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The Winona Daily News from Winona, Minnesota • 18

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THE ANNUAL Athletic Club Auxiliary potluck was attended by 50 members Monday evening at the Athletic Club. Seated from left, Mrs. Anton Sikorski, Mrs. Harry Harris and Mrs. A.

C. Newell. Standing are Mrs. Gertrude Chuchna, left, and Mrs. Harry Blank, right.

Sunday News photo) Opera Committee Hears Symphony Manager Speak organization meeting of the Winona committee of the Spring Festival Metropolitan Opera in the Midwest was held Wednesday at Hotel Winona. Speaker was Boris Sokoloff, Minneapolis, manager of the Minneapolis Symphony. He was introduced by Dr. L. E.

Brynestad, chairman of the local committee. Others on the committee are: Richmond McCluer, publicity chairman; Mrs. C. R. Kollofski and Mrs.

T. Charles Green, chairmen for tickets; Mrs. W. S. L.

Christensen, program, parties chairman, and Hoffman, Miss Modesta Gallery, Mrs. McCluer, Dr. Daniel Degallier and Mr. Christensen. The Metropolitan Opera of New York again will present six productions in Northrup Auditorium at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis this spring.

The schedule of operas to be presented this season is: Wednesday evening, May 16 Lucia di Lammermoor -Donizetti. Thursday evening, May 17-La Forza del Destino -Verdi. Friday evening, May 18 Madame Butterfly--Puccini. Saturday matinee, May 19-Tosca--Puccini. Saturday evening, May 19-Cosi Fan Tutte-Mozart.

Sunday matinee, May 20-Girl of the Golden -Puccini. Local committee members have been selected for their well-known interest in grand opera and its availability to Upper Midwest audiences. Through their volunteer efforts, information concerning the spring series of the Metropolitan Opera, the artists performing dur. ing the festival and sidelights concerning the entire Metropolitan tour will be discussed at gatherings of interest to opera lovers 1 in the area. The committee also receives special information regularly on ticket availability from the managers of the Spring Festival in the Upper Midwest.

CIRCLE A Circle A of St. Mary's Catholic Church will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Mrs. George Modjeski, 4255-8th Goodview. PUBLIC CARD PARTY The Women's Relief Corps will hold a public card party Thursday at the Red Men's Wigwam at 2 p.m.

Lunch will be served and prizes will be awarded at each table. BUILDING? REMODELING? Find out how you can add to your living comfort by install. ing WINDOW The Window With Built-in Insulation, Check these advantages: No storm windows required Installs like a single pane of glass Minimizes down drafts Reduces condensation problems Adds to year 'round comfort Get The Facts at Williams GLASS HOUSE 71-73 E. 2nd St. Phone 2513 Sunday, March 18, 1962.

WINONA SUNDAY NEWS Week in Winona GIRL SCOUTS announced their Youth Serves Youth service project at the Mayor's Breakfast at Hotel Winona Wednesday as part of Girl Scout Week observance. Pictured during the ceremony presenting Mayor R. K. Ellings with the project The engagement and coming marriage of Miss Sharon Blank to James Muras is announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Blank, 1006 E. 5th St. Mr. Muras is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Muras, 114 High Forest. He is a graduate of Cotter High School and is employed by the Pepsi Cola Bottling La Crosse, Wis. A May wedding is planned. Minneapolis Rosarian to Address Rose Society "Growing Roses From Spring to Fall" is the title of the commentary and rose slide presentation to be given by Ronald Allen Twite, Minneapolis, at the meeting of the Winona Rose Society at Lake Park Lodge at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Mr. Twite is the rosarian and head gardener for the Minneapolis Municipal Rose Garden in Lyndale Park, Minneapolis. This garden was one of the first in the country to be developed. Theodore Wirth of the Minneapolis Park Board was the instigator. The park covers one-and-a-half acres and contains 5,000 rose plants and 250 varieties.

