The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-21
National Officer to
Attend Music Festival

Mrs. Elmer James Getaway, Port
Huron, Mich, president Of the ma
tional federation Of music clubs, will
be guest of honor at the biennial
festival of the North Dakota fedora
ton of music clubs at jamestown
May 1926. 1t is announced by John
Howard, Grand Forks, state presi-
dent.
This will be the second time Mrs.
Getaway has been present for the
festival. In a message to Mr.. HQ-
ward, Mrs. Getaway commented on
the fine interest and enthusiasm
shown on her visit in 1880 and con-
graduated the state federation on its
selection Of musical numbers for the
event.
An all-state junior chorus, con-
Quoted by Miss Frances Rosenstock
of Jamestown. is to be an innovation
at this years festival. The chorus
will sing the opening day. designated
as junior day and set aside for the
annual luncheon of the junior divi-
sion.
AS festival director, J. s. Black Of
the jamestown college faculty, will
direct the all-state festival chorus in
the singing of Spring" from Haydn's
1.-THE Seasons" which will conclude
the programs. An orchestra directed
by Knute Froyssa of Valley City will
play during this final program. The
opera Carmen" will be produced as
one of the entertainment specialties.
In addition to the annual fedora
tion banquet on the opening night,
concert by the University Of North
Dakota band under the direction Of
John Howard also IS scheduled.
Members of Capitil City lodge No.
2. I. o. o. F. will sponsor a. card
party Thursday evening at $50
o'clock at the Odd Fellows hall. The
public is invited to attend.
]. C. Taylor and Harvey Niles,
manager and assistant manager of
the Bismarck branch of the Inter-
national Harvester company, left
Monday noon on a business trip to
Minneapolis.
An Easter motif was featured in
the decorations for a bridge party
given Sunday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Dohn, 1872 Mandan st.
Cards were played at two tables, with
Mrs. Jack Settig and Mamie Frei-
gang receiving the prizes.
Mrs. Ben Jansen, Stanton, who
has been a patient at the St. Alexius
hospital for the last week, returned
to her home Sunday. Her husband
and son Clemon, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Harmon of Stanton,
motored here and returned with her.
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Chris Bertsch, COZ Sixth St., left
Monday noon by airplane for Minis
neapolis, where he will spend several
DAYS on business. He also will visit
his daughter, Miss Peggy Bertsch,
an instructor at the University of
Minnesota.
Twenty-eight guests were enter
tanned at a bridge luncheon given
Saturday afternoon in the Rose room
at the Patterson hotel by Mrs. w. L.
Diven, 119 Avenue B West, and Mrs.
N. o. Churchill, 618 Mandan st. A
spring note was emphasized in the
table decorations which were in
green, yellow and white. Mrs. w.
E. Perry, Mrs. AL Rosen and Mrs. P.
c. Remington, ST., were awarded the
bridge prizes. Mrs. NJ. J. Ratzlaff
was guest from Mandan.
Members Of dinner bridge club
were guests at dinner party Sat-
urday evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Conklin, 307 Avepue
A West. Mr.. and Mrs. Conklin, Mr..
and Mrs. P. J. Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. A. Copelin and Mr.. and Mrs. N.
B. Gilman comprised the committee
in charge. Bouquets Of spring flow
ers and Easter favors were used in
decorating the tables. Covers were
marked for "a guests. Prizes in the
bridge games were awarded to Mrs.
John Sullivan, Mrs. Copelin, Or: W.
H. Bodenstab and DR.. w. =. Cole.