Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27
with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Libbey.

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Tormena Johnson returned from
Cavour, S. d. Saturday OF last week
after spending a few weeks with her
sister, Mrs. Clarence Butt.
Mrs. Henry Anderson and children
visited from Wednesday until Sat
urday of last week with the Henry
Albertson family at Leroy.
Walter Paley and wife Mrs. Kit
telson and Alice autoed to Cresco
Saturday afternoon and went to
| Calmar on Sunday.
John Kirschman and Joice auto
ed to DEBORAH Saturday
Mrs. Ellen mickey and Mayme
were Cresco visitors Wednesday.
Emma and Myrtle Reinhart who
have been attending college at Uni
versity Park, Ia, returned home
Friday noon.
Mrs. Carrie Hill returned to Cres-
co, Thursday after visiting Mrs. NJ
o. Libbey.
Mrs. Steen Johnson of DEBORAH Wis
tied Ridgeway Thursday of last
week.
Rev. Shoemaker is spending a
week in Chicago and writes that he
is enjoying immensely the Billy
Sunday meetings every afternoon
and evening.
The program and party given I'M
der the auspices of the Mission
Study Glass of the Epworth League
at the home of Mrs. Griffith on Tues
day evening of last week proved an
enjoyable affair for all who were
favored with invitations. Miss Fosse
had the program in charge, and her.
self gave a brief review of the book
entitled The Sons Of Italy" which
the class has been studying for the
past two months. Miss Morton, Miss
Griffith, Miss euro and Mrs. Shoe
maker gave short addresses on some
of the great Italians who have con-
trIDuted much toward world well
fare, among those mentioned were
Christopher Columbus, Marco Polo,
Calico, Savonarola, Garibaldi, Mar
conf Michael Angelo, Raphael, De
| Vinci, Dante, and D'Anunzio. Miss
osse, Miss Schuetz, Lloyd Fosse,
and Elmer Ringoen furnished Italian
| CD music which caused considerable
merriment. Hattie Morton and Eth
ell Brinkman gave piano solos, which
were much enjoyed. After the pro-
gram, the time was given to games,
among which a musical contest and a
historical contest showed that Ridge
ways young folks are mot so slow.
After light Refreshments and the
singing of America" and God
Bless Our Men, good night was
said and all went home wishing
that we might have more of such
good times embracing both social
and intellectual features. The young
people expressed their appreciation
of the kindness of Mrs. Griffith in
opening her home to them on this
occasion.
Miss Morton spent the week end
with home folks.
Trigbe and Harold Jordahl, stu
dents at Luther College came home
Saturday.
The Oratorical contest at the high
school Thursday evening brought out
fine audience and everyone was
delighted with the efforts Of the
young people. The judges, Supt.
Miller, R. G. Baker and ole Rue,
awarded the first prize, a gold pin to
! David Hoyt, who certainly did finely
with his selection, Robert of Sicily.
The second prize, a silver pin, was
awarded to Lillian NJ. Kuntz, who
gave in a most pleasing manner
I"Patsey." The third place was CIV
en- Ethel Brinkman who gave in a
most pleasing manner, The Swan
Song. All of the others did very
well indeed. Nels Jordahl gave,
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death -
leonard Hospodarsky, Lincoln at
Gettysburg. Ernest Owen, Touissant
L'Overture; Lillian Sine, The Flood
on the Floss; Adelaide Lomen, Red
Cross Selection; Nellie Armstrong,
.obbie ShaftO; Bernice Iverson, An
Afternoon Drive; Oral Lomen, Biddy
Malone; George Kuntz, A Chip off
the Old Block. At the close of the
contest Ethel Brinkman and La
vonne Schuetz sang very sweetly
'Dreamland", and Oral and Adelaide
Lomen played very beautifully Melo-
dy of Love" and everybody went
home feeling justly proud of our
school.
| We still have a large assortment
of suits at last years price. Come
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