The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-25

ment, but the banquet, the price is
still very low.
The Burns day program win be pre-.
coded by a three days bonspiel.
opening on January 90 There win
be the usual four events with two
prizes In each. The first prize in the
first event Is the First National hank
trophy together with four tam
o'shanters, the second. prize being
four Scotch ties. In the second event.
the first prize Is the Mapleton State
bank trophy and four tam lo'shanters,
the second prize four Scotch books.
In the third event the winners will
each be given a years subscription
10 The Blue Earth County Enterprise.
the second prize, being four pair Of
Scotch gloves. The fourth event is
the consolation proposition, the win.
ners securing four besoms and the
loosers four small besoms. which in
plain English means four small
brooms. The bonspiel viii be In
charge of J. s. Taylor. A. ]. Ellis.
i w Aiiithl hoNtO"s -. II. ltiitIS anu
f. Hadley. A large number OF visiting
curriers' are expected
The Evening Program.
For the evening program on Burns
day, the animal address will be given
by Dir. Walter Aitkin Of bloomington,
Illinois. himself native Of Scotland
and q finished sneaker and II is
certain all who hear this distinguished
gentleman will he well repaid. The
program as outlined by the commit.
tee is as follows. but Is subject TO
change before it's final publication
in the official program OF the club,
which will be sent out shortly after
the first of the year:
Address OF Welcome. b. F. McGregor
Solo ..... Miss Florence McGuiggan
Response Robert Forest. Lake Wilson
Music-Scottish Airs .......
Sinclair Pipe Band. Minneapolis.
Song-"Rantin' Royin' Robin.
Master Bruce Ellis
Selection -.................
..... Alexander Russell. New Ulm
Highland Fling NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
George and Roland Sinclair. Mia-
neapolis.
Annual Address ................
DR. Walter Aitken. bloomington.
Illinois.
Vocal Solo ...................
Miss Vivian Taylor. Sterling.
Reading Mrs. N a. Coulter. Mankato
Solo Mr.. Arthur u. Borchert
Sword Dance .......T Tho Sinclairs
Instrumental Solo. Mrs. Harold Healy
Messrs. Jones and Davies. Mankato
Solo ............ Miss Ardis Gilmore
Song ........... MapletOn Quartette
Reading Mrs. VIM. Sharp. Sterling
Sailors Hornpipe ... Sinclair Trio
The Annual Banquet.
The annual banquet viii be held
at the CONGREGATIONAL church pariors
starting nj five O'Clock The program
at the opera house will commence
at eight O'Clock ard will he followed
at Masonic hall.
The committees in charge of this
annual event arc practically the same
as last year, very few changes be-
ing made. and these where the par
ties were to be absent or could not
very well assist. These committees
are:
Reception-H c.. Hotaling. A. ].
Ellis, Thos. B. Taylor. Mrs. T. p
Taylor, Mrs. d. F. McGregor. B. F.
McGregor, and Mrs. II. c. Hotaling.
Finance. S. Taylor. Thomas
Howieson. w. II. Ward, w. w. Tay.
lor. Jas. VIII and A. J. Ellis.
lnvitation-A. J. Ellis. J. s. Taylor
C. s. Ellis, r. b. Hanna and W. l..
Mcqueen.
Dance-William Morrow. Chairman;
J. Garfield Ellis. c. L. Sellers, 8.
Chandler and b. F. Taylor.
Haggis Bearers-W. l.. Mcqueen
and William Morrow.
Haggis-Mrs. A. ]. Ellis.
Observation-Disclosures. B. Hanna,
chairman; d. F. Taylor. Sam Evans,
George Sharp, John Oyer. Robert
viii. Neil Darroch, ]. Garfield Ellis,
Thomas Leroy. b. F. McGregor. Char.
les w. Ellis, w. Morrow. David Nor.
row, Sam Chandler. William Sharp,
w. l.. Dobie and Ernest More.
Table-Ladies-Mrs b. r. Taylor.
Mrs. w. r Henning, Mrs.
James Morrow. Jr., Miss Ella Nc.
Kinnon. Mrs. J. H. Dobie, Mrs. w.
Sharp. Miss Cyrilla Lang. Mrs. T.
T. Phelps. Mrs. J. Oger,' Mrs. Russell
Annics, Mrs. William Morrow. Miss
Cleo Taylor, Miss Jessie Mcqueen,
Miss Bonnie Hamm. Mrs. Robert
Morrow, Mrs. l.. w. Kruger, Mrs.
Rebecca Ellis, Mrs. w. l.. Dobie, Mrs
Ernest More, Mrs. C. w. Ellis, Mrs
Sam Evans. Miss Grace Ellis and
Miss Hazel Chandler.
New York, December Is.-The |
steamer Brodmouth, formerly en-
ployed in the mutton traffic between
Australia and England. but later
taken by English spectators ia due /
today with $4,000 pounds OF frozen |
eggs. The eggs which are packed In |
ten. twenty, thirty and fifty pound |
cans and worth twenty cents a