The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-02-20
Original, Unique and Handsome Co.'S
tunes Are a Striking Feature.
Business Firms Well Advertised BY
Beyy of Beauties.
Entertainment will Be Repeated To-
night Change of Program.


ger audience than it had. Other things
kept many people away, but the general
excellence of the performance should
ensure a large crowd. this evening
The program consisted of two specta
cular drills by young ladies i'll costume,
an electrical display by the Mankato
Gas and Electric Light company, hoop
drill by ffty-siX little girls, some panto
mines, illustrated songs and the Poses
PIastique."
Thirty-six young ladies appeared in
each Of the'drills, each representing some
local business house. The costumes,
each designed to represent the chief fea-
ture of the house represented by
its wearer, were varied and attrac
tive There were girls in picture
hats, in stunning gowns, in fencing
attire, in bloomers, in male attire, and
even girls on bicycle and on horseback.
One young lady carried a squealing por-
ker for a chatelaine, and another wheeled
a trucllload of flour before her as she
entered Much originality was displayed
in the various costumes and each mer-
chant had just come to feel proud of his
fair representative. The following par
ticipated in the drill:
Geo. T. Brett-Miss Andrews
I. G. Heinze-Louise Heinze.
w. X. Buffham-Miss Helen Seimans.
Jno Klein & Co.-Miss Lille Philpot.
Mrs. L. H. Phelp s-Miss Gale.
Robert Lamm-Miss Doland.
Moore s. Tobin-Emma Baarson.
Daily Free Press-Miss Starr.
Louis Janda-Miss Ella Randall
D. S. Stern Co.-Miss Chaffee.
First National Bank-Miss Lottie Lin
der.
L. Patterson Mer. Co.-Miss Lora Ba-
con.
Dice & Monson-AIiss Ethel Hunt.
L. c. Diamond-EIiss Diamond.
Manllato Savings Bank-Miss Jessie
Houck.
W. B. Walker & Son-Miss Emma
Firestone.
NJ. o. Sundt-Miss Flora Mills.
Jno R. Thomas-Miss Hagen.
Jos. Manderfeld- Dougherty.
J. A Lewis & Son-Mrs. Garoutte.
Nyquist & Iverson-AIiss Alma Wagon.
]. B. & D. Richards-Miss Elenor
Wood.
Wysong's Laundry-Mrs. Macbeth.
Daily Review-Miss Ada F. Finch
II. Madson-Miss Lorenzo.
Overman Music Co.-Mrs. Spicer
Longini Clothing House-Miss Gerlich.
c. D. Benacl-Miss Jackson.
Henry Wiltgen-Miss Pedoi.
Martin Walzer-Miss Dolson.
A. NJ. Stein-Mrs. Pitcher.
National Citizens Bank-Miss Houck.
DR.. Holman-Louella Odell.
Schroeder & Murphy-Grace Turriten.
G. Lulsdorf & Co.-Miss Hurd.
Mrs. NJ. Dittman-NIiss Farmer.
The Leader (Kron's Mrs. Helinrak
Mankato State Bank-Miss Clark
Conner Jones-Miss Ella Hunt.
A Deike-NIiss Janda.
The Saulpaugh- Barney.
Martin & Hoerr-NIiss Farmer.
Hubbard Milling Co.-Esther Hubbard
Mankato Mills Co.-Mrs. Gardner.
Mayer Bros-Bertha Wilhartz.
Mrs. N. Redfeld-Miss Johnson,
H. Fricke-Miss Thomas
Young & Otto-Miss Morrow
Macbeth & Gardner-Lois Andrews.
Mankato Fruit Commission Co.-Erma
Davies.
Star Laundry-Miss Clark.
A. G. Meyer-Miss Gilluly.
Henry E. Hance-Alice Farmer.
P. Saenger-Mrs. eyling.
Rosenberger & Currier-Alma Under
Standard Lumber Co.-Mrs. Gerlach.
Harlin & Macbeth-Flossie Macbeth
j. r. Snow-Mrs. Snow.
Morris Bros.-May Davies.
A. NJ. Sherk & Son-Miss Walker.
Neil Neilson-Miss Davis.
The Rex-Miss Flossie Deering.
Mankato Commercial College Miss
Cole.
o. w. Schmidt-Miss Daisy Dougherty
National Bank of Commercials.
Upham.
Lampert Lumber company Mrs. Zuel
Windmiller Company-Miss Windmill
Ter.
Mankato Bowlong Parlors-Miss Doris
Little.
Odjard & Knoff-Miss Iceberg.
"Fifty-six little girls in Delsarte" her.
elded the appearance of the hoop drill by
the children, and they won rounds of
applause by their perfect and unhesitat-
ing execution of number of difficult
figures.
The other numbers were all well rem
dered and well received, and those who
have worked to make the carnival sue
cess may feel well satisfied with the re-
suit.
The following additional firms will be
represented tonight:
]. P. Schweitzer Miss Meilke.
Mankato Plumbing Co.-Mrs. Macbeth.