The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
RELIEF CORPS women
GAVE A fine BANQUET
From Thursdays Daily.

Members of the Woman's Relief
public, state officers of the corps,
and trustees of the Soldiers Home,
together with the families of the
veterans, gathered at the Odd Eel
lows hall last evening for ban,
quet and musical and literary pro-
gram.
Supper was served by the ladies
at $50 and about $50 people sat
down to the tables. After the sup
per a program of toasts was given,
presided over by Mrs. M. d. Fritz,
past department treasurer.
Mrs. Mary E. Plymat toasted to
Our Guests" whom she welcomed
to Mankato. She paid special trib.
ute to Mrs. Lodusky Taylor of LIE
Sueur, past national president, and
to Mrs. Ida X. Martin of Minneapo-
lis, past national senior vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Taylor of lie Sueur then
responded to Our Hostesses." Mrs.
Taylor spoke briefly of the pleasure
in coming here and of the thriving
and energetic W. R. c. of Man
kato
Mrs. Sophie Kant Fisher of St.
Paul, chairman of the Soldiers Home
board, spoke on THE G. A. r." Mrs.
Fisher is the wife of a Grand Army
man and is much interested in the
work of the w. r. G.. Mrs. AIDE
laide Bissel, president of the past
presidents club, spoke on "The Loyal
Women of Our Order"
"Our Husbands" Toasted.
Mrs. Ida X. Martin gave a splen-
did toast on Our Husbands" She
added to the subject, How to live
without them and how to live with
them" Mrs. Martin said that the
club was taking up the work of Sc
curing husbands for the unmarried
ingly to those unmarried members.
Mrs. Carrie Kenrick, department
president, spoke on THE w. r. c."
Mrs. Whittemore of Minneapolis,
who was an army nurse, and is the
wife of Grand Army man, told of
organizing the w. R. C. in Mankato
twenty-four years ago. She and her
husband came here to attend a
camp fire of the G.. y. r. and she
was told that if she would bring
the necessary books with her, she
might be able to organize Won.
ems Relief corps while here. She
aid so, and finished up the organiza-
ton with a membership of twenty
five before returning home the next
day.
Mrs. Marie Soule, who was in.
troduced as one of the girls of the
order, gave a toast to Our jolly
w. r. C. Girls" Mrs. Eugenia A.
Dennis closed the program of toasts
by reading poem written by Mrs.
Nettie M. Norton's daughter and
dedicated to the G. A. R.
Mrs. Fritz then, on behalf of the
Commercial club of the city, present
ed each one of the visitors with one
of the Mankato booklets.
Formal Program Given.
The formal program of the even
ing was presided over by Mrs. J.
NJ. Vance, who is the head of the
local corps. The program given
was:
Address of Welcome .........
Mrs. Vance
lNtopOuSS
Mrs. Adelaide Bissel
Tribute to the w. r. C........
Comrade S. H., Grannis
Response NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mrs. Carrie Kenrick :.
Solo, Irish Love Song. .......
Mrs. George Nerbovig
National w. R. C. Work. ........
Mrs. Lodusky Taylor
Song, "The Young Brigade. ......
ID. M. Jones
Solo, Thought and Fancy" ......
Miss Edith Jones
Solo, 81 Love a Lassie". ........
d. M. Jones
Work of the Soldiers Home
Board INSTRUMENTATION.
Mrs. Sophia Kant Fisher and
Mrs. Eugenia Dennis
Duet, Tell Me Gentle Stranger.
Miss Jones and Mr. Jones
Solo, "In the Dark, in the Dew.
Miss Jones
Solo, "The Old Brigade. ........
Mr.. Jones
Work of the State W. R. c..
Mrs. Soule
Piano solo, ..................
Miss Hughes
Solo, "Schuberts Serenade".
Miss Jones
Solo, Anchored" .............
Mr.. Jones ...
Remarks BY Mr.. Grannis.
Mr.. Grannis in his tribute to the
Woman's Relief corps said:
Ladies of the Alexander Wilkins
Relief corps: We are glad to be with
you tonight. We are glad to meet
some of the officers of your asso-
citation. In behalf of the post, | con-
graduate you in your splendid or
ganization and for the good work
you have done and are doing We
are proud of our Relief corps. We
are cheered by association with you.
We feel stronger for having your
support. The Grand Army are rapid
ly passing away. One by one they