Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-02-20
NE" LONDON

room is in second place, having forty
one and nine-tenths per cent.
Mrs. Peter Lindberg spent the day,
Saturday, with her daughter, Mrs. Otto
Bjork north of town.
Miss Hulda Hager left Tuesday for
Minneapolis after two weeks visit
at the Louis Eckman home.
Mrs. A. F. Nordin of Willmar was
a Wednesday visitor at Red Cross
rooms with Mrs. Oliver Larson.
Charley Bredberg returned Satur-
day from trip to Minneapolis.
Melvin Larson of Colfax was in Will
mar between trains Monday.
Charley Stevens returned Monday
from stay in Minneapolis.
Mr. Gust Green drove a twenty
foot we'll last week for the village at
the Municipal Light and Power plant
building to supply the needs Of the
building.
On Monday, the Junior Red Cross
work was launched in the school I'M
der the direction of the faculty. The
children were supplied with tags for
sale and they canvassed the town
from Monday until Wednesday.
Some thirty dollars worth Of new
books have this week been added to
the school library, the largest part of
them being fiction for the lower
grades.
Bill Barber, one of our soldier boys,
has been transferred to Vancouver,
Wash. He writes that he has put on
some twenty pounds of weight since
he left home and his letters are full of
enthusiasm for camp conditions as
they exist there.
Ed. Lungstrom returned from his
Texas trip on Monday.
Last Saturday evening, forty of Mr..
Christ Westby's friends gathered at
the Great Northern hotel to entertain
him. Mr.. Westby is here on a furlough
from Jefferson Barracks, Missouri He
is one of New London's soldier boys
of whom we are all proud. He has
adopted this village as his home and
we all feel that it is great privilege
to entertain him while he is here.
During the evening, Mr. Westby was
presented with bill purse and it's con-
tents. His speech of acceptance had
in it true ring of patriotism and love
for his adopted country He said
some very nice things about the work
of the Red Cross and the appreciation
and gratitude of it's benefactors. He
complimented his officers and the gov
eminent upon the efficient methods in
handling such large masses Of men
and supplies. It does a community a
great good to have men come home on
furloughs and explain to them the
work done at the camps, and the atti-
tude of the men towards efforts of
fhnco Of hnvna re- ia
ready active to greater efforts and a
few more passive characters to act1v-
ity.
Rev. Findley invites the public to a
social to be given in the Presbyterian
church parlors on Thursday evening,
Feb. 21.
sWED. LUTH.
Sorosis, Thursday, Feb. 21, at two
o'clock at the j. G. Peterson home.
Ladies' Aid Friday, Feb. %, in the
Y. P. S. hall at eight o'clock.
Sunday school, Feb. "a at 10 o.
clock
Morning services, Sunday, Feb. "a,
at II o'clock.
A committee is busy collecting
money in this district for the Luther
an war fund for Soldiers and Sailors
Welfare. This is a great and good
work and all should help the worthy
cause.
NORW. LUTH.
New London.
Sunday school, Feb. "a, 9:45 am.
Services, Sunday, Feb. "a, at 10:3O
am.
Laymen's meeting will be held at
New London commencing on Friday,
March 1 and closing Sunday, March 3.
Gausdal.
Confirmation class meets on Friday,
Feb. % at Chelman's< in Georgeville
at ten o'clock am. and Ladies' Aid in
the afternoon at the same place.
= Services in the church, Sunday,
Feb. q, at three O'Clock pm. s.&=