Willmar tribune., 1911-03-22
Personal and Otherwise

The Svea Cooperative Mercantile
Association at their meeting at the
court house on Monday, decided to
put in big up-to-date store in this
city to compete with the ,Willmar
merchants. e
The Ladies' Aid of the First M. E.
church will gratefully receive do
nations Of fancy articles, aprons
|etc. for their Easter sale. Please
leave donations with Mrs. Parmeter
mot later than April 3. 51E>
i Mrs: Albert .Rodelius and chill
|dren arrived from Palacious, Texas,
Monday. Mr.. j. E. johnson came
up from Lake Lillian for them with
his car Tuesday. MIR. Rodelius is
coming later with a car of goods.
The, Seminary basket ball team.
who have returned victorious
from the chase so many times,
were the honor guests at an infor-
NAL and jolly affair given at Semi
nary hall Saturday evening.
Miss Mary Allen, who will be
Miss Kathleen Hart's accompanist
at the recital at the Opera House
Wednesday evening. March %, will
arrive the last of this week and be
the guest of Miss Ruth Spicer.
The Misses Youngberg are plan
ming an attractive millinery OPEN
ing for the last of March or first of
April. They have Miss Marie Mil
Ter of St. Paul. their popular trim
mer of last season. with them again.
The arrangements for the spring
course Of Lectures at the First
Methodist church are about COM
pleted. The dates are the Tuesday
evenings Of April 18, May 8, 16,
and q. The success of the course
is already assured. - =
Mesdames VIM. Hengstler, VIM.
Chase, A..sF. Hanscom. E. M. Stan
ford. T. Scotton and F. G. Handy
expect. to attend the Presbyterial
missionary meeting at Litchfield
tomorrow. Mrs. Handy will repre-
sent the Willmar society. 81
Mrs. c. E.. Gerretson will have
for her house guest the first of next
week Miss Kathleen Hart, who will
appear in concert on Wednesday
evening. Miss Hart is niece of
Mrs. Gerretson and needs no intro
sduction t. llmar people.
T..l. eastman, of Al|andale, who
has purchased the j. L. johnson
eighty south Of the city, was in
town last Friday. Mr.. eastman
lexpects to make his future home
here, and be enrolled his name in
the Tribune family to help him get
acquainted before he comes. -.
The basket social which was given
by Miss Emma Somerville and pu-
pills in Dist. 63. was q decided sue
cess. A very interesting program
was given and the sum of 1915 was
realized from the sale of the baskets
and lunch. All report very good
time.
1t is reported that the new trans
continental express trains Nos. AZ
and 48 will pass thru Willmar on
their way to the Pacific Coast.
These trains, which are two of the
finest IN the Burlington Great
Northern system. have formerly run
to Billings, thence on the N. P. to
the coast. m>-.. 80.
Rev. M. B. Michaelson is in
Litchfeld today instructing his con-
firmation class at the Advent church
and will preach there at 7:30 this
evening. Rev. Michaelson's Nor
wegian Free Mission at Litch-
field has prospered greatly and a
church is to be organized at an
early date.
The Epworth League of the
Swedish M. E. church will give a
social at the church Friday evening
March "a at 8 o'clock. Rev. E..
Aug. Bongfeldt from Litchfeld and
others will take part in the pro-
gram. After which coffee and cake
will be served for 10 cents. Every
body most cordially invited.
At their meeting on April 3rd the
Mozart Club will study Haydn.
Miss Anna Olson will give short
biographical sketch; Methods of
practicing music. will be- given by
Miss Mabel Holmhahl; First com
positions blythe composer, Harold
Swanson: and a duet by Misses Eva.
lyn Dale and ,Geraldine Haley.