The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-27
From Mondays Daily.

of the grand master of the knight
hood at eleven O'clock ON Christmas
morning at the Masonic temple,
Knights Tempiar, the world over
will rise and drink the same toast
at the same time. In the east, the
observance will be at noon at the
stroke of twelve. The difference in
time makes it one hour earlier in
Mankato.
The toast this year will be as fol-
lows:
ITO our grand master, Most Emf.
nent Sir William Cromwell Melish,
a worthy successor to those gallant
knights who have so ably led the
Templar host. May his future be
long, and prosperous"
To this the grand master has is.
sued the following response which
will be read to the members of the
order on Christmas day.
"The Christmas toast of 1912 is
the last to which l shall make re-
Spouse as grand master of knights
Templar in the United States. l re-
turn heartfelt thanks to the loyal,
knights who have done. and are do
ing SO much to help in carrying cut
the mission of our order, to follow
the new commandment given unto
us by our Emmanuel, that We love
one another
"The most satisfactory thing in
all this early life is to be able tc
serve our fellow-beings. First, those
who are bound to us by ties of fra
ternal love, then the wider circle of
our fellow men. To be of service is
the solid foundation for contentment
name be the thought and purpose
Of our Christmas observance of 1912.
Let our deeds of charity, which is
love, of this Christmas tide, make
our lives like songs, brave, CHEEKY,
tender and true that shall sing
themselves into other lives, and SO
help and Tighten the burdens and
cares. Be an elder brother to
some one or more who needs the
counsel and help of brother. Give
your brother the grip; the hearty
hand clasp, look of faith out of the
eye, that touch of soul you know so
we'll Stand true, stand for self
hood, and an uplift for the brother.
hood.
"May the coming year be the best
of all that have preceded 1t for the
orders of Christian Masonic knight
hood, as that we of the order of
Knights Templar may in all changes
Of fortune, and down to the gates
of death, be loyal to our order, and
it's principles, loving. one another.
This is the present day Call of the
Cross Onward Christian Solders!'"
Friday night at the Loyola gym
nasium the crack Madelia team
fast quintet With hard playing and
good team work, the local boys had
no difficulty in piHng up thirty
eight points. Madelia got fourteen.
The feature of the game was
Conlin's long shot at a difficult an
gle from two-thirds the length of
the court.
The lineup was: Madelia-Baak.
en-, f.; Ahluess, IT,; Sorenson, c.;
Brandt, rs.; Loomist, lg Loyola-
Dauber, rf.; Conlin, IT,; Huettle and
Hoerr c.; Blissenbach, re-; Cough
bin and Hoerr, lg.
Baskets: Baaken, 4; Ahluess, /;
Sorenson, 2; Dauber, 5; Conlin, 8;
Hoerr, 5. Referee, F.. j. Boil; UNI
pire, G.. Taylor.
The New Ulm Game.
The Loyola team went to New
Ulm Saturday, and in a closely con-
tested battle in Turner hall, defeat
ed the crack five Of that city by a
score Of 81 to 22.
The game was fast and exciting,
throughout and at the call of time
at the end Of the first period the
score stood 16 to II in Loyola's
favor.
The second half neither team had
any advantage as both scored
eleven points.
Constant practice and we'll drilled
team plays brought victory to the
Loyola boys.
Feature of Game.
The features of the game were
the shooting of Seifert for New
Ulm, and Hoerr for the locals, each
securing six baskets.
The Loyola boys report jolly
good time as their entertainment at
the hands of the New Ulm lads was
princely
The lineup: New Ulm-Amans, rf.;
Seifert, If; Corliss, c.; Henreln, rg.;
Giesecke. Is. Loyola-Dauber, If;
Conlin, IT,; Hoerr, c.; Kremer, rg.;
Blissenbach lg.
Baskets: Seifert, s.; Corliss, 3;
Dauber, 1; ConIin, 8: Hoerr, 6;
Kremer, /; free throws, Corliss,
four out of twelve; 'Dauber, one ont
of two; Conlin, four out of eight.
Referee, c. Taylor; umpire, HUM.
A return game will be played
here January 8. On New Years
day the Loyola boys meet the fast
militia team at Redwing.
Organize Women's Fraternities.
One hundred thousand women of
Minnesota will be represented in
the Minnesota Federation of Wo-
mems Fraternities to be organized
December 20 at luncheon to be
given at Carvings Uptown at 1890
p. M The association will include
all the women in fraternal organi-
cations in this state, and each order
will have a large delegation at the
luncheon. The state officers of all
orders will be present. Officers viii
be elected and constitution adopted.
The object of the new organiza.
ton is to bring the fraternal women
together in the same manner as
does the Minnesota Federation of
Women'S clubs for the study. civic