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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-15
Grace Shafer Bride
of Milwaukee Man

The Evangelical church at
Middle Creek was the scene of a
lovely midsummer wedding Sum
day morning July 4 when Miss
Grace E. Schafer, daughter of
George Schafer of Flora, became
the bride of William A. Kraft of
Milwaukee, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Kraft of Bowler, Wisconsin.
The double ring ceremony was
read by Rev. 0. S. Monson in a
setting of summer flowers and
palms. ~ ,
Mrs. Louisa Schumacher of
Marshall and Miss Mary Yunker
of Renville, aunts of the bride,
sang 20 Master Let Me Walk
With Thee" following which the
bridal party took their places be-
fore the altar Miss Pearl Kuglin,
a friend of the bride, played the
wedding march. IS
The bride was charming in
white silk organdy gown made
along close fitting princess lines,
with short puffed sleeves. Her
long tulle veil, fashioned with a
tiara effect was caught with seed
pearls and orange blossoms. She
carried a shower bouquet of
Johanna Hill roses and sweet
peas.
Miss Florena Kraft, a sister of
the bridegroom, was the brides
maid. Her gown was of Alice
Blue silk organdy over satin,
fashioned floor length and trim
med with ruffles. Her flowers
were an arm bouquet of yellow
snapdragons and baby breath.
Miss Marlys jeanne Breitkreutz
a friends of the bride, acted as
flower girl. Her frock was of yell,
low organdy over taffeta made in
colonial fashion, and she carried,
a basket of mixed sweet peas.
Walter Neubauer of Tigerton.
Wis. WIS the groom's attendant
and Glenn Schafer, the brides
brother and Alver Prodoehl acted
as ushers.
Following the ceremony a two
course wedding dinner was SER
we'd at the brides home with a
large number of guests present.
The bridal table was decorated
with a large wedding cake and
blue tapers. Miss Iris Holmburg,
Miss Vivian Kuglin and Miss
Joyce Manthie served.
They left Monday evening for
Bowler, Wis. for short visit with
MIR. Kraft's parents before going
to Milwaukee, where Mr.. Kraft is
employed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Charlebois,
Mrs. c. A. Lauterbach and Mrs.
Elizabeth Sweeney went to the
S. w. Limburg home Tuesday
evening, to celebrate the birthday
of Mrs. Limburg with an infor-
NAL supper.
Mrs. Oscar Flashenriem enter
tanned Wednesday afternoon in
honor of her son James ninth
birthday. The guests were Mar
jorie and Leroy Mace, Barbara
Ross, Elroy and Marjorie Young,
Joan Jackson, Alice Herman and
Alvin Won Mosch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Pease and
Roy Whittet motored to Orion
vile Sunday with Lea Ward
Pease, Florence Tenney, RATHER
inc, Margaret and Gertrude Whit
tet, Sylvia Dahmes and Patricia
Farrell of Marshall who with
Florence Farlee as chaperone are
spending a week at Big Stone
lake. - ..
Mrs. Ralph Troseth and son
Frank of Upton, Indiana motored
here Sunday July 4 for a visit
with Mrs. Troseth's parents Mr..
and Mrs. George Patton. They re-
turned Friday accompanied by
Harry Atkinson of Regina, Sas-
katchewan who had arrived
Tuesday with his sister Janice
also to visit at the Patton home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Whyte of
Sleepy Eye were here Sunday to
visit relatives and friends. They
were dinner guests of Mr.. Whyte's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. w.
Whyte and during the afternoon
and evening visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Polaczyk at whose home
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Flore also
were supper guests.
Relatives who came from away
to visit Sunday at the M. L. Freise
home and to attend a family
gathering in the park were Mr..
and Mrs. F. H. Ainsworth and Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Patterson and
daughter of Duluth, Mrs. Tina
Topping and two sons of West
Hampton, Virginia and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jay Patterson and family of
Springfield. .....
j. L. Parsons motored to Min
neapolis Tuesday on business. Re-
turning the same day he was &C
companied by Mrs. Rex Clay
dorothy Larson) and her daugh-
ter Carolyn who are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. c. H. Burmeister. The
Burmeisters and their guests
went to Wood Lake in the eve
ming to be dinner guests of MIR.
and Mrs. L. P. Larson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-15

