The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-26
Ladies Aid Society
Annual is Success
from saturday,s Daily.

from Saturdays Daily.
| The annual meeting OF the Ladies'
Aid society of the Presbyterian
church was held in the church dining
room yesterday, beginning at one
o'clock, when two COURSE lunch.
con was served to the one hundred
ladies' who were present. This was
under the direction of Mrs. Orange
Little and Mrs. y. M. Currier OF
the social committee. a.
At the long table in the middle OF
the room were the guests OF honor,
Mrs. NJ. A. Sherk, Mrs. J. A. Willard,
Mrs. r. ii. Rose. Mrs. ]. I Williams,
Mrs G. Harrington, and Mrs. ]. b.
Hubbell OF st. Paul. charter members
of the society when II was organized
June 9. 1873. Mrs. Samuel Randall
misunderstood the, hour and was a
little late for the luncheon and Mrs.
James Cannon was unable to be pres.
ent. ~
Also at this table were other
ladies who began to work in the So
ciety previous to 1888. They were
Mrs. J. r. Beatty, Mrs. George n.
Clark, Mrs. c. A. Chapman, Mrs. u.
NJ. Pope, Mrs. NJ. g. Willard. Mrs.
George E. Brett, Mrs. Frank Fowler
and Mrs. l.. G.. VI. Fletcher. Others
who were entitled to places, but who
were unable to attend were Mrs. j.
G. Noe, Mrs. George III. Brewster,
Mrs. l.. l.. Osborn, Mrs. s. w. Bur
CESS, Mrs. M. s. Fowler, Mrs. w. b.
Craig and Mrs. J. NJ. Karmany.
Tables Beautifully Decorated.
The tables were beautiful with
roses, maRguerites and carnations,
many of the former coming from the
garden of Mrs. Brewster aud Mrs.
w. G. Willard, while the carnations
were the generous gift of Neil Neil.
son, the florist. The beautiful bou-
quet In the center OF the honor table
was from another friend.
The place cards contained the bar
of music and words SHOULD Auld
Acquaintance Be Forgot" At. the con.
clusion OF the luncheon Miss Eliza
beth Dodds sang very sweetly my
Ain Folk" and "Ye Banks and Braes
OF Bonnie Doom" Mrs. A. e. Sails
bury. the retiring president express.
ed the pleasure felt by all In having
these good friends present as honor
guests. Letters Of greeting were then
read by different ladies' from Mrs.
G. X. Cleveland OF Chicago, Mrs. John
G. Noe who Is at Lake Washington,
Mrs. A. l.. Dornberg OF Minneapolis,
Mrs. George c. Pollock of Norwalk,
Conn, Mrs. John Barbour of May.
vile, KY, Mrs. George w. Davis Of
st. Paul and DIR. and Mrs. Lee w.
Beattie OF New York city.
The Business Session..
Business was then taken up and
a report of the years work was given
by the secretary-treasurer, Mrs. w.
NV. Davis. This showed the total re-
ceipts for the year to be s79025. The
reports for the different committees
were given by the chairmen: finance
Mrs. E. L. Halves; social, Mrs.
Orange Little: property and expense,
Mrs. w. ID. Willard flowers, Mrs. r.
II. Summers. The chhirmen of differ.
ent divisions reported their work in
detail. ne. ~ ,o,r ss
First division, Mrs, T. J. Jones;
second, Mrs. s. X. Fowler; third,
Mrs. q. s. Robbins; fourth, Mrs. Z.
+. Soaring; fifth, Mrs. K. L. Halves:
sixth division, Mrs. VIII. Andersen.
The second division, having turned
I'm the largest amount during the year,
$123.36, was declared the-banner d.
vision. ,r .s-s-yt. o.. p.
Expressed Their Appreciation. T.,
The ladies expressed their hearty
appreciation OF the work done by
,McLaurin q Northrop, The, Mander-
field company and S. K. Fowler in
.reftting the bathroom at the par
sonage, and to n. 8. Willard for his
assistance In screening the porch.
Mrs. ID. A. Little, as chairman of
the nominating committee, presented
the following names for the coming
year: presien. Mrs. T. ]. Jones;
assistants, Mrs. Orange Little, Mrs.
A. Messer;- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Mrs.
w. w. Davis; social committee. Mrs.
!. N. Tonipkins and Mrs. d. e. Walk
er. property and expense committee,
Mrs. w. ID. Willard and Mrs. III. A.
Alleman; flowers, Mrs. G. r. Long
an Mrs. G. w Monks. The report
was accepted and adopted. The ladies'
thanked the retiring officers for their
faithful service during the past year.
The presiden-elect, Mrs. T.. J.
Jones. then took the chair and thank
ed the ladies for the honor and ex-
pressed the hope that the work of
the coming year might be so divided
that 1t wotild not be a burden to
anyone. After a brief discussion of
the coming years work the meeting
adiourned