Its 35 beds display all the top hybrid perpetuals, species and shrub roses, hybrid teas and floribundas. It also includes some 20,000 annuals and perennials. BECAUSE of the northern latitude and extremes of temperature, the test rose garden in Lyndale Park is popular with rose growers for the trial of their new hybrids. It is under the sion of a committee of the AllAmerica Rose selections. Among the hybrid perpetuals there are some of the original bushes planted in 1906.

Mr. Twite is a member of the Minnesota Rose Society and is curserving on its board of directors. He is a member and a consulting rosarian of the American Rose Society, He is a memMinnesota Horticultural Society, and Richfield. the He Men's has Garden been granted the designation of "Certified Specimen by the Minnesota Horticultural- Society. The slides to be shown were taken by 'Mr.

Twite and show rose culture from the bare root roses to be planted in the Blair Lutheran Bible Circles Name Hostesses BLAIR, Wis. (Special) -Zi Lutheran Bible study circles will meet Thursday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Deborah Circle will meet at the home of Mrs. Ernest S.

Johnson; Dorcas with Mrs. Arnold Quarne; Esther, Mrs. Arthur Mathson; Hannah, Mrs. Ernest Lyngen; Lydia, Mrs. Carl Sexe; Mary, Mrs.

Arthur Elland; Martha, Mrs. Hensel Johnson; Miriam, Mrs. Rudolph Anderson; Naomi, church parlors; Rachel, Mrs. Morris Fremstad; Rebecca, Mrs. A.

S. Peterson; Rhoda, Mrs. Ernest Borreson: Ruth, Miss Judith Jonsrud and Sarah, Mrs. Lucian Amundson. Lesson III "Christ Leads Us in Paths of Lights" will be studied.

THE WINONA Women's Auxiliary Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children Twin Cities Unit held its first all-day sewing and knitting meeting this year at the Masonic Temple Thursday, From left are Mrs. Lyle Morcomb, sewing chairman, Mrs. Harold Briesath, Mrs. Norman Roettiger and Mrs. Merrill Peterson.

(Sunday News photo) Ruth Youmans DAR Good Citizen Ruth Youmans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Youmans, Riverside, has been chosen to receive the DAR Good Citizen award for this year.

Class secretary for three years, Ruth has served as reporter and, presently, as ediHi-News. She has been an officer of the Seience Club and a member of the Usher Squad and Future Teachers of America of which she is treasurer. Ruth was elected to the National Honor Society during her jun- Ruth ior year and is a National Merit finalist. She was state winner of the National Council of English Teachers writing award. Last year she was the district winner in the American Legion Auxiliary essay contest, and runner -up in the Minnesota United Nations essay contest.

Ruth was chosen as a homecoming attendant this year. Her interests include reading, swimming, hiking and insect collecting. Ruth will attend Carleton College in the fall. After college she plans to pursue graduate study in some field of biology, with the ultimate goal of basic research or college teaching in biology, CHAPTER CS, PEO Chapter CS, PEO, will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Mrs.

F. E. Boughton, 257 W. Broadway. Mrs.

Harry Jackson will be assisting hostess and Mrs. S. A. Sawyer will be in charge of the program. MR.

AND MRS. Albert Stewart, St. Paul, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary, to William Giem, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Giem, St.

Paul, former Kellogg, Minn. residents. Miss Stewart is a graduate of Johnson High School, St. Paul, and is employed at the Fire and Marine Insurance St. Paul.

Her fiance attended Kellogg school, was a graduate from Johnson High School, St. Paul. A fall wedding is planned. FREE AT NO EXTRA COST 2 pair Ladies Nylons to each Credit Customer purchasing $15 TUES. or WED.

on 30-day charge account or our Budget Plan 3 pair Nylons with the purchase of $25 4 pair with the purchase of $50 5 pair with purchases totaling $75 and 6 pair Nylons with purchases totaling $100. SHOP TUES. or WED. AND SAVE ALL THE WAY AROUNDI W. T.

