Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-07-18

OF the merits Of the two prominent
families who now have been united nv
marriage and the part they have play
ed in the upbuilding of church and
state. The bridegroom's father, DR..
Lauritz Larsen, was a pioneer educa-
tor and one Of the founders Of Luther
College, the Oldest Norwegian Luther
an educational institution of this
country, located at Decorah Iowa. and
OF which he served as active President
for AZ years and as President Emer-
titus until his death, being connected
with the institution for half a century.
The bridegroom is graduate of Luz
ther College, studied one year and
summer at the State University of
Iowa, was student at Yale college
one year, and winning a Rhodes
scholarship, spent three years at Ok
ford, England, where he graduated in
1914. Since his graduation he has
been professor at Park Region Lu-
Their College two years, meeting there
the young woman who was to become
his wife, she being then also teacher
Brother Henning, who was the best
man, is also a graduate of Luther
College, an A. M. of the State Univer-
sity of Iowa, studied one year at the
University of Christiania, Norway, af-
ter which he returned to this country
and entered Princeton, receiving his
degree Of Doctor of Philosophy from
said institution in 1915. Since then he
has been professor at the State I'm
'versity of Iowa. All the othes. mem-
bers are prominent in their chosen pro-
LESSONS or occupations. The brides
family is so well known here as to
need no introduction. Mention was
made Of the fact that Judge Grinde-
land, Notwithstanding his exacting
duties as Judge of District Court,
nevertheless finds time for church
work, sDd is enti4it.1 to grea. zeal of
credit for the successful amalgamation
of the three Norwegian Lutheran
church bodies. The bride is an accom-
plished and highly esteemed young
woman, graduate of the Warren
High School and the University of
Minnesota. She has been teacher
for ten years in the schools of this
state. In the summer of 1914 she
travelled in Europe.
The toasts were responded to in a
witty and cheerful manner and were
full Of appreciation and expressions of
friendship. for the two contracting
families, the speakers being l.. Lam
berson, Henning Larson, w. O. Brag-
gans, Mrs. VIM. Robertson, DR.. O. f.
Mellby, Judge Grindeland and the
grot m, Prof. Larsen. Congrarulatory
kilograms were read from DR.. Stub
and family of Rice Lake, Wis; DR.. T.
Bratrud, Mrs. O.. Bratrud, and Rev.
and Mrs. A. G. Quammen, Detroit,
Mimi; Rev. and Mrs. Owe Preus,
Beloit, Wis.,; Rev. Lauritz Larsen,
brother of the groom, at Brooklyn, N.
Y. and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Strunk,
of Sidney, Ohio, Mrs. Strunk being
a recently married sister of the bride.
There were sixty-two invited guests
at the wedding, those out Of town be-
ing as follows: Mrs. B. P. Nelson and
daughter Agnes, Mrs. Dwain QUICKER
ing and Mrs. William Robertson, all
from Litchfeld, MINI. Mrs. Lauritz
Larsen, mother Of the groom, from
DEBORAH Iowa; Ralph, and Laura
Forde, cousins Of the bride, of Star
buck, Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Mel
gard. Argyle; Mr. and Mrs. I. M.
sMyrbo, Viking; DIR. O. F., Mellby and
family. Thief River Falls. Mrs.
Robertson is daughter Of T. d.
O'Brien, of st. Paul, former justice
Of the supreme court. She was a
schoolmate of the bride at the State
University.
The newly welded couple left on the
evening flyer for one of Minnesota's
famous summer resorts in the Park
Region where they will spend the
honey moon. They will return to
Warren in about two weeks and will