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GRINDSTONE LAKE

Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Borchard, Mr..
and Mrs. C. F.. Borchard and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Borchard and Earl called
at the Christ Sawatzky home We'd
nesday evening of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Upsal of Cokato, spent
the weekend at the Alvin Haugen
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Borchard spent
Sunday evening at the Joe BURST
berger home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olof Strenge of New
Richland, were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Hans Myrvold
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Borchard and
son, Earl, spent Sunday evening with
Mrs. Borchard's parents east of Sand
stone.
A license to wed has been issued
to Arvid Odean, formerly of this place
and now of Minneapolis, and Alice
WalQuist of Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Peel of Mime
apolis, were dinner guests at the c..
F.. Borchard home Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Durstberger received the
sad news of her fathers death re-
Gently in Austria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Johnson and
son of Moline, ILL.,, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Johnson and son, Bill, of Mime
apolis, came for the old settlers pic
mic and to renew acquaintance.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Gulbransen and
daughters, Dorothy and Clarice, of
Hutchinson, stopped at the Zajicek
home Monday enroute to Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Linsley and
family of Minneapolis, spent last
week at the John Zajicek home here.
A very large crowd turned out for
,, the old settlers picnic and by the
compliments one hears of the parade
and sports the picnic was a huge
success. The seaplane had the mis-
fortune to have one of it's pontoons
out of order and was not able to ride
the waves on the lake until the wind
went down. The Askov German band
entered into the Grindstone Lake
spirit and furnished some very fine
music.
Emil and Ida Sjodahl, Miss Esther
Sandeen of Minneapolis, and Westly
Sjodahl of this place made a pleas
ure trip to Canada last week.
Fires nearby are getting numerous.
Everyone should take the utmost pre-
caution to prevent fires and put out
any little blaze started. A blaze was
started recently by a careless traveller
who threw his cigarette along the
pavement between Hinckley and Sand
stone. A bus driver on the Greyhound
lines saw the fire before it got much
Roadway and put the fire out.
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MCPHERSON

Mrs. S. Virgins and Mrs. John
Pappas and children spent Wednesday
of last week with Mrs. Pete Virgins.
Mrs. Champain spent Wednesday OF
last week with MRS. Pete Virgins.
Mrs. Pete Virgins visited Last
Thursday with Mrs. Edw. Beaudry.
Clarence Melancon and his brother,
Francis, went to Duluth last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Clarence Melancon and two
children visited Mrs. Edw. Beaudry
last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Brands and Mrs. Rigstad came
Monday for a visit with their mother.
Mrs. Bohlin visited Mrs. Casadont
Sunday evening.
Reggie Virgins and sisters, Margie,
Lorraine and Jean, visited Sunday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Beau
dry.
Pearl Rupp spent the weekend at
her home near Bruno.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Mitchell and
children Of Duluth, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. John Beaudry Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-08-13
ARTHYDE

Miss Elsie Nortrup returned home
Friday from a two months trip
through the southwestern states.
Mrs. Alfred Johnson and Mrs. Miller
Christensen left Saturday for weeks
visit in Minneapolis.
Miss Fern Thomson of Minneapolis,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. A. Thorn
son. She left Monday for trip along
the North Shore to Port Arthur with
the Misses Leone Makey and Gertie
Spike of Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sampson and chill
dren of Pike River, were guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Maunula over the week.
end. They were accompanied by Miss
Irma Williams of Virginia, who called
on friends.
Mrs. Annie Thomson, Miss Fern
Thomson, Mrs. E. L. Coolidge and
Carol and Keith Coolidge and Lola
Olson visited relatives in Brainerd
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Nortrup of Elk
River, were guests at the A. Nortrup
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Emmer and chill
dren met recently with other members
of the e. c. Ellison family at Grind
stone lake for a family reunion.
Mrs. Morris Ruud and boys from
Elk River. visited at the D. M. Olson
home Sunday.
The fire north of White Pine got
out of control Sunday and crossed the
county road.
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STURGEON LAKE

Mrs. Francis Bleichner and son,
Everett, Mr.. and Mrs. Wahuer and
Miss Wahuer, all Of Cologne, visited
at the Jenny Kolosky home Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Teslau and daughters, Ber-
nice and Dorothy, and Miss johnson OF
Duluth, called at the j. F. Kolosky
home Sunday.
Ray Grabowski, who has spent a
month here at the parental home, re-
turned to Chicago Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Youngkrantz and
children, Betty and Bud, Of Duluth, Mr.
and Mrs. Axel Youngkrantz of Hinck-
ley. and Gunnard Johnson of Duluth,
visited at the o. Youngkrantz home
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Lubanski and son,
Jimmy, of Chaska, and Zigmant Luz
banski of Minneapolis, visited at the
kolosky homes Monday. They left foI
a trip north Tuesday.
Rose Tomczak of st. Paul, spent a
few days here recently with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Paulfn and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. George Gin
eel and the twins of Detroit, Mich,
are visiting at the Tomczak homes.
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DENHAM

