Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-16
CORRESPONDENCE
RIDGEWAY.
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May 4, 1917.
Preaching service next Sunday
morning at Morgan NJ. +. church at
10:30; at Libbey school house at
$3.50 in the afternoon, and at Ridge
way at s O'Clock in the evening.
Sunday school at Ridgeway 1890;
Morgan 1870, and at Libbey at 2
o'clock
Epworth League next Sunday eve
ming at 7'15. Leader Miss Jensen.
Subject, is it Easier to be Good
When Poor?"
Mothers Day was observed all day
il the NJ. E. church.
Mrs NJ 0. Libbey and Mrs. L. II.
G. Larson each received a boquet of
beautiful carnations from absent
members OF their families who re-
membered Mothers Day. These mo-
theirs brought the flowers to bright
en- and give forth their fragrance at
the church services.
Attend the Millinery Social" this
Friday evening at the Arthur Cur
It's home. The grown men Of the
Good Cheer Climbers" class will
trim hats for the ladies of the class.
Doubtless the hats will be fearfully
as well as wonderfully trimmed.
'The Story of Ruth in Scripture
AID Song" given by the Epworth
Leaguers at the NJ. E. church on
Friday evening was in every way
very gratifying success. The weather
and roads were fine, the audience
was most appreciative one and the
first musical venture OF the Lea
guers was a most pleasing one Mil
lie Drum and Ethel Brinkman each
furnished a piano solo which receiV- |
ed hearty applause. The procession |
Was headed by twelve juniors: Nellie |
Armstrong, Ethel Brinkman, Alice |
KettlesOn, LeVOnne Schuetz, Mabel |
Magnus, Pauline Ramseyer, Myrtle |
Butt, Viola Hospodarsky, Anita |
Johnson, Leonard Hospodarsky, Os- |
valid Drum and Gilbert Armstrong |
and followed by sixteen grownups in !
gorgeous oriental costumes. Miss |
Amelia Teskey, as Naomi and garb- |
ed in deep black, took we'll her part |
throughout, and the solo God of |
the Widow" made a deep impression.
Ruth" the Moabitess, who made |
the supreme choice of following Ma |
omi and Naomi's God, thereby gain
ing honor that shall last as long as |
to Dorothy Schuet2, who was espe- |
cially fine in the solo "Entreat Me
Not To Leave Thee. Adele Hiskey !
took the part of Orpah the daughter |
in-law, who babe goodbye to Naomi |
and returned to her home and obli-
Won. Rollin Bakers bass voice was |
never finer than when as "BOaz" he |
sang ofaWelcome to Ruth the Moa- |
II 1, l.
casion made his debut as a tenor So |
loist and Prof. Jones as a bass solo |
list, both received much well deserv- |
ed praise. Ada Griffith sang very |
sweetly Blessed Forever. and Miss !
Rosetta Jensen's rendering of an |
alto solo Some Happy Time" was |
very fine indeed. There were a num- |
Der Of beautiful duets, quartets and |
choruses in which these already |
mentioned sang and also Mile |
Drum, Ruth Jacobson, Ben Arney, |
Mrs. Arney, Allen Butt, Earl Libbay, !
Hubert Luhmal and Mrs. Shoemak
er. A chorus entitled Fill the Air
With Music" was chamingly render
ed by the Juniors. Miss Gladys Bar
thell was the accompanist thruout
the Cantata.
Mrs. SegrlSt returned to PostYllle
on Saturday, after spending the win
ter with her daughter, Mrs. Cor
danier
The Henry Belts and c. Fisk fam
lilies of Cresco, called on the NJ. o. |
Libbey's Sunday.
Oswald Drum spent Saturday and
Sunday with his friend Maurice
Powers at Morgan.
The folks who were not afraid of
the threatened rain had a fine time at
the Morgan Ladies Aid, entertained
at the home of Mrs. Geo. Daman on
Thursday of last week.
Miss Nettie Gunderson of DEBORAH