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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1935
Page
4
The Round Table club held its annual Mother Ruert banquet at the YWCA with lively decor and many guests. Minn Emmaline Krause chaired as about seventy attended, featuring a Rivle show, piano solos by Arthur Renner, model displays, and a lively program of readings and songs.
Daughters of Norway celebrate a Norwegian Independence Day themed anniversary on Mother’s Day with Mrs Chie Johnson as president and Mayor speaking on the occasion. Performances feature songs in Norwegian, with local volunteers and a closing social hour.
St Therese Circle members of the Catholic Women’s League will hike to Mrs John Dohey’s Ebner’sCoulee home Tuesday evening. Attendees meet at Twenty third and King at 5:30. Reservations requested with Miss Mac Mikshowski, 2003, by Monday night.
St James Catholic church held minstrel shows in the parish with Sunday and Tuesday evening performances and a children's matinee on Sunday. The event is sponsored by the parish ladies auxiliary society.
La Crosse hosts the 1936 third district federation meeting at the Congregational church in Tomah with Mrs. F. H. Clausen of Horicon and Dr. A. F. Hughes of La Crosse among main speakers. Topics cover conservation education Americanization and home standards with calls for youth rights and new civic ideals. Mrs Wheeler of Platteville led sessions urging two year officer terms and continued teacher training emphasized by E. J. McKean Temah and others.
La Crosse women totaling twenty eight members won two district prizes at the third district federated club convention in Tomah. David Faust Min, a student at the teachers college training school, won third prize in the Helen Mears district art contest for Artist Sketching. Twentieth Century club took first in the scrapbook contest, Campbell Library club earned honorable mention, Violet Ruch won first in art for Arbor Day, Dolores Sanger second for Roller Skating, with other entries earning prizes in various categories.
Wr and Mrs Hugh McDonald announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Margaret McDonald Grush to Arnold H Dammens of La Crosse. They plan a June 1 ceremony in Medford and a short motor trip before spending the summer in Jamies, Minnesota. Also notes about several pre nuptial showers and local social events for brides and guests.
Youngsters in YWCA classes prepare for the annual recital on May 25 at 8 PM. Costumes are under construction and tickets are sold by the dance students and YWCA board members for the Lincoln School stage show.
Mrs. John W. Hackner spoke at Loreto club on Wisconsin wildflowers within forty miles of La Crosse with illustrated slides. WW Opperman discussed upcoming classes at Vocational faculty. Aquinas Girls Glee Club sang Offenbach and a Russian folk song, “The Steighride.”
Dagger Dance features music by Chopin Grieg Strauss Schubert Kreisler Dvorak Tschaikowsky and songs from Mexican Russian folk and American composers Herbert Guion. Dancers Ellen Frances Farnham Louise Funk Virginia Kukolsky Lucille Heend Joan Hazel Wynona and others perform with Miss Lyga’s studio group.
Tomah welcomed 63 delegates from 28 clubs and about 100 visitors for the third district federated club gathering. The two day program featured plays, readings, musical numbers, and a Bohemian song, with Tomah clubs hosting events and a resolution endorsing statewide sterilization legislation.
Mrs. T. M. Reynolds of his city was chosen the La Crosse county member of the third district nominating committee at the Tomah federated convention Thursday and Friday. Other county representatives on the committee are Mrs. Mary Roberts of Tomah Monroe, Mrs. F. H. Ferguson of Elroy Juneau, Mrs. Waters Richland County, Mrs. Robert Staley of Hillsburg Vernon, Mrs. E. J. Rosthe of Fennimore Grant, Mrs. Annie Stratman of Dodgeville Iowa, Mrs. Victor Mortell Lafayette county, Mrs. Hammerstein Sauk.
Leon Lundmark, artist, will speak at the Twentieth Century club May breakfast at the Cargill Home. The event closes the year's activities with breakfast at 9 and a board meeting at 8:30. Lundmark donated the state federated club prize, a painting, for the Helen Farnsworth Mears Memorial art contest. Res. J. W. Hedderich chairs the breakfast.
