The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-28
Morton to Graduate 20 Seniors at
Commencement in Community Hall

commencement IN
Paul S. Amidon, Deputy State
Education Chief To
Give Address
Morton - Commencement week
activities began with the baccal-
aureate services at p. m. Sunday
afternoon in the community hall.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
Alva S. Earl, using the text 81 Go
A Fishing" from the words of
Peter in the gospel of st. John. He
developed this unusual topic to
show and warn against the tenden-
cy to "go fishing" when the prob
lens of life are too perplexing.
The final commencement exer-
cises will take place this evening
Thursday in the hall. The vale
dictory will be given by Miss Ver-
nice Jennings and the salutatory
by Miss Earlys Dermer. The add
ress of the evening will be given
by Paul S. Amidon, state deputy
commissioner of education. The
class of 1886 is composed of Dor
othy Andrews, Ada Ahrens, John
Allen, Leo Butcher, Dewey Bryan,
William Buscho, Lorraine Brazil,
Earlys Dermer, Kathleen Hagen,
Harris Hale, Lester ingalls,, Ver-
nice Jennings, Alice Jorges, Mar
garet Mahoney, Lyle Mattke, Don
aid McMath, Richard Mccarthy,
Alice Miller, Eileen Rutland and
Idabelle White.
H. j. Adams of Minneapolis is
spending the week at the home of
his son, Edgar Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Neitzel spent
Sunday with friends at Sauk Cen
ter.
Mrs. Elmer Ollie (Thelma Ter
ry) and baby of Madison were
guests Friday of Mrs. Robert Car
ruth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Simon visited
relatives in Mankato and New
Ulm Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Chisholm of
Stewart were Sunday guests at
the j. Chisholm home.
Mrs. M. E. Larson of Mason
City, Iowa came recently to visit
for several weeks at the home of
her son, Forest Larson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lepeska
of Minneapolis spent Wednesday
with Mrs. Lepeska's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Ewert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Witte, Miss
Vera and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Witte enjoyed an outing at Lake
Shetek Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Fell and son,
Jimmie, visited friends in Mime
apolis Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence Noreen and son,
William, spent the weekend in st.
Cloud.
Miss Mary Gibson returned to st.
Paul, where she is a nurse at An
cker hospital, after several days
visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Gibson.
Mrs. Herman libel and daughter
Charlotte visited several days last
week with relatives in Faribault
returning to Morton Thursday
night.
Rev. Alva S. Earl drove to Min
neapolis on business Monday.
William Allen who attends the
university spent the weekend at
his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bidinger
drove to St. Cloud to spend Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Sutten visit
ed over Sunday in Watertown,
South Dakota with a brother of
Mr.. Sutten. This was the first
meeting of the brothers in 20
years.
Mrs. Joseph Bidinger was hos
tess to her bridge club Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Bert Greenslit and Mrs.
Ben Patzwald accompanied by
Mrs. Jorgenson and Mrs. Jul Patz-
wald of Morgan drove to Minnea-
polls Friday to spend the day.
Miss Cleo Lenz of Conde, South
Dakota was a guest last week and
over Sunday at the home of her
brother, DR.. j. R. Lenz, Friday.
Mrs. Lenz and Miss Lenz drove to
Minneapolis, returning Saturday
evening.
School picnics in Ramsey park
and in Birch Coulee were enjoyed
last week by the various grades
and high school students. This is
the first time in several years
that picnics have been held, the
annual play day having been sub
stituted for them, in the past.
Mrs. William Grimes of Frank
lin spent Sunday at the D. w.
Brown home.
Mrs. Edward Brown and daugh-
ters, Grace and Ruth of Fairfax
were Sunday guests at the P. A
Brown home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Gaasch and
children visited relatives in Sleepy
Eye Sunday.
Members of the Birthday club
held a picnic at the home of Mrs.
R. E. Strand Thursday afternoon.
Henry Swenson went to Vesta
Monday to be employed there for
the week.
Captain and Mrs. Tom Moss
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in
Red Wing.
Mrs. Frank Revier entertained
eight ladies at her home Monday
afternoon, to honor her sister,
Miss Mary Tracy on her birthday.