Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-25

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Times of February 10Th, contains the
following account of a wedding that
will be of interest to the groom's
friends:
A pretty marriage was solenlnized
in the Methodist church Thursday at
$3.50 o'clock, when Miss Agnes Liberty
became the bride of John Mckibben.
silk dress and bridal veil of tulle
caught close around the head with
orange blossoms, while she carried in
her arms Il shower bouquet Of friezias
and maidenhair fern.
Miss Lola Liberty, who attended her
sister. wore a white net gown and
carried in her rn1 a shower bouquet
Of roses.
Mrs McKibhen will be greatly
missed in the musical world OF this
city, for h is an accomplished mu-
sic.al,, having q lyric soprano voice of
unusual beauty and also being a piah-
list of exceptional ability.
The groom a accompanied by
Sidney living of the 18th infantry.
Mr. Mckinben is from North Da-
kota, where Mr.. and Mrs. Mckibben
will make their home.
Inc church wa decorated with al
mond blossoms and green's.
Rev. Mr.. Coyle read the impressive
marriage service and Henry Cowell,
Lauder Hodges, Francis Price and
John Simmonds acted as ushers.
Women Of the Eastern Star will
give their semi-monthly silver tea
Tuesday afternoon between two and
five o'clock. at the usual place.
Eiostesses for the afternoon viii BE-
Mrs. Randall, Mrs. Bitzen, Mrs. Nor
gan and Mrs. Saunderson.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Felson, of
cavalier spent Saturday here after at
Ieholne n Red Cross conference in
Fargo on Friday. They returned to
their home on Saturday night.
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Mrs. G. B. Wylie, John and Fob
ert Halcrow of Bowesmont who have
oeen guests during the week of their
SISTER, Mrs. Harry Tisdale, 315 Da-
kota avenue, have returned to their
home.
Miss Edith Barber, director of nurs-
ing Tor the Northern division of the
ited Cross. returned to Minneapolis
saturday night after spending the day
here addressing meetings Of nurses.
Miss Barber asserted that the meet
ings in Grand Forks had been among
the most successful and largest OF
their kind that she has attended. at
any point in the division.
In her talk at the meeting held in
the city hall Saturday afternoon. Miss
Barber emphasized the fact that nurs-
es should enlisst for home service.
and that the duty Of the American
nurses was. first and ostly, to
care FOR the men on u own ground,
Nurses signed up for service with
Units. base hospitals, navy detach-
ments n such organizations, cannot
be called into service until the par.
ticular need for which hat unit was
organized atriss. Consequently these
nurses sometimes wait several months
before they are called. Because of
this many persons, nurses included,
are under the impression that the
needs Of the nursing service are SUP.
piled.
This Impression. however, in incor-
rect, according to Miss Edith Barber
There are daily calls for nurses ir
small groups for immediate service
Miss Barber says. These calls TO,
perhaps six nurses in one camp, eight
for another or ten for another. The
nursing service organizes small
groups of nurses known as emergency
detachments, for instant answer tc
such calls. Emergency detachments
may be utilized for foreign as we'll a.
home service.
A large meeting at the st. Mich.
aels hospital Saturday night was ad
dressed by Miss Barber, and afte,
this the sisters of the hospital enter.
tanned Miss Barber and the Red Cross
nursing committee at a supper.