The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-12
&N.SOCIETY

Miss Alice Muellner, Of New Mum
ich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michels will make
their home one-half mile west Of
Elrosa, where the groom is engaged
in farming.
80 Become Charter
Group In New Society
For Methodist Women
Fifty women of the Methodist
Church became the initial charter
group last Thursday in the diff
cult business of launching a COM
pletely new organization that will
combine the spheres of women's,
children's and young peoples work
into the Women's Society for
Christian Service. They elected Mrs.
r. b. Kettlewell as its president.
The new society with a devotion
al, educational and business pro-
gram came into being as older or
CARNATIONS of the church, Dorcas,
Ladies Aid and Women's Home
Missionary Society. died. Actually
the work of these dissimilar organ
izations will be carried on by the
new society, it was announced, but
on a unified plan under which all
women of the church are in one
organization. The change is necess-
itated in the striving for uniformity
after the recent national union of
the three largest branches Of Meth
odism.
Speaking for officers and those
genuinely interested, Mrs. Kettel-
well said this week, I'VE are ex-
tremely pleased with the turnout
and interest in this chaper meeting.
Exactly fifty women attended to
become charter members"
At the same time she announced
that action of the group had set
the regular monthly meeting date
for the third Friday Of each month
and announced the first meeting
for September Goth. All meetings
are scheduled for a prompt opening
at 2:3O o'clock in the church par
lors.
While fifty members of the or
ganization automatically became
a charter group last Thursday,
Mrs. Kettlewell said that the char
ter would be kept open until after
the meeting this month so that
those who were unable to attend
may be registered in the original
group. Rev. M. L. Brann will be
in charge Of this first meeting.
Officers who will act for the first
time at the meeting to be held next
week after their election Thursday
are: Mrs Kettlewell, president;
Mrs. w. X. Couch, vice president
and chairman Of the program COM
mittee; Mrs. J. Jeppesen, CORES
bonding secretary; Mrs. Carl Perry,
recording secretary; Miss Hattie
M. Hedin. treasurer and Mrs. FL
mer C. Paske, assistant to the
treasurer.
Secretaries named by the group
to head important program divi-
sions are: Mrs. Vern Soltau, secre-
tary for Missionary Education;
Mrs. Louis Huber, secretary for
Church Relations and Activities.
Mrs. Louis Butler, secretary for
Young Peoples Work; Mrs. Harry
johnson. secretary for Literature
and Publicity; Mrs. G. ID. Wilcox,
secretary, and Mrs. Harland Pick
EFT, assistant, for Supplies.
Standing committees not yet nam
ed, will function under the follow
ing headings: Executive, Spiritual
Life, Program, Finance, Member
ship, Status of Women, Publicity
and Printing Membership to these
committees will be named in
short time, it was announced.
Married Monday Morning
At a beautiful wedding ceremony
at st. Paul's Catholic church in this
city on Monday morning at nine
o'clock Walter Michels. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Mathew Michels, of this
community, and Miss Marian Ora
ham, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Graham, were united in mar
riage, The Rev. Msgr. Plachta Of
dictated.
The bride was attired in a floor
length dress Of white net, with lace
over taffeta, she wore a long veil
with a beaded tiara. AS flowers she
carried a bouquet of white glad