Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-22
TESTIMONIAL
DINNER SERVED
AskOv People Turn Out I'm Large Mum.
berS to Event I'm Honor of
Hialmar Petersen.

Over 300 people were served dinner
day evening at o'clock in honor of
the homecoming of Lieutenant Gov
ernor-elect Hjalmar Petersen, and lis
tened to a varied program of speeches,
music and dancing. The dinner was
sponsored by the Askov Commercial
Club with its president, j. G. Jensen,
acting as POSTMASTER.
After the large crowd was served
a wholesome and appetizing dinner
by more than a score of volunteer
cooks, mattresses and walters of the
Askov community, the POSTMASTER
called on Mayor G. Eriksen to bid
welcome to the crowd and express the
in a few we'll chosen words told of
the work of Mr.. Petersen before and
since the time he has been in public
life. This speaker was followed by
A. Gravesen, Svend Petersen, Senator
elect C. Elmer Johnson of this dis
trict, Louis Olsen, Sigurd Simonsen
and RaSmuS Petersen who all told of
some incidents in the life of the hon
ored guest and paid tribute and ex-
tended welcome to Mrs. Hjalmar
Petersen who is the recent bride of
the lieutenant governor-elect.
A girls chorus consisting of eight
voices and directed by Mrs. j. Albert
Johnson next rendered two selections
after which Mr.. Petersen gave the
response to the occasion. In speak
ing of the past, present and future
Mr.. Petersen expressed appreciation
of the homecoming arranged for him
and Mrs. Petersen, told of his eX-
periences while in the Legislature and
in the campaign and expressed de-
termination to continue his fight for
the cause of the common people in his
future work in public life. AS lieu
tenant governor, Mr.. Petersen will be
president of the Minnesota Senate.
He told of his plans toward sue
cessfully organizing the Senate pro-
gressively so that the Farmer-Labor
| administration might haye sympathe-
tic committees in both houses of the
Legislature. This privilege has been
denied in the Senate the past two
sessions because of the reactionary
domin alton of the upper body which
took away the recognized power of
the lieutenant governor to select COM
mittees and selected them by their
own Committee on Committees. Mr.
Petersen was followed by Mrs. Peter
sen who expressed words of apprecia-
ton for the friendly and welcoming
spirit shown.
The Misses Margaret and Eleanor
guitar and vocal duet and acrobatic
exercise. Then the Misses Ellen Mil
Ter and Ruth Hansen entertained with
their ever popular vocal and guitar
duets which was followed by another
number from the girls chorus.
The stringed orchestra under the
direction of Mrs. A. Henriksen and
the Little German Band furnished
music throughout the dinner and the
! orchestra again played while the
tables and floor were cleared for
dancing. The novelty of the dance
was manifested by a miniature Of the
new Kettle River bridge being placed
| in the center of the floor over which
the entire dancing assembly followed
Mr.. and Mrs. Hjalmar Petersen in a
grand march played by Reds Cava-
Tiers, who also furnished music for
part of the dancing. The Little Ger
man Band followed this orchestra in
the presentation of dance music.