The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-10
Sc TO GRADUATE
AT OLIVIA HIGH
ST. PAUL PASTOR WILL
GIVE ADDRESS TO
CLASS FRIDAY
By Eileen O'Halloran


evening when SO graduates will
receive their diplomas. The vale
dictory addresses will be given by
Lois Kuske and Mary Chamber
lain and the Salutatory address by
Shirley Brown. DR.. Theodore
Leonard, pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church of st.
Paul will deliver the commence
ment address. Presentation OF
diplomas will be made by DR..
George Mesker, presentation OF
Legion award by P w. Moran
and the Auxiliary award by Mrs.
George Mesker. The senior high
school mixed chorus will sing two
numbers.
The fiftieth anniversary cele-
bration of the Zion Lutheran
church in Olivia will open Thurs
day evening at 1880 and will last
through Sunday. Anniversary
Sunday services will be conduct
ed in Olivia High school auditor
ium to accommodate the crowds.
Speakers throughout the celebra-
ton include Rev. E. H. Bertram
of st. Paul, former resident OF
Olivia, Rev. Carl Schrader OF
Echo and Student Lester Drahelm
of st. Louis, a former resident OF
Olivia. Other speakers also will
participate, Rev E. G. Birkholz OF
St. James, former pastor OF the
church, Rev. August Sauer OF
Renville, Rev. Carl c. Kuske OF
Emmett, Rev. E. A. Birkholz OF
Redwood Falls, Rev. M. j. We
hauser of Morton and Rev. A. G.
Kruger of Cedar Mills. The Zion
junior choir of Olivia and the St.
Matthew's choir of Danube will
furnish the music.
MIR. and Mrs. c.. H. Bornemann
and children spent the weekend
in St. Peter where they attended
the reunion of the class of 1922
and visited MIR. Bornemann's par
entS.
Leo Pirsh Jr. of Minneapolis
spent the weekend at his home
here.
Misses Dorothy, Lillian and
Elenora Cuta, Eileen O'Halloran,
Mrs. Joseph Benish and daughter
Joan Ann spent Friday in Red
wood and Willmar.
Anthony Hillimier of st. Paul
spent the weekend at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Mike O'Halloran
in Bird Island.
Luverne G. Smoker, former
student of Olivia High school, has
enlisted in the regular army at
Fort Smelling and will leave soon
to take up his duties there.
Improvements amounting $1,000
have been made at the Farmers
Elevator of Olivia the past two
weeks. A new drive, distributor,
shaft and pan have been made as
well as the installation of new
auxiliary lift to care for extra
long wheelbase trucks.
Graduation and entertainment
exercises were conducted at the
Aloysianum Sunday evening.
Thirteen graduates received di-
plomas which were presented by
J. r. Landy who also gave the
graduation address. Two plays
were given, one by the grade chill
dren of the school, ''The Pied
Piper" and the other by the
Young Ladies and Men sodalities
of the st. Aloysius church. This
was a three act farce, Look
Who's Here"
Baccalureate services were con-
Quoted at the Olivia High school
Sunday evening with Rev. w. G.
Bimson, rector of st. Luke's Epis-
copal church of Willmar, deliver
ing the sermon. Other numbers
on the program were the process
sional by Suzanne Lauerman; in
vocation, Rev. w. G. Bimson; sell
ection, Ring on Sweet Angelus"
by the senior girls glee club;
violin solo, cave Marie," by A. A.
Scholl; selection, praise Ye the
Father" by senior mixed chorus;
benediction by Rev. Bimson and
the occasional by Suzanne
Lauerman.
Senior class day was observed
Friday with program in the
AoA SAASS1l. ClIS1 tllS
program the class went to Ram
sey State park where they held
their annual picnic.
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 grad
uation exercises were conducted
at st. Mary's High school in Bird
Island
Dick Freeman of Minneapolis
spent the weekend at his home
here.
Wednesday st. Mary's parish of
Bird Island will celebrate the
silver jubilee of Rev. Roller. Spe-
cial services will be held and a
dinner will be served in the
church at noon.
Mrs. George Bornemann and
children will leave for Fairmont
Sunday where they will spend the
week at the home of her sister.
The Boy Scouts of Olivia, Bird