Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14

Denham
Community Club Meets.
The Birch Creek Community club
met at the Maple Grove schoolhouse
Friday evening, May 8. The follow
ing program was rendered:
Song, "Sing and Smile and Pray"
club; song, America the Beautiful"
club; reading, Mother" jeanne Rye;
reading, "The One Preparation"
Edith Melander; solo, 'My Darling
Nellie Gray" Orville Fransen; read
ing, "a Mothers Day Plea to I'm
prove Camp Areas" Mrs. ]. B. Kroon;
song, Brighten the Corner Where
You Are" club; talk, Walter Carlson.
In his talk Mr.. Carlson, referred
to a verse found in Ecclesiastics, I'm
the day of prosperity be joyful; in the
day of adversely consider" Mr..
Carlson stated it is easy to be joy
full in times of prosperity. In the
light of present world conditions it
is well for us to consider, but even
in these conditions we can be happy
for we have a promise from the
Bible when We see these things
come to pass lift up your heads for
your redemption draweth nigh" One
of the great outcomes of this war is
that souls are being saved, he con-
tinued, even in the fox holes of Ba-
taan, men have spent much time in
prayer. General Macarthur wrote
to his home church asking them to
pray for divine guidance for him.
Today, Satan is the prince of this
world, but after he is removed the
Lord will return.
On behalf of the WCTU Mrs. Bias
10 paid tribute to the men in serv-
ice and presented service flag to
the mothers of the men in service,
namely: Mrs. Eskel Anderson, Mrs.
Mary Lehet, Mrs. Arvid Nelson and
Mrs. John Kroon.
The program closed with the sing
ing of "The U. S. A. Forever" by the
club.
The business meeting followed the
program. The secretary was absent
so no minutes were read. No old
or new business was taken up. Upon
motion made and carried, the meet
ing adjourned.
There will be services in the M. E.
church at IL o'clock and Sunday
school at 10 next Sunday morning
All are welcome.
Services in the Faith Lutheran
church will be held at 2:30 o'clock
next Sunday and Sunday school at
100. All are welcome.
The Ladies Aid of the Faith Luth-
eran church will meet Thursday aft
ernoon, May 81, in the church social
room. The hostesses will be Mrs.
Swan Nelson and Mrs. Ella Miller.
All are welcome. An offering will be
lifted at the meeting in honor of
mothers.
Corporal Edwin Anderson, who is
stationed at Keefler's Field, Biloxi,
Miss, came Wednesday of last week
to the John Peterson home here
where he visited during his furlough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mailman of
Glenwood, came Sunday to visit her
mother, Mrs. Clara Hillbrand, and
other relatives here for the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selmer Hanson and
Dickie spent Sunday at the parental
Chas. Upgren home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Privette and
children of Duluth, spent Sunday at
the parental Julius Olson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Carlson and
Lorraine and Audrey were Sunday
visitors at the Elmer Ryden home.
Mrs. Royal Hillbrand spent the
weekend in Minneapolis as a guest
of her son and daughter, Leroy and
Margaret, and also visited other rel
atives there.
Mrs. Dick Rye went to st. Paul
Monday of last week to attend the
conference meeting of the Minnesota
Women's Missionary society which
was held there last week. She re-
turned Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Helmer Larson and
children, Rev. Olson, jeanne Rye and
Clare Ann McVicker visited at the
L. j. Larson home Friday afternoon.
Mrs. August Johnson visited at the
Julius Olson home Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winters and George
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo johnson and
children were Sunday dinner guests
at the Overom home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Blasjo, Dickie,
Wesley, Vivian and Connie, Mrs.
Goranson, Mrs. Helen johnson and
Betty Jean, Hiding and Oscar Blasjo
were Sunday visitors in Duluth, pri-
marily with Mrs. Sigrid Johnson,
sister of the Blasjo brothers who is
in a Duluth hospital. Mrs. Johnson
is subject to heart attacks.
Mrs. Alvina Peterson was Sunday
visitor at the Liljedahl home.