The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
From Thursdays Daily.
Entertained Clio Club.

Entertained Clio Club.
Mrs. f. J. Sperry entertained the
members of the Clio club and their
husbands at dinner last night, the
occasion being presidents day in
the club and also Shakespeare
birthday.
The dinner was weather party
and all of the decorations and amuse-
ments of the evening were sug-
gestive of the weather. The recep-
ton hall was decorated with weather
flags Indicating all kinds of temp
erature and moisture. The tables were
laid in the living room and library
and the color scheme used was red
and white. A large centerpiece of
red roses was used and red candles
were set at each place. The place
cards each had a weather forecast
such as are used in the weather
columns of the papers. They were
mounted on red cards Over each
water glass was red windmill with
a weather indicator. The nut dish
es were paper rubbers.
A seven course dinner was served
and the color idea was carried out
in red and white as far as possible
there. A red sherbet was served
which was adorned with little wealth
| er flags mounted in candy sticks.
At the close of the dinner the
small candles at each place were
lighted and each person gave his
candle the name of some Shakes
pearian play. The canaie which
burned the longest was to the most
popular play. DR.. +. W. Benham's
candle burned longest and he had
named it Hamlet" a prize. a
was given in this contest. Another
interesting game was an advertising
contest Advertisements which sug-
gested the names of members of the
club were on the walls and Mrs. w.
T. Warwick won the prize for having
the largest number correct The
prize was a little pink parasol.
When the guests entered the house
they were given cards with programs
for the evening and also a number
of weather forecasts. The game
played was that anyone who men
toned any word given in any of
the forecasts could be fined that
slip. Each forecast counted Ger.
tain number of points which were
added up later in the evening.
The program consisted of several
Shakespearian musical selections, one
of two other selections, played on the
graphophone, and a group of wealth
er songs sung by Mrs. Evan Hughes.
A set of Shakesperian April Fools
were also very amusing. A story
was read of the master of the house
going to his bed and then the Shakes
pearian characters all came out and
danced in his room. At the stroke
of midnight they all hurried back
to their books, but in the hurry they
became confused and went into the
wrong books. A list of characters
and the books to which they ran,
were given, and the guests were to
place them in the correct ones.
Before leaving for their homes
each guest was presented with a lit
tie umbrella which had some. trite
saying about the weather.
The entire party was most anus
ing affair, and the guests were kept
interested every minute 1t was al
decided success socially and Mrs.
Sperry's many original ideas for!
entertainment were thoroughly en-.
joyed.
Mrs. Sperry's sister. Mrs. T. G. ].
Pease of Anoka assisted in recciv-
ing.
Recital Pleased Audience.
The first vocal recital by the stu
dents of the Bethany Ladies' college
was given last night in the college
parlors Eleven young ladies. took
part in the recital, six of whom we're
pupils of Miss Katherine Won .Ewert-
sen and five of whom are pupils of |
Mrs. T.. w. Owen.
The entire program was d very
one. and the young ladies
sang in such way as to reflect
great credit on their instructors.
The entire student body and most of
he faculty members were present |
md also a number of other friends
If the school.
. Miss Won Ewertsen and Mrs. Owen
plan to give one more vocal recital
here before the close of the school
fear
juniors and Seniors Enjoy Banquet.
The juniors and seniors of the
course OF the normal I
chool enjoyed a banquet at Hotel
Heinrich Tuesday evening at which
here were ,fifty-two people present
besides the members of the two
lasses, Miss Collins. Miss Alice vii.
Jams, Miss Helen NJ Reynolds and 1
Hiss Flora Wise, of the normal fac
llty and the following alumnae OF +
he department were present, Miss
lillian Coughian 1910; Miss Mary
anda, 1908: Miss Bessie Aldricll,
912 and Mrs e. w. Benham. 1906
The kindergarten department has
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