The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-10-04
From Mondays Daily.

Activities in the Women'S club of
Mankato commenced today with the
first meeting of the Tourist club at
the home of Mrs. r. E. Brown. This
club has just joined the state feder-
alton since last year, although it has
been organized for several years.
During the first half of the year
the study of Shakespeare will be con-
tinued and the latter part of the
year. will be devoted to the study of
current events, and the work sug-
gested by, the state federation will
be pursued Mrs. George, R. Curran
is president this year and Mrs.
James Mcconnell is secretary and
treasurer.
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The Clio club will commence it's
years work next Monday and will
hold it's meetings weekly during the
winter. Mrs. F. J. Sperry is presi-
dent as well as chairman of the pro-
gram committee this year and the
study of five of Shakespeare's plays
will be taken up in the club meet
ings. The first meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. j. S. Holbrook.
The officers are Mrs. F. J. Sperry,
president; Mrs. E. w. Benham, vice
president; Mrs. w. T. Warwick, sec
rotary and treasurer
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The Zetetic club will also hold it's
first meeting next Monday afternoon
and will meet every Monday after
noon for six months. The officers
for this year are: President, Mrs. j.
NJ Vance; vice president, Mrs. c. D.
Snow; secretary, Mrs. T. J. Jones
treasurer, Mrs. H. r. Wiecking. Mrs.
NJ R. Coulter is chairman of the
program committee, and Mrs. Thorn
as Hughes is chairman of the mem
bership committee. The work of the
club this year will be on South Amer
lea and the first meeting will be de-
voted to a study of it's topography.
Mrs. ]. H. James has charge of the
first program. The meetings will be
held in Mrs. J. W. Andrews library,
as has been the custom in past years.
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Flemish, Dutch and German art
will be studied at the Art History
club this year. The first meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. j
w. Andrews on Tuesday, October g.
The club meets once in two weeks
| The subject of the first program is
italian Decadence' and Miss Fran
ces Minor will lead. Mrs. Walter
Brooks will be critic at the first
meeting. The officers are: Presi
! dent, Mrs. Benjamin Taylor; vice
president. Mrs. Hubert Williamson
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Adolph
j. Veigel; chairman of program com
mittee 1913-1914, Mrs. e. w. Ben.
ham. Miss Frances Minor is chair.
man of the program committee for
1912-1913. This club has a member.
! ship of about twenty-five.
! 1t is with great pleasure that The
! Free Press is able to announce def
nitely that Mankato is again tc
have day with the Minneapolis
Symphony orchestra, November %
! The success of the past two seasons
shows such keen appreciation of this
! organization under their great lead
er, Emil Oberhoffer, that this paper
! is sure Mankato and the surround
ing towns are ready and anxious tt
make this a yearly event.
| A local committee has undertaken
/ to bring the orchestra early in the
season, confident from the expert
ence of the past two years thai
Symphony Day will prove not only
Big musical event but a financial
success as WELL A board of guar
antors stands back of this enter
prise. If the music-loving public
shows it's loyalty by hearty support
the board will not have to-. go t.
the committees assistance, butt q
neat little sum will be realized fol
some worthy cause to be announced
later. A suggestion has been made
[ to the committee that fund be
| placed at interest for the use o.
| talented young people of MankatC
who desire musical education ant
are not able to obtain it.
Mankato boosters, the committee
asks your cordial support, of every
thing that makes for the good o.
this city The Symphony orchestra
| is big factor in the education O
the young people and rare privi
| lege to everyone who is able for &
small amount to hear in Mankato
an orchestra that ranks among the
f, best in the world.
This year Mr.. sOberhoffer brings
fifty men, each one an artist, as
| the ensemble work always shows
Three soloists of rare ability come
with them. Richard Czerwonky
| concert meister and violinist, who