The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-12
Social Events

THE TWENTY SECOND AN
nual convention of the Sixth Dis
trict Minnesota Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs was entertained at
Melrose Monday and Tuesday OF
this week. No new president was
elected this year as Mrs. +. Ever
EFT Clark, st. Cloud, held over UNI
til next year; Mrs. P. M. Hall OF
Walker, was reelected vice presl-
dent; Mrs. H. G. Hawkins, Paynes-
vile, was reelected recording Sec
Rotary and Mrs. U. S. G. Henry,
Park Rapids, treasurer.
Mrs. H. S. Halverson of Sank
Centre was named as the Sixth
district member of the nominating
committee at the State convention;
Before an audience which nHed
the st. Boniface recreation hall,
the IL singers who represented the
Brainerd Musical Club, sang their
way to first place in the district
choral contest against five other
groups. All of the Brainerd singers
were dressed in white. The girls
were directed by Miss Effie Drex-
Ter and were accompanied by Mrs.
Louis Knudson. The singers in
Guided Mrs. Carl Zapffe, Mrs.
James Alderman, Mrs. j. H.
Krekelberg, Mrs. Harry Paine,
Mrs. Charles Nahum, Miss Fran
ces Johnson, Miss Jennie Peck,
Miss Alma Brown, Miss Emily
Mas, Miss Esther Fogelstrom,
Miss Harriet Sager and Miss Hill
degard E. Erstad. The director OF
the Brainerd group is a sister OF
Miss Geargia DreXler; director OF
music in the Sank Centre Public
schools.
The Paynesville Singing Club
won second place and Long Prairie
third. The other groups were from
Melrose, Bertha and Brooten. The
group from Brooten included all
high school girls.
Mrs. Charles Jensen, Little
Falls, presided at the contest; Miss
Helen Steen and Miss Myrl Carl
son, both on the music faculty of
St. Cloud Teachers College, were
judges.
Before the convention adjourned
Mrs. William Bayliss of Chisholm
was Endorsed for reelection as
President of the State Federation
of Women's Clubs for another
year.
The invitation to I hold the
1928 Sixth District meeting at
Walker was accepted.
The Sank Centre ladies attend
ing the convention are loud in their
praise of the manner in which the
Melrose ladies handled this years
meeting. Those attending from
Sank Centre were: Mesdames H.
s.. Halverson, C. E. Bohall, z.
r. Davis, E. C. Calkins, R. H.
Sweetman, Frank Pangburn, j.
Robinson, V. &c. Wedge, T. B.
Shorts, A. F. Moynihan, H. T. Aus
tin and Miss Esther Sprague. Mrs.
Glen R. Otis of Walker was made
chairman of auditing committee.
AT THE CHURCH OF THE
Most Holy Redeemed at Ogema,
Mimi, Tuesday, occurred the mar
rage of Miss Josephine Jasken,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
B. Jasken, of Ogema, and Francis
Rooney, son of Mrs. Margaret
Rooney of Brooten.
The ceremony was performed at
ten o'clock forenoon by Rev. Will
liam F. Murphy, of Minneapolis,
cousin of the groom. -:-.i>.
The brides gown was of ivory
white satin crepe and she wore a
veil held in place with a band of
malene and pearls and carried a
shower bouquet Of sweet peas in
pastel shade. y !.
Miss Helene Rooney acted as
bridesmaid and was gowned in
pale pink georgette, with silver
lace and a head dress of malene
and brilliants. Her bouquet was
sweet peas. Mr.. Otto Jasken, a
brother of the bride was the
groom's attendant. A large recep-
ton w as held throughout the day.
Ma. and Mrs. Rooney returned
home Friday after short wedding
trip and will be at home to their
many friends on the groom's farm
at Padua.-Contributed.
MRS. JOSEPH COOPER, A
resident of Sank Centre since 1872
celebrated her 96th birthday ami
versary Monday, May 8, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. F. S.
Parker.
The lady enjoys excellent health
for a woman of her years. During
the afternoon her children, men,
bers of the Congregational church
society, and old friends called at
the Parker home to extend felici-
tations. Birthday remembrances
were received from relatives in far
away California and other points:
Mrs. Cooper was born reared
and married in New York State.
The family moved to Scott county
during the troublesome Indian
times and to Stearns county IN
1866, locating on farm in Ashley
township where they resided until
an -. ,,,o IL, civ roci5anco in