The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-11-05

were Tuesday evening visitors in Red
wood Falls.
Edward Cummins of Minneapolis
spent the weekend here with his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Cummins.
Rev. J. j. Wood of LIE Sueur Center
spent Tuesday in Redwood Falls the
guest of his sister, Mrs. j. P. Gull.
Mrs. Paul Gold and son of Minnea-
polls arrived in Redwood Falls Tues
day evening for a visit with the Gold
families.
The League of Women Voters will
meet Friday evening at the home of
Mrs. c. V. Everett. Rev. j. Jiracek
will talk: on immigration.
DIR. L. Leonard of Madelia was
Tuesday visitor in Redwood Falls go
ing from here to Seaforth for short
visit with his sister, Mrs. Shelton.
He was accompanied by his mother.
Albert Massow died Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Mielke
after short illness. Funeral SER
vices were held Tuesday afternoon
at two o'clock at st. Johns Lutheran
church, with Rev. E. C.. Nickels and
Rev. Babe of Sheridan Township Of
floating. Interment was made in
the local cemetery. Mr.. ,Massow
came to Redwood Falls sixteen years
ago from Germany after the death Of
his wife and children and has made
his home with Mr.. and Mrs. Mielke
and his nephew Albert Mielke. He
was seventy-five years of age. He
is survived by his sister, Mrs. Albert
Mielke and his brother, Gus Massow.
The out-of door Sport Club was en-,
tertained Tuesday evening at the
home Of Mrs. A. H., Vihstadt With
Mrs. G. w. Gold and Mrs. H. w. Ward
as assisting hostesses. The first part
of the evening was spent in dancing
at the Vihstadt home. Miss Ruth
Cooper furnished the dance music
The living rooms were prettily de-
corated with autumn leaves and bit
tersweet. A two course luncheon
was served at eleven o'clock at the
Ward home which was also appropri.
ately decorated with autumn colors.
About thirty guests were presents.
The out-of-town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. G. P. Smith of Olivia and Mrs.
Paul Gold of Minneapolis.
The school of instruction to women
citizens held here Wednesday of last
week was a great success. The meet
ing was planned by the local members
of the League of Women Voters and
was held in the league room of the
Methodist Church. A short session
was held in the morning and second
one in the afternoon with Mrs. A. M.
Carr, president of the Redwood Falls
League of Women Voters, presiding
at both sessions. At the morning
session r. P. Nelson, principal of the
Redwood Falls high school, gave a
splendid talk on the mechanics of
voting, beginning with the method of
registration and proceeding with an
account. of election processes, making
many mooted questions very clear to
his listeners. At the afternoon ses-
sion the chief speaker was Mrs. Mar
clay of Minneapolis who spoke at
length on various phases of politics.
Mrs. Marclay dealt with the neces-
sity of parties, the differences in the
platforms of the three parties repre-
sented ttthis years election, the use
and abuse of party machinery, the
OhAu AdOOA <AAiCAi01uCilt anu OtIlCl
topics ofspolitical interest. She also
very graeiously answered a number
of questions put to her by the women
of her audience. She is a forcefuI
speaker, a clear and. absolutely un-
prejudiced thinker and her talk was
a liberal education to the woman
voter. Mrs. C. v. Everett, League
chairman of Redwood County gave
demonstration Of balloting and spoke
very briefly on the Amendments.
Various musical numbers, community
singing and readings added to the in
terest of the meeting. The afternoon
session was very well attended, wom-
en- from Morton, Walnut Grove and
Lamberton meeting with the Redwood
Falls women.
CARD OF THANKS: We desire
in this way to extend thanks to the
friends and neighbors for their kind
ness during the illness and death of
our beloved brother. Especially tn
the Lutheran ladies and for the foraI
William Mielke and wife.
and Albert and Hilda Mielke.