Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-27
,Swedish Mission
Festival Will Be
Held Wednesday,

= The executive committee OF the:
Home and Foreign Mission
society Of the Red River Valley con-,
ference will meet In Grand Forks on
Wednesday. January -. aDd the
women Of that conference.-the plan
ming an interesting and equally i'm
portant session
Mrs. james Moody. OF Detroit,
MIMI. president Of the Red River
Valley conferences; will be among the
executive board members present
Other women who have taken an &C
tive part. In the conference work
during the last year and who will at
tend the: festival, are Mrs. o. J. ,0s-
iron, president of the Alexandria dis
trict, and Mr.IH. w. Swenson s'iof
Warren. president Of the Red rtyer
district Mrs. J. 9. LAndEren Of Hall
lock, also a member Of the board is
The mission festival to be held in
the Swediah Lutheran church Will
open at 3 o'clock. Mrs. A. A. Wes-
teen,' corresponding secretary OF. the
conference, will preside over the
meeting and talks will be given by
the members Of the executive, board.
Mrs. ]. M. .Persenius is secretary Of
the board, and will also be among
the festival speakers. Musical NUM-
bern have been arranged to inter;
sperze the talks and there will IN
several added attractive numbers.
It is the plan Of the board to make
eign Mission conference to be held In
May. This conference 1t was drst an
nounced would be held in Grand
Forks but later developments have
resulted in q request to have the con-
ference in southern Minnesota
The women Of the Swedish Luther
an church and their friends and all
residents Of the city have been cor.
daily invited to the mission festival
program The women Will serve a
lunch in the church dining room i'm.
mediatsly after the program. IN.
Mr., and Mrs. d. H. Houser of Ma
poleon, N. D., have returned to theil
homo after visiting over the week ens
with their daughter. Miss Mary Houe
err, and their IN, Edgar Dutch
| Houser, who r attending the uni
veruity. While in Grand Forks MI
and Mira .Houser were tho nous
guests OF Mr.. and Mr1. Paul J. Davis
UniverMty avenue.
Mr.. 8. Grosaman accompanied b
man, Of North Branch, MINI, arrive
IN the city this morning for q wook'
visit with Mr.. and Mn Alex Gross
man. S22 Second avenue, and othe
relatives. 10y
Mrs. Thomas F. Kane antertaine
the young women Of LArimore an
Macnie halls at her home, Universit
Place, at a matinee dance on Satul
day afternoon. Miss nellie Martindal,
preceptreao At Macnie and Miss lisa
belle Hayes head Of Larimore hal
were among the guesta The hou'
pleasant afternoon Of dancing. te
was served In the livinE room. Mi
Hayes and Miss Marhndale preside
over the tea tablea
Dr.. and Mrs, F. J. DugEan have n
ceived word that Mrs. Duggan's\ NJ
pheH. Raphael. .O'Reilly' Of Chicag
ia seFiohsly Ill with an attack OF II
hqpt1a- Tho young mans brother-tl
law; Homer J.. Luce. IL Just recovs,
ing from an attack. Mr.. O'Reilly, be
ter known to the younger people
Grand Forks a. Tate, O'Retliy.
well known here, having moved fro,
Grand FORKS to Chicago but recent
i \ +
d. Paurs Episcopal suild will me
On Wednesday afternoon in the Gut
hall. There has been q program ~
social time planned and section thr,
viii aerve refreshments. Just befo!
1.-THE guild meeting. the study class VI
meet with Mrs c. c. Govran, leade
At ISIS o'clock.
4 4 4
The. Standard, Bearers society
the First Methodist church will !
entertained or Friday evening At q
home ~%ofsMfBs Mary Chidlaw, q,
Euclid venue All young women
tho church are invited to attend.
4 4.
y. Gerald Ready retnrned to Il
city last evening from q two week
vocation trip spent in Miehi1an a.
other points in tha eaat