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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1936
Page
7
The final Clermont newsletter was unintentionally delayed on Wednesday causing items to be omitted this week. Readers will see these pieces in the next issue.
Clermont Lutheran Church offers divine Norwegian services at 11 a.m. Sunday. Wadena Church holds 2:30 p.m. Sunday services. West Church hosts Luther League at 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening. Mission Society meets Thursday January 16 with hostesses Mrs. A C Anderson, Mrs. Martin Anderson, Mrs. Wm Burrow, and Mrs. Hans Larson. Pastor G. Gunsten invites visitors to all services.
Clermont Union Church items recap students Lucille Lubke and Maryon Halver near Fayette at Upper Iowa University. Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Appelman celebrate New Year’s in Volga City visiting kin. Jimmy Cahalan returns home after a rheumatism week with grandparents. Local youths entertained at Alfred Wenger home in honor of Florence Follen of Volga City with games and light refreshments.
West Clermont Luther League will present a program Sunday January 12 at 7 30 pm featuring scripture reading prayer and musical numbers including a vocal duet violin solo and choir remarks. Nearby social and school items note a December 31 wedding at West Union and various New Year gatherings and a Waterville basketball game result 32 to 12 with alumni girls score 18 to 18.
At the Clermont chapter meeting Tuesday evening the Order of Eastern Stars installed officers led by Helen Gruver of Monona. New officers include Joyce Appelman as Worthy Matron, R. V. Brandt as Worthy Patron, Frances Cline as Associate Matron, and Z. E. White as Associate Patron, with Beulah Henderson Marshall and Edna Nelson Organist among others. The Worthy Matron was installed by five sisters who are members, and a special altar ceremony included Ms. Palmer Roggansack Dempster and Dorothy Henderson among participants, with Mrs Beulah Henderson acting as installing Marshall.
The Farm Loan association Secretary-Treasurers met in Oelwe with J A Erickson and O R Larson attending. The last quarterly statement shows 1 800 000 dollars secured by mortgages on farms in Fayette Clayton and Winneshiek counties. The annual meeting is set for Clermont January 17 with a speaker from the Land Bank of Omaha. Community notices recount teaching changes, visits, anniversaries, college plans, and social events including dinners and card gatherings.
Mr and Mrs Ben Erickson were honored with a surprise Sunday gathering at their home on January 5 for their 25th anniversary. A purse of money was given, and many relatives and friends attended, including Rev G Gunston and numerous local residents. Dorothy Henderson has been ill. other readings note visits and social events in Clermont and surrounding areas. A new play by University Players and a separate 25th anniversary notice for Henry and Katharine Kittleson are also mentioned.
New Year party hosted by Marjorie Olson for the Junior class featured games and contests in the early evening, followed by dancing to radio music. At midnight she served refreshments. Attendees included Loretta Belschner Dolly Olson Isa belle Wenger Gretchen Rolfs Jane Henderson Verla Gunderson Leslie Olson Harris Olson Norman Amundson James Rounds Bernard Hanson Ralph Schrader Jackie Halverson Ervin Olson.
January events include Forester social, American Legion and Auxiliary meetings, Clermont Lodge A F and A M, and W C F business gathering. Local birthdays feature Bernard Schroeder’s thirteenth birthday. Visitors include Wm Carlin from Hadgen, Colo, and updates on Dr L F Gordon’s son James. A Henry Kittleson home party covered a 1936 home project lesson and chicken dinner with a Handel story reading.
The Rosary Society of St. Peter's church met after mass for its monthly gathering and elected officers for the new year. President Mrs. Thomas Cunonings First Vice President Elizabeth Priest Second Vice President Agnes Kneeland Secretary Treasurer Mrs. Dan Burke Consultants Mrs. Burkart Reigal Mrs. Ella Rafferty. The next meeting will be the first Wednesday in February at the rectory at 1 30 p.m. with a pot-luck luncheon followed by the business meeting.
The Clermont Study Club met January 7 at Mrs. Jay White’s home with fourteen members attending. The program included music, American songs and song writers, a paper on Caste and Outcaste by Mukherji, and a report on the poetry contest by Mrs. Carr. Mrs. Corsepius was welcomed as a new member.
Theresa Sheehy returned to teaching duties in Chicago on New Year’s Day. Elsie Lindgren visited Decorah last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kluss. Mrs. Hazel Schroeder and her sons were dinner guests Sunday at the Lyle Engelhart home in Luana.
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