The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-07
Social and Personal
Renowned Organist to
Give Festival Concert

Renowned Organist to
Give Festival Concert
Arthur Durham, Chicago, noted or
sanist, will give q concert May 20 at
the Fargo Presbyterian church, dur
Ing the convention Of the North Da-
okla Federation Of Music clubs. ac-
cording to an announcement made
recently by the music festival COM
ulittee.
MI. Durham has been identified
with American musical activities for
many years and has attained q bril-
liant reputation as an organist, come
poser and director. He Is organist
and director Of music ct the First
Methodist Episcopal church ut the
Chicago Temple and has held many
positions of importance, among them
that of organist and director at Sinai
temple, founder and conductor Of the
Philharmonic orchestra, conductor Of
various choruses and clubs.
The appearance Of Mr.. Durham,
and the opportunity Of hearing the
Minneapolis Symphony orchestra on
the opening afternoon, through cour-
tesy Of the lyceum committee at the
Moorhead Teachers colleges, are i'm
portant events In connection With the
festival.
All clubs in the federation have
been urged to send representatives to
the meeting, who also will take part
IN the choral program on the final
evening when the ~all-festival chorus
will sing Gounod's "St. Cecelia's
Mass" under the direction Of Daniel
Preston of Moorhead.
John e. Howard, festival director,
in announcing that Arthur Durham
has been secured for a festival con-
cert, draws attention to MI. Dun
hams importance In the musical field
and expresses the pleasure Of the
committee that it is able to offer such
q worth while attraction during the
festival.
For her daughter Jane, whose thir-
teenth birthday anniversary it was,
Mrs. B. F. Lawyer entertained a COM
pany of IA young girls Saturday
afternoon at the Lawyer home, sci
Washington street. The afternoon
was passed with contests and various
games. Daffodil nut baskets, and
other decorations in yellow were used
for the table wacn a supper was
served. A yellow candle-lit birthday
cake centered the table, and favors
were tiny chicks. Dorothy Wildfang,
Sterling, was a guest from out Of the
city.
Mrs. George Duemeland will play a
brief program Of piano numbers over
radio station KFYR Tuesday evening
at $50, as one Of the series of minia-
ture recitals given by pupils of the
Belle Menus piano studio. Numbers
to be given are "Sarabande." Bach
Brewer: "Preludes OPP. % Nos. l and
u.s." Chopin; "Notturno," Grieg;
"Arabesque No. l." and 1.-The Girl
With the Flaxen HAIR" Debussy; and
melody" Rachmaninoff.
Mrs. Bertha Burt, Jamestown, de-
partnlcnt senior vice president of the
North Dakota Daughters CT Union
Veterans of the Civil war, was here
Saturday for q conference with Mrs.
Albin Hedstrom, department presi-
dent, and Mrs. A. L. Sandin, depart
Ment secretary, regarding plans for
the state convention, which will be
held in Valley City early in June. )
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Mrs. Alfred Zuger and son Jack.
Sol West Thayer avenue, returned
last evening from Minneapolis and
st. Paul, where they spent q week
visiting friends. They also attended
tn. National Flower show, and spent
q few days in Rochester, MINI. They
were accompanied by John Moses,
who visited relatives and friends In
Minneapolis.
Appointments in green and white
were used for the potluck supper held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lou
Thompson, 61O Tenth street, Satur-
day evening. Covers were placed for
16. The evening was spent at bunco,
and score prizes were awarded Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Eyerson and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Rodenbaugh.
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Miss Ruth Hoss, who has been
spending several months here visit
Ing her brother and sister-in-law,
Captain and Mrs. G. A. Hoss, Fort
Lincoln. left last evening for her
home at Seattle, Wash.
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Members Of the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's club will hold their
regular dinner Tuesday evening at
6:15 at the club rooms. Miss Susan
3. Scheaffer, chairman Of the health
committee, Is in charge.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the McCabe Methodist
church will meet at 2:30 Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. w. J.. Church,
500 Eleventh street.
The rgular meeting Of the Royal
Neighbors lodge will be held Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock at the Elks hall.
The Juvenile lodge will hold its meet
ing at 4 p. m. Tuesday at the hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Mantz, Ana
moose. are here for q short visit with
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Archie O. Johnson, 90
Seventh street.
Mrs. z. A. Greenwood returned Sum
day from jamestown. where she spent
week visiting friends.