The Mankato free press., 1900-03-09
SOciety......


friends formed a pleasant surprise up
on him. BY eight o'clock, all OF the
guests had arrived at the residence. 21O
South Broad street, and were busy
playing cards in the parlors, when Mrs.
Lamm telephoned to her husband at
the drug store and requested him to
come home at once with a bottle OF
soothing syrup for the children. Mr..
Lamm came home breathless and ex-
cited, thinking that it might be case
of small pox or some other outbreak,
and was taken entirely by surprise to
find his house in the possession of gay
company of gentleme friends. 1t was
necessary to administer small dose of
the syrup to him before he was able to
fully realize what had happened.
The first part of the evening was de-
voted to card playing, which all enjoy
ed. The house was nicely decorated
with ferns and flowers, and J. P. Bras
tad's mandolin orchestra furnished
pleasing music. A fine spread was af-
terwards served. The following menu
was proposed by the committee but
was greatly changed by Mrs. Lanam:
Soups
Assofoetida Vanilla Bean
Relishss
Young Garlic Plaster Paris Bread
Cocoa Butter
Fish
Cutie Fish Fried Leeches
Cat Fish with Spirits of Turpentine
Wine of Ipecac Root Beer
Entrees
Fillet of Beef Castor Oil Gravy
Roasts
Young Turkey patente0 with Tiicture of
Arnica
Shrimp Salad with Iodoform Dressing
Pumpkin Seed Bitter Apples Corn Salve
SIENNA Tea with Sugar Lead and Benzoin
Cream
Sponge Cake Cakes of Soap Assorted
Cubeb Cigaretts
The guests were all imurized with z. d. & Co.'s
| Vaccine Virus
The following guests were present:
J. G. Wise Jr., f. w. Hunt, Fred
Force, Hans Jorgensen, George Pond,
Il. A. Drake, J. B. Ford. A. e. Clark,
A. M. Clements, DR.. J. G. Curryer,
Geo. FL. Hoerr, Chas. M. Masters. Fred
Kron, Glenn Schroeder. w. B. Davies.
Judge M. j. Severance. g. w. Mead,
Jas Landkammer, S. Wilhartz, H.
Himmelman.Jr, j. C. Moore, Stephen
Lamm, Leo S. Lamm, Otto Lamm,
Judge Shissler, F. M. Lombach,
Chicago.
Members of Degree of Honor lodge
No. and their husbands to the num-
Der of fifty formed surprise on Chief
Phillips at the central fire station Thurs
day evening. They filled the second floor
and spent the early part of the evening
playing cards. An oyster supper fol-
lowed and all had a most enjoy able
time. Mr.. Phillips. when the evening
was we'll along, stepped out and said
that he had been surprised by the party
and now he had little surprise in
store for them He introduced two
champion heavy weight boxers, one of
whom was Aid. Taylor. A match was
not pulled off, but all had good laugh.
About thirty of the friends of Rev.
Mr.. Erickson, pastor of the Swedish
Lutheran church, formed surprise
upon him Friday at the residence
of Mrs. Fred Widell. on North Broad
street. They presented him with a
handsome gold watch and chain as a
testimonial of esteem. The evening
was very pleasantly spent.
Degree of Honor lodge No 79 Friday
night had an official visit from Brother
Deputy Grand Master Workman Hop
kins, of Minneapolis, who made some
remarks. Afterwards refreshments
were seryed and social time was had.
Mr. Hopkins was on his way to Maple
ton and stopped off, going to Mapleton
on the noon train today. A pleasant
feature of the occasion was a surprise
sprung on Chief of Honor Mrs. Mary
Graber, who was presented by the mem-
bers Of the lodge with a fine quarter
sawed oak rocker as token of their ap
probation of her services for the lodge.
: Miss Helena Rosenberg entertained
about thirty of her young friends at her
home in West Mankato Friday evening,
Delicious refreshments were served
and all present report an enjoy able
time.
J. G. Moore went to Rochester
Friday for final looking over by the
Drs. Mayo. He was accompanied
by Viyian Robson, of Window, a
member of the graduating class of the