The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-05

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bers of the National and Canadian
sheriffs' associations will attend
After the business meeting a ban.
quet was given the sheriffs who were
present.
From Saturdays Daily.
eaer-Stene Wedding.
Minneapolis Journal: The home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stetle, 1909 Hen,
nepin avenue, was the scene last
evening at eight o'clock Of the mar.
riage of their daughter, Miss isabelle
Stene, and Homer &c. Baer Of Be.
midi, MINI. Rev. G. H. Trabert
read the service. Claire Haserick
played the bridal music and Mrs. Kin.
singer sang. Four girl friends Of the
bride wearing gowns of white and
Juliette caps Of silver with pink
rose buds stretched the ropes of smi,
lax, which formed the aisles down
which the bridal party proceeded to
an altar of palms and evergreens. in
the livingroom. The young women
who stretched the ribbons were the
Misses Ruth Houlton, Esther Stene,
Edna Gould and Belle Parker OF
Mason City, Iowa
Miss Stene entered with her father,
who gave her in marriage. She wore
a gown of white satin fashioned on
princess lines with court train and
trimmed in old duchess lace and seed
4 pearls. She held a shower bouquet
of lilies of the valley, white roses
and orchids. Miss Lillian Stevens
OF Enderby, B. c., was the maid Of
honor, and she was gowned in en-
broidered chiffon over blue satin
with bands of marabou, and her flow
ers were pink rose buds. Willis
Gattiker of Baraboo, Wis, was the
best man. --.a
After the ceremony there was a
reception for about two hundred and
: fifty guests. Receiving with the men,
bers of the bridal party were the
parents of the bride and bridegroom
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Stene, Mr.. and Mrs
A. Baer of Kenyon. MIMI, and Miss
) Emma ODonnell of 'Mankato. The
! holiday note was touched upon In
! all the appointments. Pine trees and
| smilax formed the ground work
against which poinsettias and red
| roses shown brilliantly in the two
livingrooms, and in the dining room
/ a basket of red roses was the cen.
terpiece. Presiding in the dining
room were Mines. John f. Rhodes OF
st. Paul; l.. II. Joss, Frank Prince
/ and A. s. Hedborg. Assisting were
/ a group OF the brides sorority sisters
| of the Delta Delta Delta, the Misses
Grace Robinson. Eva Reed. Ruth
| Whiting of Mortified; Minnie Dnen'
| sing, Veda LOOMS. Jennie Murfin,
Freda Stamm, Of st. Paul; Bessie
Gilger and Cora Pratt. The bride is
| a graduate Of the University of Min.
nesota, class of 1905. Mr.. Baer also
went to the University of Minnesota,
! and he is q member of the Alpha
Tau Omega fraternity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baer will go on a
| trip and will be at home after Feb
| ruary / at Bemidji, MINI. ..*.
pearee Of Honor Masquerade.
| ManSato Lodge No. 70, Degree of
Honor, gave a masquerade ball last
evening at the A. O. u. w. hall
which was we'll attended and greatly
| enjoyed. The costumes were unusu-
ally attractive. The first prize Tor
the ladies was given, Mrs. George E.
! Charland and Mrs. Leonhard, who
were dressed as Spanish girls.
George f. Charland won the gentle
mems head prize with his Indian cos.
! tune. He was so we'll made up that
his friends with much difficulty dis
covered his identity. Miss Gertie
! Lentz won the ladies' second prize IN
| Fourth of July costume. The group
prize was won by four ladies' repre-
! senting the sun, moon, night stars
and twilight. Miss Pauline Wind
| miller was dressed as the moon, Miss
Ida Klages as the night stars, Miss
Eleanor Trenheuser as the sun and
Mrs. G.. A. Kleinschmidt as twilight.
! The group was very pretty and caus-
ed much pleasant comment. George
Cady, Jr., dressed as hobo" won
f, the prize for the funniest costume.
and kept the dancers merry all even
| ing. The dance was a success IN
&! every way and was very enjoyable.
Surprised on Wedding Anniversary.
/ Mir. and Mrs. William Anderson OF
! 1926 Third avenue, were pleasantly
surprised at their home last evening.
| the occasion being their twenty-ffth
|
| wedding anniversary. About fifty peo-
! ple were present and enjoyed the
evening immensely. There were sew
eral musicians among the guests VINO
were generous with music, and the
guests presented Mr.. and Mrs. An
| derson with "a beautiful silver tea
set. The guests brought refreshments
| with them and the ladies served
them late in the evening.
Birthday Party.
The young ladies employed at the
Northwestern telephone office ana
1 several other young people surprised
Miss Flora Lehman at her home at
1924 Belgrade avenue last evening:
The pleasant affair was In honor OF
Miss Iehman's birthday and her
! friends presented her with beautl.
| full ring set with her birthstone.
They played games and sang, and
late in the evening delicious re.
| freshments were served.
/ Wedding Anniversary.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. William Anderson
! celebrated their silver wedding an
niversary last night at their home
] in Columbia park. About fifty friends
/ were present. Mr. and Mrs. Ander.
son were the recipients of a number
OF beautiful presents. A very pleas
ant evening was spent.