02. Return with us now Excerpts

Excerpts – Return with us now…

 

*Ladies Aid:  Sept. 2, 1937.  “Rev. Neff moved that the secretary [Mrs. I Bennewies] make an alphabetic list of the Ladies names and see that two ladies clean the church each month.”

*Ladies Aid:  October 15, 1937.  “It was moved that each lady buy a set of salt and pepper shakers for the church kitchen.”

*Ladies Aid:  Jan. 16, 1938.  Lenten Contest  “...The ladies are to be divided into two groups and after Lent, to be judged as to;

                   -the number of times they have attended the Aid meeting,

                   -and also church

          and  -the number of visitors  the members bring along with them.

At the termination of the contest the losers will hold a banquet for the winners.”

*Ladies Aid:  April 6, 1938.  “It was moved and seconded that a bill for curtain material from the LaFrance Textiles factory amounting to seven dollars and ninety-four cent  ($7.94) be paid.”

*Ladies Aid:  April 6, 1938.  “Mrs. Otto informed the ladies that the palms for Palm Sunday had been ordered at a cost of one dollar. $1.00  It was moved that this be paid.”

*Ladies Aid:  July 6^th, 1938.  “Miss Pruss announced that Tuesday evening had been chosen as an open nite for any of the ladies interested in swing bowling.”

*Ladies Aid:  July 6^th, 1938.  “A suggestion was made that oil cloth for the lower half of the walls in the parsonage kitchen be bought and hung.  This motion was carried unanimously.”

*Ladies Aid:  Sept. 7^th, 1938  “It was moved by Mrs. Bennewies seconded by Miss Pruss  that a Harvest Home supper be held...The price of the tickets was set at 35 cents and 25 cents. ... The secretary was instructed to rent the Legion Rooms for Thursday Oct. 13^th if possible. ... It was agreed that 200 tickets be printed...”

*Ladies Aid:  Oct. 6^th, 1938.   “A motion was made and carried that the person in the congregation selling the greatest number of [Harvest Home Supper] tickets should receive a prize of one dollar ($1.00).”

*Ladies Aid:  May 7^th, 1939.   “...moved by Mrs. Brown, seconded by Mrs. Krug that a cheque of  20 dollars to be given Mr. Brown to help pay the taxes and running expenses.”

*Ladies Aid:  June 27^th, 1939.  “...the Combined Lawn Social [of the Ladies Aid and the Brotherhood of Bethany Lutheran Church] was held on the church lawn...”

*Ladies Aid:  Jan. 3, 1940.  “The matter of the cleaning of the church was discussed.  A motion was made that the cleaning be done by a person hired by the Ladies  Aid for the wage of 25 cents a time.”

*Ladies Aid:  June 5, 1940.  “On Wednesday afternoon of June 26, a Patriotic Tea was held at the home of Mrs. J. N. Otto, Graham Street.  The proceed which amounted to $12.25 was turned over to the Red Cross Society.”

*Ladies Aid:  July 3^rd, 1940.  “A letter was read from Miss Canfield, Convenor of War Work in which she acknowledged the gift of money from the Ladies Aid.”

*Ladies Aid:  Oct. 2, 1940.  “Mrs. H. Wittig invited the ladies to her home on Wed Oct. 16^th to sew quilt blocks for the Red Cross.”

*Ladies Aid:  December 4, 1940.  “A motion was made and carried that the Ladies Aid provide the children of the Sunday School with the candy, nuts & oranges for the Christmas concert.”

*Ladies Aid:  March 5, 1941.  “A bill was brought in for the quilting frames...”

*Ladies Aid:  Sept. 10/ 1941.  “The president [Mrs. W. Krug] brough t before the meeting the fact that the church was in need of cleaning.  Rev. Berner was then called in and he suggested to clean it thoroughly before  the evening services start and that after that the church board when they came to put on a fire would also dust up, but it was up to the ladies to come once a month  and clean thru’ .”

*Ladies Aid:  1941 Summary  -Mrs. Otto, Secretary

“The annual business during the year of 1941:        there were 10 business meetings, 1 joint meeting with the Men’s Club, 5 socials and 1 picnic.   There were 26 homes visited by the ladies, during the year we sold Christmas cards [91 boxes], and calendars, also had a travelling apron for ways of raising funds.  There were five quilts made for the Red Cross , also one quilt donated and a layette.  The ladies also provided a treat for the Sunday School children at Christmas.”