Mrs. Alva johnson, who has been
seriously i'll in Minneapolis hospital
for long time, is now somewhat i'm
proved.
Mrs. Brabec, ST., passed away sud-
denly Sunday evening. Sympathy is
extended to the bereaved relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hermerding and fam
lily visited at the Koslosky home Fri
day evening.
Geraldine Lon Demick and Russell
Kron came to the Sam Kron home
from Minneapolis Tuesday of last
week to visit few days. Miss Demick
is a niece of Mrs. Kron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Upgren and
Mrs. Molis drove to Crosby Monday,
returning in the evening after having
visited at the Hohensee home also.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Burtman and
sons of st. Paul, came Monday eve
ming to visit relatives here and at
Cloquet. Mr.. Burtman is a nephew
of Chas. Upgren.
Mrs. Arthur johnson returned from
her visit with her mother at a Min
neapolis hospital the latter part of
last week.
The Oakhill Ladies' Aid will meet
at the Hovde home Thursday after
noon, Aug. 20. Mrs. George Johnson
and Mrs. HOvde will serve refresh
ments. All are welcome.
On Friday evening, Aug. Fl, the
Oakhill Ladies' Aid will sponsor a
program at the church with Mrs.
Lyndon in charge. There will be a
pie social after the program and
sandwiches and cake will also be
served. All are welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Johnson and
their daughter and son, Myrtle and
Sigfred, and Mrs. Lydia Johnson, all
of Hopkins, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Ryser, Mrs. Grondahl's parents, and
Mrs. Grondah1's brother-in law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Brink of
near Moose Lake, spent Sunday at the
Arthur Grondahl home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Overom had as their
guests Saturday and Sunday, Rev.
JOrgenson of Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Lehet, Mae
Upgren and Godfrey Carlson drove
to Port Arthur, Can, Saturday, return
ing the next day.
Mrs. Carl Peterson and Arlene and
Mrs. Harold Selleg spent Sunday eve
ming at the Guenther home.
Mrs. Guenther spent Sunday after
noon at the Swan Olson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Nordin and son,
Clarence, of Superior, came Saturday
to visit at the Hugo johnson and
Overom homes. On Sunday the Nor
din and Hugo johnson families were
dinner guests at the Overom home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Anderson of
Moline, ILL.,, came last Thursday to
the Eske1 Anderson home where they
remained overnight, leaving Friday
for Canada. Marian Anderson was
their guest on the trip. They are
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BREMEN TOWNSHIP

Mrs. Drabota of Superior, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Pince,
and family.
Ralph Widmyer of Marylin, Wis,
visited over the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Edw. Truka.
Jerry Drahos drove Mrs. Edw.
Truka to Marylin, Wis, recently to
visit her sister, Helen, and bring her
daughter, Clarice, back.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Smetak and
family visited Sunday afternoon at
the John Hrbek home.
Matt Jirovec and son, Albert, of st.
Paul, came here to spend the week
end at the George Jirovec home.
Rose Jirovec returned with them to
ST. Paul to spend two weeks there.
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Resolution.

Meeting of the school board of the
Independent School District No. 81 Of
Pine County, Minnesota.
WHEREAS: The school board of
the said Independent School District
No. 81 has deemed it expedient to
apply to the Federal Public Works
Administration for a grant to aid in
financing the cost of new school
building construction, and
WHEREAS: The Federal govern
ment requires that certain informal
ton and data, plans. outline speci-
fications, estimates. ETC., be prepared
by competent architect and be sub
mitted to the Federal government
with the application for a federal
grant,
NOW THEREFORE,, be it resolved:
That e. F.. Broomha1, registered ar
chitect, in the State of Minnesota, be
and hereby is, appointed to serve as
the project architect and engineer,
and is directed to supply the Federal
government with all necessary in
formation pursuant to the obtaining
of federal aid upon the proposed
school building project; the said e. F.
Broomhall, the architect and engi-
neer, will supply and furnish all ar
chitectural and engineering informal
ton required. For such services he
is to be paid the sum of 500, and for
complete architects and engineers
services including architects super
vision of the complete project he is
to be paid sum equal to three per
cent of the cost of the project, less
the 500 initial payment, all as more
fully set out in written contract"
The foregoing resolution, being Of
fered by w. w. Ogilvie and seconded
by Mrs. H. E. Johnson, was put to
vote, and all appearing in favor there
of, it was so adopted and declared.
Independent School District No. FL
of Pine county, Minnesota.
w. C. EFIMKE, Chairman.
H. NORTRUP, Clerk.
On motion seconded and carried,
the board adjourned.
H. NORTRUP. clerk.
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LEGAL NOTICES
ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION
TO SELL REAL ESTATE

