The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-23

MANkATO FREE PRESS
College. Miss Caroline Robbins and
Miss Flory Wise of the normal
school faculty. -
A general meeting OF the club
will be held carly in February. and
definite progress toward the estab.
lishment OF the. girls social club Is
hoped to be made Mt that time.
From Saturdays Daily.
The opening gun, so far as Vernon
Center Is concerned. in the fight for
the adoption of the proposed consti-
tutional prohibition amendment, was
fired last Thursday evening, when
an excellent campaign program was
rendered before large audience.
The meeting was held I'm the
Methodist Episcopal church, which
was prettily decorated with flags.
The meeting was union affair and
was participated I'm by members OF
the Baptist, Catholic. Lutheran and
Methodist churches. as well as by
others. The program was under tho
auspices OF the w. c. r. u. and
showed careful planning and prep
aration. A chorus OF thirty'fva
voices furnished the music and
about fifty children of ages from
IL to years, took part in the flag
! exercise.
The program opened by the
chorus singing Onward, Christian
Soldiers" followed by a Scripture
reading by Rev. Palmer and prayer
by Rev. Howell. The chorus follow.
ed with the w. C. T. U. Glory Song,
written to the music of Charles III.
Gabriel's famous GLORY Song" after
which twelve little boys favored
the audience with an exercise Ell.
titled "a Band Of Temperance Boys"
Following this the children marched
into the room, each bearing a
United States flag. except one, who
held aloft a banner with the inscrip.
ton 1--WE VIII Vote for Prohibition"
As the children marched around the
| room and formed I'm line at the
front of the church. the chorus sang
America"
The. Rsllyine Cry,
At the close Of tho singing the
! little felix's, mt a signal from their
leader, Mrs. Alice II. Cooper. gave
the salute TO the flag. followed by
! the young campaigners rally cry:
Who wants our whole country dry?
I! I! I!
Who to make II so will try?
|! /! T. r.
Mrs. +. II. Lowell read Mrs. l.. NJ.
n. Stevens proclamation for nation.
nj constitutional prohibition and Mrs.
Liefe Warren agnre theiitobson res
olution as introduced into congress
/ December 10, bf9i2s isby Representa-.
tive Richmond 'P .Hobsoh and Scna.
ter Morris Sheppard. the chorus
then rendered i"aIarchins 10 Victory
/ Rev. w. II. Palmer. OF the Mctho-
dist Episcopal church gave tho nd.
dress of the evening, which was a
clear and forceful temperance ad.
dress rendered In his usual pleas.
ing manner Illustrated by incidents
that had come under his own obser,
Walton during, his pastoral work
showing some of the dreadful re.
suits OF the licensed li1uor traffic
! a rising vote at the close OF tie
:, program demonstrated that the thirty
or more men present, Of voting age
we're unanimously in favor of the
amendment On motion OF NJ. r.
Caller, the chairman, Mrs. +. r.
Lowell. was instructed to appoint a
committee Of three men to circulate
q petition among the voters OF Yer
non Center aud vicinity, asking for
the adoption of the prohibition
amendment. said petition to be pre-
scented to both houses Of the United
States congress. .Messrs. Robert
Champlin. Axcl .Iielverson. and vii
liam Rambe were, named us such
committee. 80 ,r.
/ Interest In IT,, campaign was
manifested in a substantial way by
an Offering OF So for the work.
Will Erect Store Addition.
Erick Engwaldson will erect an
addition TO his store building TWEEN.
ty-two by forty feet, the work to be