The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-08-12
+, LOCAL BRANCH PROVED TO BE
ROYAL ENTERTAINERS
WILL RAISE $500 FOR COLLEGE
Entire Session Vas Marked With Harmony
and Visitors are Loud In Their
Praise.


trict was held in the Swedish Lutheran
Libanon church OF this city August g.
inclusive.
Friday afternoon the delegates begar
TO arrive. Every train which entered
the city from then until Sunday nigh
/, brought visitors. The delegates were
met at the train 10y a committee from
the local league. which escorted the
visitors TO the homes of the parishion
ers for entertainment.
The opening session OF the conven.
tion took place Saturday. August g. at
23O p. m. This session was given
over entirely TO business.
The minutes OF last years conyen.
tion was read and approved. The
presidents report was read and accep-
ted. The election of officers was the
next step taken and resulted as follows .
President-Rev. G. A. Rosander.
Crystal Falls.
Vice President-Rev. A. f. Mcneil.
Calumet, Mich.
Secretary Herbert Anderson. Iron
Mountain. Mich.
Treasnrer-Miss Olga Grund Ish-
peming, Mich.
Dr. Gustave Andreen, president OF
the Augustana College and Geological
Seminary at Rock Island, III. who has
been travelling in the upper peninsula
this past summer In the interest of the
institution he represents. DR.. Andreen
was called npon TO make few re-
marks.
In a very short time he gave his |
audience thorough knowledge OF the |
work that Is being carried out by the
young people in the whole Augustana
Synod and also the great blessings
this work has brought to the individu.
ais and TO the church as whole. In
his last remark he stated his purpose
which was as follows:
The late Senator j. A. Erickson of
Boone, Iowa. in his will donated fifty
six thousand 1856, OOO) dollars to the
Augustana College and Theological
Seminary. at Rock Island. ILL.,. ten
Thousand $50. .0p0) to be given at once
and the remaining l$4G. 0OO) forty-six
thousand to be given October /, 1912,
providing the Augustana Synod bad by
that time gathered an equal sum. "
He proceeded TO explain how he had |
planned to appeal TO the young people
10 assist in this matter and that he
the Luther League Of the Tsh-
peming District TO do its share
The league ielt that some time was
necessary In which to consider the pro- a
therefore the question was
tabled until the next business session $
II the league, AT the close OF this ses. l
ion all visitors were invited into the a
,hurch parlors whore they partook OF "A 3
and dainty supper. b
Saturday evening at D. m. the Sc
ond session of the convention was cal. <
ed TO order. The program for that i
vening consisted OF recitations. de. b
lamations and music, both instrumen.
al and vocal. The program was ex. n
fnsively carried ont by the delegates f'
fOn the different leagues. with the u
OF Scripture reading and Q,
rayer q
AT the close OF Saturday evenings L
rogram. the president in behalf OF his 8
congregation extended TO all visitors n
earty welcome and also that Mother -
Iatura" had assisted the residents of II
rystal Falls In extending TO every one
warm" welcome. ia
Sunday. August @. at 10 100 a. m. all M
.sitors. together with the congrega- th
on, assembled at the LIbanon ohurcp. 81
he church vas flied TO it's utmost In
.pacity with young people, whose
ices were beaming from the Light be
caived from above. 10
The service was opened by solo. m
Oh Dry Those Tears. by Mr.. Rudolf 90
rand a. Calumet. accompanied by -
les Theresia Swanson at the piano. ex
iss Anna Lund. organ and Mr. Her ti'
'rt johnson violin The accompanies lal
ere all from Calumet. Rev. r. Reh.
er of Sc. Ignace and Rev. A. Il. In
onell Of Calumet, occupied the pull m'
/. and Rev. A. 7. FAINT OF Iron an
ountain and Rev. Oscar SandahI Of Le
aiquette performed the liturgical CIT
rt of the service. Mr.. Gerhard +.
exis. Of Ishpeming sang a solo the clio
lnblikanen. The male choir from --
'n Mountain also rendered ono selec.