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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-12-27
Social Notes

The 1917 class of Fargo college en-
joyed a reunion Wednesday evening,
the affair taking the form of din
ner party at $3.50 o'clock at the An
mex hotel. Fourteen of the class
were present, including several who
are now in the military service. The
participants were f. III. Watkins,
former Fargo college coach; Lit.
Donald Hall, from Camp Dodge, and
wife, the latter being formerly Miss
Nina Pitcher; Harold Thomas, from
the Great Lakes Naval Training sta
ton; Lyell Thomas, from Camp
Dodge; Milton Sim and John Sand
ness; Misses Eta Shaver, Harriet
Freeman, Mary Driscoll, Ethel San
born and Esther Dahl. who are
teaching this year; Miss Fanny
Clapp, a student at Emerson College
of Oratory, Boston; and Miss Their
esa Howland, student at Boston
university. The reunion concluded
with the singing Of college songs
and giving the college yell. The DIM
ner was served in the banquet room
at the Annex.
The Fargo French War Relief as
sociation will hold open house on
New Years day from O'Clock IN
the afternoon until 8 o'clock In the
evening, for the benefit of the Allied
Permanent Blind Relief War fnnd.
A very pleasing program Is pelng
arranged for this benefit, and q large
representation of the local public is
expected to attend.
Miss Elizabeth Perley. of the Far
go college faculty. and sister, Mrs
j. w. Corson entertained Wednes-
day evening at family dinner party
at the Bergan-F -Forsberg boarding
house. Third avenue south. A table
was reserved for the party, the
guests in which were Mr.. and Mrs.
George e. Perley, Moorhead, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond v. Hess,
Minneapolis. Mrs. Hess is daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Perley.
Mrs. e. F. Ladd, Thirteenth street
north, delightfully."- entertained the
teachers of the A. G. whose homes
are elsewhere than Fargo and who
did not go to them for the holidays,
on wednesday evening. The guests
numbered about eighteen, and spent
the evening knitting. Music was al
so a feature, and Miss Rose Meth
favored the company with several
vocal selections. Lunch was served
at a late hour. Practically the same
crowd will be guests Friday evening
of Miss Harriet Pearson. assistant
librarian OF the A. c., at her home
on Eighth street north.
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An enjoyable affair Of this evening
will be the Christmas party which
the Teachers Training class Of the
First Methodist church viii hold in
it's regular room at the church.
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A large attendance is hoped for at
the entertainment which the girls of
the Crittenton home viii give at that
this evening beginning at
7:30 o'clock, for the benefit Of a
French war orphan whom they have
decided to adopt. The entertainment
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Unique Party At
AL. Moody Store

The salesforce of the dress depart
ment of the A. L. Moody department
store, Fargo, will attend a unique
birthday party Friday evening, Dec.
%. simultaneously, the similar
forces of 500 other stores, situated
in 500 different cities from coast to
coast, will be participating in like
affairs. . s..
The local celebration will be held
on the SECOND floor OF the Moody
store with A. j. Clark, manager of
the establishment, as master of cere-
monies.
All of these affairs are in honor Of
Betty Wales, the heroipe of eight
fascinating books about college girls.
and more recently a brilliant success
in the dress business in New York.
The party on Friday is the second
affair of it's kind, the first one hav-
ing been held a year ago during the
holiday season.
The program is to be kept a mys-
terry until the last minute before
presentation, no one, not even Mr..
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Club Holds Red
Cross Cottllion

