The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-31
Thursday, May 81, 1929
Social Events

MORE THAN FIFTY WOMEN
from various parts of Stearns
county gathered Friday, May 25,
at the M. E. church of Paynesville
for one of the most delightful
meetings ever held in the history
of the County Federation of
Women's Clubs. Large delegations
were present from Brooten, Bel
grade. St. Cloud and Sank Centre.
Those attending from Sank Centre
and representing the Gradatim
Club were Mesdames H. S. Hal
version, T. B. Shorts, E. G. Calhns,
F. w. Sprague, A. F. Moynihan,
w. M. Parker, j. P. Hansen and
L. L. Kells.
Clubs represented were: The
Reading Room, Twentieth Century,
Business Women's Club, and
w. C. T. T. u, all of st. Cloud !;
Gradatim Club, Sank Centre !;
Sartell Civic Club, Sartell; Book
Lovers Club, Paynesville; Readers
Club, Belgrade.
Mrs. Gerald Tucker opened the
meeting with community singing.
The invocation was given by the
Rev. George C. Fenske, pastor OF
the M. E. church, and the address
of welcome was delivered by
Mayor &c. E. Hanson, of Paynes-
vile. The response was given by
Mrs. Amy Swenson, of Brooten.
During the business session OF
the morning Mrs. John Haugen OF
Paynesville was reelected vice
president and Mrs. William Sarten
of Sartell, treasurer. Interesting
reports from clubs of the county
followed.
A delightful afternoon luncheon
followed the morning session. The
ladies of Paynesville were cordial
hostesses and were well prepared
to care for the comforts of the
visitors.
At two o'clock George A. Selke,
president of the st. Cloud State
Teachers College, spoke brilliantly
on the subject of Education as an
Investment"
He pictured, first of all, the land
of plenty in which we live-the
United States. Here we have high
er wages, higher standards of liv-
ing, greater wealth, more prosper
ity, a more stable government and
better financial condition than in
any other country on the face of
the earth.
Some 100 years ago, education
was for the wealth y only. Our
far-sighted forefathers arranged
to have schools for all-taxing all
property to pay for these schools.
An education became not only a
privilege and a right, but a neces-
sity. Today between 10000, 900
and 25,000,000 people attend
school in our country. Because of
education in all lines, we produce
more per capita than any other
nation.
Mr.. Selke went on to say that
we do not only produce in these
United States, but we are the best
consumers in the world. At the
same time we produce more and
consume more than the rest of the
world, we also save more. Seventy
one percent of the life insurance
of the old world is carried by our
citizens. Connecticut, alone, has
more life insurance than all of
France.
Mr.. Selke emphasized the need
of leadership in things and not in
people, those who show the masses
how to do things. Less illiteracy
means more stable government,
and greater improvements in the
world of music and art.
In closing Mr.. Selke said the
old controls are broken down.
Ignorance, superstition, fear and
prejudice cannot longer hold civil
lization down to a lower level of
existence. Education is bringing
us and our children the power to
produce, to consume and to live on
a high level of existence.
The Weber quartette of Paynes-
wills was a pleasant surprise in a
rather serious session. They are
four little sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. S. Weber. They were unusually
young and small for singers, and
their presentation of musical num-
beers was splendid.
A. H. Larson of the Crookston
School of Agriculture spoke to the
federation on "Women's Camps"
as the next number on the pro-
gram. There are some splendid
camps at this school. Women at
tend from all over the section of
Minnesota, and enjoy brief res
pite from the routine of home and
the care of children. Rural women
attend, and Mrs. Larson cited in
stances of the camp representing
the first vacation that these women
had enjoyed. These camps are
open to any women who care to