The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-20
ylCEPROGRAM WAS RENDERED

rom Thursdays Daily.
About 900 people attended the Rapl-
dan Creamery picnic today in Kun
skel's grove and the affair was one
of the most pleasant ones ever held.
There was very general approval OF
the plan of having a program given
by local people rather than having
long addresses by dairymen from
away.
The crowd started to gather at
about ten o'clock in Paul KunkePs
grove and the Rapidan Concert band
opened the festivities by concert in
the grove at 1880. A program was
given in the morning opened by an
address of welcome by Carl Flo, who
acted as master of ceremonies. The
program was given as follows:
Song. Come Back Bright Days.
Observation-Disclosures. The Choir
Recitation ...... Anna Thorsen
| Recitation Commence. Marie Ballard
| Recitation .......... Howard Taylor
| Song -. Eleanor and Lydia Schwan
i Recitation ............ Ella Mltcheu
! Recitation ......R Ruth Naylor
| Song, GLOW Gently Sweet Alton.
/ Observation-Disclosures. Cholr
Recitation .......,..... Esther Lee
! Song .... Licille Willard
j Recitation ..... Frank Bannor
Song, "Star Spangled Banner. Choir
Flag Drill ................-.~..
| Children in charge of Mrs. ID. f..
Bosin.
. Il
Nice Dinner Served.
i A committee of ladies headed by
Mrs. Bartlett served the dinner in
livery efficient way. The food was all
placed on long tables, lady in
charge of each kind of food. The
| spoons and plates were piled at the
end and the picnickers went down the
line and were served with the food.
The ladies who assisted were Mrs.
III. B. Taylor who had charge of the
coffee; Mrs, Lee, beans; Mrs. Herman
4 Reedstrom, salad Mrs. Albert Mus
sack cake; Mrs. w. A. Just, sand
wiches; Mrs. Louis Yeager, cheese,
4 Mrs w. Eberhart, meats.
The crowd sat in groups in the
s grove and enjoyed the meal which
! was a very bountiful and excellent
! one while the band played near by.
Z At 1:30 p. M Rev. J. G. Olmsted of
Garden City gave half hours en-
: ltertainment, giving number of clever
I representations and songs. Among
the representations were "The Man
/ | Who Apologized," "Olaf's Prediea-
| ment," which is original with Mr..
nh E'nianrp q
y negro dialect number, and Poor Lit
!; lie joe" The representations made
decided hit with the crowd. Among
d the songs were Reflections" Jack S
a christmas present" "The Bonnie Wee
Window" and "The Rain"
'e The program was listened to by a
q very attentive audience and Mr.. Flo
remarked that he had never seen
&c such a quiet audience at creamery
Ii picnic 1t was no doubt true that
the program given was of interest
ri to more people than a. program of
n long and weighty addresses would
be- The plan was so successful that
r it will no doubt be carried out in a
ts similar way next year.
I'd Ball Game Played.
Following the program of the after
he noon a game of ball was played be
I'll tween teams representing Rapidar
It md Good Thunder and number Of
races, mems, boys, ladies and al
ayl kinds of foot races were run. These
ne sports were in charge of o. N Peter
at son.
A committee in charge OF
nd music was composed of Mrs. Car
n Flo, Mrs. d. E. Bosin and Arne Sch
he wan. The ladies' in charge of the
lc Irecitations were Miss Anna Brude
Mrs. ]. B. CrossweH. Mrs, w. Eber
TX lhart, Mrs. Louis Yeager,. Mrs. D. Il
M Bosin.
er The ideal weather was in no small
er way responsible for the large CROWD
in attendance and everything work
,st ed together for the splendid success:
re of the picnic.
en- Among the Mankato people who at
ne tended the picnic were Mr. and Mrs
Of Theodore Just, Mrs. George Summers
and Miss Shirley Murphy