The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02

tlOH anu Dali, anu returned nome
this morning Senator and Mrs
Works entertained them at dinner
and breakfast.
Albert Lea Standard: Dor X
Stacy, in response to a fond invita-
ton of his daughter, Mrs. Grace
Fleming, living in New York city
where her husband is a flourishins
manufacturer of Overalls and the
like-and a check to pay his fare
both ways, will leave for that city
June l, and will be absent a month
or more. She will accompany hin
on an auto trip through New Eng
land, and to the scenes of his boy
hood home in Pennsylvania, an(
give him the time of his life.
From Saturdays Daily.
Juniors Banquet Seniors.
The reception and banquet of the
high school junior class to the senior
class of the school, which was hello
at the high school building las
evening, was a most enjoyable af
fair. This is an annual event thai
is looked forward to with great in
terest, one reason being that it is
the one occasion in the year wher
dancing in the building is permitted
The affair last night is conceded tc
have eclipsed any previous affair
of the kind.
nWino fn tho foot that tho cnhnn
board meeting was longer than was
expected, the formal receiving haC
to be omitted. The receiving line
was to have been composed of Su
perintendent and Mrs. F. ]. Sperry
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Norby, Miss
Emma c. O'Donnell and Paul w
Boutwell,.
The decorations were elaborate
The tables were decorated with
ferns and vases of fleur de lis, and
the drinking fountain in the lower
hall was banked with ferns. The
pillars were concealed with green
tree foliage, and the stairways were
similarly trimmed, and ferns, palms
and lilies were used in abundance
The superintendent office was
transformed into a most attractive
and coy appearing place with plants
and flowers, including a large jail
of snowballs, and the electric lights
were shaded with large yellow pa
per chrysanthemums. There were
also Japanese decorations and Ian
terms, and in the alcove the senior
class favors were given out, con
sisting of little sunshades and canes
with white pennants and the letter
IS" in green, bringing out the
senior class colors of green and
white.
The junior class also had a sep
arate room, prettily decorated in
green and with a jar of fieur de lis
The walls were covered with pen.
nants, and the figures 1912" were
wrought in lavender and white, the
junior class colors. The junior IA
vors were here stored and given
out.
The upper hall was largely taken
up with miniature park, carried
out true to nature. 1t was an even
ing scene, with the moon shining
down through the trees, a flower
bed, garden, fence and stile, and
the drinking fountain was concealed
with stones. The trees had imita-
ton diplomas, and the seniors were
told that the graduation had been
set ahead a week, and each was
presented with one of the diplomas.
Trees and green's lined the walls,
and potted plants were in the flower
bed. 1t was unique and pretty
thought that was carried out.
The banquet was served in the
lower hall, where tables were ar
ranged and prettily decorated.
Plates for 125 were provided, and
the banquet was served in four
courses, by members of the junior
class. 1t was partly prepared by
young ladies who have taken the do
nestle science work in the school,
and was an appetizing feast, which
all present greatly enjoyed: The
menu was as follows:
Fruit Cocktail
Roast Lamb New Potatoes in Butter
Mint Jelly Hot Rolls Olives
Peas in Timbales
Cabbage with Pimento Salad Waters
Ice Cream Cake
MINIS Coffee
At each plate were favors consist
ing of little paper canoe filled
with sailed peanuts, and also a little
basket of ferns.
After the banquet had been con-
cluded, Loring j. Ingraham acted as
and several short and
interesting speeches were given.
Fred Mott of the senior class re-
sponded to 1.-THE Juniors" After
few pleasantries at the expense of
the hosts, he said that the juniors
would next year be the seniors, and
would have a new building and
class paper, and would be the peo-
Pile who would set the example for
the younger students. They would
h ova prootor onport,initioo ond bord-