jay*“ ♦- ♦een, for dr s. ndsrop,,dsitnon *aulAndandFormer Brainerd Residents Enjoy Minnesota Day Picnic on Coast»Members of Co A, 194th tank battalion, P.ramf'rd’a national guard company, swelled the attendance at the Minnesota day pirnic at Pt. Defiance, Wash., last week.Former Minnesotans have formeda club which meets annually on the west coast. Most of the day was spent in renewing; old acquaintances and making new ones. Musl-cal numbers, a brief business session and recreational activities wereenjoyed.Members of the guard company who attended were Sergeant* W. Goodrich, K Porwoll, M Anderson. G. Nelson, B. Veillette, W. Davia; Privates First Class K. Gordon, M Dobson, C. Kramp. J. Spornitx, P. Clevenger, C. L. Goinan, R. Fox; Privates A. Brown, H. Peck, J. Joosten, O. Carpenter, F Munger, E Maghan, R. Bruueau.Others In attendance, most of them former resident* of the Brain-Rapids and Mrs. Henry Christenson and two sons of Texas spent Thursday evening with their aunt,Mrs. John Bryant.Harold Ahlbrecht left Monday morning for Minneapolis where he will attend a two-day meeting oferd lake region, were: J. Swanson,Mr. and Mrs. A Swanson. Mr andMrs W Samuelson, Mr and Mrs. B Hayes, Mr and Mrs R. Holden. A. Thomas, Mabel Picard, Mr and Mrs. R. Swearingen, Mr. and Mrs C. Guin, Mr. and Mrs H Anderson, Mr. and Mra. H Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. O Rerkstrom. D. D. Norton, Mr and Mrs M Cheney, Mr. and Mrs .1 Wilmar, Mr. and Mrs. J. McTntosh, Mr. and Mrs. D Baker, Mr. and Mrs E Chenev, Mrs. H. Fisher. R. M Tallman, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ford. Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright. C A, Bourdon, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hall.W E. Arnold. Mrs. J Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. W R. Davis, Mr, and Mrs. Knutsen, J. Ringham, A Tallman. Mr. and Mrs H Ditti, W, M Harris, Mr. and Mrs. H Sohwende-man, Mr. and Mrs C. Lea, w. Volk-man, Mr. and Mrs W. R McDonald. Ladola McDonald. C. E Flo-berg, Mr. and Mrs. H. Rifenrath, Roland McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Closterman, Mr. and Mrs. A W. Brown, August Bender, Arlene Schiller, Rosa Burrows, EileenBuehler. Rrainerd’s representation wa§ the largest from any single cityin Minnesota.