The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-15
SOCIAL NOTES

A Moorhead Normal school faculty
crowd OF so people Joined Thursday
| evening in giving a delightful valen-
tlne surprise party for Mr.. and Mrs,
Roy Kendall, Miss Ethel M. Banta
and Miss AIlene Cortland. The Ken
dalis leave at the end of the present
term, in two weeks, for Jackson
! vile, Ill, where Mr.. Kendall will
take up his new duties as a farm
adviser for that county. Miss Banta
and Miss Cortland, brides elect, al
so leave at the end of the term.
Miss Banta goes to her home in Des
Moines, Ia, and this next summer
| will become the bride of DR.. Ray
mond II. Durboraw, of the Moor
| head Normal faculty. Miss Cortland
goes to her home in RichIand Gem
ter, Wis. The date Of her ap-
preaching marriage to LIT. Arthur
Johnson. formerly of the Normal
faculty but now an aviation instruc-
tor at Kelly field, San Antonio,
Texas, has not been announced.
The affair was a progressive dinner
party, with the decorations at each
place in valentine effect. carried out
by means OF carnations, tulips and
candles. all in red. The first course
was served at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Eek. the meat course at
Comstock hall, the salad course at |
the II. +. Mueller home, and the |
dessert course in the new domestic |
science rooms at the Normal school. |
Before dispensing, the crowd pre-
scented Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall with a |
gift Of silverWare; Miss Cofflandt
with a carving set and set of sfl- /
yer teaspoons; and Miss Banta with
a set Of silver spoons and one of
nn ~ Ain
one. throughout
Nearly 100 in all participated in the
delightful affair held at the First
Congregational church Thursday
evening by the Woman's union. Mrs.
e. @. Kosko was chairman of the
supper committee, and an appetite
ing repast was served at s;
o'clock. The tables were decorated
in pretty valentine effect, with
hearts, cupids and red candles and
shades predominating. A witty pro-
gram Of toasts was given including
laughter of the crowd. DR.. r. A.
Beard presided most successfully as
POSTMASTER, and the responses were
as follows: A. G. Divet, Our Soldier
Boys; and Mrs. F. w. Pearson, THE
Weather; A. p. Hollis, Our Wom-
en-; Mrs. r. A. Beard, "Hooverism"
and H. w. Gearey, "Our Church."
All then. Joined in singing ld-time
songs, under the leadership Of DIR.
Beard, and an especially rousing I
number was the rOundelay, Three
Blind Mice" A silver offering was
taken to defray the supper expenses,
and a small sum was cleared there
from for the union treasury.
Miss Ruth Bjorneby, a st. Luke's
hospital nurse. has returned to Far
go after a short visit at her home in
Hoople, N. D.
The Fargo College Girls Glee club,
not the Mems Glee club Of that in
will appear on the concert
to be given at the Ply
mouth Congregational church this
evening at So'clock-
A wire received here Thursday
from st. Cloud, Mimi, announced
that, the st. Cloud Institute would
take the only remaining Godowsky
der whose management the pianist
comes to Fargo, Grand Forks and
Winona had available. The St.
Cloud date for a Godowsky concert
Is Feb. 81.
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A dinner party with members Of
The Sigma Theta sorority of Fargo
college as participants, will be held
this evening at the home of Miss
lean Wilson, Third avenue south. |
The society's seven pledges, Misses
Jeanette Henderson, Ruth Baker,
Angeline Wilk, Marguerite Mahoney,
lara Pollock, Arene Richardson
md Mae Feckler, will be the
POSSESSES. III
Ten little girls and boys were en-
ertained at a valentine party Thurs
ay afternoon by Mrs. w, w. Ira