Jens Kjeltsen of Window was a
Wednesday evening guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Tyson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hector Neuen-
burg of Wabasso visited Mrs. M.
J. Odlaug Tuesday. 80
Miss Maude Brockway left
Tuesday to join a party of friends
for asvacation at Leech lake.
DR.. and Mrs. E. H. johnson and
daughter 10 Ann visited. Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Jensen at Lucan
Friday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. r. F. Whiting and
Miss Mabel Sommerfeld left by
car Sunday to spend their vaca-
ton in Florida.
Mrs. Margaret Berg of Mime
apolis is visiting her sister Mrs,
Mary Mackenzie and MIR. and
Mrs. L. J. Kise. =.
Peter Odlaug returned to his
home at Cornell, Wisconsin We'd
nesday after a visit with his bro
Their M. j. Odlaug.
The Presbyterian Missionary
society will meet Wednesday af-
ternoon July 81 at the home of
Mrs. c. o. Gilfillan.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. w. Hassinger
and son Roger and Mrs. Margaret
Zumwinkle spent Sunday visit
ing relatives and friends at Nor
ton.
Mrs. Ira Rogers entertained
her bridge club Tuesday after
noon when Mrs. Eugene Conterno
of California was the guest of
honor.
DR.. and Mrs. w. E. Belt and
Miss Hazel Belt of Dodge Center
came Friday to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. w. M. Smith and Mrs. Laura
Hunter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence McMar-
tin OF San Francisco and Mrs.
Reid of Portland, Oregon were
Tuesday overnight guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Reede Gray.
The Priscilla and the Adult
Bible classes of the Methodist
church held combined picnic in
Ramsey park Monday evening
which was attended by a large
group of members.
! Mrs. G. E. Martin conducted
the devotional service at the
meeting of the Methodist Miss
ionary society Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. J. w.
Inglis. Miss Margaret Burmeister
talked on leprosy in Japan; Mrs.
l.. w. GLOW and Mrs. Floyd Little
gave a short playlet on home
missions and Phyllis Macs sang
two soprano solos. Six tables were
used to represent the months of
the year for the annual birthday
celebration. Assisting Mrs. Inglis
on the refreshment committee
were Mrs. L. w. Gilliland, Mrs.
Gottlieb Kuenzli and Mrs. o. G..
Austbo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollo Rector and
children Virginia and Bobbie
came from Milwaukee to visit
over the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Bishop, Mrs. Rector is
a niece of Mrs. c. L. Breckenridge
and the late A. w. Park. In their
honor, members of the Park FAM
lily held a picnic Sunday noon at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sher-
man Park when those attending
were Mrs. A. w. Park, Mrs. By
ron Doyle, Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Park and
children Bobby, 10 Ann and Don
of North Redwood. Sunday eve
ming similar affair was given
when Mr.. and Mrs. Franz Muetzel
(Irene Breckenridge were hosts.
In the group were Mr.. and Mrs.
c. L. Breckenridge, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Breckenridge and children
and Stanley Breckenridge. The,
Rectors left Monday to continne
on their trip to Yellowstone park.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-15
j. S. Manderfeld,
Martha Neudecker
Wed at Clements

Clements-The marriage of
Miss Martha Neudecker, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Neudecker
and Joseph S. Manderfeld, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Manderfeld of
Springfield, took place last We'd
nesday morning at st. Joseph's
Catholic church. Rev. Frederick
was the officiating clergyman.
Sylvester Neudecker, brother of
the bride and Leo Schmitz, cousin
of the groom led the procession to
the entrance of the altar which
was decorated with baskets of
seven sisters roses.
The bride wore a Gibson girl
white satin gown patterned on
princess lines with a long train
and a collar of chantilly lace. She
wore a coronation pearl tiara
which was attached to a full
length illusion veil also trimmed
with chantilly lace and her flow
ers were Gala lilies. An aqua lace
dress made in redingote style was
worn by the bridesmaid, Miss
Lucille Neudecker and she car
r1ed an arm bouquet of pink
briarcliff roses.
The maid of honor, Miss Leona
Neudecker, chose a pink georget-
tie gown and her flowers were
salmon gladiolas and blue agath-
as. Elmer Manderfeld was his
brothers attendant.
MendelsSohn's wedding march
was used for the professional by
Mrs. S. 0. Baltes who assisted
Miss Henrietta Beberich and John
Neudecker in the singing of cave
Maria.
Twenty-Five guests were serv-
ed a wedding dinner at the home
of the brides parents Immediate
ly after the ceremony. The decor
ations were in aqua and pink and
wedding cake was used as CEN
terpiece on the table.
MIR. and Mrs. Manderfeld will
make their home at Springfield
after a wedding trip to Canada.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-15
ISee By The Gazette

