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THE CAPITAL TIMES Home Owned Home Edited Home Kead iy 'unday November 1 931 LEADERS AND SPEAKERS AT LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD CONVENTION, NOV. 7-8 Lutheran Men From Eastern States to Hold Meeting in I Kitchen Band at Pleasant Hill Myrwang Accepts Call To S. Dakota' Parish New Parish Has Ilail But Three Pastors in 63 Years In this picture of the kitchen ba nd of Pleasant Hilt Mothers club, arshall, reading from left to right, are- Front row Mrs. Fred Schimcl phenig, pianist; Mrs. Herman Micha ells, trap drummer, with wash tub drum; and Mrs.

Robert Krueger, director (note rolling pin baton); top row Mrs. Edgar Mrs. William Pohlman, Mrs. Herman Balkey, Miss Ruth Albrecht, and Mrs. Albert Krueger, each with their odd looking instruments of kitchen hardware.

The officers of the Mothers club are; Herman Balkey, president; Mrs. Edgar Michaelis, vice president, and Miss Ruth Albrecht, secret ary-treasurer. Photo by Carl Thomas Rev. Truman Daniels Married At Minneapolis Last Tuesday 1 Cambridge to Install Pastor At Festivities Presbyterians Will. Re-Dedicate Church and Honor Rev.

Adams CAMBRIDGE, Wis. The Cambridge Presbyterian church, located on the county line between Jefferson and Dane counties, and one of the oldest churches in thi vicinity, will be dedicated anew today after extensive remodelling and enlargement which has doubled its seating capacity and added a room for nearly every class in Sunday school. Todays dedication Is the climax of months special meetings. The festivities will close with installation services next Tuesday for the pastor, the Rev; Benjamin N. Adams, who has supplied the parish for the last two years but has now accepted the pastorate permanently.

This church has a membership of only 150 but has raised $11,500 with which to pay for the new building. When the campaign started last spring, the goal was set at $6,500. This was over-eub-Tribed by $5,000. Besides that, much free labor has been donated by members of the church. All debts are paid or covered by sound pledges.

The church was started as a mission In October, 1846, by the Rev. William Cargen and his bride, Mary Ann Cargen, who came here from 'Fair-field, N. Y. The Rev. Cargen was also a medical doctor.

The first services were held in a school house at Snells hill and later in the basement of the Old Manse on Lake Ripley, still owned by the Presbyterian. The present Presbyterian church was organized March 3, 1849, by the Rev. Matthew Fox and the Rev. David Lyon. There were 37 charter members.

Mrs. Mary Matheson, who died Oct. 4, 1925, was the last survivor. The first three elders were David -Kennedy, George. Talfer, and John Brown.

In 1888, a new church was bhilt. The present pastor, the Rev. Adams, Is married and has two children. He was a missionary in Korea for five years before coming here. The Rev.

Adams was born In Korea, a his father was a missionary there before him, but he received his education In America. Mrs. Adams was born In Neenah, Wis. The first meeting In the newlyw remodelled church here was In the form of a farewell reception to a former member of the congregation who Is on her way to China as a missionary. Miss Elizabeth Stair, who already has a sister In the Chinese missionary field.

They are daughters of one of the publishers of the local newspaper. Confer Here On National Sangerfest Five leaders of the Norwegian Singers association of America are coming from Minneapolis next Saturday to confer with Madison leaders of the same organization In laying plans for the 20th biennial or national convention which will be dield in Madison, June 2-4, 1932. The Minneapolis conferees are: Fred Wick, director in chief of the association; Alfred E. Dahl, vice president at large; T. A.

Eide, vice president, representing Minnesota; Th. F. a ma corresponding secretary and editor of Sanger-Hiloen, association magazine; and John Nyborg, soloist. These men will meet with the following Madison leaders; Prof. Julius E.

Olson, president of the national association who will preside at the "sangerfest;" Harold K. Petterson, vice president, representing Wisconsin; Olaf Strand, chairman of the convention committee: Alf Kjev-erud, secretary of convention committee; Arthur Thompson, president of Grieg Male chorus; A. R. Graham director of the vocational school under whose auspices the Grieg chorus works: Alexius Baas, director of the Grieg chorus; and Dr. Slgfried Prager, director of the civic chorus and orchestra, who is aiding the local convention committee.

About 1,000 male singers will appear in the joint choru at the convention here. They come from as far north, as Winnipeg, and from the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan. We Are Cash Huyers of Eggs All egg graded and bought on Wisconsin Standard Grades So. Wisconsin Produce Co on St. Paul R.

