The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-02-24
GEO. WASHINGTON HONORED
The fortnightly Club Reception A Glow
ing Success.

| The Fortnightlv Club exercises at l..
| P. Hunts hall last evening, in honor OF
Washingtons birthday, was one OF the
most pleasing social and entertaining
| literary events that has taken place IN
Mankato in long time.
The members of the club had stage
erected for the convenience of those
taking part in the program, and put in
a greater part of the day in decorating
the hall and making the apartments in
v;ting and homelike in appearance for
/ the pleasure of their two hundred invi-
ted guests
The chief functionaries of the club,
acting as reception committee, con-
sisted of B. c. Taylor, representing Geo
Washington; Miss Parker, impersonat
ing Martha Washington; Jay Hubbard,
taking oft" Benz. Franklin, and Miss
Brewster looking like" Dolly Madison.
Geo. Washingtons servants (colored
good and black were Frank Crandall
and Ferd Hoerr Martha's servants
equally highly charcoaled) were Mrs.
johnson, Miss VanBlarcum and Miss
Stevens. who waited upon the ladies at
the refreshment tables. The ladies who
presided over the bowls" were Mrs.
Jay Hub bard, Miss Alice Robbins and
Miss Dredge. All of the ladies and gen.
tlemen above referred to were appropri'
ately costumed to represent the times
that the original George and Martha
were inhabitants of this mundane
sphere.
The program as heretofore published
in these columns was carried out by the
various clubs of the city, v no respond
ed to the invitation of the Fortnightly
club. the only exception being the Tour
lists club, booked to represent the Co
lonial Danes Sickness and necessary
absence of some of its members prevent
ed the club from appearing in costume,
as at first intended, but Rev. Beattie,
master of ceremonies, received very
unique and interesting document of ex-
cuse and apology from the president.
Mrs. Barr the reading of which caused
much merriment, and amply atoned for
the departure from the original inter-
ton of the club
washington in>Literature" was ably
presented in paper by Mrs. T. M Ed
mands, representing the Zetetic club.
Washington Immortalized. was
prettily presented in tableaux by MEM
bers of the Clio club, with nicely pre-
seated address by Mrs. o. Little.
Washington in Art" was interest
ingly portrayed with stereoptican views
thrown on canvass by Prof. Cox. Mrs.
Cox, representing the Art History club,
gave an interesting description of each
picture, taking Washington from his
early manhood to the date of his occu-
plying the presidential chair.
Washington and Imperialism, was
handled by B G. Taylor, representing
Washingtons views on the much dis
cussed question OF expansion OF the
present hour, and by A E Clark. who
took Jefferson's views of the case
These gentlemen responded for the So
cial Science club
An Historical Dramatic Romance,
a burlesque on Washington and his
little Ratchet" Spanish American
War" and Imperialism and Uncle
SAM" was rendered in pantomine,
with poem read by Miss Harrington,
on behalf of the Browning club. 1t was
decidedly rich in all its pa is
The darkies then took the floor. and
gave exhibitions of 'down south" fes-
tivities such as those people alone can
give.
Altogether the evening was one of
special enjoyment, aud everybody voted
| the members of the Fortnightly club
royal entertainers and good fellows. y
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