The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1918, Page 5

WEDNESDAY, ‘FEB: ‘19,1918 —— | | SOCIETY V|| SECOND COMMUNITY SING TO BE. GIVEN AT AUDITORIUM SUNDAY | The second community sing will be given Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Auditorium. The phenomenal success of the first sing has prompted the Thursday Musical club, under whose auspices the movement was in- stituted here, to try a more elaborate program. ‘The committee in charge | composed of Mrs. A. G. Jacobson, the president, Mrs. E. H. L. Vesperman, Mis. J. A, Larson and Mrs. Rose, tet with Mrs, Jacovson Tuesday atternoon and formulated ‘the preliminary ar- rangements. ‘The old songs will be sung including the national anthems, the familiar Large Shipment Leaves the war time songs and old folk songs. A list of the titles will be published toj enable the general public to become familiar with them. It is the hope of the club that it will 2e a community ‘sing in the true sense of the word and that every one of the au:litors will join with the chorus in the sing F. It. Marquis will direct the large chorus of 160 vo The singers wil) include the various church che ane musical organizations of the city. A rehearsal will be held Saturday eve ning at 7:20 in the Commercial clab rooms. Red Cae Headquarters—Many Knitted Articles 1 ‘Maree shipment of knitted articles and, garments left the Burleigh Coun- ty Red Cross chapter headquarters this morning for the Northern divi- sion. The list of knitted articles rep- resented only one week’s work while tliat for the garments since Janu- ary 15. “Miss Agnes Orr of the knitting de- partinent announces the following list: 90 sweaters, 70 pairs of socks, three pairs of wristlets, six mufflers, Federated Clubs to ft Arrange for Baby Week The board of directors of the Feder- ation of Women’s clubs will hold a special meeting Friday afternoon in the Commercial club. rooms at 3:00 o'clock to discuss plans for baby week. Suggestions sent out ‘by the National Council of Defense and the Children’s .bureau_ will be considered and, committees will be appointed. The board is composed of the presi- dents of the affiliated clubs of the city and the local officer's of the state federation.. Members of the board are urged to attend. ; Blind Salvation Army » Evangelist Is Coming Envoy. Walter Jeffries of Calumet, Mich:, noted blind evangelist in the Salvation. army, will pay a visit to Bismarck and’ will speak at the local barracks ‘Friday’ and Saturday even- ings. and Sunday. morning and even-} ing.’ He will also take part in the| spacial program-arranged for Monday evening, | At’ 38 'a’ Well “kniown'’tact’ that ‘the blind are often richly endowed by great intelligence and this is verified in, Evangelist Jeffries. Besides being &pspeaker of note he possesses a adplendia baritone voice and is other- wise talented in music. : Evangelist Jeffries is making a tour of North Dakota in connection with the army’s annual siege, which was started two weeks ago. Monday night the program will be given by the young people of the bar- racks. Honors will be distributed at this time to-the boys and girls who have faithfully attended the company] L meetings during the year 1917. A fee of ten cents will be charged to help defray. the expenses of this campaign. Evangelist Jeffries will, speak Fri- day, and Saturday evenings at 8 .o’- clock and Sunday mornig at 11 and svenlng: at 8, “Smokes Week? for Our Own’ Boys in France ‘Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund, an organization instituted. in New York city, has started a campaign to secure tobacco for the boys in France. The week of February 18 is to: bei Isabelle Cochrane mown as “Smokes. Week” and the or-| ganization’ is asking that people all over the. country cooperate in the moyement, women sent considerable to2acco to the boys at Christmas time. The let- ters of: ‘thankfulness since ‘received from the boys have prompted this cam- paign. . Bismarck is asked to contribute its share of tobacco which is distributed through the American Red Cross. ‘An éxtract from a New York boy, Private C. G. Kirchhof, Jr. of the Quarter Master clerks U. S, A., tells just how much the boys in France ap- preciate American tobacco. It fol- lows: ‘ “Somewhere in France. “January 16, 1918. “fear Friends: “Through your thoughtfulness I re- ceived a box of ‘Smokes’ in ny Christ- nvas-bag last night. It was sent by the Wrapping Department of Esmond Mills, Esmond, K. I. the receipt of which I acknowledged. -“We fellows over here heartily ap- preciate your efforts and the results| thereof, as we would be out of luck for “smokes” without your gifts, American tobacco and cigarettes are very: scarce here and whenever we manage to get any it seems ‘like a message from home. We cannot smoke the French tobacco and if we could we