R. Track at end West Doty St. Pleasant Hill School as Halloween Kitchen Band Features Zwei Ilerzen Waltz MARSHALL, Wis. Spooks and gob lins featured the Hallowe'en program given in the Pleasant Hill school last Thursday night, under the direction of MLs Ruth Albrecht, teacher. Zest was added to the program, by the use of an improvised radio station PHS.

Irene Budig gave the Hallowe'en Welcome. Buddy Rowe recited The Unbeliever. and Roger Krueger, My Choice. Alvin Wedewardt recited Jolly Halloween; Edward Budig, Halloween Signs; Warren Michaelis, October, and Donald Michaelis, Halloween Goodnight. Drills, signs and dialogues by groups of pupils were interspersed, and the childrens part in the program closed with A Little Gill's Speech, by Margaret Krueger.

Featuring the program were a couple of concert numbers by the kitchen band of the pleasant Hill Mothers club, with their unique instruments of kitchen hardware. Mrs. Robert Krueger, director, kept a firm hold on her baton, a wicked looking rolling pin. Their second number was Zwei Hertzen in Drei Viertel Teket given in both German and English. I.

M. Kalnes, of The Capital Times staff, spoke on The Background of Young Americas Favorite Hero, giving some of the history of Col. Lindberghs father and grandfather. About $18 was raised for school equipment through the sale of pies, cigars and candy. Six Groups Attend Family Reunion MERRILLAN JUNCTION, Wis.

A caravan of six automobiles came here last Sunday from Stoughton, Mt. Horeb. and Cambridge. to attend a family gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Anton Johnson. In the party were: John Bovre 8r Miss Amanda Bovre, John Bovre Gust Helllckson, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wlkum, Vernon Gordon, Mrs. Nora Gordon, Arthur Johnson, Mr.

and Mrs. Andrew Wlkum and family. Miss Crawford. Mr. and Mrs.

Sever Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sorenson.

Mr. and Mrs. Fedro Johnson and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Wlkum.

The party was further augmented by the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Johnson and son, Richard, from Duluth. John Bovre, Stoughton, Anton Johnson, Merrlllan, and Sever Johnson, Mt. Horeb, are brothers.

Platlcville Claims Best Strawberries PLATTEVlltE, Wis. This city claims to have the largest and hest strawberries In the state; and perhaps no other state in the union has better to offer the public. The first plant originated in Plattevllle six years ago. It grew from strawberry seed in a wild state for two years. The last four years it has been perfected by A.

E. Lsng, who Is now the owner of about 8,000 plants. Thesa strawberry plants grow to a height of 20 inches If planted in hills, and from 15 to 18 Inches if planted in rows. Since they are quite large, only 28 and 32 are needed to fill a quart measure. Wisconsin Ambrosia is the name which has been given this fruit which begins to ripen in the middle of June and retains a wild strawberry flavor.

Neic Glarus People Know Woman Slayer NEW GLARUS, Wis. Mrs. Ruth Judd, who has admitted killing two women recently at Los Angeles, and whose case has been in the headlines of all the big dailies the past week, was a former schoolmate of Todd Hewes and Lester Reynolds, at Greenville, 111. Todd set across the aisle from her while in school here. The boys read the story of the killing in the newspapers but did not recognize the name, since her marriage, but recent letters from their parents Informed them that her family had lived at Greenville some years ago and that she was the girl they had one to school with, Her father, being a minister there, as well as Lester's father also, the families were quite well acquainted.

Other New Glarus residents, who formerly lived at, Greenville will probably also remember' the family. Commerce Men Feast On Home-Town Food MT. HOREB, Wis. A home products dinner will feature the monthly dinner of the local chamber of commerce next Tuesday night at the Olson Grill room here. There will be chicken from the Grlm-stad poultry farm, potato from the Economy dairy farm, bread trom Olson' bakery, butter from the Evans and Mt.

Horeb creameries, milk from Governor Will Greet Church men Banquet Saturday Night Will Be Convention Iligli-Liglit AN ambitious program will be crowded into a short space of time when the eastern district convention of the Brotherhood of the Norwegian Lutheran church of America gets under way here next Saturday. The convention hosts are the men of Bethel and Trinity Lutheran churches in the pastorates of the Rev. O. G. U.

Siljan and the Rev. J. N. Waletead. Oconomowoc Man Presides Vilas Rasmussen, Oconomowoc attorney, is district presidentand will be in the chair at all business sessions of the convention which open with registration at Bethel church, corner of N.