The series of Century club dances
began Wednesday evening with a
Red Cross cotilliOn, which was one
of the prettiest affairs ever given by
this well known club. 1t was held
In the knights of Columbus hall, and
the flags of the allies. grouped
beneath the lights in the entrance
hall, enhanced the charming effect OF
the main hall with its decorations Of
red and green. Red tarlatan shaded
the lights, and from the center
chandelier hung large white pom
poms, surrounding a still larger pom
pom of red, white and blue. Christ
mas greens were prominent in the
decorations, and in the dining room,
where supper was served at long
tables. the latter were softly lighted
with red tapers. There also. an ar
rangement of the red, white and
blue pom poms hung from the
chandelier.
The cotilIion, cleverly worked out
in figures suggestive of the Red
Cross, was led by Will Magtn. Per-
haps the prettiest of these hgures
was the one in which the lights We're
all turned out, and the chosen
dancers carried Christmas sparklers
to outline the figure of the Maltese
cross. Included in the favors were
small sacks of sugar Jumps, and
candies, and these were all returned
at the conclusion OF the party, to be
sent abroad for war relief.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Spaulding,
Streeter, N. D., and Sgt. Lynn STAN
baugh, from Camp Dodge, Des
Moines. Ia, and wife, were among
the, out-of-town guests present.
The committee in charge OF the
Century party Wednesday evening
comprised Mrs. 2. G. Clapp, chair
man. Mrs. w. H. Magill. Mrs. James
w. Pollock and Mrs. John c. Pol
lock.
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News of WomenS WorkInMany Fields
Praise From France for Surgical
Dressings of Northern DiDiSion

been branded false and disloyal by
Mrs. Cora S. F'ridley, director of the
Women's bureau for the division.
On the contrary such dressings are
needed and needed badly. Lack OF
them, according to Mrs. Fridley, will
mean serious suffering, If not death
to thousands of our soldiers and
those OF our allies.
In a letter written to Mrs. F'ridley.
Miss Mabel Erb. recently sent to
France as a surgical dressings work
er by the Northern division, empha-
sizes the need for more dressings to
be sent Immediately. IF we in Am
erica had been making a thousand
dressings where We have been max
ing one we would not have made too
many, declared Miss Erb. q" The
need here has never been so great as
IL is right now becapse our army in
France is rapidly increasing and our
own men are getting on the firing
line"
Another letter, written by Mrs. E.
f. Nicholson, formerly of Minne-
apOlis, now with Miss Erb in France,
corrobOrates Miss Erb's statement in
regard TO the need for more dress
ings. I have found the need for
such dressings to be very grave and
writes. Urge the women of the
division to give every minute they
can. So many cases Of dressings do
not arrive and more than are made,
even If they do arrive, are need
cd"
In her letter Miss Erb comments
upon the quality Of the dressings
sent from the Northern division.
All such boxes are Of course sent
through Minneapolis. When boxes
of dressings arrive in France, mark
ed from Minneapolis Miss Erb says
they are more welcome than the
dressings from any other city. Their
is more perfect and
every crate is marked, Excellent"
the highest praise the official inspec-
tors can give,
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Moorhedd NeUs
PLAN TO BRING
SEED CORN HERE
MEETING TOPIC
Marketing Committee of
Clay County Will Meet
in Moorhead Friday

To plan for securing supply of
seed corn for Clay county meeting
Of the marketing committee will be
held at the farm bureau Office at $3.50
o'clock p. m. on Thursday, Jan ).
There is an alarming shortage of corn
that is suitable for seed and G. r.
Bull, secretary of the Minnesota Food
production and Conservation commits
sion. estimates that less than one
third OF the supply for the northern
half of the state is available.
Notices of the meeting were mailed
today by Fred o. Olsen, chairman OF
the marketing committee to the other
members, who are:
J. II. Northrop, Georgetown
@. d. Brodine, FELTON,.
9. r. Peterson, Ulen.
John Olness, Kragnes
M. j. Eolum, HitterdaI.
r. b. Webb, Glyndon.
q. b. @. Evans, Hawley.
=. A. Wyatt, Sabin.
Samuel Halland, Comstock
III. @. Possehl, Baker
A. A. Haagenson, GAINESVILLE.
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CONTINUED COLD.
TODAY'S FORECAST

