Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05
Chiefly Of Interest TO W0n1et,
What the Hostess
House Stands For

house, a little wrinkled woma with
a shabby black plush motor bonnet
tied under her chin. Tears were in
her eyes and her hands in their worn
cotton gloves twitched %nevously.
from a little town in Dakota to see
guaranteed for spinal meningitis. :
1t was too cold and snowy for her
to walk the three miles to his< bar
racks, even If she could have pro-
cured The Necessary pass: - 10.
then, with his mother, a fashionably
dressed woman, leaning happily on;
his arm. The mother noticed the
little old lady sitting sadly by the fire.
In a few minutes h learned her
story. and it developed that her son
was an officer in the same regiment
with the other boy. -.
permission for the soldier to visit his
mother at the hostess house.
A. signal corps man am to the
hostess director the other day.
Lady" he said, II wrote my wife
I've got orders to sail for France
right away. / telegaphed her, but
she had already started Ill be gone
when she gets here. / told her in
my letter to- come straight to the
hostess house-will you tell her
when she comes?
The director promised him his wife
II hope I won't be the one to tell
her" 80
The soldier shrugged his shoulders
and said quietly, "You needn't mind.
This is war. She's as brave is I am
or Drawer"
She a Syrian. who could speak
no English. Her eight year old son
accompanied her, acting as interpre-
ter. ,
They came to the director at the
Y. ". c. A. hostess house at Camp
Devens, Aver, Mass. and she at once
started to try to locate the soldier.
son. The mother could give only his
name. -
After numberless telephone calls.
regiment, only to learn that ne could
not be excused from duty long
enough to meet his mother at. the
hostess house.
His mother insisted on starting out
to see him. Knowing that it would
be impossible for the oma to find
her way in the camp with its lines
actly alike, the hostess house director
found a soldier to act as the mothers
guide and carry her suitcase that was
filled with good things for her boy.
|. A wedding of interest to people in
the state is that of Miss Ragna Lund
of Fargo to Thor. Garfield Plomasen
Of Beach, N. D. The wedding took
place on Wednesday at high noon at
the home of the brides foster moth
err, Mrs. Oliver Gard. of Fargo.
Mrs. E. H. Gilbertson, Finley, N. D.,
a cousin Of the bride, played Lohen-
grin's wedding march and after the
ceremony sang II Love You Truly"
and 20 Promise Me-"
The bride was becomingly gowned
in ivory crepe de chine and georg-
cite, the dress being beautiful deco
rated with pearls and hand embroid-
cry. Her wedding veil, which was
caught with a wreath of orange BIOS
sons and pearls was arranged in a
cap effect. A pearl necklace, the gift
Of the groom was her only ornament
Following the ceremony a four
course wedding dinner was served. The
navy blue taffeta.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Plomasen left yester-
day afternoon for a wedding trip to
Detroit, Minn.,-and Minneapolis. They
will be at nome after August 5 at
Beach, N. D., where the groom is city
engineer.
Rev. E. E. Berntsen, pastor Of the
Pontoppidan church, OBLIGATED and
out Of town guests were Mrs. r. Olson
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Gilbertson Of
Finley. N. D.
Miss Marie Hanson entertained a
group Of intip1ate friends at a dinner
Wednesday evening in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Victor E.. Essen who were
married on Tuesday. Mrs. Essen,
formerly Miss Margaret Hattie, is a
graduate nurse of the Deaconess hos
pital and has nursed in this city for a
number of a MI. Essen expects
to leave with the National army men
within a few days, and Mrs. Essen
will continue her work here for a
time.
Mrs William Panovitz and daugh-
ter, Jean, Of the Dinnie apartments,
left yesterday noon for Chicago where
they were called by the death of Mrs.
man.
Mrs. E.. Fox of the Dinnic block
and her daughter, Mrs. Van Luchene
and baby, and Mrs. George Fox and
children of Wibaux, Mont, have gone
to Battle Lake, Mimi, where they will
spend a few weeks. Mr.. Fox and
two sons, George,and Erwin, will meet
the party at Wadena. MINI, and ac-
company them to the lake.
the guest of Mrs. Mae Bates yester-
day.
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