Hamilton and E. Johnson at 1 p. m. next Saturday. The Rev.

O. G. U. Siljan will deliver the invocation and Prof. Hou-gen will welcome the convention.

Judge Lewis Larson, Sioux City, S. national president of the Brotherhood, will give the keynote speech of the convention Saturday afternoon and the convention president, Mr. Rasmussen, will outline the convention objectives. Other speakers Saturday afternoon will Include A. H.

Budal. Milwaukee, and Herbert S. Roswell, Mauston, Wis. A business session will be held at 4 p. m.

Saturday following the speaking program at which time election of permanent officers for the district is the order of business, following a report of the temporary organization meeting at La Crosse last June by C. I. Wollan, La Crosse, secretary, and a report by the committee on constitution. In view of the heavy and important program scheduled for the opening session, delegates are warned not to be late for the opening at 1 p. m.

Saturday. Ekern i Toastmaster Herman L. Ekern will preside as toastmaster at the banquet which will be given in the Crystal room of the Loraine hotel Saturday night at 6:30. Gov. Phil La Toilette will present the state's greetings to the convention at the banquet.

The Rev. S. M. Topness, Stoughton, will give the invocation. The principal banquet speaker will be Prof.

S. H. Berg, superintendent of Stoughton schools, on Problems of Youth. Other speakers at the banquet and their subjects will be Vilas Rasmussen, Oconomowoc, Our Fraternal Bond; Anton Jarstad, Green Bay, Social Problems of Local Brotherhoods; A. Davidson, La Crosse, Christian Stewardship; Otto B.

Dahle, Mt. Horeb, "Value of the Brotherhood to the Church; and I. M. Kalnes, Madison, The Lutheran Church. Music at the banquet will be furnished by male quartets from Racine and Oconomowoc and soloists from Ishpeming, and Chicago.

Community singing throughout the convention will be directed by Prof. L. O. Berven, Racine, sing leader, as-leader, assisted by sisted by Fred Nelson, Racine, accompanist. All Lutheran men are urged to attend the banquet and to bring their women.

About 500 people are expected at this session. Communion services for men only will be held in Bethel church at 9 a. m. Sunday morning. The Rt.

Rev. J. M. Green, Mt. Horeb, president of the eastern district of the Norwegian Lutheran church of America, will be in charge of this service.

Distribution of the Lord's Supper will be by the Madison pastors, the Rev. O. G. U. Siljan and the Rev.

J. N. Walstead, Bethel choir will sing at this service. At 10 a. m.

Sunday, divine services will be held in the Central High school auditorium, with the Rev. L. K. Johnson, Oconomowoc, preaching the convention sermon. The Rev.

Siljan will be the liturgist. Grieg Chorus Will Sing The Grieg Male chorus will be the convention choir during this service and will sing an anthem. Miss Margaret Otterson will be the organist at both the communion service In Bethel church and at the convention festival service in the Cen-' tral High school. The offering at this service will go to defray expenses of the convention. The Sunday afternoon session will also be held in the Central High school, beginlng at 2 p.

with An-f ton Jarstad, Green Bay, presiding. In-- vocation will be by the Rev. J. N. Walstead.

Interesting papers will be given by the following; Nick Chicago, Interesting Men in the Church; Elliott Walstead, Madison, Boys Work of the Brotherhood; c. Jensen, Janesville, ALEYVILLE, IVia. The Rev. J. H.

Myrwang, for' the last five years pastor of Perry, Primrose and York Lutheran churches, has accepted a call to the pastorate at Baltic, S. one of the best parishes in the South Dakota district. The Baltic parish became vacant when its pastor, the Rev. H. E.

Solum, was elected to the office of presi-dent-of the South Dakota district of the Norwegian Lutheran church of America at the convention early in the summer. District presidents devote all their time to the district work. Baltic Is a village of 800 people, located 12 miles north of Sioux Falls, the metropolis of South Dakota. Baltic has a fully accredited high school, and Augustana college, of which. Dr.

O. J. H. Preus Is president, is located at Sioux Falls. The educational advantages offered the Myrwang children in the new parish are therefore very desirable.

They have the opportunity of living at home while finishing both high school and college. Move This Month The Rev. Myrwang will move his family to Baltic about Nov. 17, and will return to Daleyvllle to complete this month, preaching his farewell sermon here Sunday, Nov. 29.

He will be installed In his new parish the first Sunday in December. The churches of Perry, Primrose and York all voted to ask the Rev. Myrwang to withdraw his resignation here. In the last two named, the vote was unanimous. In Perry, there were a few votes the other way, which made the pastor decide to accept the new call.

