The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15
From Wednesdays Daily.
Polchow- Dickinson Wedding.

ever taken place i'll our city, it being
the occasion of the marriage OF Miss
Marie Folchow, ll9 S. Front street to
Mr.. Walter c. Dickinson of Beaver
Dam, Wisconsin.
The house was bower OF flowers,
ferns, palms and smilax. A combina-
ton of pink and yellow roses being
used most artistically.
The bride is one of Mankato's most
popular young women and looked es-
pecially charming as she entered the
parlor to the strains of Lohengrin's
wedding march played by Miss Clara
Melinat OF st. Paul.
Miss Polchow was gowned i'll a
most becoming suit of brown broad
cloth with hat to match. The cere-
mony was impressively read by Rev.
A. +. Winter in the presence of only
relatives and IL few intimate friends,
the ring service being used,
Mr.. Dickinson, the groom, Is most
successful III business us manager OF
the d. Dickinson Lumber company of
Beaver Dam, Wis, and will be re-
membered in business circles here as
former manager OF the Standard Lum-
Der company of this city.
Both young people are widely known
here and the large number of elabor-
ate gifts showed that there were hosts
of friends who wished to express their
hn hn
Miss Hattie Polchow, the brides Sis
ter was one of the out of town
guests from st. Paul.
A pretty wedding dinner was serv-
ed and Mr.. and Mrs. Dickinson left,
amid showers of rice, for an extended
honeymoon trip through the east.
They will be "at home' after Feb
ruary 18th at Beaver Dam, Wis, and
they take with them most hearty best
wishes from their many MankatO
friends, for long and prosperous
life.
Social Time at Odd Fellows Hail.
A social good time will be had at
Odd Fellows hall Thursday evening,
Jan ID. All members of Mankato
Lodge No. Is and their wives. Mem
bers of Blue Earth Encampment No.
8 and their wives and members of
Minneopa Rebekah Lodge No. Y and
husbands are invited to attend.
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Installation and Dance.
The Modern Samaritans held their
regular meeting last evening which
was joint installation of officers of
both lodges, and was followed by a
dance and supper.
1t was the first affair that has been
held at the new hall in the Coughlan
Hickey building, and was largely at
tended, about $50 being present.
There were also several out of
town guests, many of the grand
officers participating in the installa-
ton services. Prominent among them
were Grand Good Samaritan, Don Nc
Lannan, Grand Scribe Schnake, I'm
perial High Priest, Fred Bombach of
st. Paul and Miss johnson of Du-
luth, Imperial lady organizer. The
Grand State Deputy ID. d. Harger is
also here and will be in Mankato for
several weeks In connection with I'M
portant lodge. business.
Following the installation which was
a joint affair of both lodges, dance
was held and cards were also u fea-
ture. Lamm's full orchestra furnish
ed their best music until u late hour
and a lunch was served. 1t was gen
orally conceded by all that after the
floor has been used awhile it will be
one of the best in the city for dane
ing.
Every detail. for the evenings pro-
gram was carefully carried out by
the following committee of arrange
ments: o. w. Walker, Professor Ball,
Prosho, and the evening was consid-
cred one of the biggest successes in
the history of the lodge.
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Shower For Bride-tO-Be.
Miss Ethel Hughes, one of the
brides ODE in the near future, was
given a granite shower last evening
by the members of her Sunday school
class, at the home of Miss Lillian
Rollins on South Front street.. With
each gift of granite was a recipe, well
recommended by the giver and suit
able to be cooked in the granite dish
which accompanied it. The reading
of these formed feature of the
evening and later a pretty luncheon
was served.
Degree of Honor Masquerade Ball.
Mankato Lodge No. 70, d. of H.,
will give masquerade ball OH Jan
20, and the committee in charge of
arrangements are planning to have
the one of 1909 surpass any previous
one that has ever been given by the
lodge. They extend to their friends and
the dancing publiS an urgent invitation
to attend. Prizes will be given for
the finest costume for both lady and
gentleman, also for the most comical
couple and best group of characters
Tickets can be secured from the fol-
lowing committee: Mrs. Bertha Klein
Sch midi Mrc Christine Er;oLcon Mro