The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-17

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should be cultivated, and hoped for
great and lasting results as the out
come.
Professor Hancock of the normal
school, was another of the invited
guests from this city who spoke of
the fact that men had forgotten they
had a place to fill in the church life
: and it's welfare and had allowed their
duties to drift almost entirey into
the hands of the women, which was
great mistake. Professor Hancock
also stated that he felt that the North
Mankato church should be the center
of interest for everything that tends
! to the welfare of the North Mankato
community.
! George M. Palmer was the last of
the guests to speak and talked re-
garding what he saw a possibilities
for the development of mems and
boys clubs outlining number of
programs of economic and municipal
subjects, which he felt would be profit
able for clubs to consider.
Following the speeches, North
Mankato Mems club was organized
with the following officers: Professor
l.. E. Mccormick, president; Professor
C. E. Ball, vice president; w. E. Muir
den, secretary and treasurer. These
officers with Professor Wells and r.
Wachtler comprising the executive COM
mittee.
The next meeting of the newly
formed club will be held on Jan. 10.
At the conclusion of the business
meeting, the hour for departure had
arrived and the evening was felt by all
to have been so profitable and enjoy
able, that the next meeting will be
looked forward to with great interest
and anticipation.
Mrs. Eberhart at Home.
Mrs. A. o. Eberhart gave the first
of her at homes in st. Paul yesterday
afternoon. The hours were from three
until six, during which time Mrs. Eber
hart received informally, assisted by
Mrs A. c. Floan and Miss Agnes
| Peterson.
Mrs. Eberhart will be at home the
second Friday of each month through
the winter.
Junior Class Party
! The Junior class of the high school
gave very enjoyable dancing party
last night at Schiller hall, at which
"a large number participated. The stu
dents were chaperoned by several
members of the faculty, Miss Wood
ard, Miss Comstock, Miss Fisher, Miss
| Cooper, Mr. Crawford and Mr.. Brace.
Gordon Kennedy Entertained.
Gordon D. Kennedy entertained
few youthful friends yesterday after
noon at his home, 1928 Center street,
in honor of his sixth birthday. Games
and refreshments were features of the
afternoon.
i M. S. Dorset of Made1ia, cashier
of the State bank of that place, was
here yesterday on business
i DR.. Nerbovig and family are in st.
i Paul where they will remain over Sun
|day with Governor and Mrs. Eberhart.
l. Professor A. E. Haines of the state
university, who made an address in
North Mankato last night, returned to
the cities this forenoon.
Miss Elizabeth Hughes and Miss
Gladys Rose of the Nurses club, re-
turned from the cities last night,
where they have been taking state ex-
aminations for registered unrses.
Donald Macdonald who presented
, I"Up and Down Broadway for the Elks
lodge few weeks ago, is now in
, La Crosse where he is to give the same
production in that city on the night
of Dec. II.
Mrs. H. w. Coffin of Duluth. who
has been in the city to attend the
funeral OF her uncle, the late U. S.
karmany, left on the forenoon train
today for her home. Mrs. Coffin has
been in Mankato at the home of Mrs
Sherk for the past week.
Worthington Herald: w. T. Hayes,
conductor on the Omaha freights, Nos.
,I25 and 26, between st. James and
here, is this week enjoying a vacations.
Saturday, he in company with his
wife and two children left for Man
kato to visit his brother for week.
His father, D. P. Hayes, of Butte,
, Mont, whom he has not seen for a
number of years, will be in Mankato