would most likely ‘be doing some poor French soldier out of his “smokes.” “know that girls and ladies are helping greatly‘ in the work of the work of the “Tobacco Fund,” but it is only a2 man who is a smoker that.can realize’ what it means for a smoker. to be without “smokes.” So I'll leave it to those men in your good. cause, whether I am telling the truth or not, when I say, “We need smokes.” “I was transferred from the infan- try to the quartermaster corps and am now: “doing my bit” as a clerk in that branch of the service. I am a smoker and need “smokes” so you can im- agine how. badly our poor boys in the thetokies sneedothems iin sin i “Private C._G. Kirchhof, Jr., 4 ‘American Expeditionary” Forces, » “France.” This body of men and: | At present there are nearly 650 knit ting for the chapter in Bismarck alonc and, articles are also received fro' the six Burleigh county auxiliari The list of made garments cont: 25 sponges, 24 pillows, 159 bel 63 ‘bathrol: 60 caps, i 24 bed st and 14 nightingales. The sewing’ room was filled with workers ‘Tuesday afternoon. The Presbyterian J.adies’ Aid came in a body and spent the afternoon sewing Other women of the city also helped DAR eee Dies in Local Hospital. Clara, eight-year-old danghter of Mr, and Mrs. Henry Mautz of G dicd at noon today in one of the local hospitals. The body will be takea to Garrison for interment. Entertains School Friends. Miss Paula Rigler entertained a number of the high school girls Tues- day evening at her home in Sixth street. The evening Was spent in playing various games and dancing. Addresses .s Physicians. Dr. Frederick William Schultz of} in the city as the guest of Dr. A. M Brandt of the firm of Quain and Ram- stad. Dr. Schultz spoke last even- ing before the Sixth Medical ass tion, at its monthly meeting held the Commercial club rooms, To Conduct Services. Rey. Eruce E. Jackson of the war Y. M. C. A, who is spending a short time in the city with his family Se fore leaving for New York where he mid-week services at the First Lap- tist church this evening. Rev. ‘Mr. Jackson expects to leave for the east | Friday night. (Many Dance for Red Cross. The spacious gymnasium at Fort Lincoln was ctowded to its capacity Tuesday evening. The brilliant scenes dancers glided around to the music of *Connor‘s orchestra, The Ladies’ Aid y of Rice Township, under whose s the grand ball was staged as a benefit to the Purleigh County Re Cross chapter, were cnthusiastic ov- er the support given the event bv the young people of Bismarck an? Burleigh county. The entire proceeds will be given to the Red Cross, For Bride-Elect, Mrs, D. T. Owens, Mrs. Oltjen, ‘Miss joint hostesses Tuesday afternoon at a charmingly appointed shower en in honor of Miss Olive Procto: fiance of John Adams of Omaha, Ne at the home of ‘Mrs. Owen in Fifth street. Fifty of “Miss Proctor’s inti. mate friends were guests and the af- ternoon was spent in various social pastimes. ‘Mrs, John A. Graham sang a group of songs and Miss Marj Best, cousin of the bride-elect, pla: The national colors were used in the of red, white and blue carnations be- ling used. The honor guest received many beautiful gifts. Assisting the Pierce. —— Tee CITY NEWS _ | “+ Walter Winner and Harold Hopton, patients at the Bismarck hospital, were discharged Monday. Dr. Oscar Smith of Killdeer, who underwent an operation in the Bis- marck hospital is recovering nicely. Raymond Day, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Day of McKenzie, underwent an EVERYBODY'S EVERYDAY pe should never be Family matters discusged with nor confided to per- sons not belonging to the: home cir- cle. The rule applies to both men and women, although: men observe it bet- ‘ter than women. 4 ‘Minneapolis, is spending a short timej badly scalded about the body and who will sail for France, will conduct the | s of former days were renewed as the; la Diesem and Miss Johnson, were |® giv.) appointments with flags and clusters! and Miss Haze!}so long. SISMARCK EVENING TRIBUNE GIRL’S IDEA FINDS _| HOMES FOR MANY | a kers floc king into hington, She's:a Washington al worker and she knew the diffi: culty of finding rooms-and board, She i and her plan—|% ly accepted by your Uncle Sam. he plan worked. it was merely to send circular let- ters to thou ds of old government employes, pointing out that it would help win the war if each of them could find a room in his home for another; war worker, RRR Ree operation in the Bismarck hospital: Monday. it Among the ‘business visitors in the capital city ‘Monday were R. J. Plliott of Braddock, Theron Ellison and B. M, Kafer of Sterlin Judge W. L. Nuessle and Court Stenographer Wattam have gone to Linton where they will conduct court for Emmons county. Fred Peterson of the Grand Pacific, underwent an operation in the Bis- marck hospital Tuesday morning. ‘He is getting along nicely. William, the five-year-old son of, Mr, and Mrs. George Little, who was is undergoing treatment in the Bis- marck hospital, is getting along nicely. | Among the recent patients to enter the St. Alexius hospital are Mrs. H. Moody, city; Mrs. H. O. Batzer, Hazel-: ton; iM. A. Roswoid, Driscoll; Mrs. John McDonald, ‘Mandan; Anna looky, Dickinson; Mrs. John Bischke, Medina; W. 