Árdís - 01.01.1956, Síða 71

Ársrit Bandalags lúterskra kvenna
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might be lowered. Therefore it behooves us to work with all our
might in getting new campers and by so doing not only are we
filling our camp but we are giving children and young people the
glorious opportunity of worshipping God in the sweet and whole-
some environment of camp life.
There will be a change at the camp this year. Mrs. Olafson,
our beloved camp director, has resigned from her duties and her
successor will be Mr. Frederick Lueders, theological student from
the North-West Seminary, Minneapolis. He has had considerable
experience in camp work. Mr. Lueders will be accompanied by his
wife, who will assist him in his work.
We regret Mrs. Olafson’s decision to resign as camp director.
She has become a part of our camp and I think the camp, a part of
her. We accepted her resignation with sorrow. Never has any one
given as much time or endless love to the camp as she. God bless
her for her quiet strength of which she has given to all. I have a
feeling that Mrs. Olafson will be in the background guiding and
aiding us all where camp matters are concerned. She will, I hope,
serve for many years to come on our camp committee.
I would like to draw attention anew to our Children’s Trust
Fund, which I think you all know is for children without means of
paying the camp fee.
The Trust Fund becomes somewhat depleted each year and so
we throw ourselves upon the generosity of our friends and of our
League to replenish it. It would be sad indeed if children desirous
of entering our camp would be denied that joy because of lack
of funds.
The Sunday School work has been partly taken care of by the
effort of Rev. Bragi Fridriksson, who has given much of himself
to that work in the Interlake district.
The Board of Parish Education of the ULCA sent out a station
wagon with three very capable workers, the Rev. Horner Middle-
worth, Miss Catherine Juram and Miss Eleanore Gillstrom. This
trio conducted workshops for vacation church schools in all parishes
that were able to take them in. The workshops were for Sunday
School teachers or whoever could teach V.C.S.
Nothing has been done regarding Temperance except we send
a donation to the Temperance Alliance and Mrs. Bardal is sent to
the Temperance Alliance Convention from the League each year.