A northwest gale. "a miles an
hour. brought another cold wave
the third of the season to this part
OF the state this morning. causing a
drop OF six degrees in twelve hours,
The official reading at the MoOrhead
station OF the weather bureau this
morning at 8 o'clock was rs degrees
below.
The highest temperature for
wednesday was 10 below at noon. Hr
midnight the mercury das droppad
another six degrees. Rlustery wealth
er prevailed throughout the night
and morning. The street car schedule
was disrupted early In the day.
Edmonton was the coldest point In
the northwest. reporting "a degrees
below. Bismarck reported 20 below
and Devils Lake ~ below. Williston's
report was is degrees below.
The forecast for this evening and
Friday calls for generally fair and
slightly colder tonight. Friday, fair
and continued cold.
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Demonstrations
Start Friday

The second series of cereal bread
demonstrations to be conducted here
by Miss Julia Newton, home demon
stration agent OF the A. c., will begin
Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
the Glad Tidings Mission. This
demonstration will be in charge Of
Mrs. A. j. O'Shea and Mrs. o. e.
McCracken. Not only people OF that
lneighborhood but any others who
wish to, may attend the demonstra-
ton.
There are now nine home demon
gtration workers in North Dakota,
whose work is to carry the idea of
food conservation to the women of
the state, along with the regular ex-
tension work Of the A. @. These
workers are Miss Ida Ratzlaf, with
headquarters at Minot; Miss Gene
We've Grover at Rugby; Miss Inez
Hobart at Wahpeton; Mrs. Lillian
Beard at Larimore; Miss Emma De-
Witt at Darlington; Miss Florence
Pool at Bismarck; Miss Elsie Stark
at Mandan; Miss Gertrude Gibbens
at Mott and Miss Julia e. Newton
with a series of towns, Williston,
Minot, Devils Lake, Grand Forks,
Fargo. Valley City, jamestown, Bis
marck, Mandan and Dickinson.
stration OF food conservation in each
of these places once a month. In
Fargo she is scheduled for four DEM
onstrations in this series to be given
in four different parts OF the city.
The first series was given last month
and was largely attended by house
wives at each Of its presentations.
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Christmas dinner were Hon. and
Mrs. f.. III. Dickinson, Ayr, N. D.;
William Woodroffe, Sioux Falls. s.
d.: and Miss Pearl Clapp and John
Woodroffe, both Of Fargo. The. out
of-town guests at the AFFAIR VIII be
in Fargo for about a week longer.
Mrs. r. p. Blake arrived home
Christmas eve from Grand Rapids,
Mich, where she visited for two
weeks.
Miss Maude Stewart, who is
domestic science instructor at Peli-
can Rapids. MINI, is spending the
holiday vacation in Fargo at the
Peter E. Stewart, 1412 Fourth avenue
south.
George w. Grove and family, $40
Fifth avenue south, are spending the
holidays with relatives at Boone, Ia
From there Mr.. Grove will go to
eastern markets, on a buying trip for
the local furniture firm of Bergstrom
a. Grove.
The Young Peoples society of the
Swedish Lutheran church will meet
next Monday evening at the church
IN stead of this evening
Mrs. L. Pilot, Moorhead, and her
brother, A. @. Kryger, Wolverton,
Mimi, left wednesday night for
Minneapolis, called by the critical
and sudden illness of their brother,
III. III. Kryger, OF that city. Word |
was received in Moorhead early this |
however. that Mr.. Kryger |
had died before they reached Min
neapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. o. Eggum, Jr..
1915 Ninth street north, are the par
ents OF a son, born this morning,
John A. F4aten, Of the Fout & |
Porterfield Drug company force, Far
60. and Miss GoIdie E. Twiford, Osh~
kosh. Neb., were married Wednes-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, the
taking place at the home
OF the brides mother, Mrs. 6. W.
Reimche. 121 Seventh street south,
AToorhead Judge L. ID. Evans offi-
ciated. and at o'clock a wedding 1
dinner was served at the Reimche
home. Mr.. and Mrs. F'laten win re-
side in Fargo.
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GiUeS Dance
For Employees

