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

elected superintendent of schools at
Pipestone.
From Thursdays Daily.
Eastern Star Members Held an En-
joyabIe Meeting.
Cereal chapter No. 2, o. e. S..
held its last meeting before the sum-
mer vacation last evening. No more
meetings will be held until Septem-
Der. 1t was decided to have a
picnic soon, and Mrs A. o. Scott,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Eager, Mrs.
w. f. Jewson and F. M. Hamp were
appointed committee of arrange
ments. The committee met after the
meeting and decided upon Thurs.
day, July 6, as the date for the pic
mic, and Sibley park as the place.
The members and their families will
go out in the afternoon and take
their suppers with them in baskets,
and the remainder of the evening
will be spent there.
In honor Of their tenth wedding
anniversary, Mr.. and Mrs. C. l..
Kennedy provided some refresh
ments for the Star members. A
handsome pyramid cake was brought
in by Mrs. Kennedy, with the re-
quest that it be cut and passed
around. 1t was glistening with. white
frosting and was covered with can
dies, and every members mouth
began to water. DR.. c. H. Nerbovig
was appointed to cut the cake, and
he attacked it with a. knife, but
could make no impression. No
amount of saving and hacking would
even get through the frosting. 1t
finally dawned on him and the other
members that they had been made
the victim of most amusing prac-
teal joke. The cake, upon investiga-
ton, was found to be made of three
tin pans, one fastened above the
other, covered with plaster of Paris
to represent frosting, and it made
most realistic appearing cake, es-
pecially with the candies on it. Even
Mr.. Kennedy was not in the secret,
which was all his wife's. After that,
some very nice refreshments, that
could be eaten were served and
were much enjoyed.
A surprise awaited Mr.. and Mrs.
Kennedy, however, and at the psy-
Geological moment they were given
a tin shower. About forty pieces
of tinware were presented to the
hot fail FOL
The occasion was most enjoyable.
w. c. T. U. District Meeting.
The fourth district of Minnesota
Woman's Christian Temperance union
held the twenty-fifth annual conven-
ton at LeSueur yesterday and
Tuesday afternoon. Routine business
was attended to in business-like
manner by the worthy and efficient
president, Mrs. Lodusky J. Taylor,
and the other officers and district
superintendent of departments.
Mrs. Abbie B. Church. natioanl SUI
perintendent of evangelistic work,
was present and was the inspiration
of the convention. With deepest
regret the members acceptedthe dec
lination of Mrs. Taylor to be again
elected president, as she has served
the district very graciously for a
long term of years.
The following were elected to Of
flee for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Ada Erkel, LeSueur; vice
president, Mrs. Mary Goldsmith,
Cleveland; secretary, Mrs. Lodusky
J. Taylor, LeSueur; treasurer, Car,
! RE Keene, North Mankato; L. T. l..
secretary, Jennie Dubois, North
Mankato.
The convention was royalty en-.
tertained by the LeSueur union.
A matron's gold medal contest was
held Wednesday evening which re-
suited in the medal being awarded
to Mrs. Effie Berghen of Minneapo-
lis.
The contestants spoke to a full
house, and each contestant was
given much applause. A song by the
young Peoples branch" and flag
drill by children was very fine, and
much appreciated by all; also a song
by Mr. and Mrs. Wishart of LeSueur
Ed Taylor of Rapidan was in
Eankato today.
Miss Fay Malcolm of Waterville
paid the city a visit yesterday.
Miss Dora Simmons of Elysian
visited friends in the city yester-
day.
Mrs. George Perkins is home from
visit with friends in the twin
cities.
A. j. Bauer of San Antonio, Texas,
who sells church goods, is in the
city on business.
Mrs. S. H. Grannis has returned
from visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Case, at Sturgis, S. d.
Mrs. l.. Dhole and Mrs. J. A. Mil
Ter of Eagle Lake came to the city
on shopping trip yesterday.
Mrs. George Anderson and chill
dren have returned from a visit
with friends in Cedar Rapids.
H. H. Fritz, brother of M. d.
Fritz, departed for California and
Oregon last night, taking the south
ern trip.
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