State of Minnesota. County of Pine.
IN PROBATE COURT
In Re Estate of Ben Carlberg. also
known as Bengt Karlberg. decedent.
The representative of said estate hay-
ing filed herein a petition to sell GER
tain real estate described in said petit
ton;
IT IS ORDERED That the hearing
thereof be had on August oath. 1886.
at one o'clock p. NJ. before this Court
in The probate court room I'm the court
house in Pine City. Minnesota. and that
notice hereof be given by publication OF
this order in the Askov American and by
mailed notice as provided by law.
Dated July 2Sth. 1886.
court Seal) ROBERT WILCOX.
Probate Judge.
ALBERT JOHNSON,
Attorney for Petitioner.
July 30-Aug. 49,
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PROCEEDINGS OF
SCHOOL BOARD
Dist, No. 81.


School board meeting July 30. 1886.
All members we're present.
1t was moved and seconded that
we consult an architect. Motion car
ried.
Moved, seconded and carried, that
the chairman appoint a committee
to consult an architect. M. L. Mel
berg, Mrs. H. E. johnson and Super
intendent C. G. Aakhus were ap-
pointed.
On motion seconded and carried.
Lars Christensen was hired as bus
driver on Route No. at a salary OF
500 per month.
The resignation of Richard Hogan
was accepted. Arnold Kelm was
elected high school teacher at 500
per month.
1t was moved, seconded and car
rfed to adjourn.
H. NORTRUP. Clerk.
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ORDER FOR HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTION

State of Minnesota, County of Pine.
IN PROBATE COURT
In Re Estate of Bernt Stoke. also
known as Ben Stoke. Decedent.
The representative Of the above named
estate having filed his final account and
petition for adjustment and allowance
thereof and for distribution to the per-
sons thereunto entitled.
1T is ORDERED, That the hearing
thereof be had on August oath. 1886.
at one o'clock p. NJ, before this court
in the probate court room in the court
house in Pine City. Minnesota, and that
notice hereof be given by publication
of this order in the Askov American and
by mailed notice as provided by law.
Dated July 2Sth, 1886.
court SeaD ROBERT WILCOX,
Probate Judge.
ALBERT JOHNSON,
Attorney for Petitioner.
July 30-Aug. 13)
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ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION
FOR ADMINISTRATION, LIMIT
ING TIME TO FILE CLAIMS
AND FOR HEARING
THEREON

State Of Minnesota. County of Pine. IS.
IN PROBATE COURT
In Re Estate of Louis E. Skog, also
known as E. L. Skog. Decedent.
Herbert N. Skog having filed herein
petition for general administration
stating that said decedent died inte-
state and praying that Herbert N. Skog
be appointed administrator;
1T is ORDERED, That the hearing
thereof be had on August 31st, 1886, at
one O'Clock p. m... before this Court in
the probate court room in the court
house in Pine City. Minnesota; that the
time within which creditors of said de-
cedent may file their claims be limited
to four months from the date hereof.
and that the claims SO filed be heard
on December 7th. 1886, at one O'Clock
p. m. before this Court in the probate
court room in the court house in Pine
City. Minnesota. and that notice hereof
be given by publication of this order
in the Askov American and by mailed
notice as provided by law.
Dated July Goth. 1896.
court Seal) ROBERT WILCOX.
Probate Judge.
/. H. blackjack,
Attorney for Petitioner.
(Aug. G-20)
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE
CLOSURE SALE

