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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1934
Page
7
October calendar includes free opera house programs on the 27 and 8, study clubs and women’s groups meeting, and a Ladies’ Aid on the 31. A brief editorial passage urges readers to support the newspaper to sustain community news and notes Milo Peterman’s visit with the Nordhuses.
West Union week brings visits and gatherings as Mrs Geo Dibble returns home after two weeks with her sister Mrs F K White. Numerous social events include bridge luncheons, dinners with relatives, and a Lutheran League program. Also reported are illnesses in the Harris family, travel to Mason City for a Lutheran pastors meeting, a county dental meeting, a city bake sale success, and community notices with births, birthdays, and local remarks.
Mrs L L Carr hosted twelve ladies at a one o clock luncheon at her home on Saturday Oct 20 with Halloween decorations. High score went to Mrs H B Greenley and low to Mrs Roger Henderson after a bridge afternoon. Guests included Franz Appelman W R Blake R V Brandt Fred Cline D R Cottrell J C Jerdee H B Greenley Roger Henderson H A Lubke Jay White Louie Olson and W A Kneeland of Postville Various visitors attended local events and homecomings including Waldorf College attendance and a school program at Follett school with a duck prize won by Elizabeth McMillan.
St Theresa Study Club met at St Peters rectory on Friday October 19 with twelve members present. President Mrs Dan Burke conducted the session and the group planned book reviews for the next meeting on November 2 when meetings will be held on the first Friday of each month. Bertha Larson returned from St Paul for a visit.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet at Mrs E L Crowe's home on Wednesday afternoon October 1 at two. Members are to bring bazaar items whether finished or not and articles for fish and duck pond. Those who sold all tickets should turn in receipts to Mrs Blake.
East Lutheran Divine services in English at 11 a m. Luther League meets in the evening at 8 o'clock. The Mission Society meets in the church parlors on Thursday, Nov 1. Hostesses are Mrs Ben Ericksam, Mrs Esten Landsgard, Mrs Ed Johnson and Mrs Fred Pfister. Mrs Olina Erickson returned home after three weeks with relatives at St Ansgar. Albert Christianson held a wood cutting bee at Quinn's last Thursday for winter wood. helpers included Sheehy, Frautschy, Thompson, Tepee, Jacobin, Wede, Ed Quinn. Mrs Christianson provided noon lunch.
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