a sister of W.
H. Alexander, is nov the guest of DR..
and Mrs. NJ. M. Lockerbv. and with
her family expects to make her home
here during the winter
The Parent-Teachers' association Of
the winship school will hold the first
Of the monthly meetings this fall to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in he
school auditorium.
All parents of that school district
ami any others interested are invited
to meet withtthe instructors and assist
in planning activities that will bring
the best possible results for the asso-
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The program for the afternoon will
include group singing led by Miss
Blanche Leigh, supervisor of music in
the local public schools; a talk on the
history and work of the Red Cross
by Mrs. G. st. John Perrott, secretary
of the local chaeter headquarters; a
round table discussion of work for the
present yea and a group of readings
by Miss Leona v. Smith.
The fancy work guild of st. Paufs
church will meet Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Fl. L. Pitts on
!. Chestnut street.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the First
Lutheran church will meet Thursday
afternoon in the church parlors. Mrs.
]. Solstad will be hostess for the aft
rnoon
The Methodist Aid society will
hold district meetings at the following
places this afternoon:
District l at the home of Mrs. O.. E.
Ruben, 81 North Fifth street; dis
trict 2 at the home of Mrs. J. l.. Bonn
stad. North Seventh street; district 3,
Mrs. A. F. Burrows residence, 612
Belmont avenue; district 4 with Mrs.
Severtson at her home 1858 Belmont
avenue and district 5 at the residence
of Mrs. E. c. Converse, Hamline ave
nue..
Mrs. T. H. Crews Of Marshall,
Mimi, will arrive this evening to visit
for a fortnight with Mrs. G.. Eastland.
81 Chestnut street. Mrs. Crews is a
former resident of Grand Forks.
The North Side Circle Of the Con-
gregational guild will hold a "get
acquainted party for women in the
church parlors on Thursday after
Special entertainment has
been planned and, there Is to be a re-
freshment service. All Of the new
and old members Of the church are
invited to be present.
Mrs. George F. Thacker of Walnut
street expects to leave for Worcester
Mass. today. to visit for several weeks
with her mother.