Miss Virginia Drummer spent
the weekend at her home at Bird
Island.
William Schottenbauer moved
his crawling outfit to Luverne
Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. G. R. Engeman
and children spent the weekend
at Grand Rapids.
Mrs. G.. w. Ellison returned
Saturday from her visit in south
ern and western states.
Betty Serkland and Marjorie
Cannot of Clements returned
this week from a visit at Yellow
lake, Wisconsin.
MIR. and Mrs. c. c. King arriv-
ed last week from Bloomington,
Illinois to look after business in
terests and visit old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Donahue of
the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Schmechel Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Coleman
and children and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. N. Johnson and son Edward of
Minneapolis spent the weekend at
Green lake.
A. c. Burmeister, Miss Margar-
ct Burmeister and Miss Evelyn
Parsons left Wednesday morning
on a motor trip to the Black Hills,
Denver, Colorado and Yellow
stone National park.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Aune went
to Minneapolis Sunday to visit
Mrs. Aune's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
George Grimm who expect to
leave the latter part of the week
on a trip to California. Her niece
Nancy Lou Schumacher returned
with them for visit. 49,.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-15

substituting steel lockers for large
cloak rooms to give space. AS the
board has several thousands of
dollars on hand, it is unlikely a
bond issue will be necessary.
Building operations have been
extensive in Morgan this summer.
New homes for Erwin A. Mattke,
the kleinschmidt family and Jo-
seph kraus are under construc-
ton while two round tile tanks
with capacity of 1000 bushels
are being built by the Farmers
Elevator. An effort to sink city
test well through granite is now
down over 600 feet, still in solid
rock. ..fs
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kline and
daughter of Milroy with Miss
Kathleen Reed motored to Min
neapolis Monday morning to meet
Miss Hazel Kline, nurse in train
ing at a Chicago hospital. Return
ing that evening, they were &C
companied by Miss Helen Kelly
of Milroy and all were supper
guests at the T. F. Reed Sr. home.
Sister Marie Louise of Grand
Forks and Miss Agnes Claire GIFTS
who had been here for the GIFTS
family reunion returned to st.
Paul Monday morning.
Miss Lola Mock is spending a
week at Bemidji.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-15
NO FEDERAL FUNDS
FOR MORGAN SCHOOL

! Morgan = Board of education
members here have been advised
that no PWA grant is available
for improvements to the Morgan
school since the Public Works
administration already has ap-
proved projects exceeding funds
available. ..r... d. =.
, AS an alternative, needed class
rooms may be provided by re-
modelling the present building,
Evening star., 1937-09-13
WALSH is QUOTED
IN CASE OF BLACK
Holds Resignation Should Be
Asked if Klan Charge Is
Proved, Paper Says.
y the Associated Press

~ tne Associated Press.
BOSTON, September 13-The Bos-
ton Transcript today quoted Senator
David /. Walsh, Democrat, of Massa-
chusetts as saying President Roose-
welt should demand the resignation of
Hugo Black as a Supreme Court JUS
tice If it could be proved the Alabaman
was member of the Ku Klnx Khan
The Transcript said Senator Walsh
interviewed at his Clinton home de-
clared:
If it is true that Senator Black is
. member of the Ku Klux Klan. Pres
ident Roosevelt ought to ask his i'm
mediate resignation from the Supreme
Court"
Furthermore" the Transcript
quoted Walsh as saying. ''if Senator
Black was member of the Khan at
the time the Senate confirmed his
nomination, his confirmation by the
Senate was under false representa-
ton"
The Transcript says Senator Walsh.
chairman of the Naval Committee of
the Senate, commented after pub
lished reports had appeared alleging
documentary evidence was available
70 show Black became a life member
OF the Klan in 1926.
Evening star., 1937-09-13

