The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
From Saturdays Daily.
Social Afternoon.

last evening III d HiosI ueliSntIul naH-
ner. Mistresses Mary Burton and
Helen Schmitt ushered the guests in,
and the host and hostesses were as
sisted by Mrs. c. ID. Snow and Mrsl
w. X. Buffham. The decorations were
pink, rose pink balsams being used,
and the color effect was carried out in
the dining room and also in the re-
freshments. Misses Kate O'Donnell,
Alice Thomas and Helen and Margaret
Cooper assisted in serving.
Miss Rosamond van Buren, of New
York City entertained the company
with number of vocal selections, ar,
tistically rendered. She is a church
singer, and possesses soprano voice
that is rich and wide in its scope and
remarkably sympathetic. Miss Mary
Cheshire accompanied her.
The out of town guests were DR..
and Mrs. William F. Lewis of Oakland,
Cal, and Miss Oberlin of Massilon,
Ohio
w. H. Davis of Mapleton was in the
city today.
Miss Mary Wager of Kasota was in
Mankato today.
Mrs Charles A. Celbors of Mortified
is visiting in the city.
Architect Schippel was called to Am
boy on business today.
Fred Walser has returned from the
Tiwn Cities, after spending weeks
vacation there.
Mrs. f. Ledbeter of Napoleon was a
visitor in the city today.
Peter Mertesdorf of Vernon Center
was up to see the fair today.
Miss Grace Comstock is the guest
of Miss Carrie Livingstone at La Crosse
for a few days.
Miss Peterson returned to her home
at Madelia today, after an extended
visit in the city.
Myrle Harter went to st. Paul this
morning to take position on the
fair grounds during the state fair.
c. Wilcox and wife and Mrs. W. Viii
cox of Bushnell, s. d., were among the
out of town people in the city today
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Smith left this
afternoon for Chicago, where they will
stay for about ten days on pleasure
trip.
Miss Anna X. Weycker of st. Pau
arrived in the city Wednesday to at
tend the fair and visit Mankatc
friends.
Mrs. j. T. Williams and daughter
Miss Alice, have returned from THEN
visit of several weeks at Seattle and
other coast points.
Leo Chambers, Melvin knott and En-
DRY Olson went to Minneapolis thf.
morning to take positions as gate
keepers during the tate fair.
Mrs. John +. Lewis and infant son
John Miles Lewis, and her mother, Mrs
II. NJ. Miles and son, of Michigan City
Mich, arrived yesterday for two
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A
Lewis.
Misses Celia and Leah Credicott OF
Mapleton visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ
Hamp yesterday and last night. The
former went to lie Sueur Center tt
teach school, and the latter to LAX,
Benton.
Robert Little, who arrived the Other
day from Pasadena, Cal, to visit hi.
daughter, Mrs. c. ]. Laurisch, is very
seriously i'll, and his wife has beer
sent for and is now on her way tt
Mankato from Pasadena
Rev. T. r. Paden returned from hi:
vacation in the east Friday noon anc
will occupy the pulpit of the Presby
terrain church Sunday morning and tax,
part in the Union Labor day service.
Sunday evening. Topic, Sunday mornin.
will be. ITO Every Man His Work.
Oscar E. Bennett and wife and A. L
Wheeler and wife returned Thursda,
night from Seattle, Wash, and othe
Pacific coast points, where they hav,
spent the past two months. They wer,
greatly pleased with the exposition, es
pecially the government exhibit from
Alaska.
II. A. Patterson leaves tonight fol-
Bismarck, \. d., where he will spend ;
couple of weeks looking after his bust
ness interests and doing some hunting
His wholesale grocery house there il
about to erect large warehouse Mr.
Patterson will be joined in Minneapolis
by his son, Roland, who has been visit
ing at Wausau, Wis
Rev. Z. H. Willisford will return to
night from his European trip. Mrs
Willisford and daughter will arriv,
Tuesday from California, where the,
have spent the summer, during Rev
Willlsford's absence. Mrs. HorswelI, VIII,
has occupied the parsonage during tn,
summer, left today for her home il
South Dakota, and her daughters g,
out to teach school,
w. H. Boehme, who has been day
clerk at the Saulpaugh for the past