'M, Murnane, city; Mrs. Lee Malard, Stewartsdale; Joseph Leiev, Kintyre: Master Henry Peder- er Quam, Max; ‘Mrs. rs. Herman Hoeft, Mike Keller, Strasburg. ‘Those to leave the hospital were M: feah Kopk Halide ‘s. Thoms Fettig and y, Ori A Joseph Suguira and baoy, Mrs, J. A. Penter and baby, Garrison, A sou born in the same pital to Mr Mrs. George Dohn, y. PARSONS WRITES INTERESTINGLY OF TRIP AND FRANCE iis, son of Mr, and L..M Acro § tionary gly to hi mother of his trip , under date of January 6. “Dear Mother— “Well, we 1 France. Our trip was une ur as submar- lines were concerned or excitement of any kind. We eat well, sleep much and enjoy ourselves. The hoat crew said they had never scen such fine weather on the Atlantic at this time of the year as we had. The only cold weather we ran into was in Canada. “Nearly every evening on the boat f the squadron would give an nent so everyone was in ts. I saw the “Little Bit of at a distance, and it really Heaven” hostesses were Miss Fay Connor, Miss/ looked inviting, we were on the water ‘England must be a beauti- ful country in the summer time. Ev- erything hada light covering of snow. “From the way the people act you would not know that they have Deen at war so long, France is also very interesting, The land in general re- sembles that of around Faribault, Minn., except the buildings, fences, etc, which gives the landscape an od:l but fascinating appearance. “I often used to wonder why peo- ple rave-over the churches here. But when you see them, they are a won- der. Some were built as long as nine centuries, The outside is of sand- jstone which is badly weathered and shows the marks of time, but on the inside they are wonderful. Big mar- dle and granite pillars and the paint- ings and statues are remarkable. We are not to give definite descriptions of-anv:hine so we will have to wait until T get home. “The French people are very polite and are much interested in Americans. Their chief trouble is the language and money. There is also consider- able English money in circulation here and some real United States. So if you buy a small article and give a dollar bill as I did, you sure get back more money. For example. I spent 15 cents and gave a dollar bill. I got}, the following in odd shapes or paper: Mn Franco, Anquante centimes and in silver, one shilling, one franc and one £9 rentimes piece, I wonder if it was right. “We are quartered in warm brick barracks and have plenty to eat. But one case of measles loomed up and we are confined to the place for 21 days. But measles are no crime 80 we shovld worry. “The. squadron has been working every day but there has been nothing for me so.far except that we aré start- ing a class: in electricity and other Met) which will Ht) some of my. ime. jam writing on my knee so this may {not be very clear at times. | the _ had his household goods shipped to have a brutish them. “We have just received ‘our first mai(l. I received your letter of the 7th and one from Agnes D, , 1 ‘recely- ed the sweater but nothing else. So I wil watch for the rest. “f have broken my own pen and 1} appearance © avout But will write again soon. “We had a gool Christmas dinner, Christmas eve on tiie Loat, We spent New Years on 2 train making a 36 hour ride somewhere in france “It is just as ‘well they call this place ‘somewhere,’ as’ you ;can’t read | half of the names “Jack Hall, who was with T. R. At- kinson, is in this wing. I ran across him while in E and and he is with us here. He looks as good as when at home, “The weather here is fine. Just a Tule snow but the river is not frozen. ° [ice teal “Love to all, “WILL “Address this way only: “M. iH, S.-W. H. Parsons, “77 Aero Squadron, “ALK. BF. “Via New York.” i PERSONAL NOTES| Mrs. Joseph Hare. is here. from Butte, Mont., coming here to attend funeral of her father-in-law, Joseph’ Hare, Sr. W. H. Webb, Jr. of the firm of Webb brothers, has gone east on his annual spring buying trip to include the twin cities and Chicago. Mrs. H. O. Batzer of Hazelton, has entered the St. Alexius hospital for treatment. Mrs, Batzer only recently! underwent an operation in the same; institution. Miss Nellie Holihan of the Interna- tional Harvester company, left Tues- day for New Hampton, la., where she! was called by the serious illness of} her father. A, G, White, who recently went to} Terry, Mont. where he is connected | with the Stith Hardware company, that place Tuesday. Mr, Parnes and family of Calgary, Canada, will arrive the last of the , Week for an extended visit with his ‘parents, ‘Mr. and Mrs. 0. R. Barnes} of Fourth street. