Askov American., 1940-07-18
Willow River.
Twelve Charter Members.

Twelve Charter Members.
The Garden club met at the home
of Mrs. I. G. Roberts last Thursday
afternoon and spent a very enjoyable
time. The business meeting was con-
Quoted by Mrs. j. R. Stanton, presi-
dent. The organization was COM
pleted with IL charter members.
Others have expressed their willing
ness to join at future meetings. Mrs.
Fred LaPlante, Mrs. Otto Reuer, Mrs.
Margaret Ogilvie and Mrs. H. E. john
son were selected as program COM
mittee.
An invitation was extended by the
Askov Garden club to attend their
tour on August 6. The flower under
discussion at this meeting was the
iris, led by Mrs. E. B. Linsley. The
next meeting will be August 8 when
this group will inspect their own gar
dens and will conclude the tour at
the home of Mrs. j. R. Stanton.
Wendley R. Zimmerman was a
business caller in Pine City Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Pembleton of
Moose Lake called on friends here
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Olson and
family of st. Paul, spent the weekend
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. B. Linsley. Betty Jane and Kieth
remained for a two weeks vacation.
The others returned to the city Sum-
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Clough and Mr..
and Mrs. Eddie Clough of Barnum,
attended reunion at Camden park
Sunday at Minneapolis. Other men,
bers were Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Clough
of Long Beach, Calf, brother of
Edw. Clough, and three sisters, Mrs.
Jesse White and Mrs. Ira Dunn of
Baraboo, Wis, and Mrs. Grace Peter
son of Kilbourn, Wis, and their STEP
mother, Mrs. Hattie Clough, of Min
neapolis. There were two brothers
who were unable to attend.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid will
meet at the church parlors Thursday
(today). Mrs. Fred LaPlante and
Mrs. E: B. Linsley, assisted by Mrs.
Art Underhill and Mrs. Fred Glaser,
will serve. All are invited.
The Youth Town camp, located on
beautiful First lake one-half mile
east of the village, is again opened
and group of several girls were here
from Cloquet the past two weeks.
The next two weeks the camp will
be occupied by % girls from ST. Paul
under the supervision of Mrs. J. Wat
ros. The camp is conducted under
the auspices of the Polish Roman
Catholic Union of America. On the
afternoon of Sunday, July 81, this
group will give an entertainment and
ice cream social to which the public
will be invited. This fund will be
used to improve Youth Town. Miss
Regina Mazur will have charge of
the afternoon program. In the eve
ming there will be dance to which
everybody is invited to attend. There
will be good music.
DR.. and Mrs. w. c. Ehmke and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Thompson took
Mrs. Elmer Schrum to her home in
Two Harbors Sunday. She had visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Coulter,
and the Thompson family the past
week. Douglas Thompson went along
and will stay for short vacation.
The day was an ideal summer day
and they enjoyed the trip.
R. Stende, agricultural instructor
here for the past three years, is leav-
ing Friday for Foley, where he has
a similar position in the school there
at substantial raise in salary. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Stende have been very
active in community work and will
be missed here. Gregory will al
ways remember Willow River as he
started school here last year. Gwend-
lyn is the youngest member of the
family and will begin school next
year.
Miss Maud Macmillan and Eric
Bodin of Duluth, spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Anna Anderson and
Helen and Irlene. They had dinner
at Mary LUIS. The occasion was to
help Mrs. Anderson celebrate her
birthday.
Don Hogan of Kerrick, flying in
airplane N. c. 28166, was here Mon
day afternoon and gave the people
great thrill by taking them up over
the village and surrounding territory
Some had never been in an airplane
before and enjoyed the ride very
much. He had permission from Mrs.