The Mankato free press., 1904-03-04
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From Fridays Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans beautiful home in
Cambria was the scene of very en-
joyable occasion Monday evening, Feb. %
when the young ladies Of that vicinity
gave a "leap year party" 1t was a
"leap" indeed and the young men were
highly entertained girls acting their
part gallantly.
Games were played, and candies of all
kinds passed in the forepart of the eve
ming. Then they repaired to the dining
room where an elegant supper was
served.
1t was party not to be excelled. All
had most enjoyable time and the boys
are convinced that the girls are all right
after all, and wished leap year would
come oftner than every four years.
Last night sleigh full of girls, mostly
of the Citizens office and accom-
panied by a few young men, rode out in
to the country to the Spring Island
school house to attend basket social,
given in the building by the Metho-
dist mission for the benefit of the North
Mankato Methodist parsonage fund. This
Spring Island mission is branch of the
North Mankato church, the pastor, Rev.
G. w. Koser, preaching at both places.
The social was prepared for and manag-
ed mainly by Mrs. Mason Hynson, at
whose invitation the Mankato young
people came out. Mrs. Hynson was
formerly Mrs Lizzie Kilbourne, chief
operator at the Citizens telephone office.
All the guests enjoyed the evening i'm
mensely and the boys bid against one
another with a vengeance Twenty
dollars were realized to help pay for the
parsonage.
E. Dudley Parsons of Minneapolis
came down to the city today to meet
Rev. E. L. Heermance, pastor of the Con-
gregational church. Mr. Parsons will
look over the missionary field at st.
Clair and Decoria with view to taking
the missionary circuit that was planned
last summer. This enterprise will be
supported largely by the Congregational
church at Mankato. If Mr.. Parsons ac-
cepts the position he will probably re-
main two years.
Rev. w. E. Evans, Hugh Jones and
Miss Jennie Hughes all left today for
Lake Crystal to take part in the eistodd
fod or annual Welsh lietrary and music
al festival. The concert takes place to-
night.
Mankato lodge No. 26, Knights of Py-
thias, held stag party last evening in
the A. o. U. W. hall in commemoration
of the fortieth anniversary of the found
ing of the order. The order was founded
at Washington, D. c., Feb. 10, 1864.
About thirty members were present.
Senator Eberhart made very pleasing
address on the subject of the organiza
tion of ladies' auxiliary to the lodge.
The work of the knights could thus
be very materially assisted. Short
speeches were also made by T. w. Hart,
J. R. Bowen, W. A. Plymat, George Fl.
Klein and Henry Parry. Cards were
played both before and after supper.
Rapidan residents have adopted the
commendable project of improving the
minds of all the scholastically ambitious
of the community through what is
known as the Rapidan Literary society.
Tomorrow night this society is schedul
ed to hold debate in the Woodmen hall
near the Rapidan station on the ques-
ton: Resolved, That the railroads,
telegraph systems and coal mines should
be owned by the government"
From Wednesdays Daily.
A few friends and neighbors of Mr..
and Mrs. Ned Rist gathered at their
palatial home last evening to witness an
exhibition of thunderstorm by Profes-
sor Townsley of Minneapolis and to see
his X-ray machine operated. 1t was a
very interesting sight to see ones own
bones. Those present expressed them
selves as being we'll pleased with the les