Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-12-22
ASKOV

Mrs. Sigwald Martinson of st. Paul,
came Tuesday for visit at the home
Of her father, Knud Feldtmose.
Miss Marie Jensen, who has been
employed i'm Evanston, ILL.,, for some
time, came Tuesday for a visit with
home folks.
Miss Marie Ries of the local school
faculty was called home Tuesday by
the serious illness of her mother at
Tyler. Miss Helen Petersen is SUBJ
shutting for her in her absence.
The Askov high school issued its
first paper of the school year this
week. 1t is a continuation of the
"Crucible" of last year and is filled
with school items of interest featur-
ing the second annual homecoming
to be held Thursday, Dec. 80, at
which time there will be visiting and
gatherings of high school students
and alumni topped off in the eve
ming with basketball games.
Under auspices of the local Danish
Brotherhood lodge a one act Danish
play will be presented in the ID. b. 5.
hall Tuesday evening. Those taking
part in the play are as follows: Mrs.
Carl Eriksen, Miss Krista Thomson,
eMiss Eline Clausen, Miss Verla Han
sen. Peter Hermansen, Carl Dixen.
Erling Nielsen. and Richard Buck,
with A. Gravesen as director. For
further particulars see the advertise
ment elsewhere in this issue.
The Danish Sisterhood lodge will
stage its annual masquerade dance in
the d. B. S. hall on Friday night, Dec.
80, as is announced in another col
umn of this issue. Swendsen's Radio
orchestra, famous for its pleasing
music. will play. The appearance OF
this band of musicians in this COM
munity is expected to be an incentive
for large crowd to be present. I'm
masking will be allowed earlier than
has been the usual custom and this
feature also is expected to be pleas
ing to those in disguise.
The Christmas cantata, Our Glor-
ious King" rendered by the high
school glee club directed by Henry A.
Jensen, was presented before large
crowd in the Assembly hall Sunday
night. To fill out the program one
act Christmas play, "A Sign Unto
YOU" was rendered by a cast OF
seven including the following: Svend
Petersen, Mrs. l.. Byron Olsen, Miss
Anna Thomson, Miss Helen Petersen.
Miss Gladys Olsen, Lloyd Johnson and
Werner johnson. l.. Byron Olsen di-
rected the play. The program was
very touching and pretty and pre-
Sented a real moral and a true i'm
preston of the real meaning of
Christmas The cantata was very
we'll rendered and all those who took
part in the play did exceptionally
we'll even though they had only six
days in preparation. Lunch was
served following the entertainment
part of the program.
The committee in charge wishes to
announce that everyone is cordially
invited to attend the community
Christmas tree in the ID. B. S. hall
Monday, Dec. 26. The afternoon pro-
gram will commence at 1870 o'clock
and is intended principally for the
children and their parents. cOllec-
tiOn will be taken from the cnlldren
as in former years, for the Santal
mission. The evening program will
commence at 5 O'Clock and is in
tended principally for the younger
generation. However, if you can't
come in the afternoon then come in
the evening and vice versa-be sure
to come. You are requested to bring
cake. sandwiches. or cream. And then
there was just one thing more the
committee wished to call attention
to and that is the lists which have
been placed in the various stores
if you don't happen to see the list in
one of the stores then just ask for it,
and you can put your name on same
for a small donation toward defraying
the expenses connected with the
staging of this annual event.