The Mankato free press., 1911-09-22


daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George s.
Lander and Miss Lander, Miss Hes
ter Christian, Miss Myrtle Hewitt
Miss Florence Lewis, Miss Uda Nc.
Auley, Miss Prater, Miss Ida Hills
Messrs. Renfree, Carl Harney, Tom
Davis, August Gruinert, Fred Peter
son, Rev. Thomas Stevenson, c. A
Harvey, Rev. F. A. Nelson and Mrs.
Nelson, Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Noft-
singer and family of Seattle, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Swenson of Mankato, Mr..
and Mrs. Wishart of Mapleton, Mr..
and Mrs. George Kimball of Man
kato, Loren Swenson of Mankato,
Mr.. and Mrs Porter of Auburn,
Wash, and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
0. e. Akers of Lake Crystal, Minn.,
Mr.. and Mrs j. e. Swenson and
daughter and Oscar and Lorinda
Swenson of ST. Paul, Mimi, Mr..
and Mrs. Dobee and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Ward of Mapleton.
Hopwoou-Gates NuptiaIs.
ST. Paul Dispatch The marriage
of Miss Florence Hopwood of Min
neapOlis to Charles G. Gates, son of
the late John W. Gates, will be
quietly solemnized at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank P. Hopwood, Euclid avenue
and Lake of the Isles boulevard, in
October, the exact date to be fixed
later by Mr. Gates after he has
reached New York. He will leave
Minneapolis tonight.
'The recent death of Mr.. Gates
father will preclude an elaborate
wedding" Mrs. Hopwood said today.
"Mr. Gates business affairs and
many details incident to the settling
of his fathers estate made it neces-
sary for him to go east tonight.
The exact date of the wedding will
be announced later"
Mr. Gates arrived in Minneapolis
yesterday and took quarters at the
Radisson hotel His mother went di-
rect to New York Last night at the
country home of A. w: Paris at
Mirror lake, Miss Hopwood and her
parents and Mr.. Gates were enter
tanned at dinner dinner to be
given by H. G. Fertig at zoos Aid
rich avenue south is the only fur
ther entertainment planned for Mr..
Gates.
Mr.. Gates went into financial Min
neapOlis after breakfasting with Mr..
and Mrs. Hopwood at the RadissOn
and called at the office of H. G. Fer
tig at the Chamber OF Commerce,
after which he asked about the stock
market and looked at the ticker in
the Chamber of COMMERCE. office Of
Charles E. lewis & Core. He said
that he had, no financial, views that
would be of interest and no opin-
ions as to the probable. course of
the market. Later. he left accom-
panied by his secretary. saying he
would probably rum over to- st. Paul.
"Mr Gates has tried to evade be-
ing entertained in Minneapolis" Mrs.
Hopwood said "He has consented
to be present only at the family
dinners or to, accept the hospitality
of intimate friends of the family"
Surprise for a Pastor.
Rev. David Erickson Of the Swed-
ish Congregational church was ten
dered surprise last night when at
least seventy-fve guests presented
him with neat purse containing
a sum of money, as token of their
esteem. The out of town guests were
Rev. Henry Erickson of Kasota;
Rev. A. H. Dahlstrom, the latter re-
turning from trip to Sweden. He
will return to his home at Lincoln,
Neb., a week from the following
Monday.
Rev. Erickson. will leave shortly
for Chicago where he will further
his theological studies. Rev. Joseph
Johnson will take his place.
Birthday Surprise.
Thomas Cummings of LIE Hitler
was very pleasantly surprised at his
home last evening by ten of his
men friends, the day being the
sixty-third anniversary of his birth.
Mrs. Cummings had been told that
the men were coming and prepared
very nice luncheon. The guests
remembered Mr. Cummings birthday
by presenting him with a number
of very pleasing gifts. Several weeks
ago Mr.. Cummings was severely in
jured when working on the resi-
dence of Carlos Boynton at Lake
Elmo, and his recovery has not been
as rapid as his many friends could
wish for.
Cleveland People Wed.
Rolla Lincoln Everett and Miss
Florence Belle Fitzgerald, both of
Cleveland, were married at $3.50
o'clock yesterday at the residence
of Rev. C. B. Osgood on South
Front street, in this city. They
were attended by the brides father
and sister, and the groom's mother
and brother. Rev. Osgood perform
ed the ceremony. The newly mar
ried couple will make their home
in Cleveland