The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-19
SOCIAL NOTES


B auxiliary Joined in a social affair
last evening for Mrs. o. P. McKin-
sey, who leaves soon for Box Elder
Mont, to reside, the function taking
the form Of box party at the Gar
rick, where Mary Pickford in Re
becca of Sunnybrook Farm was en-
joyed. Later a supper was served
the crowd at Prizes, where the table
decorations were of red carnations
and asparagus ferns, with a center
piece Of American and allies flags
| While there the other auxiliary
members presented a handsome
| North Dakota souvenir spoon to Mrs.
| McKinsey, who has been prominent
in that organizations recent and
former activities.
| There was an unusually large at
tendance, about sixty, Tuesday aft
ernoon at the regular meeting of the
Woman's Union, which was held in
the Mems room at the First Congre-
gational church. Mrs. F. w. Pearson
and Mrs. F. NJ. Cleveland were the
hostesses, and after a brief business
| session the afternoon was given
over to a farewell party for Miss
| Ethel Stanford, who left last even
| ing for Bremerton, Wash, to report
for duty as a Red Cross nurse. Miss
Stanford was presented by the
union with a Thermos bottle and
| handsome drinking cup. The presen-
tation was made by Mrs. ]. w. Han
sci, in very happy manner. Knitting
and sewing occupied the attention
Of the ladies and as informal pro-
gram features two vocal solos by
Mrs. E. r. Wright with Mrs. Cleve-
land as accompanist, were much en-
joyed. The hostesses were assisted
in serving refreshment dainties by
Mrs. Ralph Beard and Miss Anna
Sherwood. The room where the
meeting was held was appropriately
red and white flowers and American
flags.
Misses Helen Turner and Dorothy
Sharp, who will be students this
year at Minnesota "U", Miss Mildred
Reinecke, who will study music in
Minneapolis, and Miss Ethel San
born, who leaves soon for Bowbells,
to teach, will be honor guests FRI
day afternoon at an informal affair
to be given by Misses Guenn Guthrie
and Gertrude Cullen at the Cullen
home, Ninth avenue south.
Sixty of the First Methodist church
women attended the dues-p paying
party held Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Frost,
Ninth street south, by the Home
Missionary society of that church.
Aside from the collection of dues the
important business feature of this
meeting was the election of officers
for the coming year, as follows:
President, Mrs. E. S. Elliott; first
vice. president, Mrs. E. c. Anderson;
second vice. president, Mrs. G.. H.
OLSON; recording secretary, Mrs.
John Hauser; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. E. T. Gestie; treasurer,
Mrs. G. E. Kobe; literature secre-
tary, Mrs. Nesbit, and mite box sec
rotary, Mrs. c. T. Sands. Delightful
program features of the afternoon
with Miss Bertha Hagen as accom-
PIANIST; a talk by Deaconess Knox
on her work with the Indians of the
state; readings by Mrs. F. J. Sucher;
and a talk by Miss Sadie Barrett
on the Susanna Wesley home in
Honolulu. Miss Barrett, who recently
resigned the superintendency Of the
Day Nursery, expects to return to
Honolulu in the near future.
o
Mrs. A. L. Moody very delightfully."-
entertained the other members of the
Red Garter club at luncheon at. the
Fargo Country club Tuesday. Fol-
lowing the repast the ladies were
taken to the Moody home, on Eighth
street south, where they spent the
afternoon with Red Cross knitting
as the diversion.
In compliment to Carl oshwald, of
Fresno, Calf, who is iE Fargo on
a vacation visit, a jolly party of
young people were most delightfully."-
entertained Tuesday evening at the
home of Mr.. Oshwald's nieces, Misses
Emma and Lillian Tietgens, 1017
Fourteenth street north. The rooms
were beautifully decorated with
asters, other fall flowers and aspara-
gus ferns, and at the conclusion OF
games and various other amuse-
ments, a delicious three-course lunch
was served. The affair was a very
happy one throughout.
Mrs. II. p. Lough, of Eighth street
north, left this morning for few
days visit with friends at Wilmar,
Mimi.
Alice Baldwin and Wanda San
born will entertain a few friends
this evening at the Baldwin home in
honor of Bernice Savage. who leaves
in a few days for her new home,
The dancing party which followed
the regular meeting of the Fargo
Yeomen Tuesday evening in the A. o.
II. w hall, was quite largely attend
ed, and was very enjoyable affair.
Mrs. c. A. Lowell, of Los Angeles,
rs here visiting her brother, d. G.
Whitman and family OF 1924 Fourth
street north. She will. be at the
Whitman home the rest of this week,
after which she will visit friends here
and in Casselton. Mrs. Lowell plans
to go to New York city in about
month, to visit a sister before return
ing to Los Angeles.
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The item yesterday regarding MRS.
Charles H. Porrit's return from De-
troit, Mich, was in error. It should
have read that she was called there
by the illness and death of her
brother" Capt Edgar McGowen, of
who was mistakenly referred to as
her father.
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The Ladies' Aid and Missionary
society of st. Marks English Luth-
eran church will hold its regular
meeting in the church parlors Thurs
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The
hostesses will be Mrs. d. E. Olson
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