The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-19
AOCIETY News

| Trinity Choir to Give
Christmas Oratorio
"The Messiah" Christmas oratorio
by Haendel, will be given at the Trim
ity Lutheran church at 1880 o'clock
Sunday evening by the church choir
according to Rev. Opie S. Rindahl
pastor. It will replace the regular
church service.
Mrs. liver Acker will be the soprano
soloist. Other soloists will be Grace
Livdahl, contralto; and Myron H. An
derson and Lorenzo H. Belk bass and
baritone. Tenor recitatives and arias
will be sung by Rudolph Ofstedal of
Valley City. The production will be
directed by Clarion e. Larson, with
Mrs. Opie s. Rindahl as accompanist
This will be the fourth oratorio
presented this year by the choir.
"Bethan" was given at Easter; Gloria
Domini" was prepared especially for
the dedication Of the new church; and
Ruth" was given during the harvest
festival observance. The choir plans
to give 1.-THE Seven Last Words OF
Christ" by Du Bois, this coming
Easter.
Cleall Cannon of the 500 Line su-
perintendent's office, has left for Pa
sadena, Calf, to spend the holiday
season with relatives. He will be
gone two weeks or longer.
| Miss Florence Homan, 117ha Fourth
St., has left for Minneapolis to spend
the Christmas holidays with her SIS
ter. Mrs. Henry C.. Doerr.
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Miss Elizabeth Butler Is expected
to arrive In Bismarck next week from
Lawton, N. D., where she is an in
structor in the city schools. She viii
spend the Christmas vacation with
| friends here.
. Mrs. o. Lundquist and daughter
Doris, Mason apartments, left Satur-
day for Madison, Wis. where they
will spend about a month as the
guests Of Mrs. Lundquist's son-in- Jaw
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Olness.
Mrs. B. o. Woehle entertained
members of st. An.hony's mission
group Friday evening at her home
east Of the city. Cards were played at
three tables, with Mrs. A. A. Doerne.
and Mrs. T. ]. Mclaughlin receiving
the score prizes.
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Everett O'Neil, son of Mr.. and Mrs
J. E. ONeil. 4l4 Ninth St., IS expected
to arrive the fore part OF the week
from Livingston, Mont, to spend the
holidays with his parents. He has
been employed with q construction
company in the Yellowstone park
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Miss Jennie Macdonald will come
to Bismarck Sunday or Monday to be
guest at the home Of Col. and Mrs
C. F.. Mudgett, SIS Mandan St., durin9
the holiday season. Miss Macdonald
is sister of Mrs. Mudgett.
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To spend the Christmas holidays
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
A. G. Olson. Sill Eighth street
Miss Emily Olson will arrive Wed
nesday from st. Joseph. Mo-, where
she is employed as . Girl Reserve
secretary.
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John Hafstrom, q student at the
North Dakota Agricultural college
Fargo, will arrive this weekend t1
spend the holidays with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Hafstrom, 3l(
| West Thayer avenue.
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Miss Dorothy Moses, Grand Forks
will come to Bismarck the first par,
of next week to visit her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. w. Moses, ZIG Park St.
during the Christmas season. Miss
Moses is employed In the offices o1
the secretary Of the state industrial
commission at Grand Forks.
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Mrs. Eldon Anderson and son Loren,
422 Third st., will leave Sunday noon
for River Falls, WIS.,. where they will
spend Christmas with Mrs. Anderson's
mother, Mrs. Mary Everson. They
will stop in st. Paul for brief visit
with friends en- route and also plan
to visit in Saltwater, Mimi, with Mr
Anderson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
E. Anderson, before returning in about
two weeks.
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| kindergarten children at the Rich
holt school entertained their fathers
and mothers at morning and after
| noon Christmas programs Friday
Featuring each program was SYM
bolical dramatization, "A Little Boys
Christmas Dream" given by two diff
ferent groups Of Is children In cos
tune. Singing Of Christmas carols
| was q part Of the entertainment
which closed with distribution Of
gifts from the children's Christmas
tree. Each father and mother re-
ceived q gift made by the children.
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Members Of the Business Girls
bridge club held their annual Christ
mas party Thursday evening In the
Rose room at the Patterson hotel
following q o'clock dinner at the