The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-21

agent in the customs service and ha!
been located at st. Paul, but ha!
been transferred to Seattle.
Those who attended the ceremony
from Winona were James A. Tawney
and his five sons, including the bride
groom and best man; John Tawne!
of saltwater, and Mitchell and Jeal
Tawney of Winona. Mrs. Tawney was
not able to attend, as she is now a.
Mount Clemens, Mich, with hel
daughter, Miss Josephine Tawney
who last week underwent an opera
ton there. Judge and Mrs. D. E
Tawney and daughter, Miss Helen
Tawney of Winona, also attended the
ceremony.
Rev. Edward Constant of the Con.
gregational church at Fairmont Off
ciated. The bride was given away
! by her father. Miss Days gown was
of white satin and she wore a cap
/ of lace in place of the conventional
tulle veil. The maid of honor was
gowned in white mousseline over
yellow satin. D
Many were present from ST. Paul
and Minneapolis.
Ash-Payne Wedding.
A very pretty wedding took place
at the home of Mrs. Ellen A. Ash,
$50 North Broad street, at two
o'clock today when her daughter, Au-
guSta Jane, was united in marriage
to Mr.. Harland G. Payne of Racine,
Mimi. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. w. N. Jameson of this city
in the presence of a gathering of
relatives and friends.
The bride and groom entered the
parlors unattended to the strains OF
the Mendelssohn's wedding march,
played by Miss Mary Jackson of But
terrified. Miss Anna sister of the
bride, sang, ooh, Promise Me-"
The ring ceremony was used. The
parlor was decorated with green
boughs and pink flowers. The bride
was becomingly attired in white Per-
sian lawn, trimmed with lace, and
carried bouquet of brides roses.
After the ceremony bountiful din
ner was served The bride and groom
were the recipients of many hand
some and useful gifts.
The out of town guests were Mrs.
Jane Ash of GAINESVILLE, MINI; Grace
Payne, John A. Payne, Melvin Payne
of Racine.
The bride is well known in the
city, where she has host of friends.
The last year she has been one of
the popular teachers in the schools
of Racine, where she will make her
future home. The groom is one of
Racine's successful young men. Mr.
and Mrs. Payne left on the afternoon
train for Minneapolis. They will be
at home to their many friends about
the first of August.
Concert at the Normal School,
The Normal school has arranged
for the entertainment of the stu
dents a concert to be given this
evening at Normal hall, by Miss
RosamOnd van Buren,, of New York
City. Miss van Buren, is a vocal
teacher and member of one of the
best quartets in New York, and has
sung several times in Mankato to
the delight of those who were so
fortunate as to hear her, and the
students and their friends are sure
Of a rich treat.
Lovers of music among our citi-
zens are cordially invited to hear the
concert, but as the space is limited
the school will be obliged to exclude
children.
The concert will begin at a
quarter past eight.
Dinner Party.
Mr. and Mrs. F. d. Sleight enter
tanned at dinner last evening in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Everhart of Norfolk,
Va. Covers were laid for eight at
liz LlhS Yale.
An Attic Party.
Miss Beulah Hunt entertained a
few of her friends at an attic party
yesterday afternoon in honor of Miss
Corinne Miller, who has recently
moved here.
Attorney H. M. Berry of Mapleton
was in the city yesterday.
Albin d. Bertrand of Sleepy Eye
was an arrival in the city today.
DR.. +. n. Hunt and wife of Blue
Earth paid Mankato a visit today
Editor F. H. Griffin of Good Thun-
der paid Mankato a visit yesterday
afternoon.
Miss Irene Craig of Austin is the
guest of Miss Jessie Prowse for
week or two.
Virgil Dunning of Oshawa, depot
agent there, was in Mankato yester-
day afternoon.
Misses Ruth Jones and Edith Dav-
is of Lake Crystal visited in the
city yesterday.
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