The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-31
Presbyterian Church Have Christmas

of Kentucky, and is man that stands
over two hundred and fifty children
and parents were present. The fol-
lowing program was carried out:
Hymn, ut came Upon the Midnight
Clear"
Hymn, clark! Hark, My Soul"
Exercise, Christmas Star.
Song, "Gladys Miller
Christmas Carol, Primary Depart
ment.
Recitation, Empty Stockines"-Cleo
Brandrup.
Song, Helen Black and Grace Jones'
Recitation, "The City Boy at Christ
mas."--Lester Patterson.
Song, Lucille Serene and Irene Lopez.
Song, Jeanett True and Leona Houck.
A Story, His Christmas Rose"-Mrs.
Parry.
Christmas tree with Santa
Fine Program at Kennedy Bridge.
The Christmas entertainment given
at the Kennedy Bridge church Wed
nesday night by Miss Sadie Holberg
proved to be a success. 1t was large
ly attended by relatives and friends
of the school children; also by a num-
Ter of young folks from Rapjdan,
Garden City and Mankato. The school
children and some of the young folks
of the neighborhood gave very pleas
ing program. All acted their parts
we'll and did credit to their teacher
training. Following the program box
social was held. The proceeds are to
be used for the benefit of the school.
A very pretty postcard album was
given Mrs. Howard S. Cole of Rapidan
for having the prettiest box.
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Entertained For Sunday School Class.
Mrs Dora Salisbury and Miss Hub
entertained last night for the mem
bers of their Sunday school classes of
af the Science church. The affair was
from seven to nire o'clock at the home
of Miss Hub on North Fourth street,
where very enjoyable evening was
spent by the young people. Games
were played, refreshments were served
and each guest was presented with a
stocking filled with Christmas sweets.
There were sixteen of the pupils pres.
ent and also a few outside guests.
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Mrs. E. L. Scoville spent Christmas
with her parents at Meriden.
Floyd P. Gibbons of Minneapolis Is
in the city today on business.
Miss Hlene Baker of Minncapoli,
is visiting relatives in this city
r. Ibach left last night for Califor-
MIA where he will remain severa
weeks.
John C. Noe has gone to BATH
Creek, Mich, where he will remain
short time.
Miss Florence Sheldon of this city
is visiting with her sister Mrs. Charlie
Schmidt at Birdseke. MINI.
William NJ. Wigham of Mahnomen
Mimi, is in Mankota. He is the pub
Usher of The Poultry World.
Herbert Thompson and family o.
Garden City were in Mankato doin,
their Christmas shopping yesterday.
Ed Coughlan is home from the state
university to spend the holidays witt
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Cough
Ian.
Mrs. Z. P. Iceberg left Wednesday
to attend the funeral of her brotbe'
at Blair, Wis, which occurred yester
day.
Miss Jewett, teacher in the NORTH
Mankato school, lcf: 20. Evanston, ILL.,.
yesterday to spend the holidays with
her parents.
Mrs. Fred Polchow, who has beer
the guest of Mrs. Fred Hotaling the
past three days, has returned to her
home in Farbaut
Miss Van Buren, of the Public Lii
brary, left on the noon train for Owa-
tonna, where she will spend the week
end holidays with her mother.
Miss Helmina Olson, who has been
teaching at New London, arrived in the
city today to spend the holidays at her
home, llo7 North Fourth street.
Charles Moses and T. c. Norman,
of Garden City township jurors on the
Smith case were interested special tors
at Mrs. Ledbeter's trial yesterday aft
ernoon.
Attorney Louis Pendergast and fam
lily have arrived from LeSueur Center
to remain until Monday as guests of
Mrs. Pendergast's parents Jurge and
Mrs. A. r. Pau.
Professor Fred Smith of the Aber-
deem normal faculty was the guests
of his parents over night, and this
morning departed for Boston where
he will remain during the holidays.
Lake Crystal Mon: Last Saturday,
Mrs. Frank Burke was called to Lake
Crystal to see her mother, Mrs. Kiefer,
who was quite i'll at that time. She
improved, however, so much that Mrs.
Burke was able to return home Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Peart will en-
terrain over the holidays, Mr.. and Mrs.
c.. T. Nixon and Mr.. and Mrs. j. O.
Parry and daughter, Dorothy. Mr.
and Mrs. Nixon are already in the
city and the latter will arrive this
evening.
August Wendland, village recorder Of