The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07
From Tuesdays Daily.
High School Alumni Banquet.

TVI9U 0SHoOl fHiuIIHI DdHQueks
| The reception of the Alumni AS
! sociation of the High School, held
last, evening, was very successful
affair i'm all respects. The reception
was held in the hall of the first
floor of the new high school build
ing and the alumni were received
by DR.. Holbrook of the schoo
board, Professor Sperry, Mr.. and
j Mrs. Norby and the officers of the
association. The building was open
throughout and the. alumni had 9
chance to see the fine new high
school building.
The evenings program was given
/ in the lower hall. Mr.. Harry
Johnson addressed the class of 1871
and in his enthusiastically humOr
Gus way told them of the expert
ences which were awaiting them In
future years, and welcomed them
to all the joys and SORROWS of the
alumni The class of 1912 then gave
their class song. An alumni poem
entitled 'In Anchor written for the
occasion by Miss May Fletcher, was
read by Mrs. B. D. Smith. a VIC
lin trio composed of Miss Anna
Wiecking, Miss Julia Hub and Mrs
o. Anderson, accompanied on 1.-The
piano by Miss Elsie KOke, rendered
a very pretty selection. Mr.. w. D.
, Willard spoke on the alumni and
| the school He spoke of the value
| of our schools to the community and
of the duties which the graduates
owe to themselves, to the commu
nifty and to society at large. He
, spoke of the value of the Alumni as
sociation and the necessity of the
alumni keeping in touch with the
school and its activities. He also
touched on the Alumni Council and
the things which it and the associa
ton could do to help the school
Mr.. Richard Wood sang two bear
tiful selections. Dick was at his
best and was fine. A letter was
read from Mr. Gilbert Fletcher, writ,
ten from Philadelphia where Mr.
Fletcher has been attending the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
the last year. He expressed his re-
greet at being absent, it being the
first alumni meeting he had missed
He recalled his high school days
and also told some of his expert
ences in the east. The program
closed with "Auld Lang Syne.' sung
by the Alumni association.
Refreshments were served in the
new domestic science rooms, and
dancing INDUCED in in the gymna-
sum. 49,
The two lower floors of the build
ing and the gymnasium had been
very Hastily decorated and all re-
marked on how nice the building
appeared.
The following officers were elect
ed for the coming year: President,
Miss Minnie Bangerter; vice presl-
dent, Clayton Burmeister; secretary,
Marguerite Marsh; treasurer, Cecil
Girvin.
Birthday Anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fox, Mrs. j.
Roebke, Mrs. o. Wilson and Mrs.
Lena Zempl . have returned from
Sanborn, where they attended the
seventy-third birthday anniversary
of Mrs. d. Fox, mother of Fred
Fox. The children who were pres
,ent were: Fred Fox, Mrs. Zempl OF
Mankato; Henry and Charles Fox OF
Lake Crystal; Mrs. e. Linkee OF
Chassee, N. D.; Mrs. C. Martin OF
Woonsocket, S. D.; Mrs. H. Ray of
Kanabec, S. D.; William Fox OF
Tracy and George Fox. of Sanborn'
There were about forty guests pres
emit and all had an enjoyable time.
Mrs. Fox was presented with many
handsome gifts as remembrances.
After the celebration, Mrs. ID. Fox
and children went to Lamberton,
where they took family picture.
The trip to and from Mankato was
made by auto, and the roads were
pronounced fine.
Entertained Very Nicely.
Mrs. L. M. FELTON, very pleasantly
entertained the employees of the j.
B. & d. Richards dry goods store
Friday evening at her apartments
on South Front street. Miss Oena
Brynildson, an accomplished must
clan of Potlach, Idaho, gave q num-
Der Of selections on the piano which
were greatly enjoyed. Delicious re-
freshments were served. The sur
prise of the evening came when Mrs.
l.. Malzahn. in behalf of those pres