The Mankato free press., 1889-08-16
ALUMNI RE-UNITE.
Very Successful Annual Meeting OF
the Association.

The annual meeting of the Normal
Anmni Association Yesterday afternoon
and evening, was very pleasant affair,
in fact one of the most pleasant the as
sociation has yet held. There was an
attendance of about rs graduates, the
large majority being from out of town.
The improvements at the school had
progressed to such an extent that the
use of the upper floor was secured, and
the chapel was well filed. In the even
ing members of the faculty, the director
and ex-dlrectors and many friends of
the members were present, and made
the evening pass all the more pleasantly.
The business of the afternoon con-
sisted in the appointment of various
committees, the hearing of reports, and
the election of officers. Committees on
auditing, resolutions and picnic were ap-
pointed and set at work. Among other
things, a committee consisting of l.. B.
Fancher, of Dakota, T. J. Jones, of this
city, and Mrs. +. L. Ashworth. of Blue
Earth City, was appointed and given
power to ascertain and prepare short
sketch of the work of each graduate of
the school with any interesting facts
about them. These are to be formula
ted and printed in pamphlet form for
distribution among the Alnmni. The
pamphlet will contain about 90 pages,
will have short sketches of over 800 per-
sons, and 800 copies will be issued. This
is merely following custom i'm vogue in
many large Eastern schools and colleges.
There is no doubt but that the pamphlet
will be very valuable as we'll as interest
ing. 1t is not to be issued until next
summer.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President-Louis Schellbach.
Vice-President-Mlss Annie Jones.
Secretary-Miss Nellie Lewis.
Treasurer-Mrs. Emma l.. Ashworth.
The office of corresponding secretary
was created, and President Soaring was
chosen to Gil it, after the custom at WI
mona.
The committee on picnic took a poll
OF the members present, and found that
a majority preferred to wait until Fri
day and join the excursion to Lake Mad
ison on the special train chartered by
the Congregational Sunday school. The
report was adopted, and a large number
will join in the excursion, which prom
ises to be most enjoyable affair.
The association expected that the
evening session should be open to the
public, but the public evidently did not
so understand it. Nevertheless, a good
seized audience assembled in the
chapel. President w. E. Young occu-
pied the chair, with Miss Mabel Runnels
as secretary.
The committee on resolutions report
ed the deaths of three members during
the past year, and presented suitable
resolutions in each case. The three who
have died were Mrs. DR.. Bingham, nee
Rose NJ. Alley, class of 20; Miss Bertha
G. Bowman, class of 81; and Miss Alice
Johnson, class of 'S7.
The following literary program was
carried out, each number being we'll rem
dered and interesting:
Norma" Fantasia Brilliant-Mrs. Emma
Plumb Ashworth.
Business,
Instrumental Music-Miss Nellie Burt
| Recitation, Lady Wadsworth"-Miss Lizzie
| F. Keysor.
Solo, - Tramps"-Prof. S. W. Richs rdson.
| Speech, 1.-The Effect of Slavery on American
Politics.. A. Enderegg.
Recitation, "Heads, not Tails, are Trumps'
Miss Petra Gjems.
| Music-Amphion Quartet.
Lecture, '.The island of Schqueidenavent
getz"-Chas. d. Geddes.
! Music, I'm Silent Mead"-Amphion Quartet
Miss Giems was encored, and gave
''The Elfchild," and the Amphion Quar-
tet was called back, and sang '"Three
Black Crows"
President Soaring was called upon ,anc
made few appropriate remarks.
| The president of the ASSOCIATION ther
said few parting words, and the annua
re- union was over.