Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-05-16
REV. F. N. ANDERSON
SENDS GREETINGS
Baltimore, Md,
May s, 1917.

May 8, 1917.
Editor Of Warren Sheaf:
Dear Sir and friend:
We have been so busy that we
have had no time to write to every
one and as yet we are not settled
and will probably not have time to
write individual letters until a little
later on.
We can never forget the royal
farewell that we were given on the
night we left Warren The many
friends, the kind words and hand
shakings, and the splendid music
| rendered by the Warren city band
in our honor, will never be forgotten.
Mr.. Editor, we desire to express
by these lines our heartfelt thanks
to each and everyone of our great
host Of friends in Warren.
We arrived in Minneapolis on a
Wednesday morning. Spent the day
there with relatives and friends and
left the following morning for
Chicago, which we reached about
eleven o'clock Thursday evening.
Here we had intended to spend a
day or two with friends and rela-
tives, but arriving at such late
hour and not being acquainted in
the city, we decided to continue our
journey.
The next train leaving Chicago for
Altoona, Penn, was slow train,
but we boarded it just the same and
to our great surprise and also good
luck we found only a very few
passengers on this train, so that we
had a Pullman sleeper all to our
selves. This we all enjoyed inn
mensely, as all trains heretofore had
been so crowded that it was almost
impossible to find standing room.
much less sitting room. We were
on this train from 12 O'Clock Friday
day night until II o'clock Friday
night, when we arrived in Altoona,
Penn, where we had formerly
served the congregation Of the
Swedish Lutheran church
Here we struck an entirely
different climate from that Of Min
nesota. The grass was green, the
lilacs were budding out, and the
heavy wraps we had on from Min
nesota We're laid aside. On Sunday
s:1 Il TT ,ss Il. We Breach
ed in the Swedish Lutheran church
Of this city to a large congregation.
We left Altoona on the morning
of April End, headed for our old
home in Houtzdale. Penn. Mr.. John
Benson, mine operator and one of
. the wealthiest men in that city, met
US at the Pennsylvania station and
escorted US to his own beautiful
home on the hill, close to the swed-
ish Lutheran church. Here we were
met by Mrs. Benson and sons and
daughters. After spending a week
renewing old friendships and
acquaintances in Houtzdale, we set
out for Baltimore, Nd, our future
home.
On arriving at Baltimore we were
met at the Union station by Messrs.
Sodergren and Anderson, who es-
corted US to boarding house on
Eutaw ST., one of the finest loca-
tions in Baltimore, where we stop
ped for a week, until we finally
found home on 316 w. Ellwood
Ave., where we now live. On the
evening Of April 18th, the st. Olof's
Lutheran congregation had arranged
IA fine reception for us. A. splendid
program was carried out, consisting
Eof addresses, songs and music by
the church band. We have very
nice little church here and we. find
Eplenty Of Scandinavians, both
! Swedish, Danish and Norwegians, SO
we hope in the future to build up
a large congregation and also new
church.
In Washington, D. c., We have no
church at, all but hold services there
next Sunday in the English Luth-
|eran Memorial church, one Of the
finest and best known churches in
Washington. <-... 49,
4 Washington, the capitol city, is
one of the most beautiful cities on
the globe, especially at this time
of the year, when the grass is
green and all the trees and plants
are in full bloom. It looks to me
like a paradise.
Here in Washington, D. c., we
met many Of our old friends who
are working for the government
We met a brother Of DR.. G
Andreen, who is working in thu
pension department, and Prof
Johns, formerly teacher at Beth
any College, in Lindsborg, Kans
He is now at the head Of th'
chemistry department in Washing
ton, D. c.. DR.. Johns informed u
Of the splendid opportunities fo7
Il