Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-04
RIDGEWAY.

| Let all who can possibly get to
church and Sunday school next Sun
| day, be sure to be there. This will be
not only Easter Sunday but also
Forward Step Day." If we have
not been doing our full duty in any
sense of the word this will be a good
time to begin to put all our good
resolutions into practice
| Ridgewav NJ. + Sunday school
will meet at 1890 A. NJ, and after
the regular lesson, a number of the
| little folks will speak and sing as
will some of the older folks.
! The choir will sing, a short mis-
sionary program will be given and
the offering received. In the evening
the entire evening service will be
given up to the full program which
is to be rendered. The little folks
alone could furnish a fine program
both morning and evening. The pro-
/ gram will consist Of recitations
readings, vocal and instrumental
solos, duets, quartettes and chorus
es, and the Self Denial Week" offer
| ing will be received and we trust
that this will be even greater than
it was two years ago when the larg-
est Easter offering on record in the
Ridgeway M. E. church was receiv-
ed. The program will begin at 1880.
Easter will be celebrated by Nor
gan M. E. Sunday school at 1890
Easter morning with a program by
the S. S. members and a short ad-
dress by the pastor. The regular s,
S. lesson will also be taken up and
the Easter offering. Let every family
be present en- masse. Never mind
whether you have a new Easter hat
or any hat at all, folks behind you
can see better if you have none.
Libbey Sunday school will meet al
$3.50 on Easter Sunday afternoon fol
the regular study of the S. S. lesson
and the Easter program to be given
by the S. S. members. Come and en-,
joy this good program with these
good people. You will need to come
early in order to get front seat
A letter of greeting and good
wishes from G.. r. and Mrs. Baker
Of Los Angeles, was read at the
Ridgeway S. S. on last Sunday NOR
ming. Mr.. Baker was for many
years superintendent of our Sunday
School and his words of greeting anC
good wishes were enjoyed and appre
ciated by his many S. S. friends pres
ent on this occasion.
Epworth League meeting mex
Sunday evening at Gas. We know
we will have a good meeting witt
such a good topic what Easter
Means to Me-, in the hands of such
competent leader as we know Mis-.
Rosetta Jensen will prove to be.
At the f. l.. meeting led by Mil
lie Drum last Sunday evening. thu
first April l surprise was the find
ing of the chairs arranged out o.
their usual order, the second sur
prise was the song by a quartette OF
boys-Leonard Hospodarske Gilbert
Armstrong, Andrew Magnus and Os
valid Drum, who sang so we'll thai
they received a hearty encore. tC
which they responded very happily
We hope to hear the boys again sooa
Another pleasant surprise was the
presence of DR.. Frederick w. Wright
whose participation in the meetine
was very helpful.
We hope to have another fine let
ter to read next Sunday morning al
Sunday school. II you are not there
then you will have to go on wonder
ing whose name was attached to it
We wonder why we might not nave
this feature of the State Wild,
Campaign" last throughout tn,
year. 1t is so good to hear from
former Ridgewayites who have no
forgotten us though far from us.
DR.. Wright of New York, return
ed missionary and who is to be on,
of the speakers at the great mis-
sionary convention to be held a
Cresco next week April IL and IS
occupied the M. e. church pulpit OIL
Sunday evening and the large mum
Der present were both interested
and edited by his very fine address
We hope to hear him again at Ores
leo next week.
Some of our ladies expect to at
tend the w. f. NJ. S. Convention a
Lime Springs this Wednesday an,
Thursday.
Miss Amelia Teskey returned Sat
urday afternoon from DEBORAH
where she has been spending her va
cation.
Miss Dosetta Jensen returned Sun
Ivy ASAI Aioil Val pthlCI, Id, WhtI
she has been holidaying with hom
folks.
Prof. Jones returned Suada
night from Lime Springs, after
weeks vacation.
Miss Gladys Barthell returned o.
the early train Monday mornin
from Mason City, Elkader and 9th
er points where she had Deen holi
daying.
Mrs. Putnam, Grant and Ruth
left on Friday for Lyle, Mimi, t
spend Sunday with Mrs Putnam
Parents, Dr. and Mrs. Cobb. The
were Joined by Mr.. Putnam on Sun
day.
We are glad to report that Mrs
j. II. Hospodarsky, who is a patien
at Park Hospital. Mason City, wher
she recently underwent an operation