News: Greenwood (12 Oct 1967)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Horn, Reineking, Gardner, Jackson, Johnson, Alperstett, Carteron, Brux, Vollrath, Irvine, Kuester, Humke, Ludwig, Logue, Acker, Hilton, Keiner, Meinholdt, Speich, Creg, Lindgren Brown

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 10/12/1967

Greenwood (12 October 1967)

T he Willard Homemakers will meet Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Horn.

The West Side Homemakers will meet at the home of Mrs. Olga Reineking Tuesday afternoon.

Mrs. Harold Gardner will be hostess to the Salem, Aid at her home Tuesday afternoon.

The 32nd annual meeting of the stockholders of the Cooperative Services, Clark County, will be held Tuesday evening at 8:15 in the Greenwood high School auditorium. Offices will be elected, reports will be given and other business will be transacted. A lunch will be served.

A smorgasbord and bazaar will be held at Grace Methodist Church in Greenwood next Wednesday. Serving will begin at 5 p.m. The public is invited.

The Esther Circle of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at the home of Mrs. Adolph Jackson. The Naomi Circle meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Sam Johnson Wednesday afternoon. The Dorcas Circle was entertained Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Melvin Alperstett.

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Carteron and Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Brux left Saturday for Washington C.C.

The Women’s Guild met in Immanuel United Church last Wednesday afternoon, with Mrs. Henry Vollrath presiding. Mrs. Phillip Vollrath gave devotions. Mrs. Quinton Irvine was appointed to visit the sick and shut-ins for the month of November. A used clothing drive is being conducted and also any articles for the Southern Colony at Union Grove should be brought to the church. A lunch was served by Mrs. George Kuester and Mrs. Quinton Irvine. Thank Offering boxes should be brought to the next meeting, November 1. Hostesses will be Mrs. Herbert Horn and Mrs. George Humke.

The Women’s Guild meeting in Zion United Church was held last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Rose Ludwig presided. The Rev. David Logue gave the lesson Genesis, Chapter 3. Mrs. Richard Acker, program chairman, gave a reading, “I’m Glad I’m a Housewife.” Other readings were given by Mrs. Fred Hilton and Mrs. Paul Acker. The next meeting will be held November 2. Hostesses will be Mrs. Rose Ludwig, Mis Louise Keiner, Mrs. William Kuester and Mrs. Oscar Meinholdt. The program chairman will be Miss Louise Keiner. The gathering of the Thank Offering boxes will be held. Following the meeting a lunch was served by Mrs. William Kuester, Mrs. Jake Speich and Miss Violet Speich.

The Rev. David Logue spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Madison, where he attended a pastor’s retreat.

Mrs. Paul Acker accompanied Mrs. William Creg and Mrs. Anna Lindgren of Owen to Seattle, Wash., to visit their sister, Mrs. Hubert Brown, formerly of Greenwood. They returned Wednesday after two week’s absence.