The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-28

for which latter they have been coll
| iecting old kid gloves, leather post
cards and other leather articles. A
nice donation OF kid gloves was re-
| ceived this week from the Valley
| City Normal school, in answer to
the appeal which this club had made
/ for such articles, and a number Of
the townspeople have sent in con-
| tributions. Loomis a Loomis have
very materially assisted in this work
| by cleaning all these gloves without
charge. Any one who is willing to
come to the Y. w. G. A. on any
Thursday evening to help work on
these garments will be most well
come.
Very attractive program numbers
featured the meeting Of the Roose-
Welt Nefghborhood club Wednesday
afternoon at the Roosevelt school.
They were given by Margaret and
Rae BigeloW, who appeared in ma
tional and other interpretive dances;
Eloise Hoffman and Rae Bigelow, in
readings, and the a. C. Girls quartet
which gave several songs. The
meeting was largely attended, and a
social hour followed the program,
with Mesdames r. A. Miller, g. i.
Tibert and j. J. Mckee and Miss
Lucy Gibbs as hostesses.
Wednesday was Frances T.. Will
lard Memorial day with the Scandi-
navian w. G. r. u, meeting in the
Fargo Y. w g. A. parlors, and an
excellent address on the life of that
great leader was given BY Rev. p. G.
Ford, OF the Plymouth Congregation
al church. He compared Frances
Willard to Queen Victoria, founder
Of democracy in England, calling the
former the ''uncrowned queen Of
America" He also went into con-
siderable detail on Miss Wizards
ment some years ago when the |
speaker was on an eastern paper. |
Mrs. J. M. Johnson was in charge |
of the meeting, and read very in
teresting letter directed to herself |
and the union by Mrs. Elizabeth |
Preston Anderson, state w. G. T. VI. |
president, telling of the war confer |
ence this week at Bismarck Mrs. |
F. III. Wilder spoke briefly in the i'm |
terests Of the approaching w. c. T. |
u. drive for $4,000 to carry on war |
work. Mrs Fl. p. Halvorson gave |
two vocal solos, with Miss Leonore !
Anderson as accompanist. The |
hostesses for the social hour were |
Trockman, H. z. Sekund, Broms, o. |
P. n. Andersen and III. Hecktner.
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The young people Of the First
church will hold their |
regular monthly social meeting at |
the manse Friday evening of this
week. This is to be a hard time"
social, and all the young people are
asked to don the very oldest clothes
they possess. A prize will be pre-
scented to the two wearing the odd
est costumes. Those who are not II
dressed in keeping with the occa-
sion will be fined.
Mrs. c. S. Dawson. Ninth street
south, has gone to Buffalo, n. Y, for
a. months visit, and en- route home
will visit her son, Lit. Charles Daw-
son, who 1t at Camp Dodge, Des
Moines, Ia III
Mrs. N. p. Stone, Crookston, Mimi.
who spent week here with her
laughter, Miss Lucia Stone. has re-
turned home. Miss Stone is a pa
tent at Norgaard's hospital, and ex-
poets to return to Crookston the lat
er part Of this week.
The Woman's Benefit association
IF the Maccabees has organized a
service club, to meet the
.lrst Thursday of each month. The
iTst regular meeting of the new club
will be held this evening with Mrs.
Martha Emmons, 403 Roberts street.
All members of the association are
Urged to join the club. and to take
% the meeting any kind Of war re-
ief work, either knitting or sew
ng.
Rev r, c. Ford, Of the Plymouth
Congregational church, offieiated
Wednesday afternoon at the church,
1t the marriage Of Miss Georgia
and DR.. Edward Frink.
Nhe bride is from Roclkway Center,
nd DR.. Frink's home is at Cheyenne,
where the couple will reside.
The Writers section Of the Fine
Arts club held a very interestine !
Meeting Wednesday afternoon al the
IsuaI place, the home Of Mrs. r. ].
Thompson, First avenue south. The
program consisted of an original
hort story read by Miss Elizabeth
'erley; reviews Of two books, I'm
Ter Fire" and Christine" BY Mrs.
:. b. RoclSwell; reading Of an article
n. Democracy" CDR. Anna Howard |
shawl by Mrs. A. r. Colwell. and
eading Of some vers libre, by Miss
esste Comstock.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the First
lutheran church will meet Friday !
fternoon at 3 o'clock in the church .
asement with Mrs. NJ Bolene and :
IRIS. G. Carlson as hostesses. =
Grand Forks Herald: Mrs. n. x
Ieist entertained the Winnipeg Kid
les and their mothers at an informal
upper at s o'clock in the balcony ait
eists last night. Red, white and
lue decorations were used about the
alcony and on the tables, and after
be supper the Riddles danced for an
our
The Island Park Charity circle will
leet Friday afternoon at 1880 O'Clock
{ the home of Mrs. f. A. Bristol, sS9
ighth avenue south.
The adjourned meeting of the
goman's Boarding home board will
e held at the home, Eighth street
Outh, Friday afternoon at 2:3O
clock, followed by the regular board
leeting at o'clock. good attend
GARD Of directors will be held at the
ONE Friday evening.
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The Ladies' Aid society of Pontop-
idan Lutheran church will meet in
ne church parlors Friday afternoon
o'clock. Mrs. T. A. Rudd. Mrs.
d Johnson and Mrs. A. Mithun will
. the hostesses. Members and friends
re cordially invited
OMPERS AFTER 8-HOUR Il
nay FnR PArKERC' MEMI