Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-23
W. c. 7. U. TO
HAVE A SPECIAL
PRAYER SERVICE

fhe regular weekly PRAYER meeting
at the Methodist church this evening
will be devoted to the subject OF tenn
pcrancc. The service being held by
the w. c. 7. u. in accordance with
plans made at the national w. c. L. =.
convention at Washington. D.. Z. IN
December. At that time January 23
was named as a special day, when
prayer service should be held for the
success of the ratification of the ma
tional prohibition amendment.
Throughout the country similar pray
err services arc being held for that
purpose, and in thanksgiving for what
has been accomplished along prohibl-
ton lines during recent months.
Miss Viola Perry, president Of the
Young Peoples branch of the Tenn
perance Union, at the university. will
be present. and will give Il report Of
the national convention at Washing
ton, which h attended as a delegate
from the university temperance body.
DR.. Thomas Gallagher, pastor Of
the church will speak. and there Will
be special temperance n to be
sung by the entire assembly.
The meeting is open to the public,
and all friends of the temperance
cause are invited to attend. The local
branch, w. c. r. L. will likely be
largely represented at the service.
Mrs. c., I. johnson of S14 North
Eighth street. gave n party yesterday
for her son Ray Hart. who was cele-
brating his fourth birthday anniver-
sary. There were eight boys in the
party and after an hour or two of
billiards and other games they were
served a luncheon. Mrs. c. II. Hurd
assisted.
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Tho Nav aug C,athn)ic Order of
Foresters gave a pleasant dance i'll
the knights of Columbus club rooms
last night. About one hundred guests
attended, and danced Il program play
ed by a four-piece orchestra. Frappc
was served during the evening.
The Ladies' Aid < Society i of the swe-
dish Lutheran church will be enter
tanned tomorrow Thursday after
noon at the parsonage, is North Sixth
street, by Mrs. ]. NJ. Persenius. All
members and their friends are in
vited.
Arnold Lockerby of Grand Rapids,
Mich, is here spending the week with
his parents. Dr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Lock-
crby, of South Third street. MI. Lock
crby will return to Chicago in a few
days to meet Mrs. Lockerby. who is
visiting there. and they will visit
there for a short time before going
back to their home at Grand Rapids.
Mrs. II. M. Mclean of Gilby, who
has been here for the last ten days
taking a course in Red Cross surgical
dressings, has returned IT, her home.
Mrs. Mclean was entertained at the
hope of Mir. and Mrs. j. Z. Reiton
of North Third street during her stay
0,, ocoonot of conflicting dates tho
informal dance scheduled for toinor-
row evening at the Masonic temple,
has been postponed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlton Dows and
their baby son, C!edith Nelson BOWS
of Erie. came to Grand Forks ycster-
day to visit relatives for The next two
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Whit
man of the Dinnic block on Third
street. and later they will visit MIR.
and Mrs. Arthur Nelson of the Neils
block.
The following. taken from the Palm
Beach (Floriaa) Daily News. will be
Of interest to Grand Forks people:
Mrs. Eugenia A. Birkholz OF Min
neapolis. who was absent from palm
Beach last season. was among the
welcome arrivals at the Royal Poin-
ciana on the opening of this hotel.
Mrs. Birllholz, who has a beautiful
summer home on Lake Minnetonka.
spent last winter in California. but
her large circle of friends will be de-
lighted to find her at Palm Beach
again. Mrs. Birkholz will be Joined
later in the cas- by her daughter.
Mrs. Lillias Verne Armstrong Of New
York.
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Miss Lee Hood of Emerald, is visit
ing in the city for a short time.