The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-10-18
From Saturdays Daily.

| The thirteenth annual district
convention of the Woman's Relief
corps closed at Albert Lea yesterday
The sessions were presided over by
Mrs. Eta Nelson, district president,
and were largely attended. The re
ports showed increase in member
ship and advancement along all
lines of work. The ladies voted to
send two barrels of choice eating
apples to the Soldiers Home. These
will be given for a Sunday treat. II
takes about two barrels to go
around, as there are 525 veterans
I there. -
Mrs NJ D. Fritz, who is a mem
Der of the Soldiers Home board from
the second district, reported that
seventy-seven men and thirteen wom-
en- had died there during the past
year, making an average of three
every month during the year. These
unfortunate old people are furnished
with all of the necessaries of / a
comfortable home life, by the kind
and generous state of Minnesota,
but it remains for the W. r. C. to
brighten their lives with delicacies
which are so dear to the human
palate. Several hundred dollars are
spent each year for this purpose
! The newly elected officers are:
President, Mrs. Alma Weeks, Albert
Lea; secretary Mrs. May, Albert
| Lea; treasurer, Mrs. Hattie Lane
GAINESVILLE; chaplain, Mrs. Flora l..
Dodge, Waseca and Mrs. Florence X.
Stubs was endorsed for national
delegate. The Albert Lea corps was
inspected by Mrs. Anna Van
| Camper, Department Inspector
Those attending from Mankato were
Mesdames Vance, Nerbovig, Stubs,
Foley, Cooper, Veigle, Oliver, Fritz
and Hartman. These ladies were
delegates and report a very nice
time.
Musical Events in Mankato.
/ Musical events seem to be very
popular in Mankato this year, as
there is a much larger number of
really big things scheduled for tho
coming two months. The season open
ed with the recital given by Miss Else
Jache and Miss Lora Lulsdorff which
was such a delightful affair.
place is the opening one of the
series which Miss Jessie Rice is
managing. On October II Marcus
Kellerman and Richard Czerwonky
will appear. This will be indeed a
musical event.
The next evening there will be a
concert at the high school, the pro-
gram of which will be given largely
by Miss Lora Lulsdorff She will
be assisted by several of the we'll
known musical people who are also
alumni of the high school. This
concert will be a benefit concert for
piano fund for the high school.
On November and Z, Paul Re-
vere," an opera written by John Will
son Dodge, will be staged. Mr.. Dodge
produced one of his operas here
last year and this one will be as
sured of success on the reputation
he gained by last years play. The
opera will be given by local must
clans under Mr.. Dodge's direction.
Then on November 25 comes the
Minneapolis Symphony orchestra.
They will appear here both after
! noon and evening, and are already
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certs.
i These concerts are but the open
ings ones of the season, and will be
followed by others equally as good
after the holiday season.
Reception For Rev. and Mrs. o. J.
Arthur.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. ]. Arthur were
the honor guests at reception given
lat the Swedish Lutheran church last
evening. The affair was given by
the members of the congregation
and was a complete surprise to Rev.
and Mrs. Arthur, who were asked to
go to the church on some other pre-.
text.
Addresses were given by C. E..
Bredeson and Olaf Larson of the
congregation and Rev. Mr.. Arthur
was presented with a purse Of
$153.50. The men spoke particularly
of the congregations appreciation of
Mr.. Arthur's work and of his inter.
est in the building of the new par.
sonage which the pastor and his
family have recently moved into.
Mr.. Arthur responded. Refresh
ments were served by the ladies at