The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-09-25
From tuesdays Daily.

ing TO take an excursion TO Faribault
and back Tuesday, September 29,
one week from today. This was de-
cided at a meeting of the advisory
committee. held this forenoon. ID.
H. Naylor, representing the Dan
Patch line. was present at the meet
ing. and the committee made the
necessary arrangements for charter
ing a special train TO leave in the
morning. right after breakfast. and
return in the evening in time for
supper Dinner, or lunch, whichever
one may prefer TO call it. will be
taken at Faribault.
The object OF the excursion Is TO
get closer acquainted with the peo-
pie of Madison Lake Elysian, Water
Vile. Morristown and Faribault II
will I've purely a sociability trip. for
the club members only. unless
member desires TO invite as his
guest some particular man friend.
Club Will Stand Expense.
The club will stand all of the eX-
penses OF the trip. including hiring
the band. which II is proposed to
take along. if arrangements can be
made for it, The only expense that
the members will be put TO will he
pay ing for their lunch al Faribault
Every member of the club. of whom
there are three hundred or more. is
especially invited To go. 1t will be
Il chance for the club members TO
get acquainted. also. This trip
merely presages 4 period of activity
that has been planned for the club.
TO extend through the fall, winter
and spring months untilthe next
heated spell indicates the approach
of the vacation season. for clubs
take vacations as we'll as individuals
But nobody must suppose that be-
cause the club has not held meetings
during the past summer season that
the club activities were suspended.
for this Is not the fact at all The
officers and committees OF the club
have been active at all times. and
the good work of pushing Mankato
ahead has been going on unremit-
tingly.
Special Excursion Train.
The advisory committee plans call
for the special excursion train to
leave this city about eight o'clock i'm
the morning. ana to reach Farlbault
about one O'Clock. thus giving three
hours, besides the running time OF
the train. 10 spend in the four towns
between Mankato and Faribault II
is planned TO remain at Faribault I'M
Ill about four O'Clock, when the re-
turn trip will be made to Mankato
II enough would like TO 90 on TO
Mortified, this can be arranged for,
also.
Mr.. Naylor has prepared tenta.
tive schedule for the trip. as fol
lows: Leave MankatO at 8 a. III.
Arrive Madison Lake S:45 a. M
Leave Madison Lake. 9.l5 a. IL. Ar.
rive Elysian. $50 a. III. Leave Ely.
sian, 1000 a. IN. Arrive Waterville.
lo:l5 a. IN. Leave Watervilie Ills
a. III. Arrive Morrstown. 1880 a.
IN. Leave MorristOwn. l2:UO IN. Ar.
rive Faribault. 90 p. III. This will
give time for the band to play one
or more selections at each place. and
friends and others.
Committee Is Appointed.
President Crandall was authorized
by the advisory committee to appoint
committee TO take charge OF the
arrangements for the excursion. and
this afternoon he appointed Charles
X. Butler, chairman. George G. Per
kins, w. +. Palmer. Frank J. Busch
and Fred w. Kruse. The committee
will meet at once and make the nee.
essary arrangements.
II is hoped that every business
man who belongs to the club. and
almost all of them do. will take a
day of and help make the affair a
grand success.
Will Resume Meetings.
The advisory committee decided
that the regular monthly meetings
of the club will start with the first
Monday evening in October. when
there will be big lot Of business
before the club for action.
Mr.. Shuttleworth representing The
ST. Paul Pioneer Press. who Is pre-.
pairing four page writeup of the
city for next Sundays edition. was
before the committee and asked the
club to take some space to announce
the advantages of the city as a
point for factories and as a distrib.
uting center, and the committee de.
cided to take some space.
A proposition was received from a
glove and mitten factory that wishes
TO open a branch factory somewhere.
II desires to locate in Mankato. pro-
yided IL is assisted by land sale,
which would net II enough to build
and equip the factory. The com.
mittee did not look at the PROPOSE
tion in a very optimistic light, think
ing IL was too one-sided.
The secretary reported that he had
been unable to make an appointment
for a MONDAY luncheon of the club
when President NJ. w. Savage OF the
Dan Patch line could be present.
This may be had later, however.
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