tember 2, 1925, at which. according to
the writer of the series, Mr.. Esdale
presided. and Justice Black accepted
gold grand passport" or life men,
bership card in the Klan. Mr.. Esdale
also declined to talk about the alleged
deal between Justice Black and himself
for Klan support in the 1926 primaries.
The former grand dragon did not
deny any of the statements which
linked his name with that of Justice
Black
Mr.. Esdale is now practicing law in
Birmingham. He is no longer inter-
ested in the Klan. but is still inter-
ested in patriotic" organizations. He
had a share in promoting the Cru
saders of America after leaving the
Klan. He belongs to various fra
ternal organizations.
As grand dragon he was State head
OF the Klan in Alabama. He also
was a travelling organizer for the
Klan in Tennessee, Virginia, Illinois
and Wisconsin. He is 40 years old,
was born in Tennessee and was edu-
Gated at Auburn, Columbia and the
University of Alabama. When he quit
the Klan he turned over some of the
official records to his successor. Bert
Thomas, but kept others, including
the stenographic records of State
meetings, in his own possession.
Former Kligrapp, or Secretary, Ham,
ilton of Robert E. Lee Klan, No. 1, to
whom the 1925 resignation" was ad-
dressed according to the Sprigle ar
ticles, is now tax collector of Jeffer-
son County, of which Birmingham is
the county seat. He was not at home
yesterday.
tCopyright 1887. by New York Times and
North American Newspaper AllianceO
Evening star., 1937-09-13
BLACKS KLAN AID
KNOWN AT HOME
All Political Candidates in
1926 Needed Its BACKING,
IS'ExpIanation.
BY RUSSELL b. PORTER.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, September
l3 Especially Some people in this
steel city of the South" 10 years
ago one Of the strongholds of the
Klu Klux Klan, will be surprised to
hear that Supreme Court Justice
Hugo L. Black was actually men,
Der of the Klan and still is, accord
ing to the series of articles by Ray
Sprigle copyrighted by the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette and the North Amer
lean Newspaper Alliance, Inc. Few
will be astonished to learn that he
had Klan support for his nomination
as United States Senator in the 1926
Democratic primaries, equivalent to
election in the deep South.
In those days the Klan was at its
peak of popularity. 1t was credited
with from $4,000 to 10000 members
throughout the State, and really had
from $4,000 to 10000 dues-pavinp
members, including 10000 in the Rob-
ert E. Lee Klan, No. l, of Birming-
ham, according to persons then high
IN the Klan hierarchy. 1t was the
Robert E. Lee Klan. No. l, as as
serted in the Sprigle articles, to
which Justice Black belonged before
he received a life-membership card
after his 1925 nomination, which, ac-
cording to a former Klan official
here, transferred his allegiance to
the State Klan.
That Justice Black had Klan SUM-
port in the 1925 primaries has been
common knowledge here and that ne
addressed Klan meetings during his
campaign is often asserted. One
realistic viewpoint heard expressed
here is that Justice Black had to
cater to the Klan. or give up his
ambition to hold public Office at that
time. 1t is recalled that former
United States Senator Oscar w. In
derwood of Alabama, after he came
out against the Klan in the 1924
national election, had to leave pub
lie life.
Klan Was Strong in rs.
The Klan was so strong in 1925
that practically no one could hold
or keep public Office unless he Joined
it or made some kind of deal with it.
Its numbers were greatly expanded
that year as word spread that Klan
membership would be an indispensable
requirement for appointment to jobs
after elections. State, county and
city Offices were filled with Klansmen.
The police and fire departments, the
prosecutors offices and even some of
the courts were packed with Kluxers.
Both Justice Black, as candidate
for the Senate, and Col. Bibb Graves,
as candidate for the governorship
Che is now serving mis- second term
as Governor) were swept into Office
at the head of a horde of Klansmen.
After the Klan began to slip, its
vast and secret power led to greater
and greater abuses against civil liber-
ties. There were too many f1oggings.
and 1t became apparent that many
were affairs Of revenge that had
nothing to do with Klan principles
Instead of an indispensable asset,
Klan membership then became a lia-
hility in Alabama politics. How this
worked in practice is illustrated by a
story of minor local politician who
rode into office in the Khan sweep of
1926. Seeing the handwriting on the
Evening star., 1937-09-13