United Spanish American Veterans M. C. Casburg auxiliary No. 3 hosted fifty couples for a benefit ball Friday at Hotel Stoddard to fund relief work. Joseph Mader's orchestra played. about 25 tickets were sold. Rosalie Lyga's dance pupils performed pieces including Scherzo, Waltz, Military Tap, and tangs. Comrade John Bart lectured on the origins of drums in warfare with living demonstrations.
Mrs William Gossfeld was elected to lead Central Mothers league succeeding Mrs William Schreiber who chaired for two years Election of officers occurred at the May meeting in the Central auditorium Friday Afternoon Gossfeld has served as vice president and chaired this year s successful coffee Succeeding her in the vice presidency is Mrs Gus Pappas Ray Langdon becomes secretary and Mrs Theodore Solier treasurer These offices were held by Mrs Bert Jolivelie and Mrs William Krismer May 17 Norwegian Independence Day program featured Grieg Ruth Muelder spoke on Grieg Mrs William Burgess and Eleanor Muenster played a two piano number Concer to in A minor Op 16 and Mrs C Z Wollan accompanied by Mrs Carl ine Asten Archibald performed four movements of Grieg Sonata No 1 in F In the decorated cafeteria honor was paid to mothers of June graduates Maypole group decorations by committee members and a large serving group led by various volunteers assisted in dining and kitchen committees Acknowledgment was given to Mrs C F Prinz for years of coffee service with a gift and retiring president Mrs Schreiber presented five glass serving plates The May meeting closed the year s Central Mothers activities.
La Crosse Business and Professional Women's club meets at the YWCA at 6 15 pm to hear from speakers representing the organizations the club partially sponsors. Mrs Robert C Whelply for the YWCA Mrs Alf Gundersen for the Girl Scouts Mrs Joseph Keller for the Social Service Society and Mrs P J Yerly for the La Crosse Home for Children will discuss future policy. An informal bridge event is planned for May 27 at the home of Mrs Leita S.
Plans for a semi formal Sea Scout Marine Ball by Sea Scout Ship Congo Troop 25 Boy Scouts of America near completion. Donald Chase heads the committee with Newmar Van Tassel directing ticket sales and Neil Pomeroy organizing decorations. The event at Congregational Church Main Dining Room on Thursday May 23 begins 4 30 p m and runs to 11 30 p m Stay Serres Orchestra provides music. A floor show directed by Don Chase adds novelty.
Irene Nelson taught Keese dance pupils who will perform their first annual recital at the Majestic theater this week. Shows are Friday and Saturday at 7 and 9 p m and Saturday at 2 p m with the usual program.
Sunday services at First Baptist feature Rev J T Kneen speaking on Can God Have Confidence In His People The page lists shrubs plants and sale ads from Salters and Sienzhs nurseries Rivoli tickets to Roberta mentions Mrs Williams visiting in Winona and Mrs Hoffman on State street Red Cross board to meet Monday at 4 30 p m Pickup of items at local barber shop and a 50 card party at Gateway Tavern The Ridder case resumes Monday in Fond du Lac district court
A 1918 secret meeting launched drastic plans to lease two floors of the Kresge block for a full gym and reading spaces, moving the YWCA back to its inception site on Main Street. By 1919 the first board meeting marked the new quarters, with a 15 year history in the block and plans to open parlors to the public as social rooms. The year’s finances showed receipts of 14 484 73 and expenditures of 11 215, and a new World Fellowship committee formed in 1920 supported Hoover Fund aid to Europe.
Plans announce lawn party at La Crosse Home for Women and Children on Saturday chaired by Mrs J H Gotterdam with Mrs Stanley Gordon publicity and Mrs Ray Stormont entertainment. Event features freshments by Mrs Carl Michel and Harriet Ray and Service club tickets.
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