Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-06-17
foUNo PEOPLE or NOR 3s
WEolAN FREE CHURCH

YOUNG PEOPLE or NOR
NsEolAN FREE CHURCH
Had Splendid Convention at Benson
{ {. Last Week. It 4
The annual convention Of the
Young Peoples Societies OF the Will
mar District Of the Lutheran Free
church, which. was held in this city
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. June 5.
s and Z, was the most successful and
enjoyable ever held by the District.
There were about 276 delegates from
outside towns in the District, and II
the weather and roads had been bet
ter at least two hundred more from
Willmar, Morris and Montevideo
would have come by auto to attend
the Sunday meetings. ~
On Friday forenoon the convention
was called to order by Rev. e. M.
Hanson, of New London, the president
of the District. Rev. ]. s. Strand, the
local pastor gave an address of well
come. This was followed by an ex-
cellent sermon by Rev. M. B. Mich
aelson of Willmar. 49,
On Friday afternoon Rev. And. o.
son of Morris, gave clear outline of
the subject to be discussed during
the convention. The topic was taken
from the first book of Moses, 28th
chapter, 10 to % verses. The bal
ance of the afternoon was taken up
with the discussion.
On Friday evening a musical and
literary program was rendered by diff
ferent members of the various soci-
cites. The program included songs,
recitations, readings, etc. The pro-
gram was given in both English and
Norwegian, being about equally d.
vided.
On Saturday forenoon the session
was devoted to the further discussion
of the convention topic and much in
terest was manifested in it.
On Saturday afternoon Rev. E O..
Larson, Of Eagle Lake delivered a
very able address on Social Condi-
TONS" On Saturday evening another
excellent literary and musical pro-
gram was rendered in both English
and Norwegian.
On Sunday morning at 9 o'clock a
| communion service was conducted by
Rev. J. S. Strand and Rev. Andrew
| Olson. At 1890 services were con-
Quoted in the court house by Rev. J.
o. Hoyum, of Lake Lillian, and Rev
L. Peterson of Montevideo. In the
afternoon the discussion of the con-
vention topic was resumed and con.
cluded. The evening session was the
farewell session, in which all the Wis.
iting ministers participated.
At all the sessions the choirs of the
local society and those of the Monte
video, Eagle Lake and Willmar soci-
cites gave some very fine singing,
both as individual choirs and as un-
ion choir. When they sang together
there were about sixty members,
which made very fine choir and
they certainly gave good account of
Observation-Disclosures Monitor.
Those attending from Kandiyohi
county were the following:
Atwater - Olga Arneson, Lena
Thorpe.
Eagle Lake-Sigrid T. Gynild, Mar.
tina G. Bakken, Anna Glen, Rev. E. O.
Larson, Arthur Kleven, c. A. Bak.
lund, Christ A. Olson, P. T. Konster.
lie, Tom Rugg, Bonnie Berg, T. T.
Konsterlie, Walter Bakken, Julius Ris
dali, Leslie Baklund, Florence Bak
lund, Christ Kolvig, Lawrence Sand
Oscar Peterson, Carl Bakken, M. Eos
sum, Annie Risdall, Miss Olin, Miss
Sundfors, Carl Iverson, Miss Kills
berg, Gertie Paulson, Einar Gynild
Albert Rykken, Amanda and Thora
; Netland, Esther Berg, Selma Berg
I Marie Bakken.
i Irving-Lottie Christensen, Jennie
Sunde, Arthur Borsheim, 10. Nilsson
Annie Solum, Viola Swedberg, Morris
Nilsson, H. N. Haagensen, Nettie Han
sen, Helmer Thompson, Conrad John
son, Jettle Lucassen.
Lake Lillian-Rev. j. O. Hoyum
Alice Solmonson, Emily Flann, Sadie
Larson, Florence Nelson, Myrtle Nor
din Eleanor Anderson, Oscar SOlmon
son, Harry Flann.
New London-Rev. E. M. Hansen
Hulda Hansen, Gertie Thompson, Mrs
P. A. Brogren.
| Pennock-Thrina, Lydia and Inga
Thorson, Lars F. Peterson, Olive
Greenfield, Alma Lindgren, Alma
Wangsness, Prof. E. S. Olson.
Willmar-Martina T. Berg, Hazel
Dalien, Laila Holt, Hazel B. Peterson
Lefty Solverson, Amy Strand, Rev
M. B. Michaelson, Arnold Tommer
aasen, Clarence Tommeraasen, Der
nice Severinson, Ethel Govig, Jennie
and Ella Olson, George and Hanna
Kalberg, Josephine and Alpha Otter
ness, John Lepse, Sigyald Olson, Jack
Johnson, Manda Tommeraasen, Cora
Gundershaug, Clara Holland, 1nga and
Ruth Sletten, Estella M. Hanson, Hell
ga Berg, Evangeline Negaard, Muriel
Anderson, Amy Severinson, Helen A
Peterson, Mabel Olson, Mrs. c. M
Johnson, Sophia Hanson, Mrs. T. J.
Lepse, Malena Hanson, Gurine Elge
ross, Mrs. o. T. Birkeland, Elvira JAG
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