The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-03-10
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American Legion Auxiliary

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American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary
held their regular meeting Monday
evening, March z, at the Commun-
ity Club rooms. Only very impor-
tant business was taken care Of as
a joint meeting with the Legion
was to be held in honor of Major
Miller, District Commander, of Lit
tie Falls, and Mrs. A. c. Mraz, Dis
trict President, of Brainerd.
It was voted to send the presi-
dent and secretary to the spring
conference to be held at the Nicol-
let Hotel, Minneapolis, April and
9.
Messrs. E. H. Wolfe and J. H.
Hansen were appointed to secure
movie suitable to be sponsored
by the Auxiliary at the earliest pos
sible date.
Welfare work is increasing stead
lily and at present no funds are
available. A call for bed coats for
the disabled at the Veterans hos
pital, was read. Five bed coats
will be sent as soon as possible to
Mrs. T. Howard, Department Re
Mobilization chairman.
Mrs. Mraz was introduced and
presented a gift from the unit by
the president. She responded with
a few words, congratulating the
Sank Centre unit on their coopera-
ton with her especially on MEM
bership as. Sank Centre is an "Ov-
ertopp unit. "101 Best Stories" was
also discussed, by Mrs. Mraz.
Hostesses for April are: Mes
danes Berggreen, Wilcox, Larson
and Parks.
The regular February meeting
was held On the 10th at 2 o'clock.
The need of the county nurse Wis
iting school district No. 138 was
thoroughly explained by the presi-
dent The secretary was instruct
ed to write Mrs. Kelso, Red Cross
chairman, inquiring If the nurse
would be able to spend a day once
a month in Sank Centre and the
amount it would cost the Auxiliary.
The unit voted to cooperate with
the post in their unemployment
program.
District dues for IS members
were voted paid, the president al
so announced the unit "overtop".
In response of letter from Mr..
Carter, of st. Cloud, it was voted
to contribute $500 for a Memoir
ial Day dinner, to be given all vet
Grams who are able to attend the
parade and exercises in st. Cloud.
The unit sponsors annually birth
day party at the Veterans hospital,
but this contribution will take the
place of the party. An order for
peoples was sent in.
In the future, notice cards will
not be sent out as the printing and
mailing amounts to a great deal.
The hostess committee will notify
all members by telephone and thru
the local party. Hostesses Tor
March are: Ellen O'Gara, Mes
danes Philo, Guy Scott and D.
O'Gara.
At three o'clock the w. r. c. and
ID. A. r. were entertained by the
Auxiliary. Musical selections by
the High School Nintette was fol-
lowed by an interesting talk by Rev.
Morgan. -,
Miss Ellen O'Gara Mrs. Bastian,
Pangburn and O'Gara served de-
1icious lunch at the close OF the
joint meeting.
The tea table was artistically
decorated. with cherry trees and
hatchets. Mesdames Wolfe and
Lea presided at the table, assisted
by Mesdames Clough, Stegner,
Bjone and Weisner. s.
Odd Fellows Hold Fine Meeting
Glenwood Lodge Number Isl OF
the I. o. o. F. of Glenwood, Min
nesota, were hosts to nearly one
hundred twenty-five visiting MEM
bers in their city last Saturday eve
ming, March 5th, at which time the
First Degree of the organization
was conferred upon a class OF
eight candidates.
The degree work was to have
been conferred by the degree staff
of District number six. composed OF
Minneapolis lodges, but owing TO
the cold weather and bad roads,
the Twin City Odd Fellows decided
not to make the trip, but the Glen
wood members carried out the
plans which have been made dur
ing the past few weeks, and proved
themselves royal entertainers. A
banquet was served to about one
hundred Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
at six-thirty, which was followed by
a social hour and the degree work.
The Glenwood lodge degree stan
conferred the work in very pleas
ing and instructive manner. The
meeting was held in the Masonic
hall.
A good representation of the var
. ious lodges of this territory were
present, there being members from
ten Odd Fellows lodges and one
Rebekah Lodge. Osakis sent thir-
ty-three, Alexandria sixteen, Sank
Centre five, Swanville ten, Hewitt
six. Glenwood fiifty-three, with sew
ser,al members from various other
lodges, added to which were eigh-
teen Rebekahs, making total OF
145.
There were many officers OF the
various lodges who attended the
meeting in addition to other state
and district officers. Among the
latter, might be mentioned Ed
Thompson, Of Hewitt, Grand Con-
ductor Of the Grand Lodge of Min
nesota, r. c. Franklin. OF Alexan-