The Mankato free press., 1910-06-03
PLANS NEXT COURSE.
NORTH MANKATO MEMS CLUB
MAKES THE START.
Recommends That the School Take Up
Matter of Entertainments for the
Season Of 1910 and 1911; EpwOrth
League Holds an Interesting Ses-
sion; Invitations to the Alumni
Association Gathering.


Association Gathering.
From Fridays Daily.
The North Mankato Mems club held
a regular meeting in the parlors of
the church last evening. A picnic sup
per was served at 7:3O O'Clock to the
] members and their ladies, after which
a short business session was held 1t
was decided to discontinue the meet
ings through the summer months, hut
TO take up the work again i'm Septem-
ber. Mr.. Nolan of Minneapolis gave Il
few humorous selections, which were
well received. The matter of an enter
T, tainment course for next season was
discussed, and it was finally decided to
Three bureaus were represented, and
course costing about $50 will prob
ably be secured.
j. B. Nielsen & Co. have done con.
siderable work cleaning up their lum-
Der yard on Belgrade avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kroeger have
fine new boy at their home cn Bel
grade avenue.
Gerard Caldwell spent Sunday at his
home on Sherman street He finishes
his first year at Hamlin university this
spring, and viii spend the summer in
Canada, canyassing for a book concern
Professor Windsor of Milwaukee has
moved with his family to North Man
kato. He succeeds Professor Coppedee
ut the MankatO Commercial college, in
the shorthand department. He has
had fifteen years experience in college
teaching, and considers the Mankato
Commercial. college one OF the best in
the west. The family has rented Miss
Freda Anderson's house on Sherman
street. and like the appearance of the
village very much.
Philip Heydon has returned from
Virginia, Mnn., where he has been en-
ployed by Macbeth & Gardner He will
spend few days at home, and will
then go to Minneapolis to take po-
sitiOn
Cyril Walrath spent Sunday at his
home Oil Belgrade avenue.
Professor l.. +. Mccormick is to
take his Sunday school class to Lake
Madison on Decoration day. About
twenty will 90, and they expect to;
make some big hauls of fish, such rs
they did last year. This is one of the
annual events that the professor pro-
vides, and all of the class members
look forward to it with. Il great deal
OF expectation.
MIR. CASTLE continues to improve and
will soon be out again
j. A. Carlson and family left We'd
nesday afternoon for trip to Sweden
and other European countries. They
were accompanied by Mr. LandQuist,
and will be gone an indefinite period
Epworth League Meeting.
The local chapter of the Epworth
league held u very interesting bus
ness meeting Tusday evening. Nine
new members were voted into the So
ciety and ten delegates were chosen for
the district convention to be held in
Mankato June IL, lS and 10. The com
mittee on constitution and bylaws was
instructed to report at the next meet
ing. The league has been asked to-
take charge OF the Sunday evening
church service during the summer
months and decided to accept the in
vitatiOn New officers were elected for
the ensuing six months, as follows:
President, Professor l.. j.. Mccormick: |
first vice president, Miss Lelah Walrod; !
second vice president, Miss Freda An
derson; third vice president. Miss Laura |
Sherk; fourth vice president, Miss
Mary Carlstrom; treasurer, Wesley |
Wachtler; secretary, Miss Pearl Cleve
land; organist, Miss Emma Larson;
chairman of membership and lookout
committee, j. Sherk. A social hour fol- |
lowed, and refreshments were served. |
About thirtyfive members were pres
ent, and had an enjoyable evening.
The alumni association has sent out
over 100 invitations to the members
for the second annual reception to be
given in the school auditorium Sat
Hrday evening, June 4. About twenty
members from the class of 1910 will
be added. Everyone who has ever
graduated from the eighth grade is
requested to be present, whether re-
ceiving an invitation or not A good
is being prepared and I.amm's
orchestra will furnish the music
Sunday evening. Rev. j. d. McCor-
mick will preach the baccalaurcatc
sermon to the graduating class at the
Belgrade avenue Methodist Episcopal
church. The Y. NJ. C.. A. Gec club
will render the music. A large attend
ance is desired,
Miss Hazel I. ,Iewctt. assistant prin-
cipal of the North Mankato, school,
leaves Wednesday next for her home at
Evanston, ILL., She will attend North
western university next year.
Forest Blyler goes to Usage. Iowa, i
to work during the coming summer
vacation.
Henry Robel Jr., and wife are the
proud parents of fine new boy at
his home on Paradise avenue.
Leo Robel is laid up with blood
poisoning in his arm. He injured his
hand while at work the other day and
will probably be unable to work for