Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-13
RIDGEWAY.

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June II, 1917.
Preaching service next Sunday
morning, June II, at Morgan M. e.
church at 1920 and at Ridgeway
in the evening at o'clock.
Epworth League meeting will be
led next Sunday evening by Ada
Griffith. This is a fine place for
young folks and ali interested in
young folks.
"a account of Chautauqua at
Cresco no service will be held at
Libbey school house.
Mr.. Putnam has assumed his du-
+, ties as teacher Of the class known as
Miss Parthells class in the M. e. S.
Is.
The r. G. Baker family autoed to
Saude Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Baker
George and Karl, remained for a
weeks visit with Mrs. Bakers sis
ter.
| Nellie Armstrong, Leda Jacobson,
Mayme Hickey, Dorothy Schuetz,
Adele Hickey, Ada Griffith, Miss Eg-
gen AID Earl Libbey autoed to Nor
gan Sdrdav afternoon.
| Mr.. and Mrs. n. Il. Field Of Joyce.
Ia, came Tuesday evening to visit
their daughters Mrs. ]. H. Bakken
and Mrs Henry Fjelstul. Mr.. Field
went to St. Paul on Wednesday to at
tend meeting of the Synod Luther
an church, but Mrs. Field will re-
main for longer time.
The Libbey Ladies Aid members
are p:uch pleased with the success
which has attended their efforts
thus far On last Friday afternoon
a very large number accepted the
general invitation to meet with
these good people at the Roy Libbey
home. The day was fine, rain hav-
ing CEASED and Old Sol having come
out in all his glory for this occasion.
The entire company was in most
genial mood, the men as well as the
ladies we're there, and all enjoyed
the excellent lunch which brought
the sum Of $l3.45 into the tree sury
of this healthy young society.
| Dorothy Schuetz was the q. L.
leader last Sunday evening in place
of Ben Arney. The meeting was a
most interesting one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Fosse and
children dropped in on home folks
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Paley autced
| to Cresco Saturday.
Mr.. Luhmen spent Sunday at Post
willie with home folks.
Prof Jones of Lime Springs was
Ridgeway visitor on Tuesday.
J. L. Powers of Morgan, passed
thru our town on Friday enroute to
Marshalltown to visit his sister.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Greenhalgh of Cres-
co were welcome visitors at Morgan
Sunday afternoon.
The Childre1's Day program at
|Ridgeway was very fine one, all
of the little folks as well as the older
young folks did their parts beautiful
lily. Mrs. putram was chairman or
the program committee, with Mrs.
Baker, Mrs. Brinkman, and Miss
Drum as able assistants. The decor
atoms were especially beautiful and
were arranged by Mrs. Schuetz. Mrs.
Boucher, Mrs. James Paley, and Mrs.
Shoemaker.
The Children's Day exercises at
i Morgan brought out an audience
that filled the church to overlooking.
The program was enjoyed by all, and
1.-THE committee consisting of Grayce
Powers. Frances Curtis, and Stewart
lCMnk, is deserving of much credit.
AT the close of the program the or
ldinance Of baptism was performed
by the pastor Rev. Shoemaker when
three little ones, Mrs. Daskam's two
lchildran and little Naomi eager were
baptized on this most beautifully ap-
nropriate Children's Day.
All Aboard! For the Ward Curtis
barn. this Thursday evening where
THE Good Cheer Climbers" will pre-
sent a play for which they have been
preparing for some time. There Will
lbe heaps of fun, plenty OF ice cream
and a general good time. Remem-
her the place the Ward Curtis barn
the tine Thursday evening June IA,
Ridgeway will be well represented
Iif it doesn't rain
All Aboard for Council Bluffs! to
attend the state s. S. convention
June 10 to %.
AN Aboard for Fayette, to attend
, the Dubuque DIT. Epworth League
Institute June 10 and 20. THESE are
busy times, or perhaps we shouio
! say buster or more busy times.
We must hear all we can or the
good things on the Cresco Chantan'
qua program. These are great times
in which we live, notwithstanding
war! war! war!
In all our going and getting let ,is
keep Tuesday, June "a all day, &c
| attend the Winneshiek County sun
day School picnic at DEBORAH. f. ID
Beckwith, whom some who nave
heard him pronounce as the out
standing community man OF Nortf
America will be there all day 10 gls w,
his intensely interesting addresses
on community betterment and ki2'
dred subjects. Let us all take little
more than we need for our own din
: ner and supper, than we'll sure have
| enough. ~,
, schuetz. Mrs. Boucher, Mrs. James
Paley, Mrs. Walter Paley, Rev. and
Mrs Shoemaker autoed up to tn'
. Ladies Aid at Roy Libbey's on Fri
Atvran