GRANT co. Eleva PTC Names Dinner Committees ELEVA, Wis. (Special) -Committees were named for the Eleva PTC dinner project at a planning dinner March 24 at meeting Thursday, evening. The the Eleva Elementary School. Mrs.

Don D. Olson will be in charge of ticket sales. Food committee members include the Mmes. Shirley Anderson, Ben Lang, Gordon Sather and Merwyn Spanberg. ney Gunderson, Spencer Skogstad, The Mmes.

Victor Wenaas, RodRonald Peterson and Stanley Lokken will have charge of the work schedule. The Mmes. Keith Anderson, Merwyn Spanberg, Donald Olson and Lawrence Bauer will contact families of school pupils for contributions toward the dinner. Independence Society Lists Chairmen INDEPENDENCE, Wis. (Special) -Mrs.

Oscar Betthauser, president of St. Elizabeth's Society of Ss. Peter Pauls Catholic Church, recently appointed the following women chairmen of committees serve for the next year: Organization and development, Mrs. Edmund Suchla; publicity, Mrs. Anton T.

Bautch; youth, the Rev. Robert Zoromski; Christian and family, Mrs. Albin Woychik; rural life, Mrs. Edward Backer: history, Mrs. Roman Smieja; Confraternity, of Christian Doctrine, Albert Maule, and co-chairmen of the ways and means committee, Mrs.

Roy Lyga and Mrs. Stanley. MRS. BEVERLY Stork, Harmony, announces the forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Colleen Gaye, Miami, to Samuel Horter Arch, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Loxley Arch, Miami. The wedding will take place in Miami March 24. MR. AND MRS. WALTER J.

Wheeler, Wayzata, Minn. announce the engagement of their daughter, Susan Gail, to Michael Pierce, son of Mrs. Charles Pierce, 309 E. 5th St. Miss Wheeler, a graduate of Northrop Collegiate School, Minneapolis, is a junior at the University of Minnesota and a member of Alpha Phi sorority.

Her fiance, a graduate of Winona Senior High School, has attended Winona State College and the University of Minnesota. He is currenty fulfilling his six month tour of duty in the Army Reserve. An October wedding is planned. Blair High Club Announces Musical BLAIR, Wis. (Special) -The Blair High School drama club chorus will soon begin rehearsals sand for the presentation of the musical presentation, "Our Hearts, Were Young and Gay" The play will be given under the direction of Mrs.

Arthur Runnestrand and her assistant, Sherley Eisch, vocal music instructor. The musical version of the play by Cornelia Otis Skinner will require more elaborate sets and costuming than previously used by the club, Mrs. Runnestrand said. Dorothy Johnson heads the publicity committee; Kim Sather will be in charge of properties; Kathryn Saed, programs; Richard Anderson and Carolyn Quammen, ticket sales. John Allen die lighting; Calvin Olson, stage; Ronald Rude, action and Gary Schultz, sound effects.

PYTHIAN SISTERS PYTHIAN SISTERS Winona Temple No. 11, Pythian Sisters, will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at Lake Park Lodge. Hostess will be Mrs. Mabel Peterson.

Ettrick Couple To Observe 50th Anniversary are, standing from left, Mrs. Laird Lucas, Miss Elfrieda Wachs, Mary Boland, Margaret McCor mick and Mrs. L. H. Santelman.

Seated from left are Miss Stella Halderson, P. F. Loughrey and Miss Grace Chadwick. Girls Activity Group Plans Tea At St. Martin's The Girls Activity Group of St.

Martin's Lutheran Church will sponsor a Lenten Tea Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in the church social rooms. This group consists of girls of the congregation from fourth to nineth grade. The girls will present a program under the direction of Mrs. Le Mar Steber.