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Loftus of the Grand Pacific, a recent bride ‘and| groom, have taken an apartment in| their residence there next week. NEW LEIPZIG BOY NOT ON TUSCANIA A communication received from Ru- ben Lewis from Camp Merritt, dated Feoruary 3, by brothers Edward and Henry Lewis of New Leipzig, gives them all reason to believe he) was not a passenger on the ill-fated Tuscania as was first thought. Further advice received from Wau- paca, Wis., states that his company sailed only last week. Mr. Lewis is aj bugler in the 107th M. P. 32nd. Divis- ion National Guard | ferings, the Rose building and will take. up| Tuesday night with the physical ex- amination of 64 class 1-A sele@t ser- vice men. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincerest thanks to our neighbors and friends, the B, P. O. Elks, the Poyal Neighbors and the Homesteaders’ Lodges who so loyally assisted us in the recent si ness and death of our beloved husband | and father. Also we wish to thank our friends and relatives and the various soci and lodges for the beautiful fl MRS. JOHN L. BORK, RUDO! PH BORK. One Break in ‘Ranks In strict confidence it is stated that at least one Nonpar member of the present state adminis- tration, for private r be a candidate for re: A Bsa apesiceoete elaabi ¢ ‘Mesdames 'B. J. Schimansky and D R. Taylor, Jr., visited with friends in! Bismarck yesterday afternoon Mrs. Arthur Keelbe day afternoon in Bisa with friends, Misses Violet Schrieder and Gene vieve Haas spent Sunday evening in the capital city the guest of friends. Miss Alice Feland and Miss Irene Walters visited with friends yesterday afternoon in Bismarck. | Attcrney John Heder spent Sunday} afternoon in Bismarck visiting with! his wife who is a patient in the St. Alexius hospital. Mrs. Heder will) undergo an operation in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Newton and daughter, Miss Marion, spent yester- iday afternoon in Bismarck the guest of friends. iS. J. Nagel, member of the state hoard of control, passed through Man- dan yesterday afternoon en route home from Bismarck, to spend a few} days visiting with his family. A delightful meeting of the Helpful Hints club is being held this afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. O. Altnow. Mrs. Arthur J, Hollensworth is to entertain the members of the Episcop- al Guild at her home on Fourth av- enue northwest yesterday afternoon.’ J.-A. Locke, who has been a patient in the hospital for several days, was able to leave the institution yesterday afternoon and has left for his home near Hensler. Mrs. W. E. Klinger of Judson, was in Mandan yesterday afternoon with her parents, Mr, and Mrs_ Chris Schlosser. Mrs. P. W. McGillic departed yester- day for Seattle and Tacoma, where she will visit for a few weeks with re-| latives and friends. | Orrin Albrecht, Flasher business man, arrived in the city yesterday to attend to business matters. He re* turned to Flasher today. | An enjoyable evening was spent a at| the Elks hall last evening when over} 150 people attended the first annual railway clerks’ dance. The proceeds of-the dance were donated to the Red Cross. A large number of farmers were in| | Mandan yesterday to attend the Av-| {ery tractor school held at the Wm. | McDonald agency headquarters. The Ladies’ Auxilary held an im-’ Big g Business The Burleigh county draft board wound up a big day's business Tate | A SOUL-STIRRING DRAMA AT SATURDAY, Each GE Oe st ace : “We have met many British soldiers. from evety place and they all were. interesting and appeared to be~ very | clean men. The French soldiers are the same ‘but it is “‘Parlez-vons ang- lais,”. The German prisoners we have SPECIAL, PRICES TO MUSIC TEACHERS. seen are not so“inviting. The yreally ‘Wo eANNA Q. “STAR OF THE NORTH” in “THE INEVITABLE” . An Erbograph Art Drama With a-distinguished At the ORPHEUM THEATRE TONIGHT Grand Opening OF THE MUSIC DEPT. Wonder Store All the Popular Songs of the Day. 15,000Sheets of Music will be sold COME AND HEAR THEM PLAYED | portant business meeting at the home of Mrs. E. J. Conrad on Sixth avenue northwest Monday evening. NILSSON OF LOVE AND VENGEANCE t THE All of them Valentine’s Day February | 4th VALENTINE BOXES Of Choice Fresh Flowers, $1.00, $2.00 and $3.00 Our Special Valentine’s Corsage Made of Violets, with shield, ribbon and corsage pins, packed in a Special Valentine Box. Good value at $2.00. PRICED SPECIALLY AT $1.00 HOSKINS, Bismarck, N. D. You can save money on Meats and Groceries GUSSNER’ PUBLIC MARKET MARKET 310 MAIN STREET PHONE 60 OUR GUARANTEE. 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