The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-16

served, through the kindness of the
Ladies Aid society. 1t is hoped that
gregation, and all the members of the
various families represented there will
be in attendance at the meeting.
The play, Blundering Billy, which the
PhoSterian Literary society of the Far
go high school had planned to give this
evening, has been Indefinitely postpon-
ed, on account of the recent high school
make arrangements to give the play
later in the season, however. Miss
Bess Ballantyne was directing the cast,
which numbers eight members, and
manager.
The junior prom, always the greatest
social event of the school year at the
Grand Forks, will be held on Friday
evening of this week, Jan. 10. AS in
former years it will be a dinner-dance,
and will be given in the commons. The
o'clock and will be led by Miss Mar
garet WEIGH, president of the class OF
1918, and Fred Mann, who will act as
floor manager. Dancing will be en-
hours of 10 and IL supper will be serv-
ed and then dancing will be resumed
until o'clock. The committee in
charge of the party for this year have
left nothing undone to make the party
a success.
The regular meeting of the Writer'S
section of the Fine Arts club will be
held Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. F. j. Thompson, on First ave
nue. south. The program will include a
review of G. K. Chesterton's The limo
cence of Father Brown, which will be
given by Mrs Elizabeth barrow ONeil.
The meeting will be called to order at
3:45 o'clock.
The Gopher dancing party will be a
social event of this evening at Phenix
hall, Moorhead and large number of
the young people expect to participate.
The designing of costumes is frank
ly included among the fine arts by The
Soil, a magazine of the arts whose first
number only recently appeared. One
writer in this magazine makes this
rather extreme statement: "A we'll
made gown is a work of art. 1t is
sculpture carried to a high degree. 1t
is decoration in the truest sense.
There is good deal more or art in
the dressmaking shops than in the gal
leries."
A joint meeting of the Sons of Vet
Grams and the auxiliary to that order
will be held this evening at 1880
o'clock, instead of Thursday evening,
as mistakenly announced, in the g. A.
r. hall. There will be joint installation
of officers, following which music and
refreshments will feature a social hour.
An address by ex-Gov. L. B. Hanna will
be the leading: feature of the evening.
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Mrs. J. G. Dillon, of 1902 Eighth
street south, was hostess Monday eve
ming at the regular meeting of the
Westminster guild of the First Presby-
terrain church. The meeting was ad-
vanced from this evening, the regular
time, because of the annual meeting at
the church. Miss BotZet was the leader
for the program, and the study was an
one Dainty refreshments
were served during a social hour. The
next meeting, two weeks from this eve
ming, will be with Miss Ivy Brandt
Friends of Miss Cara Young will be
glad to learn that she is recovering
nicely from the operation which she
recently underwent at st. Johns hospi-
tai. @ @
Mrs. WI. Doyle, of the Colonial
flats, underwent a serious operation
this morning at st, Johns hospital. for
the removal of IA cancerous growth
from the breast Mrs. Doyle passed
the operation as well as could
be expected. Her many friends will
hope for her speedy recovery.
At the midwinter meeting of the
Minnesota Federation of Women's
clubs, which will be held Tuesday and
Wednesday, Feb. 20 and 81, at the Rad
sson hotel, the harmonizing of district
meetings and planning for Baby week
alton, according to Mrs. William T. Coe,
president. Heretofore the president of
each district arranged the program for
her annual meeting, but this year it is