The employees of the Fargo Drug
Co. and the Economy Drug Co., the
two Rexsll stores of Fargo, and their
friends were delightfully."- entertained
Wednesday evening at a dancing par
ty given by the proprietor of these
stores, b. L. Bentson. The affair was
held at the Civic Centre with about
thirty present, and the young people
were chaperoned by d. q. Bigelow,
manager of the Fargo Drug store
and Mrs. Bigelow. @. A. Engebret-
son, manager of the Economy Drug
store, was also present.
Music for the Informal dancing was
furnished by the Ragtime Twins, and
for those who did not care for dane
ing, cards furnished a pleasant diver
sion. At 1880 o'clock a fine lunch
was served, concluding the happy af-
fair
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DROPPED DEAD
CHRISTMAS DAY

John Nordin, 81, brother OF Mrs,
Gust Ecklund, Moorhead, dropped
dead at the breakfast table at his
home near Wadena on Christmas
morning. Mr.. Nordin had been in
apparent good health and had at
tended service at the church early
Sunday morning. He had just return
ed to the house after taking the mail
from the box, and was seated at the
table when he fell over. dying in his
sons arms.
Miss Frida Nordin, daughter of the
deceased is a senior at the Moorhead
normal school and was spending the
holidays at home when her father
died.
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6S MEMBERS ARE ADDED
BY DILWORTH RED CROSS

Splendid Record In Made In the big
Christmas Drive.
The Dilworth branch of the Red
Cross made a splendid record in the
Christmas membership drive, adding
stXty-fve new members to the al
ready large list
The meeting of the branch will be
held at the home OF Mrs. Ben Snyder
this evening. Last week the members
met at the home of Mrs. Street.
Among the articles delivered at the
Moorhead headquarters are five
sweaters knitted by the following
members Of DilWorth branch: Mes
danes Berglund William Holmes.
James Lewis, A. III. Miller and Weirud.
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NTARRIAGE LTCENsEs.

Marriage licenses were issued To
seven. couples by Clerk OF Court G. ID.
as folloWHs .
John StOrlSson, Valley county, Mon
tana, and Emily Carlson, Steele coun-
ty, North Dakota.
Nels Jensven and Ella Anderson,
both of Cass county, North Dakota.
Jerome III. Evanson and Lulu T..
Thornboms both Of Grand Forks coun-
tY, North Dakota.
Bryan w. Collins and Ella MechteI,
both OF Cass county, North Dakota.
Adolph M. Serum and Nellie Stems
gard. both OF Clay county.
John Flaten, Walsh county, North
Dakota, and Goldie II. Twiford, Clay
county.
John A. Peterson and LIndis n. q.
Thoresons both OF Barnes county.
North Dakota.
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Former Fargo Boy
Married In East

DR.. Kenneth Allen Phelps, a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Phelps, for
merly of Fargo but now of Bowbells,
n D., and Miss Ora Shoffner. Burling-
ton, n. c., were married at the
Broadway Tabernacle in New York
city on Dec. 5, by DR.. Charles Jeffer-
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son. The bridegroom was graduated
from the Fargo high school in 1906,
and has many friends in Fargo who
will be interested in this event The
Bowbels News says of the couple:
Mrs. Phelps is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Shoffner, of Burling-
ton, and Is we'll known here, having
lived in this city until she left here a
few years ago to enter school at Elon
college. From there she went to the
State Normal college at Greensboro,
and from there she entered Bellevue
hospital of New York city, from
which place she graduated in 1916.
"Dr. Phelps, after receiving his de-
gree of medicine from the State Uni
versity of Minnesota, spent one year
in the City hospital of st. Paul, Mimi,
two years in the surgical department
of Johns Hopkins hospital, and one
year in the Manhattan Eye and Ear
hospital of New York. From there
he was called to the u. S. army. He
is now first lieutenant in the medical
reserve corps and is stationed at West
Point, where he and Mrs Phelps will
make their future home"
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Clark himself, knowing the form Of
entertainment in the Fargo store,
except that 1t promises much OF
surprise and real fun. "A box con-
tanning programs and souvenirs has
been received, which will not be
opened until the guests have all as
sembled.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-12-27

