The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-11-23
Birthday Club

Mrs. O. F. Silver was hostess to
her birthday club last Thursday af-
teroon. Although several members
were absent, very pleasant after
noon was spent and at five o'clock
a delicious lunch was enjoyed. Mrs
Silver was presented with useful
gift as a reminder of the occasion.
Entertained At Dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. DeLaurier
entertained at dinner last Sunday
for Mrs. Frank Segrin, of this city,
and her guest, Mrs. Robert Ras-
mussen, of Minneapolis. Monday
Mrs. Segrin left for Minneapolis
enroute to Chicago where she will
make an indefinite stay. Mrs. Ras-
mussen left with her Monday after
spending ten days here with
friends.
Entertained At Luncheon
Mrs. H. S. Halverson was hostess
Saturday afternoon when she en-
tertained at her home on Sauk
Lake in the Country Club addition.
Guests were served at four tables
at a 1:3O o'clock luncheon followed
with bridge.
Dinner Guests
Mr.. and Mrs., Clyde Biedleman
and Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Gray and
family were entertained at the farm
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Hardy
at dinner Monday evening.
City's Oldest Living
Resident Was 81 Friday
Mrs. Edward Smith, to whose
life birthday anniversaries have
moved to the prime spot of all the
year, was 81 years old last Friday
the oldest living resident in the
city. At the home of her grand
daughter, Mrs. L. L. Kells, Mrs
Smith, who became one Of Sauk
Centres oldest pioneers, spent the
day much as she has many of her
anniversaries in the late years.
During the day she received
cards and callers. Still surprising
1y strong and alert, it's been her
custom to receive callers on that
day. One of the first she met when
she came to Sauk Centre in 1866
was a 17-year-old girl. For 70
years that girl, now Mrs. H. N.
Carpenter, have kept alive friend
ship kindled on the chilly spring
day Mrs. Smith arrived here. Mrs.
Smith was born in New York state
on November IT, 1842.
Today, her mind active and keen,
Mrs. Smith is an astute authority
on the early life of this commun-
ity, is one of the few whose eye
witness accounts of the early days
still remains. While she laughs
readily over the little oddities that
sprinkled through those pioneer
years, she told a Herald reporter
year ago that pioneering isn't
fun. You've got to do with out,
and you're denied things. There
were years when we didn't know
what it was to have apples" she
said. But today she marches on
toward the century mark.
Thanksgiving Dinner
DR.. and Mrs. r. B. Kettlewell
and family were entertaining to-
day at the first of two Thanks
giving Day celebrations. Guests to-
day were the gentleman's parents,
Rev. and Mrs. ]. S. Kettlewell, Of
LitchfieId, where the day is being
observed on the 23rd. Later, others
who are observing the 30th as in
this community, they expect other
guests.
Thanksgiving Day Is
When You Can Get It
The fact that legal opinion hand
ed down has set the Thanksgiving
date in Minnesota on the tradition
al last Thursday-this year Novem
ber 30th-making it relatively SIM
pie for community action on the
doubly proclaimed thanksgiving
feast, hasn't lightened the burden
for individual families, it wes
shown this week.
For the day, that usually brought
families together at Mothers and
Dads" place is more difficult this