The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
SOCIAL IND Personal.
rruln Fridays Daily.

and ladies, made last nights joint meet
| ing of the two local councils farewell
party, inasmuch as the family of +. A
Tanner was about to move away to Pc.
quot, MINI. No one who was present
can doubt the sincerity of the gratitude
| that is felt by the members of both
Degree Mankato Council No. 40, for the
upbuilding and sustaining of the two
bodies by the Tanner family. Beautiful
mementoes were presented to all four
of these tireless workers for the good
of the order, and quite number of ad-
dresses were made, showing plainly what
was the unanimous feeling, not only of
all who were there, but of all members
both present and absent.
The formal business of the joint meet
ing had scarcely been disposed of, when
Miss Kathryn Gallagher commenced the
social session by rendering beautiful
solo on the piano.
Neighbor f. A. Tanner then arose and
babe farewell to the two councils. He
urged the members to continue to work
hard for the maintenance of the cOun-
ellis. No one should imagine, that, mas
much as the councils are flourishing to-
day, they will continue to flourish with
out effort on the part of the members.
The Samaritans cannot sit down with
folded hands and expect the organiza-
lions to run themselves and keep up
their standing. The councils must labor
to go forward, as they are going today,
or else they will be bound to go back
ward.
Good Samaritan E. r. Brown told
the councils what they knew already
but what they wished to hear expressed
in public. namely, that the efforts of
+. A. Tanner, as deputy organizer, had
been the making of Mankato Council
No. 40.
Mrs. F. A. Tanner, Lady Good Samari
tan, also babe adieu to the councils She
exhorted the Samaritans to labor on
with undated zeal, and expressed the
hope that, if she should come back to
Mankato, year or more hence, she
would see twice as many MankatO peo
pie enrolled in the order.
Immediately after adjournment, the
entire gathering was called into the adj
joining room, where the tables had been
laid for supper. 1t was a merry repast,
as Samaritan suppers always are, and
there was no end of fun making.
By and by Neighbor Reynolds arose,
and on behalf of Mankato Council No.
40, presented to Mr.. A. +. Tanner, a
beautiful, ebony, gold headed cane. Mr..
Tanzer was prevented for some mo-
ments by strong emotions from reply
ing. The Samaritans, near and far, made
his embarrassment an object of SYM
pathetic mirth. 1t was indeed such a
scene as seldom falls to the lot of the
ordinary individual to behold. When Mr..
Tanner finally did get started on his
remarks of acknowledgement, so much
that he said was turned off into jokes
by quick wits around him, that the eff
feet was strange, delicious mixture of
many and various feelings.
Gifts were also presented to the other
members of the Tanner family. Mrs.
Floyd Wells bestowed upon Mrs. Tanner
gift from the ladies' council, a very
pretty silver cake basket. A silver
jewel case, given by the same organiza-
ton, was presented to Miss Emma Tan
zen. lady chief messenger, by Miss Bes-
sic Wilson. On Willard Tanner, Good
Samaritan Brown bestowed silver
shaving mug and silver handled brush
There was as much of poking fun and
making good ma t,red jokes over the en-
barrassment of these three donees, as
there was in the case of Neighbor f. A..
Tanner, and the latter seemed to en-
JOY seeing the other members of his
family go through the same ordeal as
that to which he had himself been so
lately subjected. esg
Addresses were also made during the
evening by DIR. Bjelland, Miss Emma
Dahlen, Senator Eberhart and Prof c..
E. Ball. Professor Ball appeared dress
ed as ''Hans Spiegelbreger, the hunter"
and related his troubles with pathos
that found ready response on the part
of his hearers. Most of the addresses
were in the nature of farewells to the
Tanner family and thanks for all the
benefits that they had accomplished for
the councils.
The remainder of the evening was de-
voted to dancing and to informal So
cial chats.
Neighbor F. A. Tanner desires through
The Free Press to extend thanks to
those members of the two councils who
were not present last night and whom
he had not a chance to see, for the love-
ly tokens that were given.
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