Notice is hereby given that the mort
gage made by George T. Benson and
Sarah Benson. his wife, mortgagors. to
the State of Minnesota. mortgage. dated
December 2. 1924. and recorded with
Register of Deeds of Pine County. Min
nesota. on December s. 1924. at two
o'clock p. NJ. in Book "a of Mortgages.
on page 1913. will be foreclosed by a
sale of the following premises described
in said mortgage. situate in Pine Coun-
ty. Minnesota. to-wit:
Section Twenty-eight (2S). Town
ship Forty-one (41) North. Range
Seventeen 1O West, containing $50
acres. more or less. according 10
Government survey thereof.
which said sale will be made by the
Sheriff Of Pine County. Minnesota. at
the front door of the Court House in
the Village of Pine City. Minnesota. on
Saturday. August 20. 1896. at ten O'Clock
A. NJ, to pay the amount then due on
said mortgage and the legal disburse-
ments. There il claimed to be due on
said mortgage at the date of this no.
sums Of $355.37. taxes, and $9.49, insur-
ance. paid by the MORTGAGE. with in
terest being a total of $43O7.23.
Dated July 6. 1896.
STATE OF MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL CREDIT
By Theodore H. Arens
COnServator of Rural Credit.
DEPARTMENT SEAL)
G. F. GAARENSTROOM
Attorney for Mortgage
567 State Office Building
st. Paul. Minnesota.
July Aug. 13)
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cred at the Oscar Carlson home last
Thursday evening at party held in
honor of Mrs. Peter Weberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mossberg and
Ethel Janet visited at the Arthur
Mossberg home Wednesday of last
week.
Donald Mossberg and Alvin Johnson
left for Cloquet Tuesday to seek en-
ployment.
Rev. and Mrs. Chas. Swanson and
Charlene and Doris Anderson spent
Wednesday evening of last week at
the Tracy Street home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-08-13

School board meeting August l.
1886.
Members present were w. C. Ehmke
w. w. Ogilvie, M. L. Melberg and
H. Nortrup. Those absent were A. E.
Wahlstrom and Mrs H. E. Johnson
w. C. Ehmke was elected president,
H. Nortrup was elected clerk, and M
L. Melberg was elected treasurer.
On motion carried. it was decided
that the clerks salary be $50.
The following bills were allowed:
Willow River Telephone Ex-
change, account ............$ 2.5O
Minnesota Power & Light Co.,
May and June account $50. 1910
John Martichuski, wood ..... 1909
On motion seconded and carried
the board adjourned.
H. NORTRUP, Clerk.
School board meeting August 4
1896.
The meeting was opened by w. u
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expected to return Thursday or Fri
day of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Larson and
Alyce drove to Winthrop last Thurs
day, returning Monday evening.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Bruno.
Bible study Thursday evening at the
Armstrong home.
q. E at Kerrick Friday evening.
Sunday school at 10 a. M, service
at 11:15 a. m.
DR.. Louis Patmont speaks Friday
evening. August FL, at the church.
Kerrick.
e. E. Friday evening at the church.
Sunday school at 1O:45 a. M; serv-
ice at 9:45 a. m.
Willow River.
Bible study Wednesday evenings.
Sunday school at 10 a. M; service
at 8 p. m.
DAVID HARRINGTON, Pastor.
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(FrOm Another COrresDondent)

Edward Poslusny and Toful Kosloski
left recently for Lacrosse, Wis, where
they are employed on a government
project.
Stanley and Henry Poslusny are
drilling well through solid rock for
Stanley Shusta of Split Rock.
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RUTLEDGE CHURCH NOTES

Sunday school at 9:3O a. m. Come
and bring the children. Glass for
every age.
Morning service, 10 a. m.
r. DEURSEN, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-08-13

Let American Want Ads do your
detective work.
Evening star., 1936-08-30
VETERANS TO ISSUE
MONTHLY MAGAZINE
Rainbow Division Announces
New Plans for the
Liaison,

The District Of Columbia Chapter.
Rainbow Division Veterans, met last
week. with William H. Kay. president,
presiding. Harold B. Rodier, editor Of
the Rainbow Liaison, was instructed to
have 1t issued monthly. The initial five
numbers will be financially sponsored
by President Kay. M. Manning Mar
Gus, national executive committee
man; Cecil j. Wilkinson, vice presi-
dent: Walker H. Colston. former pres
tdent, and Homer S. Patterson, for
merly Of the 151st (Georgia) Machine
Gun Battalion of the AID (Rainbow)
Division. respectively.
Irving H Silverberg was appointed
chairman of the Constitution and By
laws Committee, with instructions to
bring single copies Of each to the
next meeting.
Messrs. Marcus and Patterson were
appointed to send expressions of the
chapters sympathy to the widow of
COL Dallas B. Smith, formerly Of the
18TH (Alabama) Infantry Regiment,
Rainbow Division. They will also
send such a communication to the
Alabama State Chapter of the
r. D. ", with suggestions that
1t conduct the twentieth annual ma
tional reunion in 1888 and dedicate
1t to the loving memory of the dis
tinguished Col. Dallas B. Smith"
A Policy Committee consisting Of
President Kay, ex-officio; Historian
jackson, Vice President Huber B.
Schultz, Frank Heathco, j. M. Cohan
and Owen F. Breeder was appointed.
Local Rainbowers who will attend
the banquet-dance being sponsored
by the Cleveland Chapter in that city
September % should make their
reservations through M. Manning
Marcus, Munsey Building, this city.
Evening star., 1936-08-30
FORTY AND EIGHT

