Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
Willow River
Little Theatre Activities.

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The Little Theatre held its regular
meeting at the schoolhouse Monday
evening with a fair attendance. Mrs.
Otto Reuer, president, had charge of
the meeting. 1t was decided to put
on variety show" on Friday eve
ming, April IA, at the village hall.
Miss Correne Olson and Hilda Thomp-
son will be the committee to pro-
mote this activity. Other business
was taken care of and the meeting
adjourned. Mrs. Herb Johnson and
Miss RACIAL Ioset gave demonstra-
ton on makeup" using the char
acters who later in the evening took
part in skit entitled wheels" The
characters were Miss Meta VAIL
strom, Ronald Wickstrom, Irene
Wach, Jack Wurm, Bonnie Larson,
Buddy Wahlstrom and Joseph Wurm.
They were coached by Miss LuVerne
Olson and did very well. They had
their parts perfect and made good
appearance on the stage. The Misses
Rachel Ioset, Grace Thornby and Cor
rene Olson served lunch.
The next meeting will be April 3.
The theme will be "stage craft" and
"stage properties" The program COM
mittee is Mrs. R. Stende and Mrs. Otto
Reuer. The lunch committee will be
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Hage and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Linsley. This commun-
ity is to be congratulated on having
some of the leaders in this Little
Theatre movement so active and
should take advantage of this OPP
portunity and help all possible ways.
1t is a boost to the young people
here and to the village. 1t is chance
to stretch your literary muscles by
reading more and to become an ar
fist.
Randell Stanton, who has been en-
ployed in st. Paul the past winter
by the Stanton Lumber Company,
came home Friday to spend while
here with his father, ]. R. Stanton,
and to help around the store Since
leaving here he has had the oppor-
tunity to travel to different states and
has seen much of the country, but
was glad to get back home again.
Mrs. Herb Johnson and Mrs. j. R.
Stanton went to Askov Tuesday to
attend meeting of the Garden club.
Their object besides meeting the
ladies of that community was to learn
oh
which is being sponsored by the var
ious women's clubs throughout the
county.
Mrs. James Ogilvie left Tuesday
morning for Scandal and will spend
two or three weeks at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Sven
sen.
Lawrence Goring came home Sun
day from Minneapolis, where he has
been employed in general store the
past two years. He had a painful
injury on the first finger of his right
hand and took a week off to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Goring,
until his hand got in better shape.
He will return to the city Friday
and start work Monday.
Mrs. Earl Wilson returned Sunday
from Scandal where she went to visit
her sister, Mrs. Herbert Swensen, and
help her with her spring sewing.
She was gone week.
Miss Lucille Wach came home Sun
day from Moose Lake where she has
been employed at the state hospital
the past two months. She works at
the information desk.
Rev. and Mrs. John J. Moedt, who
live at Bruno, but have charge of the
Presbyterian churches at this point
and at Kerrick, are the proud parents
of boy born to them on the night
of March 4, weighing seven pounds.
This is the fifth child born to these
parents. Rev. and Mrs. Moedt came
here from Michigan a little over
year ago. He hopes to build up the
churches in these localities when
the weather gets so that he can travel