The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
From SATURDAYS Daily.

Ct IeOraIeu aSt evening al the nome Vi
Rev. III. f. Wolfe. the officiating minis
ter ut eight o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs.
Backus went Immediately to the home
Mr. Backus mad furnished for his bride
al ll9 Sixth avenue east and there they
found a dozen of their friends, who had
invaded their home and arranged its
contents to suit themselves and were
awaiting the return of its owners to
help celebrate the event. Mr.. and Mrs.
Backus were the recipients of a mum
Der of handsome presents. Both are en-
ployees of The News. Mr. Backus is
pressman and Mrs. Backus was until
month ago employed in the bindery
department. The News joins their many
friends in wishing them happiness
Hutchinson, Kansas News.
Mr.. Backus is former employee of
The Free Press. His many friends in
NIankato will wish him much JOY and
happiness.
Last evening at their home OH State
street Mr.. and -.lrs. Coate entertained
Mir. Coates class in theme writing.
Music and dancing were the features
of the evening. Refreshments were
served.
Mrs. F. r. Nolk entertained the West
Side Whist club at her residence OH
Warren street this afternoon.
The 3D. social given last evening at
the village hall in North Alankato by
the ladies aid society of the Methodist
Episcopal church of the village was fair
ly well attended, and was a most enjoy
able event. An excellent program was
carried out, including music and recita-
tons The band and orchestra were
present and rendered a number of Sc /,
lcctions. Elaborate refreshments were
served. The attendance would doubt |
less have been large if there had not
been so many counter attractions.
The informal dancing party given last
evening by Mankato lodge No. 225, b. p.
O. F.. was attended by some sixty cou-
plies, and was very enjoyable. The lodge
room corners were draped and decorated.
and Lamm's eight piece orchestra fur
nished the music. Nice refreshments
were served in the club rooms below.
The members of the ladies basket ball
team of the normal school entertained
a number of friends very pleasantly at
Schiller hall last evening. Dancing was
INDUCED in, and light refreshments were
served, and all had very pleasant
time
Mrs. Charles II. Cooper entertained
about forty ladies in delightful man
ner at her home on Clark street yester-
dav afternoon from three to five o'clock. |
Miss Griggs. state secretary of the Y.
w. c. A. was the honor guest. Miss
Griggs entertained the ladies in IA
charming talk about the work. There
are sixteen associations in the state,
eight of which are composed of stu
dent bodies. These associations are not /,
forced upon Il town OF city but when
the ladies are ready to handle the work |
they are given all possible assistance
by the state officers After the great
Sunday revival at Austin last year the
young women who desired to change
their mode of living organized Y. w.
c. \. which is now in a thriving condi |
ton. After Miss Griggs had finished
a chorus of normal girls delighted the
company with two vocal numbers. Light |
refreshments were served and altogether
pleasant afternoon was spent.
of her little girl friends this afternoon
at her home, DOB Record street, the oc-
casion being her seventh birthday. Ice
cream and refreshments were served and |
the little ones all had jolly time
Miss Edith Winch, president of the
third year class at the normal school, |
entertained the class at the residence
of Mrs. j. b. Ogle on Baker avenue
last evening very pleasantly. Refresh
ments were served.
Thorwald Axel5en Dreyer, the Young
Dane, who has been in the city for sew
eial days, will depart this evening for
Tyler where he will remain for some
weeks. Mr.. Dreyer, while connected |
with prominent family of Denmark,
claims no kinship to King Haakon.
T. r. Coughlan made business trip
to Cleveland today
Mrs. Mildred Belts and children left |
yesterday for Taylor, n. D., to spend
the winter
II. r. Richards of Norman county was
in Mankato today, having deposition
taken.
f. l.. Buck and his attorney. NJ. IL
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