Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-14
ASSEMBLY HALL
is COMPLETED
Cooperation Shown In Repair and
Enlargement of AskOv Building,
1872 Taking Part.
Young Peoples Society Presented Pro.
gram Sunday Afternoon, Celebrat.
ing the Completion.
BY Osborne
20 BY Western Newspaper urica ,

The Askov community has again
demonstrated what can be accom-
plished by willing hands and the CO.
operation of its people in the over
hauling, repair and enlargement of
the assembly hall, the completion Of
which was celebrated at the hall
Sunday afternoon.
The hall which was the original
school house here, later used for
large church building was erected in
1914, and since used for Young Peo-
pies meetings, gymnastics, concerts,
lectures, community meetings and
other purposes, had become rather
dilapidated during the last year, the
rain was coming through the roof, and
it had been decided to wreck the
building. However, the need of hall
for the Young Peoples meetings was
apparent and a movement was started
to put the building in shape again.
Work commenced about the first of
November, and in all 1872 men have
donated work on the building, rang
ing from three or four up to twenty
people each day. The ladies have
served coffee every afternoon which
helped to give cheer and pep up the
workers.
Stage Is Added.
The building was formerly 33X46.
but with the addition of a new stage
33x16, it is now 33x62 over all. A
new foundation was put under the
entire building and the basement is
a foot deeper than formerly. A new
roof was put on and the interior re-
decorated. The cost of the materials
was approximately $1,000 and it is
estimated that labor to the extent of
$500 was donated. Not only did the
people of the community give freely
of money to the extent that they could
spare it in these times-donation
ranging from the smaller sums up to
as high as $50-also some materials
and much labor-but there were out
side donations such as Louis Larson
from Fleming township who spent
week painting and gave some mater
ials. 1t was announced at the cele-
bration Sunday that four Askov girls
Two Nedegaard, Herds johnson, Eva
Feldtmose, and Regina Petersen-now
employed in California-had together
sent a sum of $50-with regrets that
they could not attend the opening of
the building but that they were there
in spirit. This gift was received with
special thanks and admiration of the
girls for their thoughtfulness and ap-
probation of their home community.
The Young Peoples Society had some
thing over 5000 in the building fund
when they started alterations. They
were obliged to borrow approximately
$500 to complete the project.
After a selection by the local Or
chestra the president of the Young
Peoples Society, l.. Byron Olsen, well
coined old and young and asked them
to be seated at the tables where re-
freshments later were served. The
tables were neatly decorated with
white candles surrounded by ever
green's.
Eager to be of Service.
| The first speaker, the Rev. A. E.
Frost, congratulated the young folks
and the community on the efforts put
forth in the building project and the
spirit there manifested. He dwelt
on character building, the value of il
and the need of it as one grows older
with the varied experiences and trials
Through life. He wished the young
folks bright and good. future and
Expressed the desire to be of service
to them.
]. P. Miller, Pine City, county super
intendent of schools, who taught
lschool in the assembly hall more than
l2O years ago, and as such a pioneer
of this community, dwelt on reminis