wall change, he secretly organized
some of his political henchmen and
fellow-Klansmen in q masked and
hooded automobile raid on his own
home, causing them to throw a fiery
cross on to the front lawn. in order
to convince his constituents that he
was now "anti-Klan."
On top of reaction in public opin-
ion, came the depression, which swept
away dues-paying members by the
thousand, and left the highly paid
leaders stranded without their revenue
from dues or from their various side
issues" which depended on the trade
OF loyal" Kluxers.
Membership Declines.
BY 1881, according to former Klan
official, the actual dues paying mem
bership throughout Alabama had
shrunk to about 1000. Now the Klan
Is nearly extinct, although the i'm
perial wizard. DR.. Hiram w. Evans,
the Atlanta, Ga. dentist, and den-
tist lieutenant here are trying to re-
vive it. 1t still has local units in this
city and elsewhere in the State which
hold regular weekly meetings and are
trying to urge former Klansmen to
become reinstated and to attract new
members from among the younger
generations.
Still a secret organization, its men,
bership is not matter of public
record, but probably is only a few
hundred throughout the State, accord
ing to former Klan officials. In the
same quarters. the Robert E. Lee Klan,
No. of this city-to which Justice
Black is supposed to have belonged,
according to the Sprigle articles-has
only rs or 100 dues-paying members
today.
Active Klans are still kept up in
Georgia and Florida, and it is under
stod here tohat a Capt. Garcia of
Jacksonville, who had some success
in reorganizing the Klan in Florida,
was recently sent here to try to re-
vive it in Alabama.
The grand dragon of the realm of
Klan, referred to in Mr.. Sprigle's first
article, was James Esdale, a we'll
known Birmingham lawyer, until he
withdrew from the Klan in 1881. Ac-
cording to the Sprigle series, Justice
Black, after joining the Klan in 1923.
resigned in note written on the
grand dragons stationery on July 10.
1925, so that he would be able to dis
claim membership in the Klan if
challenged on that score during the
1926 primaries. The Sprigle article
says that Justice Black decided in
conference with Klan officials to resign
after getting their pledge of support
for him as Klan candidate in the
primaries, but that the resignation
was kept in the Klan archives and
was never presented to j. w. Hamilton.
"kligrapp" or secretary of the Robert
E. Lee No. 1, to whom it was ad-
dressed, or made known to the KIan
rank and file.
Declines to Discuss Records.
Interviewed by this reporter YES
terday at his home in the exclusive
Red Mountain residential district over
looking the city. former Grand Dragon
Esdale declined to discuss the Klan
records cited in the ,xSprigle articles
showing Justice Blacks original Join
ing OF the Klan, his 1925 "resigna-
tion,' or his renewal of allegiance at
the Klan meeting in this city on Sep
Evening star., 1937-09-13
BLACK DODGEs QUERIES.
Supreme Court Justice Eyades An.
swer on Klan Three DAYS.

PARIS, September 13 (N.A.NA).-
supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black
evidently does not wish for the mo-
ment to give any explanations or make
any comment on his connections with
the Ku Klux Klan.
With Mrs. Black, he has been STAY
ing for some time IN Paris and on
Thursday they were guests of honor
at luncheon given at his Chantilly
Chateau by Ambassador William c.
Bullitt. Late Friday evening, the New
York Times called Mr.. Black at his
apartment in the Hotel George V to
inform him Of the intention of pub
fishing a series of articles copyrighted
by the Pittsburgh POST Gazette and
the North American Newspaper Al
lance, Inc, relating how Mr.. Black
ostersibly resigned from the Klan
and then, after the primary of 1926,
accepted life membership in the or
ganization.
Mr.. Black did not answer the tele-
phone, which was answered by Mrs.
Black, saying her husband was Sleep
Evening star., 1937-09-13

ing and could not be disturbed In
formed Of the message the New York
Times wished to deliver, she said her
husband would make a statement in
the morning.
On Saturday, Mr. Black absented
himself most of the day from the
hotel. When it was found impossible
to obtain an appointment with him,
a letter outlining the facts set forth
IN the series of articles was left at the
hotel and later it was stated that the
letter had been delivered into Mr..
Blacks hands.
This same evening a mans voice,
answering over the phone from Mr..
Blacks room, declared Mr.. Black was
out, and, when he heard the New
York Times desired a statement from
Mr.. Black, said he would deliver the
message and have Mr.. Black tele-
phone.
Mr.. Black did not telephone the
New York Times. He did not answer
the letter
On leaving the hotel, Mr.. Black
left no forwarding address.
'tCopyright 1897, by New York Times and
North American Newspaper Alliance
Evening star., 1937-09-13
FAR0UKS GROWING SET
Coronation Rites for New Ruler of
Egypt February IL.

CAIRO. Egypt. September 13, lP).-
Esypts new ruler, King Farouk, will
be crowned February II, l938-his
18th birthday anniversary under the
Occidental calendar.
Public subscriptions have been COL
kcted to provide funds for giving the
crown to the first ruler of free Egypt
n four centuries.
The young King was invested as
ruler on July 2s-his 18th birthday an
niversary under the Moslem calendar
He took the oath OF Office in simple
ceremonies before the Egyptian Par
lament. There was no coronation
then, and Farouk himself objected 10
elaborate rites.