Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-10-11

| tTlCC FTe6luenL HOUR, Wn0n the pres
idents Of odd numbered districts gave
six-minute speech on the subject,
my Goal for 192S-29" Mrs. O. M.
Gunderson of Duluth, sang a vocal
solo. "Just for Today" Mrs. Mathilda
BELGIUM, state secretary of the l. T.
L. with group Of Duluth children
gave a demonstration of the L. T. L.
work. They gave the flag salute,
yells, recitations and songs.
Mrs. Stella Doran Cussons of Stew
artville, state director of the s. T. l.,
announced winners in the essay and
poster contests. Nearly all of the
winners are students in small town
schools in different parts of the state.
District No. 10 had several prize win
ners, among whom were: Winellen
MacEachern who won first in high
school essay work, Ards Noreen of
Buffalo, first prize winner in seventh
and eighth grade contest, and Inez
Mellern of Henriette, who received
honorable mention in fourth grade
contest.
Mrs C. H. Schoeberg of Thief River
Falls, a returned missionary from
India, gave a most interesting talk on
"Glimpses of the Orient" In this
address she touched on the liquor
problem in many sections of the
Orient, giving the delegates first hand
| views of some of the nations.
Thursday evening, the session open
ed with community singing, led by
Mrs. Stanley Butchart of Duluth, and
devotionals led by the Rev. Eric An
/ derson of Duluth. After a violin solo,
played by Wallace Lundgreen of Du-
| luth, the Grand Gold Medal contest,
under the leadership of Mrs. Bonita
Freeburg, state director of Minneapo-
took part in the contest, the prize
winner being Irene Stephens of Han
ley Falls, who read most beautifully,
"The Convict's Violin" This contest
was followed by the motion picture
"Deliverance," based on the book,
Prohibition at its Worst" and a
vocal solo by Gladys Thorwaldson Of
Duluth.
Fridays morning session opened
with song service, led by Mrs. Simp-
son, and opening prayer by Mrs. Mar
garet Dahlquist of Glenwood. After
the reading of the minutes the state
directors gave briefly their plans for
department work and Mrs. o. ]. Lar
son of Duluth sang a solo, and the
Rev. Charles w. Ramshaw of Morgan
Park, conducted a devotional half
hour At the afternoon session, after
the usual form Of opening, the min
utes of the previous session were
read and Mrs. Lambert of Hibbing,
sang a solo. Mrs. Ethel Dubois, state
secretary of the Y. P. B., with the
aid of a number of young people gave
demonstration of their work, and
the district presidents of the even
numbered districts told of their goal
for 1928-29.
The chairman of the resolutions
committee, Mrs. Harriet G. Northf1eld
of Minneapolis, gave her report, and
the session adjourned at 4:3O in or
der to give the management of the
Spalding an opportunity to prepare
the ballroom for the banquet in the
evening.
At $50 they gathered, about $50
strong, for the banquet, at which Mrs.
Sizer presided as POSTMASTER.
The invocation was given by the
Rev. ]. T. Dixon. Several of the dis
tricts gave their rally cry, and a
piano solo was rendered by Ethel
Gunderson of Duluth. Then pledges
of money were made by individuals,
unions, and districts for 1928-29. A
! musical trio of piano, violin, and So
prano furnished several wonderful
musical numbers.
i Hugh ]. Hughes, former assistant
executive secretary of the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence Waterway COM
mission, gave an address on "The
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Waterway"
Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Anderson,
state president Of the North Dakota
w. C. T. u, gave an address on "The
Place of the w. c. T. U. in the 1928
Political Campaign" Her address
contained fiery condemnation of Gov