The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-05-08

From Thursdays Daily.
The Ladies' Harmonic society of
ESt. Johns Catholic church held its
fourth annual banquet at the church
hall yesterday afternoon from two to
| five O'clock The banquet was a very
enjoyable one, forty covers being laid.
The. tables looked beautiful with red
carnations and Strawberries that We're
lust as red The out of town guests
were Mesdames Keating and Movery
of Wells and Mrs. Mcdonald of Ken
lucky. The remainder of the time was
| spent in social intercourse.
Phe former officers were all reflect
ed, including Mrs. j, c. Holmes presi-
dent, Mrs. Fred Kruse secretary, and
/ Mrs. John Murphy treasurer. The
society now has eighty-fve members.
and has $735 in the treasury, that
sum being the savings of four years.
The purpose of this fund is to pur-
chase a pipe organ for the church
1 later on, when enough money has
been accumulated.
| The Congregational Endeavorers will
entertain the Carleton Glee club Sat
urday noon with a picnic. dinner. 1t
will probably be held in the church
! dining room, but if the weather is
very, fine they will go to Sibley park
| on the street cars All the En-
deavorers are expected. $40
A Winnipeg dispatch gives the fol-
lowing account of the Piper we'd
ding:
| s'rhe most distinguished wedding of
the season took place this afternoon
| in st. Luke's church when Clarence
| Brett Piper. of Minneapolis and Miss
Isabel Gait, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Gait of this city were married. Rev.
Mr.. Slavery officiated at the service
| which was fully choral The church
was deliberately decorated in white
and green. Louis Piper of Mnnea
polls was his brothers best man AND
the. ushers were Gerald Aldous John
| LaycOck, Frank Newman and Craw-
! ford Richards while the bridesmaids
were the Misses Marjory Maryon and
| Evelyn Gait: They wore frocks of pale
blue silk chiffon, embroidered in flow
ers and silver, and their picture hats
were of pale blue. They carried pink
roses. Their gifts from the bridegroom.
| were pearl pendants which they wore.
Mr. Piper presented his ushers with
pearl scarf pins.
"The bride was radiant in an en-
| pire gown of ivory dutchess satin.
the bodice trimmed with rare old rose
point lace. She carried a. shower bou-
quet of white roses and lilies of the
valley and her ornament was a pearl
and diamond brooch, the gift of the
bridegroom.
The service was followed by a re-
ception at Greencock, the Gait home,
which was decorated with a profusion
of cut flowers and plants. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gait and George F. Piper of Min
neapolis, father of the bridegroom, as
sisted in receiving. Mrs. Piper was I'M
able to be present on account of illnessN
Mrs. Gait wore blue satin and lace.
Among the other guests from Min
Fneapolis were Messrs. and James
Walter D. Douglas, Denman Johnson
| Guy Baker and Mrs. G. F. Stone.
"Mr. Piper and his bride will leave
for six weeks trip in the south and
they will visit Minneapolis before their
return to Winnipeg Mrs. Piper's go>
ing away gown is of navy blue broad
cloth and she will wear a blouse of,
white satin and hat of blue straw.
MIR. Piper is former Mankato boy
[and has many friends here who will
|extend their best wishes to him and
his charming bride
n Mrs. d. f. Cupernull of Duluth left
for her home today after months
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. d. Wilmot.
Fred W. Kruse went to the Twin
Cities this morning for a two days
business trip.
Mrs. John Peterson and her two,
children have returned to 'Minneapo-
lis after q visit with her parents