The Baltic parish consists of one congregation, but it has three churches with a membership of about 1,500. The parish has had but three pastors in 63 years. Both the last two pastors resigned to accept election to the presidency of the district. Solveig Myrwang, 17, will graduate from the Mt. Horeb High school next summer.

She will reamin here, living in the home of C. O. Tollund, Mt. Horeb, attorney, till commencement. Margaret, 15, is a junior, and Haakon, 13, sophomore in the Mt.

Horeb school. All three are honor students and play in the band. Solveig is an accomplished flutist, pianist and violinist. Margaret play the bazoon, and Haakon, the first cornet. Charlotte, 10, Is In the Daleyvllle district school.

Dagny, 5, has not yet started school. Mrs. Myrwang Is also an accomplished musician, both as a pianist and vocalist. She has also had much success as a choir director. Had Broad Interests The Rev.

Myrwang has alwnys taken a live interest in all community and civic affairs which a normal man is normally Interested In. He was one of Wisconsin's representatives to Iceland and Norway in 1930, appointed by Gov. Walter J. Kohler upon nomination by the Leif Erikson Memorial association of America. Last summer, at the convention In Starbuck, he was elected a vice president in the National Tronderlag.

He has held numerous offices within the Norwegian Lutheran church of America. Call committees have been elected by the three congregations of Perry, Primrose and York. They will have their first meeting in the Park hotel, Madison, next Wednesday when the Rt. Rev. J.

A. Aasgaard, Minneapolis, president of the Norwegian Lutheran church of America, will be present to confer with them upon the calling of a new pastor to take the place to oc Vacated here by the Rev. Myrwang. Fruit Grows on Tree Near CottageGrove COTTAGE GROVE, Wis. An unusual sight for this time of the year is seen on the farm of Peter Swalheim, where blossoms and ripe ftuit grow on the same tree.

The south half of the tree is blanket' ed with blossoms, while the part facing the north has many ripe apples, They have three trees like this, but the other two do not have as many blossoms. It was first noticed Tuesday morning by their son, Donald. This spectacular tight is to be seen on highway 12 and 18, a mile and a half west of Nora. NEW GLARUS, Wis. A Swiss wrestling match and cheesemaker's dance will be held at the Wm.

Tell hall. New Glarus. on Tuesday. Nov. 10.

Wrestling starts at 2 p. m. Prizes will be Rev. J. H.

Myrwang Edgerlon Pastor On Mission Fete Program Today Rev. E. A. Boyd EDGERTON, Wis. The Rev.

E. A. Boyd, Edgerton, has accepted the invitation to preach the annual mission festival sermons at Bethel Lutheran church in Madison today. He will use the Norwegian language at the first service at 9 a. m.

and the English language at 10:30. Si. Olaf Singer Miss Marion Jordalen DEERFIELD, Wis. Miss Marion Jordalen has been selected as one of the nine first- altos to sing in the St. Olaf choir, Northfield, Minn.

Dr. F. Melius Christianson, director, after a series of tryouts, has selected a list of 60; of this number there are 17 sopranos, 17 altos, 11 tenors, and 15 basses, six are members of the freshman class. There are 34 women's voices and 26 men's. Miss Jordalen.

who is a junior, was with both the first and second choruses last semester. She plays for the radio services which are broadcast each morning at 8:15. Miss Jordalen is the only child of Postmaster and Mrs. C. L.

Jordalen. theJEdgewood and Lake Drive dairies, cheese from a Mt. Horeb cheese factory, honey from the Ruste and Daffodil apiaries, lee cream from the Mt. Horeb creamery, pickles that were raised and prepared by Miss Alverna Thompson, carrots that were raised and prepared by Mrs. J.

B. Severson, and floral decorations from the Ruste flower gardens. Christian Stewardship; and A. Johnson, president cf the Chicago circuit brotherhood, Work of the Chicago Brotherhoods. Discussion of these topics will follow.

At 4:30 p. m. Sunday, the final business session of the convention will be held, with Vilas Rasmussen presiding. Regristratlon for the automobile tour Monday morning will be handled at this time. Concert by the Bethel choir, directed by Mrs.

Edna Sanidahl Oscar, in Bethel church, begins at 7:30 p. m. Admission is free but a collection will be taken to be divided equally between the choir and the district brotherhood. Automobile Tour At 8 a. m.

