Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-07
AASE HAUGEN HOME
DEDICATED WEDNESDAY
About Two wand People At
tended kSsses Last
Wed v.
FOR 50 NPEoPLE
There Are Fifteen Old Pc vt the
Home Now. New Ones .Eon
in Monthly at Meeting OF
Board.

Last Wednesday the Aase Haug-
en- Home for Old People situated
three and one-half miles southwest
of Decorah, was formally dedicated.
In the neighborhood Of 1000 peo-
pie congregated at the Home to en-
Joy the services and inspect the
building. More than 600 people went
out from Decorah on the Milwaukee,
besides many went in automobiles.
A large delegation Of more than a
hundred came from Calmar. Besides
there were many visitors from near
by states.
The exercises started at 10:30.
and the following program was car
ried out during the forenoon and
afternoon:
Invocation :. Rev. A. Opstedahl
Anthem-"Fader Vor". C. H. Rink
Decorah Choir
Address of Welcome Rev. N. Arveson
st. Olaf, Iowa
Solo-"O, Rest in The Lord" .....
80. Miss Helen Hjerleid
Decorah, Iowa
Dedicatory Sermon. -. :.
..... Prof. J.. N. Kildahl, D. D..
United Church Seminary, St. Paul,
Mimi.
Anthem-"Hymne" Fl. A. Reissiger
Decorah Choir
lInGIlnQ
Invocation Rev. H. B. Kildahl
Solo-"Consider and Hear Me-.
......... K. Alfred Wooler
Miss Helen Hjerleid.
Address Rev. TIL. Eggen
Minneapolis, MINI.
Anthem-"The Great Eternal"
.......... L. Beethoven
.s Decorah Choir e-ss
Address n. -. Rev. Thomas Nilsson
Decorah, Iowa
Anthem-"Hvor herlig er hist din
Bolig" FIR. Sllcner
Address Rev. H. b. Kildahl
President of the Board of Charities.
Anthem-"Lovsan John Dahlc
Decorah Choir
Greetings Rev. A. Opstedahl
em-"Takkesang'' FIR. Silcher
Decorah Choir
Benediction ...............
The exercises opened with hymn
by the congregation, and the invoca-
ton was given by Rev. A. Ofstedahl,
rector of the Deaconess Home and
Hospital, of Chicago. Rev. N. Arve-
son, of st. Olaf. gave the address OF
welcome, and was followed by Miss
Helen Hjerlied, with very pleasing
solo, 20, Rest in the Lord" Rev. J..
N. Kildahl, of the United church
Seminary, of st. Paul, then gave the
dedicatory address, which was In
spring and listened to most atten-
lively. The different numbers on
the above program were given In
turn and the program proved most
enjoyable for all.
The Aase Haugen Home was erect
ed by the people of Decorah and
surrounding district, subscription
of about $4,000 being taken up for
the purpose. Miss Haugen before
her death, willed the farm to the
United Lutheran church for the
purpose of erecting home for old
people. The value of the Home and
farm property is placed at 100000.
The building committee consists OF
Rev. Otto e. Schmidt. H. C. Hjer-
lied and william Ingvoldstad. The
board of directors consist also of
these gentlemen and Rev. N. Arve-
SON st. Olaf, Iowa; Rev. j.
Fjelde. Waukon and E. r. Thomp-
son. Cresco. These gentlemen are
entitled to much credit for the erec-
tion of this fine building.
Rev. Arveson. president of the
board of directors, on Wednesday
formally turned over the keys of
the building to Rev. Gronlid. who
on behalf Of the board Of trustees Of
the United Lutheran church accept
ed them.
The handsome building is 57x97.
four stories high. 1t Is built OF
Berford stone and Twin City brick.
The building is practically fireproof.
Two fire walls run up and down
through the building. In case Of
fire 1t can be confined to the center
OF the building or any wing. Fire
proof doors are on every floor.
The basement or first floor. con-
tains the kitchen. dining room,
laundry. boiler room, vegetable
room, milk room, sewing room.
smoking room, besides two bedrooms