For the next IL months a former
sailor will be at the head Of the Dis
trict grand voiture of La Societe des
Quarante Homnes ct HUT Chevaux,
playground of the American Legion.
At its annual promenade recently
held, the Capital group of the Forty
and Eight elected Jess Chaillet as
grand chef de gare. He succeeds
Martin A. Dyer.
stalled at the September 10 meeting
Of the grand voiture. Others who will
assume Office at the same time are:
John McCabe. grand chef de train:
Cassard Schroth, grand conducteur;
Fred g. Fraser, grand commissaire
intendant; william Hargrave. grand
correspondent; Francis Gauges, sous
grand conducteur; Raymond Queenan,
grand commits voyageur; Francis
Leonard. grand aumonier; DR.. c. w.
Tegge, grand medicin; Clarence Milne
and Edward Minter, grand drapeaux:
william Mcvicker, grand garde de Ia
porte; Albert Popkins, sous grand
correspondent; John B. Keller, grand
publiciste; Porter Bush, grand garde
aux chevaux; Edgar Hitch, grand
avocat: Frank Mccarthy, grand
lampiste, and Eugene Flester, grand
historien.
Dyer, chef de gare passe, Is the
new cheminot national and Charles
Allies alternate cheminot national.
New members Of the District grand
cheminot are Louis Allwine, Ray
Eichorn, John Long, John Orlosky and
Fred Money.
Delegates to the national promenade
of the Forty and Eight to be held in
Cleveland at the time of the Arneri-
can Legion convention next month
are Chaillet, McCabe, Gauges, Keller
and Mcvicker. The alternates are
Leo Reel. Hargrave, J. A. Heinie. Paul
Mc0ahan and Popkins.
Evening star., 1936-08-30
LEGION AUXILIARY
NEARNEW RECORD
Total of 100000 Members
in Nation Expected to Be
Reached Soon.

Miss Lillian Reagan. membership
chairman, District of Columbia Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, announced last
week all previous membership records
in the national organization will soon
be broken, according to reports re.
ceived from national headquarters.
She said the total membership would
soon reach 100000 throughout the
country.
Word has been received from ma.
tional headquarters that the auxiliary's
national poppy poster contest is going
over in big way. Already entries are
pouring into national headquarters,
and Mrs. Thelma Strohman, poppy
chairman Of the Department Of the
District of Columbia, will soon SUBJ
NIT her entry.
The contest Is divided into three
classes. First. for students in graded
schools; second, for students in the
junior high schools, and third, for
students in the senior high schools.
These posters. depicting the auxili-
arys memorial poppy program, will be
displayed in the Convention Hall at
Cleveland, but only the State winners
in each class will be eligible for ma
tional competition. Mrs. A. D. Lade-
hoff, national chairman Of the Auxili-
ary Poppy Committee, states she ex-
poets at least $50 State prize winning
posters.
A large number of trophies and
cash awards were announced by Mrs.
Walthea H. Chapman, department
chairman Of trophies, awards, unit
activities and community service, at
the recent department convention.
These included prizes for membership
activities, national defense programs,
Fidac programs, activities Of the Jun.
iors, child welfare activities and for
unit activities. The Vincent B. Cos.
tello Unit carried of most Of the
membership awards.
A past secretary pin was presented
to Miss Margaret Garry. department
secretary, and past treasurer pin
was presented to Mrs Ola D. Lee
by their friends in the organization.
Memorial services for Mrs. Margaret
Mary Franklin, first president of the
Department of the District of Colum-
bia, were held at her late home. 1743
Church street. last Wednesday eve
ming. The services were attended by
large number of the members of
this department, as well as a number
Of the members of the American
Legion. They were headed by De.
partment Comdr Horace w. Lineburg
and the Legion Guard of Honor.
Mrs. Franklin in 1920 was instru-
mental in forming the American Le-
gion Auxiliary in this city. Her hus-
band is William F. Franklin. a mem.
Der of the Vincent B. Costello Post
of the American Legion.
Vincent B. Costello Unit, No IS.
will hold their regular meeting Tues
day at the War Mothers Home, 1927
New Hampshire avenue. A special
program Of music will be given.