Monday morning, an automobile tour sponsored by the Brotherhood of Christ Lutheran church, Stoughton, leaves Bethel church to visit points of historic Interest in Dane county. Including the old Stoughton academy which is now a hospital, the Albion academy park, the monument at East Koshkonong where the first Lutheran service was preached outside of a granary wall in the early 40s, the Wect Koshkonong monument where the first service was preached under two oak trees and near where the first Norwegian Lutheran church in America was brought to completion, the Liberty Prairie stone church built In 1852, and back to the Col. Hans Heg monument in Capitol park, Madison. Following are the local committees arranging for the convention; Banquet Herman J. Loftsgordon, chairman, Christ Ethun, and L.

S. Lunder. Registrations Albert dahl, chairman, C. W. Ellefson, and C.

C. Hatleberg. Communion and convention services Peter Kalbacken, chairman. Ushers Raymond Togstad, chairman, C. M.

BestuI, and F. E. Kinsman. Finance H. M.

Enerson, Chairman, and L. O. Larson. Publicity Elliott Walstead, chairman, R. N.

Qualiey, and I. M. Kalnes. About 1,400 people are expected for the Sunday morning and afternoon sessions of the convention. Churches as far away as Toledo, have reported election of delegates.

In one small church In Logan Square, Chicago, every man in the church has signed up to come. Stoughton, Mt. Horeb and Black Earth are expected to have more than 100 men from each of those communities at the convention. Large delegations are coming from Oconomowoc, Milwaukee, La Crosse, Green Bay, Racine, Janesville, Beloit, Westby, Eau Claire, and many other places. Although the district comprises all the territory between the Mississippi and the Atlantic, it Is expected that more than half of the convention delegates will, be from points In Wisconsin.

CHANGE CARS! The driver of a dilapidated car asked a bystander: Can you tell me the quickest way to Victoria? -After a critical glance at the car, the bystander replied: Yes, take a bus. Tit-Bits. KEAD CAPITAL TIMES WANT ADS Visit Britlcgrooms Parents in Burke on Honeymoon R. and Mrs. Orin Daniels of Burke township were visited from Wednesday to Saturday by their son, the Rev.

Truman Daniels, Highmore, S. and his bride, formerly Miss Theresa O. Schmitz, Minneapolis, who are on a brief honeymoon trip. The wedding was solemnized in the Minnehaha Lutheran church, 'Minneapolis, last Tuesday, the church to which Mrs. Daniels and her people belong.

The Rev. Tenner Thompson performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Orin Daniels were among the 100 guests at the wedding reception.

The Rev. and Mrs. Truman Daniels left for Chicago Saturday afternoon after a dinner in their honor at the Orin Daniels home attended by 30 Immediate relatives of the bridegroom. The couple expects to be back here on Monday to remain until Friday when they will leave for Minneapolis where the Rev. Daniels will preach the sermon next Sunday in the Minnehaha Lutheran church.

The Rev. and Mrs. Daniels expect to be at home in Highmore, S. after Nov. 15.

The Rev. Daniels was ordained into the Lutheran ministry in the Sun Prairie Lutheran church at Pumpkin Hollow last June. RuralWomen Are Hosts To Madison Club McFARLAND, Wis. Mrs. Wilbert Witte, president of the Dane County Rural federation, announces rural women will be hosts next Saturday, Nov.

7, to the Madison Womans club at a fall festival party In the Womans building, 240 W. Gilman 6t. Mrs. J. H.

Porter, Marshall, will be in charge of the program. Rev. and Mrs. Gunderson Return from North MT. HOREB, Wis.

Rev. and Mrs. S. Gunderson and Rev. Hector Gunderson returned Tuesday afternoon from a trip north.

On Sunday, Oct. 18, they were present at the 25th wedding anniversary of the former's son-in-law end daughter. Rev. and Mrs. H.

M. Mason, at Minneapolis, at which celebration were many officials of the church and the family pastor, Rev. Olin C. Relgstad. number of this initial concert of the All-Dane County Civic chorus.

Dr. Prager will also be the guest conductor for the first concert of this organization. 0 A Rev. Truman Daniels Prager lo Write Song for County Rural Civic Body Sigfrid Prager Dr. Sigfrid Prager, director of the Madison Civic orchestra and Civic chorus, and also of the Bach mixed choir of Chicago, has agreed to compose a song to be dedicated to the All-Dane County Rural-Village Civic chorus.

The song will be used as the first number on the program at the concert to be given at Madison next yesr. "A distinct honor comes to the citizens of Dane county, said Prof. John Mael, chairman of the Dane County Rural federations music committee, in having this distinguished musician compose and dedicate the first ir.