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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1968
Page
6
A long list of visits, suppers, and open houses fills a weekend across Cedar Rapids Postville Clermont Monticello and nearby towns. Families including the Martins, Pfisters, Leuchtenmachers, Lerchs, and many more hosted and visited relatives and friends. Open houses at Rochester State Hospital and a wedding in Rock Valley, Iowa are noted amid social calls and travel.
Senior Confirmands meet at 9 am on February 10 with Junior Confirmands at 10 am. Cherub Choir and Sunday School at 9:30 am February 11, followed by Morning Worship at 10:45 am and sermon It Ain’t Fair. Luther League meets February 14 at 7:30 pm with The Shadow Knows. Senior Choir practice at 8:30 pm. Group 7-19 meets February 8 at the church. Church Council meeting February 10 at 9 am. Senior Sunday February 11 includes 8:30 am Sunday School and 9:30 am Morning Worship.
Baptist Church schedule led by Pastor Q. H. Meth includes Wednesday 7:30 pm family Bible study and prayer service with choir rehearsal to follow. Sunday services at 10:00 am worship and 11:00 am Sunday School with scripture memory and junior choir. Libitha Society meets Thursday Feb 15 at 2:00 pm.
St Pauls Methodist Church led by Pastor Lee Roy Collins offers worship at 9 45 a m with Sunday School at 10 45 a m Web. The Sr Choir reheares at 7 00 p m Feb 7 Methodist Men meet at 8 00 p m Tue Feb 13 Sr High membership class will not meet this week.
The IWyria Community Church announces Sunday School at 9 45 am and Worship at 11 am. The senior choir rehearses at 8 pm on Sunday Feb 11. LY F will meet at 7 20 pm Tuesday Feb 13. The Official Board convenes at 8 pm.
Robert Henriksen pastor leads services at Norway and Marion Lutheran churches with calendar events from February 8 to 9 including ALCW meetings, Bible studies, senior choir and junior choir practices, and parish council and circle meetings. Parish activities include a treasure hunt from Norway at 7 30 with Bible and flashlights.
Mrs. Jacob Friederich Jr. travels to Mankato Business College on Wednesday to pick up Janice after she completes her duties there.
Rev and Mrs David B Hackmann and family visited in Burnsville Minnesota while Mrs Sophie Vasvy from Clermont called on Mrs Elmer Larson. Connie Dummermuth and Keith Steere made the Decorah Dean's list. A. B Jacob hosted dinner with Otto Miller Lester Ralston C A Johnson Martha Bolish and Joe Miller among guests from California Pennsylvania and Las Vegas. Relatives attended memorial services for Carl Hackmann from Omaha Strawberry Point Waverly Marshalltown and Maywood Illinois. Local visitors and neighbors stopped by the homes of Kerr Mark Baker Lerch Friederich Pfister Greener Schrader Lehman Pork Bachman and others.
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