The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-19
SOCIAL CIRCLES
MRS. n. s. Hayward, Editor
NJ. w. phone, 80 Citizens, 213
From Fridays Daily.
Reception to Governor and Mrs. A. o.

From fridays Oaiy.
Reception to Governor and Mrs. A. o.
Eberhart.
Masonic hall was the scene of a
happy party last evening when the
members of Cereal chapter No. 2,
Order of the Eastern Star, gave
reception to Governor and Mrs. A. o.
Eberhart, who came down from st.
Paul yesterday afternoon, where the
lodge of which both are members could
honor them in farewell prior to their
removal from Mankato
The ladies of the Eastern Star had
Masonic hall beautifully decorated for
the OCCASION; several American flags
were artistically draped back of the
platform where were seated the hon.
ored guests, and red, white and blue
bunting almost covered the walls on
all sides. The stage was decorated
with palms and ported plants.
f. ID. Walker acted as POSTMASTER
and introduced DR.. J. w. Andrews, who
gave the address of welcome, which
was in part:
Brothers and Sisters of Cereal
Chapter: As | sat here this evening
and viewed these beautiful decorations
the thought occurred to me that if a
man had any expressions of joy in
him they ought to be made manifest
in the midst of these scenes. | have
often attended social functions in this
hall when the decorations have been
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so prettily and lastly decorated as
it is tonight; /, therefore, congratu-
late the ladies of Cereal chapter on
these decorations.
1T is a great thing to be great
man; it is greater thing to be a
good man. Our honored governor COM
bines both of these, and when I say
our governor l wish to emphasize the
personal pronoun, for he is in dou-
Bile sense our governor. We are proud
of him not only for the splendid rec
ord he made as lieutenant governor,
made as governor. Among other things
he has inaugurated a movement for
the preservation of our forests. and
other natural resources of the great
state of Minnesota This movement
wnen consummated will be worth I'M
told millions to future generations.
Not in his interest alone but in the
interest of this state the voters should
keep him in his present position I'M
til the greedy corporations and lum-
Der barons shall have ceased to waste
and appropriate to their selfish pur-
poses that which God has given to the
common people. We hail with delight
everything for the moral uplife of
orr people, and no man can do more
to this end than can the governor.
Young men like to initiate the exam
pie of those high in authority, and it
is a great blessing to have a good,
clean governor, one whose life and Ian
guage are pure. / have said before
to Mankato audiences that as I look
back over my own boyhood life
call to mind one man whose influence
did much to shape my future life. He
was undoubtedly unconscious of the
Influence he was exerting on myself,
anu OlHtl UuG llS iilc
was pure and good; he was affable,
sociable. and left his impress upon
those with whom he come in contact
I refer to Governor Swift whose mute
form now hangs in the governors Of
flee in St. Paul
''There are hundreds and thousands
of Young men in Minnesota today who
will be made better by the noble ex-
ample of our governor:
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time
Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing DER life's solemn main,
\ forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again
Governor Eberhart. your brothers
and sisters of Cereal chapter No. 2
give you a most hearty welcome to
this reception, and we express the
hope that your star of honor and use
fitness that is now well above the
horizon will continue to rise and
shine brighter and brighter until it
has reached the very zenith of glory"
Governor Eberbart responded in a
pleasing manner. He regretted the de-
parture of Mrs. Eberhart and himself
from Mankato-which to them was
the best city in Minnesota. He told
of his recent trip to the Gulf coast in
company with many of the governors
of the United States, President Taft
ard members of congress and house of
representatives. While he enjoyed the
trip and the associations of the leading
men of the nation, it did not compare
ito the reception and cordial greeting
accorded him last night by his home
friends and members of the Eastern
Star.
Miss Rodman, worthy matron of the
Eastern Star, presented Mrs. Eberhart
with large and beautiful bouquet of