New York. Dec. 26.-If your bureau
drawer is filled with old gloves and
there is a roll Of leather sofa cush-
ions and leather postcards ac-
cumulating dust on some shelf this
leather can be put to valuable use
for our boys over there. In the stage
women's war relief worlxroom at 366
Fifth avenue the old glove tops and
pieces of waste leather are being
carefully made into windproof jack
cts for soldiers, sailors and aviators.
Here rolls of waste leather may he
sent, or If you prefer to make your
own Jackets a pattern may be pro-
cured.
Already many Of the windproof
jackets have been sent abroad to our
men and our allies. An Italian
statesman visiting this country was
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sirth straet Meetinu.

This auxiliary's meeting Wednes-
day was with Mrs. A. c. True, Sixth
street south. and the attendance was
good. A large number of bandages
comprised the work for the day. A
guest of the auxiliary was Miss Ethel
Allen, Minneapolis, sister of Mrs. J.
A. Shaw, who is chairman.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-12-27
Cddndn Opera
On In March

The new opera, Shanewis, written
by Charles Wakefield Cadman, who
with the Indian princess. Tsianina
appeared in Fargo and other North
Dakota cities in concert recently,
will be given its initial presentation
during the second week in March, at
the Metropolitan operahouse in New
York city. This announcement comes
from. Gatti GazzazZa, general
manager of the Metropolitan Opera
Company.
Announcement is also made that
Cadman will appear in concert tour
next spring with the world famous
prima donna soprano, Jeanne Jomelli,
who was one of the singers at the
Christmas eve celebration in San
Francisco. Others were Louisa
Tetrazzini and John Mccormack.
Hemstitching, picoting, pIsating.
Mrs. A. Anderson. 517 3rd Av. N.-Adv.
Machine hemstltching and picot-
ing. Mrs. A. E. Bassett, 305 deLen-
drecie building. Phone 2947-W.--
Advt.
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genious use of waste material that
he asked for two models to take
back to Italy, one TO give to his wife
to inspire similar thrift among the
Italian women and the other to pre-
sent to the queen.
Rachel Crothers, chairman of the
stage wOmen's war relief, Olive
Oliver, Christine Blessing, Mrs.
Henry B. Harris, Daisy Humfrays,
Maude Odell, Grace Reals, Mrs. OIL
lendorf, Jean Chamblin, Gladys AL
berga, Helen Ware, Minnie Dupree.
Florence Park2r, Louise Drew,
Chrystal Herne, Frances Starr,
Kathryn Butterfield, May Herbert
and Harriet Fumade are among the
actresses who are busy utilizing the
old gloves.
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The Southside Patriotic auxiliary
met in the law library Of the court
house, Wednesday, with about
dozen present. The auxiliary's por-
tion of the special Red Cross was
finished Wednesday.
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THIEF RTVER pAPERs mrRfsr

The Thief River Falls Times and
The News-Press of the same city, the
two leading newspapers Of PenninE-
ton county have been consolidated.
H z. Mitchell. publisher OF The News
Press, will remove to Bemidjl, where
he has purchased an interest In The
Bemidii sentinel, and viii be associ-
ated in the management with H M.
Stanton.
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RUSSELL APPOINTED
THRIFT STAMP BOSS

