Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-04-17

friends will be sorry to learn that her
condition is very critical.
Crates of live frogs are being ship
ped almost daily from New London to
various firms who sell the frogs to
city restaurants and hotels.
New London friends have received
the announcement of the marriage of
Miss Ida Broberg and Mr.. Edwin Belts
of st. Paul.
Miss Ethel Eckman gave an after
noon luncheon Tuesday in honor of
her mothers birthday. The guests
present were Mesdames Holm, Mick
elson, Almer, VanVorst, J. P. Olson,
+. Z. Monsoon, G. K. Lund, Fink, G. O.
Kambestad, Elias Johnson and the
Misses Mary and Martha Green, Lot
tie Peterson, Ruth Lundquist and Girls
elda Olson. The afternoon was spent
socially and the departing guests left
with the honOress a gift of linen as
token Of their esteem.
The New London Farmers Club met
in the schoolhouse Wednesday night
of last week. A fair sized crowd was
present. President Brix made a talk
on gardening and why vegetables are
necessary to the human body. DR..
E. G. DeMots also addressed the club
telling how to raise various garden
vegetables. Following that was a gen.
eral discussion of garden topics. The
meeting was adjourned to the re-
freshment room where the time was
spent in a social way.
Peter Ogren, a son of Emil Ogren
Qn1 a on16io~ h0v
came home Tuesday after being given
an honorable discharge from the Ar
my. Peter had been very sick with
pneumonia at Camp Macarthur, Waco,
Texas, and after recovering was not
quite strong enough to continue in the
service, thus his discharge. He was
member of the Signal Corps Of the
Aviation branch of the Army. He was
greatly disappointed at his discharge,
but hopes to build up his health and
re-enter the service.
The following is the high school
literary program that will be render.
ed at the next meeting:
Short ghost stories (origfnaD
Miss Alice Lund
Short ghost stories (originaD
------------ Miss Dora Hanson
High school paper ------Carl Johnson
P1anO QueC--------------
------Misses Signe and Ebba Almer
Five minute OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Miss Ellen Olander
Five minute speech Harold Fink
Five minute speech --------------
---------Miss Esperance Lawson
Five minute speech
Miss Wanda Thorne
Trombone solo ------W. A. Dawson
Reading --------Miss Leila Nelson
Piano solo---Miss Eileen Batterberry
Star Spangled
The annual congregational meeting
Of the New London Presbyterian
church was held Thursday evening
April 18th. Rev. T. M: Findley serv'
ed as moderator and the regular Con
gregational clerk is Ray King. The
list of elders is J. A. Jensen, J. H
Porter, J. r. Carlson, S. w. Craiger
James Buchanan, and George Harris
The trustees are J. A. Jensen, J. R
Carlson, and John Harris; Supt. oil
Sunday school, l. E. Covell; Ladies
Aid President, Mrs. George Harris;
vice president, Mrs. J. r. Carlson and
treasurer, Mrs. J. A. Jensen. George
Harris. ives reelected janitor; Miss
Stella Harris, organist. Reports show
ed seventy-three active members, 3;
Sunday school membership. Abou
$500 had been" expended for Congre
gational expenses and $4,000 for bene
VIOLENT causes.
Senator Olaf Gjerset of Montevide,
delivered very able patriotic address
to- large and appreciative audience
at the town hall, Saturday evening
Senator Gjerset pictured in q vivij
language the downfall of the Russial
Republic due to the inexperience o
that great people in self-government
and their willingness to listen to de
magogues rather than, true leaders
He asked that all our people dro
and forget their petty local difference
in this great crisis IN our country
history and rally as one man to tn
support of the government. In e.
planning the difference between GU
system of government aud that Of Gel
many, he stated that IN America, th
people set up q government which
1.-The servant OF theNpeople, while /
IIGermAnt the people are servants Z
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