The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-10
WHILE FEAST|NG CLUB
WORKED TO ADVANTAGE
From Tuesdays Daily.

poi gatherings InaJ mas DSen
held by the Mankato Commercial
club in months. 1t was sure
enough get-together meeting and
certainly is to be productive of
great deal OF good for the material
well-being of this community.
Was a Fine Dinner.
From six 10 seven last evening
the members OF the Commercial club
met in the parlors of the Elks club
rooms and had social time. At
seven dinner was served and all
went downtairs TO the cafe where
the dinner was served. The repast
was surrounded with evident relish
by all present and some We're not
able TO put away all that was
served them. All declared the
mince pie was Just like mother
used to make" and the turkey and
cranberry sauce was beyond compar-
ison The menu was as follows:
Tomato Bouillion
Roast Turkey with Mashed Potatoes
Cranberry Sauce
Peas Turkey Dressing
Coffee and Rolls
Mince Pie Cheese
There was a @0Od attendance at
the meeting The dinner served was
excellent in quality and large in
quantity and reflected great credit
upon tn culinary art of Mr.. and Mrs.
Williams. who are in charge of the
Elk's cafe.
President Crandall of the Com
mercial club presided over the bust
ness session. A variety of questions
were discussed and many members
of The club participated. all playing
Il lively interest in the proceedings.
Explained Joint Conventions.
The organization as a whole heart
ily endorsed the action taken by the
advisory board in making arrange
monts to have the joint conventions
of the Minnesota Field Crop Breed
ers' and Minnesota Corn Growers
associations held here during the
last week i'm February. Secretary T.
F. Soaring explained the matter full
~ and told just what the CONNER
cial club had promised to do. In
ordcr TO make the joint meeting a
success il was decided best TO have j
committee of twelve or fifteen farm
prs. which class of people the con
the advisory board of the club We'd
nesday. January s, and make sure
of their support in the matter. 1t
was decided to use the club funds
in the entertainment of the delega-
tiOn of armerS, as the meeting with
them will take the form of a lunch
during the noon hour at the Elk's
cafe. The secretary explained what
ARRANGEMENTS had so far been made
i'm connection with the proposed
holding Of the conventions here. He
stated that G.. w. GlOtfelter of Wa
teryille. president Of the Minnesota
Field Crop Breeders association and
Of the Minnesota Fair association
and Professor c. p. Bull, secretary
of the Minnesota Field Crop Breed
crs' and the Minnesota Corn Grow
ers' associations and professor
Of agrOnOmy at the state uni
versitv. met at his office Thurs
day morning for the purpose
of arranging to hold the annual
conventions Of the two societies
above named in Mankato during the
last week in February. The con-
ventiOn will occupy four days. 1t
was thought best to hold the con
yention III Markato as it seems that
BMa Earth county. while among the
first in the raising of good seed
corn and also other seeds, has less
ORGANIZED work along agricultural
lines than most counties. The con,
vrntion will also be a sort of a
seed show and it is expected that
about 81 300 will be given away as
hn
On some seeds there will be as man,
as en- premiums. Cokato in Wright
county. fought hard to have the con
ventiOn held at that place, but il
was thought that ManKaIo was bet
ter located and needed the worl
more than COkato. That city ha:
some of the best agricultural organi
cations in the state. The county al
so is organized.
Ee of Interest to Farmers.
The convention if held here vii
be OF interest TO a great many farm
ers in this county. Several talk
will be given on agricultural subject
by some of the foremost Specialist
in that line of the state.
Secretary Thomas E. eastman o
the Minnesota Corn Growers asso
citation met with the advisory boar'
of the Commercial club at a luncl
Tburday noon at the Elk's cafe
George Atchison, C. w. Glotfeltel
president of the association and a
so of the Minnesota State Fair al
ISOLATION and c. p. Bull, professo
OF agronomy at the state univers
" and secretary of the Minnesot
Field Crop Breeders association wei
also present. The purpose of tn
meeting. was to perfect the arrange
ments for having the annual CONVEX
tons of the above named Organize
lions and also a seed fair TO b
held here the last week in February
The matter was gone into detail an
il was decided to put up $1,000 i
cash and farm implements and m;
chinery as premiums for the eXh
billions on display at the seed TAI
This will be the tenth annual co
yention of the Minnesota Field Gro
breeders association and the SCI
ond one of the Corn Growers asst
citation.
Special Sales Advised
Ii was also thought advisable tina
ON the davs OF the convention tha
the merchants hold special sales o
certain lines of goods as speci;
inducement to get the farmers
como TO town. The Commercial clu
will furnish one or two halls Tor I'd
..o..;on o,rauoo for the OrOD6