Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-04
CLUB PRESIDENT
ISSUES GREETING

Mrs. Thomas G.. Winter, president
OF the National Federation Of nWom
ems cluEos. has sent to leaders OF the
100000 members Of the organization.
a message OF greeting, in part as fol-
lows:
I. so many Of my own dreams circle
around h possibilities for national
service that lies in this federation Of
ours that they seem like a. legitimate
New Year message. Il hope We may
draw closer together, making OF our
states a truly national body, with that
effectiveness that comes in friendship
creating solidarity, and I bespeak
from YOU your help toward this end.
We have done much. We a do vast
~ more. And the time calls us. I new
er meet a group Of club women in
any part Of the country, without get
ting a glow at my heart and the feel
ing: These are my; friends and 1 be-
lleve this personal warmth of our re-
lations is going to be not only a pleas
ure to us, but a source OF !. new
strength.
50 please write me Of all that goes
on in your state and let us get the
habit Of talking it over together.
Although I NEAR this letter pri-
marily to carry cordial greetings there
are two subjects that are just now
very near. One is the tragic plight OF
Christian women of the near east, the
most hapless Of our sisters.
The second is my own growing
conviction that the tragedy Of much
IT our educational effort lies in the
TACT that we have forgotten that
knowledge without moral purpose is
noe enough to support a democracy.
It is encouraging to note that all over
the country is an awakening to a new
desire to feed the spirits as we'll as
the minds of our children"
The ''fifty-fifty'' party. which was
to have been given last week in the
Masonic temple, will be given Thurs
day of this week. it has been an
nounced, and the plans which were
announced formerly will hold forth at
the coming affair. Hours will be from
9 to IL o'clock and all Masons are in
vited. Arrangements were to have the
party last Thursday night but the at
fair was called off on account of the
terrible accident which cost the lives
of two of the city's popular young peo-
pie.
The Women's League of the Uni
versity Of North Dakota announces
the first Of the social affairs Of varsity
interest. taking the form of the an
nual League reception to be given on
Friday evening, January IA, in the
University Armory. Students, faculty
members and townspeople. will be the
guests. Hours will be from s to 10.
o'clock. and the social committee Of
the League in charge of the offair in
cludes Misses Odina Olson. Geraldine
McNicol and Mabel Seim. E3 Z
Some very interesting events OF So
cial interest will take place arranged
by university organizations, among
then' the r.. o. T. c. party on January
Is, and the annual Junior Prom, Fri
day, January Fl.
Miss Annetta Wirkus has returned
to Minneapolis after spending the
holidays with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Wirkus at Mimic, N. D.
Enroute to Minneapolis. Miss Wirkus
was the guest of friends in Grand
Forks for a brief time.
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Announcement is made of the we'd
ding Of Mr.. Andrew Karlstad of
Grand Forks, and Miss Marie Ovred,
also of this city, which occurred at
the home Of Mrs. o. D. Neff. 625
Sixth emu on Thursday evening.
December 80, at $3.50 o'clock. Rev.
David Stoeve, pastor of the Bethany
congregation, of1ciated. ,
Following the ceremony, a three
course wedding dinner was served.
and guests included Misses Marie and
Julia Klinger of Hatton. N. D.
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Lloyd Friedman, who has been the
guest of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. $.
Friedman, Walnut street. has return
ed to Ann Arbor. Mich. where he will
continue his studies at the University
of Mich. He was accompanied by
Harry Goldberg. also a Michigan uni
vcrsity student, who has been the
holiday guest Of his mother. They
will stop in Chicago enroute to visit
the formers cousin, Mrs. L. Linnick
(Cecelia Stern formerly of Grand
Forks.
Miss, Marjorie Cook passed through
Grand Forks on Monday morning, n
route from her home in Minneapolis
to Mohall. N. D., where she is teach
ing school this year. Miss Cook is a
former North Dakota university stu
dent. ','