Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-04
INTEREST To WOMEN
RED CROSS ROOMS
CLOSED OVER WEEK
END; OPEN MONDAY

The Red Cross chapter rooms clos
cd yesterday afternoon to observe the
holiday today. and will not reopen un-
Til next Monday, according to an an
n~ouncement made yesterday. The Of
fjcials at headquarters are particular
~ anxious that all outstanding work
be returned to the chapter rooms not
later than next Wednesday,. July 8,
and an urgent request has been made
to have all work returned by that
time.
Any women who wish to take out
extra sewing or knitting to be done
during the summer vacation, may in,
quire at the Headquarters for materi-
ais during n early part of next week.
The vacation or Red Cross workers
was to have started Monday, but the
delay in getting work returned has
caused a postponement in the begin
ming OF the rest period for the work
ers at headquarters here.
was hire fol the cnlore wo.nen's club
meeting, is president of the Phyllis
Wheatley Home association of Chi
cago. This home. which is m.intaln.
ed for colored I'M and girls, has
always been managed and kept by
colored women The building accom-
modates about IS occupants. and pro-
vides not only a. home for women
staying there, but also is for them q
r~ecreational center.
n object of the Phyllis Wheatley
Home association, Mrs. Johnson says
is to provide and maintain a homo
which will solve the problem Of the
colored women and girls of good char
acter who go to Chicago for the pur-
pose of advancement: to surround
them with Christian influence; to ele-
vyo "a thu 4 - ~~l 80 --s
to prove a social or community center.
Mrs. Joanna Snowden-Porter. presi-
dent OF the Northwestern Federation,
who also was here. is interested in the
work of the Phyllis Wheatley home,
and is treasurer of the association.
X X X E
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Dow, with their
daughter. Margaret. expect to leave
Saturday morning for a motor trip tc
Fargo, where they will be guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. BOWS son-in-law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hulick
They expect to go on to Shoreham
Detroit Lake, to spend a few days
anad MI. and Mrs. Hulick will accom-.
pany them there. Miss Ruth Dow is
now at Detroit at a house party being
given by Miss Margaret Mudgett OF
Valley City. Miss Dow will return tc
Fargo with her parents. and plans tc
here.
= X
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Tueting Of
Cottonwood street have as their CUES,
Mrs. Tueting's brother, Alfred G
Youngberg of Watertown. s. D. s
X X *
Miss Estelle Deichert, who with
her mother, Mrs. l.. w. Deichert, is
spending the summer al Lake Be.
midi. will arrive here Saturday morn.
ing to spend a month here visiting
friends. Miss Deichert graduated
last month from St. Margaret's AGA.
deny in Minneapolis. ~
X X *
Miss Mildren Erickson Of Crooks.
ton is here for a visit with Miss Ber-
tina Fladeland, Cottonwood street.
Mrs. A. H. Fink and Mrs. r. F
Bridgeman entertained informally
Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Fink's
apartments in the Bacon building
Honor guests were Mrs. w. B. Wool.
sey, who is to leave Grand Forks with.
in a few weeks, and Mrs. Walter LODI
nell of Missoula, Mont, who is Wis
iting here. Bridge was played at fou,
tables, Mrs. R. r. Ashley capturing
first honors, and a favor also went tc
Mrs. Charles Way. A luncheon serv.
ed at the small tables followed the
games. ~ T