The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-02-28

=. 5. WARE, Rector.
The "Delinquent Tax List" has for
three weeks held valuable space in our
columns, though we doubt whether
many Of our readers called it good
reading matter. Yet it is one OF the
yearly "visitations'' that the "Ad-
vance" must furnish for the public
good. We shall have more space, we
hope, hereafter. to occupy with more
agreeable converse with our friends
Tan Kee, who lectured in Worthing-
ton, on "China and the Chinese, :"
some years ago, called at the Advance
Office on Saturday. He spent several
years in China, and shared in some of
the contests in which the famous
"China Gordon" was engaged. He ex-
poets to lecture in this place at some
date in March.
Mr.. Frank Hansberger got home on
Saturday night from central and north
ern Ohio, taking in uthern Michigan
on his way home. He has been gone
about six weeks. He stopped with his
friend Ray Humiston over the gradual
ing exercises of the College of Pharm-
acy, and with him attended the Recep-
ton given to the class by the ladies of
Evanston. About 200 gentlemen of
the college were Toasted by about $50
young ladies of the Institute. These
Worthington boys evidently had GOOD
time.
The Social and Supper given by the
Ladies of the Episcopal Church on
Thursday of last week happened on the
coolest and most blustery weather of
this winter, and consequently the at
tendance was not as large as it would
have been in a better temperature. AS
it was the supper was superb, and the
entertainment excellent. Earl Free,
and Nellie Plots gave Rotations in
good style; Mrs. Hare read an interest
ing essay on Woman's Work, which
received many compliments, A. quar-
tette, composed of Messrs. Nichols and
Johnson, and Misses Whitney and
Reed favored the company with excel
lent vocal music. Solos were sung by
Misses Alice Whitney and Grace Smith.
The singers were all encored and the
audience were delighted with the even.
inR's proceedings.
The School Entertainment given on
the evening of Feb. 22nd, was largely
attended 10y our citizens, and the exer-
cises were of the most satisfactory
character. The music was in line with
the high standard of proficiency at
tanned bv the pupils in other branches.
The calisthenic movements of the
grades practising them, were graceful
and pleasant to behold. The elocu-
tionary performances were far above
the average usually attained in the
public schools. The parents and pat
rons of the schools were delighted
with the work of the teachers as shown
in the marked success of the pupils.
The amount of receipts for the library
have not been furnished US, but as
there was large audience and no
"deadheads," with small expense,
the amount must have been ''comfort-
able"
The Rev. Mr.. Franzen, pastor OF the
Swedish Lutheran Church, has been in
upon the semi.annual SEES
sion of the Minnesota Conference of
the Augustana Synod of the Lutheran
Church, which met st. Paul last week.
The conference, was attended by about
seventy pastors. and an equal number
of lay delegates, representing the
churches. The subjects discussed by
this Conference were varied and i'm.
pcrtant, embracing Christian Doctrine,
Missionary work, Home and Foreign,
Church Building, Education and Tenn
perance. The Gustavus Adolphus
College, at St. Peter, is under the pat.
ronage and control of this Conference,
and it's affairs occupied a good share
of it's time. Two new professorships
were provided for, but the appoint
ments are not yet made. This year
the college will graduate asenior class,
and it's future is we'll provided for.
There are 264 students in its various
departments. Peter Thompson, of
Worthington, was chosen trustee of
the College. The Conference avowcd
it's position in favor of prohibition of
the rum saloon, and appointed com.
mittee. of which Rev. MIR. Franzen
was member. to wait upon the Legis-
lature to urge the enactment of effec-
tive prohibitory statutes. The next
session of the Conference will he held
in May, at East Union, Carver county.
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