The devotional portion will include devotions given by Diane Frosch and Ruth Geistfeld and Lenten hymns Centered about the theme of the with a large cross as the background. Part of the program will be devoted to the advent of spring and will include a playlet "Voices of Spring." Karen will give a short history of the girls organization. The Girl's Activity Group will also serve at the tea which follows the program and will wear aprons which they made at their weekly meetings. The public is invited. Blair First Lutheran Circles Set Meetings BLAIR, Wis.

(Special) Seven Blair First Lutheran Church circles will meet Tuesday. Abigail circle will meet at the home of Mrs. Nickolai Helstad; Lois, Mrs. Emil Stirn; Leah, Mrs. Almer Olsen; Hannah, Mrs.

Richard Toraason; Eunice. Mrs. George Knutson; Elizabeth: Mrs. Sophia Sjuggerud and Salomi, Mrs. Harold Gunderson.

The Priscilla, Dinah, Candace and Ruth circles met Thursday and Friday, UNITED CHURCH WOMEN United Church Women will meet Monday at 2 p.m. at the YWCA. A colored film "Assignment will be shown. It tells of the work of United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. All women of participating churches are invited.

SOCIETY LADIES CLUB The American Society Ladies Club will hold its social meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. at the VFW Clubrooms. Games and cards will be played and each member is to bring a small article to be used for prizes. Lunch will be served by Mrs. Harry Harris and Mrs.

Fred Hohmeister. ETTRICK, Wis. (Special) -Open house will be held for the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William L.

Salzwedel at their home March 25 from 2 to 5 p.m. No formal invitations are being sent. Mr. Salzwedel and the former Miss Bertha Odemoe were married March 23, 1912, at Winona. For many years they farmed in South Beaver Creek, and the last 10 years they have lived on a farm near Hegg, six miles northeast of Ettrick.

The couple has one son, Willard, living on the home farm' in South Beaver Creek; two daughters, Mrs. Elmer (Berdella) Komperud of Galesville, and Mrs. Ival (Wilma) Hoem who lives near Disco, eight grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. The Gallery of Fashion WEST THIRD STREET 108 PHONE 2202 Carolyn will be here again with a new spring selection of her own distinctive hats on display plus eyecatching ideas for hats made to order TOMORROW, MARCH 19 You Are Cordially Invited to Browse Our Shop Anytime. COME AND SEE US IN OUR NEW Downstairs Location 76 West Third TOP LANOLIN WAVE with gentle conditioning wave.

for a soft, natural $5 Regular $7.50 Creme Cold Waves $4 Guaranteed Oil Cold Waves $5 Instant Oil Cold Waves $6 All work is done by students under the supervision of licensed instructors. OPEN MONDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS SPECIAL FOR WEDNESDAY ONLYI Regular $8.50 RAYETTE COLD WAVE $5.00 Ronald Twite through the growing season. All of the varieties of roses included are grown in the Minneapolis Municipal Rose Garden. Some 100 slides are included in the series. Mr.

Twite has presented a duplicate set to Minnesota Rose Society and the Minnesota Horticultural Society. Recognition will be given to the Winona Rose Society for the completion of its first year at an informal coffee hour following the meeting. Anyone interested in learning more about roses is invited. CHAUTAUQUA CLUB Mrs. Melvin Wedul is in charge of the program for the Chautauqua Club which wilt meet at the home of Mrs.

T. W. Smeed, 108 E. Broadway, at 2 p.m. Monday.

Geraldine Page stars with Laurence Harvey and Rita Moreno in "Summer and Smoke" coming soon to the State Theater. Shampoo and Set $1.50 HARDING BEAUTY SCHOOL BRING A FRIEND SPECIAL! 76 West Third Phone 3738 2 for the Price of 1 BE A BEAUTY OPERATOR IN MONTHS! A Free Exciting Booklet Tells All! Reg. Harding Beauty School, 76 W. 3, Winona 2 COLD WAVES $10 Send me full information on a beauty career. Name PARAMOUNT BEAUTY SHOP Address Phone 76 West Third Phone 3738 City State Open Monday and Thursday Evenings and all day Saturday.

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