Crescent Club meets

Twelve members and a guest, Marilyn Hull from California, attended. Hull is Carolyn Silvius’ sister.

In the absence of the president and vice-president Carolyn Silvius, historian, provided the opening with the thought of the day — “Nostalgia: Longing for the place you wouldn’t move back to.”

Silvius also gave the program on a historic Denmark Evangelical Lutheran church nestled in the rolling hills of Spillman Creek in Lincoln County.

The Danish, Norwegians and Swedish settled there. It reminded them of their native homeland. They had lots of ups and downs, but in 1880 the church was built and in 1901 the bell tower and narthex was completed. The church was made of native stone. The three steps outside of the church stand for baptism, confirmation and communion.

The church has Sunday services, funerals and weddings. It is the only church to take off for two weeks during harvest time.

The second church was built by a serviceman by the name of Willis Reimer. While serving in Berlin during World War II, he made a promise to himself that if he made it back to Kansas, he would build a church in God’s honor.

In 1980, three decades later, he positioned the steeple on top of the little church.

It is located in a tiny town of Selkirk on K-96 in Wichita County.

The chapel is an 8 foot by 12 foot frame redwood structure. Everyone is welcome to stop by and worship.

Reimer was an accomplished poet and many verses record his sentiments while serving his country.

Roll call was answered by when did you get your first washer and dryer. Many remembered the old fashioned wringer washer and the line outside.

Refreshments were served by the hostess.

The last meeting until Sept. 16 will be a dinner theater May 7 at Overland Park.

Reported by Betty Edwards, reporter.