| Summary: | librarian, a position which he held for many years. There was a great demand for the books because many people participated in this library. Since 1901 new volumes have been frequently added, so that today the library contains over 400 books. A DRAMA CLUB IS FOUNDED The Drama Club was started by men and women of the Discussion and Fellowship Club. Enthusiasm kindled when a painter named Aaro Hukari from Frederick, S. D., painted a backdrop scene for Rolla's rural actors. This backdrop pictured a lake and a sauna in a forest setting, and was used by the Drama Club for the first time in 1902 when they presented Kaarlo Halme's three-part play "At the Sauna." A large audience attended the play, presented at Frank Lawrence's new, roomy home. Actors in this play were Magnus Hjelt, John Koski, Kasper Pyykkonen, Hanna Pulkka, Emma Pyykkonen, John Lehtola, Jennie Pyykonen, and Amanda Anttonen. Reports of a great famine began to arrive from Finland, and also came calls for aid. Frosts in northern Finland had completely wiped out the harvests on two successive years. The Finns of Towner County held an evening social at the Johnson school for the famine-stricken. The evening's proceeds, which amounted to $90.00, were sent to the distressed in Finland. THE APOSTOLIC LUTH. CHURCH IS FOUNDED The Towner County Apostolic Lutheran Church was founded on the Henry Simonson farm on March 15. 1899. Members joining the congregation were Henry Simonson, Iisakki Nivu, Jaakko Tapanila, Paul Jurmu, John Wilson, Matti Kakela, John Honk- ala, John Michaelson, Heikki Kellokoski, Jaakko Maunu, Daniel Mursu, A. Falls, Heikki Ivanof, John Juntunen, Edvard Anunti, Sakari Honkavaara, Frans 123 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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