William Russell has been appoint
Cd chairman for Clay county OF the
war savings committee. The appoint
ment was made by Arthur r. Rogers.
state chairman for Minnesota, and
the work has already been taken up
by Mr.. Russell.
Announcement OF the executive
committee will be made as soon as
Mr.. Russell can make the selection
of the members.
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The Lincoln auxiliary was among
those who met Wednesday despitS
the holiday season, the session as
usual being in Moose hall. There
was only a fair attendance, and
three pairs OF pajamas were complet-
ed
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coats. suits. dresses and waists at
Blacks, Friday and saturday-Advt
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FOR o Results Use The Forum
Want Ada
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The Young Peoples society Of the
Swedish Baptist church Of Fargo will
hold its annual meeting Friday even-
ing at the home Of Miss Myrtle John
son, 513 Sixth street south, Moor
head The annual election Of officers
will take place.
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Mr. and Mrs. s. q. Kepler, their son,
J. IT. KepIer, and wife. and Miss M. w.
Naylor Mrs. s. 4. Kepler's sister, all
of Dawson, N. D., are in Long Beach,
Cal, for the winter. They are located
at 1855 East Ocean avenue. s. =. KEEP
ler is a brother of Harvey Kepler, Sl9
Seventh street south, Fargo.
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EAST SIDE NOTES

White Cloud tribe. Improved order
OF Red Men. viii give a smoker and
social after the regular business
meeting Of the lodge at Diemerts hall
this evening.
J.. N. Martin, Oakport township
farmer. transacted business in the
city yesterday afternoon.
Flavo -four. creamery whlte. dellc-
ious flavor. goes further. Phone So.
--Advt
10 not fail to attend the garment
sales at Blacks this week.-Advt.
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Cass County Share Of Special
Red Cross Work Shipped Today

The various branches OF the Cass
county Red Cross have completed in
the time allotted, the special con-
signment of work sent out by the
Northern Division headquarters,
Minneapolis. The latter asked for
225 pillow cases, 225 undershirts and
225 pairs OF underdrawers from Cass
county, to be finished by Dec. "a,
and this work Is being packed at
Cass headquarters today. filling sew
en- boxes. 1t win be shipped from
Fargo this evening. The Cass coun-
ty branches worked under a handi-
cap, the materials being late in ar
Tiving here, which gave only a little
over two weeks for the work. The
majority Of 1t was done by the Fargo
branches, to save time in shipping
over the county, and the workers all
responded Loyalty.
Work From Over County.
Some fine shipments from Cass
county branches have been received
at the headquarters in the Gardner
hotel during the last week. and all
the work is beautifully done. Tower
City sent in on Dec. %, 2S bedsheets,
20 operating sheets, 35 pilIowcases,
dish towels, is tray cloths, 90 table
napkins, wash cloths, operating
towels, 10 hospital bedshirts, i
operating gown, operating cap,
abdominal bandages, 21 pairs knitted
socks, pairs wristers, mufflers, IL
sweaters and 10 knitted sponges.
The Absaraka branch sent on Dec.
Is, 80 pillowcases. AZ bath towels and
6 convalescent suits.
The Davenport branch sent in on
Dec. %, 2 sweaters, 2 mufflers, 8
pairs knitted socks and pairs wrist
ers.
From the Gardner branch, also on
Dec. %, came pairs knitted socks,
1 pair wristers, sweaters and
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Miss Amanda TFotter, who Is now
employed at Aberdeen. s. D., Is spend
ing a weeks vacation at the home Of
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Trot-
ter, First avenue south, Fargo.
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Miss Madeline Blake is home from
Dawson, Mimi, where she teaches, to
spend the holidays with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Blake. First ave-
nue. south.
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Al most enjoyable family party was
held On Christmas day az the home
of Mr. and Mrs. y. G. Dickinson
Eighth street aouth. Guests FOR the
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War ReIief Resnonae.

About twenty workers were at the
Fargo War Relief associations all
day meeting Wednesday in the Y. w.
G. A. gymnasium. in response to the
special appeal for workers. An. un-
usually large amount Of surgical
dressings was completed, and will
be packed for shipment either Fri
day or Saturday.