Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-07-12
Rev. Leo, Pine
City LabOred
For rs Years
(Pine Poker, July 81


Laskowski was celebrated last Thurs
day at the church of Immaculate
Conception, Pine City, MINI.
The occasion outside of solemnity
was of great Importance not only to
the Jubilarian. laboring 25 years in
priesthood but his brother priests.
his old mother, brothers and
sisters, also to his friends from far
off and nearby, but also to his par
ishioners with whom he has labOred
going on to 20 years, since last Jan.
9, 1928, and the whole community.
For he was always ready to sacrifice
time, labor and even financial support
for the home town of Pine City.
Program.
1. The children of the First Holy
Communion class numbering 35 in all
formed the procession under the care
of Miss Amelia Lahodney and Miss
Helen Cote.
2. Then followed the Altar boys
all dressed in red cassocks and beau
tiful serplices with torches Qights).
Then came the bride, Miss Anna
Bernecker, with Miss Elizabeth John
son and Hildegard Youngbauer as
bridesmaids with little Lucille Rozum
and Lucille Minar as flower girls,
who carried most beautiful silver
bouquets. The pages who carried the
veil of the bride were little Eleanor
Gardner and Jean Pepin. The pro-
cession met the priests and the Jubi-
Harlan in front of the parish house
and proceeded to the church, where
they were received with the march
played by the organist, Mrs. c. R. Boo.
The church was costly decorated not
only with colored electric lights, but
beautiful palms and flowers. Those
priests who have assisted Father Leo
at mass and ceremonies were the fol-
lowing: Father Leo as a celebrant;
Rev. Francis A. NOwak, Stevens
Point, Wis.,, his old class mate and
staunch friend. as Archpriest; Rev. C..
Cieslewicz of Virginia, Mimi, as Dea-
con, and Rev Andrew Gallik as Sub
deacon of the mass; Rev. A. H. Han
eel, st. Paul, as first master of cere-
monies and Rev. M. j. Litza as Sec
ond master of ceremonies. Those
present in sanctuary were Rt. Rev.
Msgr. John Limnur of Hibbing, Mimi,
assisted by Rev. M. Rieger and Rev.
S. T. Meyer.
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of st. Paul, an old friend of Father
Leo's, delivered the sermon which
was not only explanatory of the occa-
sion, but very impressive, briefly re-
ferring to Father Leo's work in Pine
City for the past twenty years. What
he has found arriving here Jan. u,
1909, and is now June %, 1928. At
the mass of IS children had received
their first holy communion, which
caused them the pleasure and joy to
be so honOred.
After the mass the Jubilarian gave
benediction, and the choir under the
direction of Mrs. c. R. Boo which
rendered the Leonards mass in B. as
sisted by Miss Clara Korbel and Miss
Florence Kunz with violins, closed
the solemn occasion with the hymn
"Te Deum'' Holy God, We Praise Thy
Name.
At the parsonage the sumptuous
banquet was served to all the brother
priests, relatives and outside guests
and so the great event in Father
Leo's life went into the past, but not
to be forgotten by his good parish
toner's and his host of friends in this
community and 'neighboring towns
who know him not only as a Catholic
priest, but as a real American citi-
zen who did not refuse to perform
any duty placed upon him by this
community, county and state.
Outside Guests.
Mrs. Rosalie Laskowski of Duluth,
the mother of Father Leo; Frank Las
kowski. the brother, of Duluth; Mr..
and Mrs. John Zygmanski, sister and
brother-in-law, and children of Du-
luth; Miss Philomen Nowak and Miss
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Art of St. Paul;
Frank Mueller, general manager of
E. M. Lohmann Co., St. Paul; Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Guibram, St. Paul; Miss
Bertha Hunck, Royalton; Miss Lena
Lake, Sturgeon Lake.
Then there were friends not only
from Beroun, Hinckley and Rush
City, but from Father Leo's first par
ish, St. Peter and Paul's, Duluth.
Father Leo wishes to thank not
only his parishioners. but all of his
friends for the many gifts and tokens
he received that great day of his.
Priests Who Were Present.
Rt. Rev. Mgsr. John Limmer, Hib-
bling; Rev. r. Brockbank, o. p, Mime
apolis; Rev. Macmillan Rieger of
Hinckley; Rev. c. Cieslewicz of Vir-
ginia; Rev. S. T. Meyer of Sturgeon
Lake; Rev. A. Hanzel of st. Paul;
Rev. Andrew Gallik of Hibbing; Rev.
Francis A. Nowak of Stevens Point,
Wis; Rev. Andrew Stojar, of st. Paul;
Rev. Peter Roy of st. Paul; and Rev.