The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18

room. the first grade department. of
the Pleasant Grove, school this aft
ernoon. The party was q surprise
for Marcella. whose seventh birthday
comes today, and her mother had
arranged for ice cream and cake TO
ve served TO the little folks In the
room. II was, a very happy affair
for the little hostess and her guests.
Young Peoples Forum.
The Young Peoples Forum enjoyed
very pleasant class party In the
Centenary church parlors Saturday
evening. Rev. and Mr.. W. r. Keesey
acting as chaperones. After the
Methodist hand shake number OF
class songs were sung and the Boys
Glee club gave several selections.
The girls whistling chorus prored to
be one OF the novelties Of the even
ing. .... .
Ten young people gave their rea-,
sons for, not getting married. and
we're roundly applarded for the stunt
thew put on. The company was di.
vided into four groups and each
person secured partners for ten one
minute stunts. At the giving of
signal each person found his partner
md hastened to do the stunt. Eigh-
ty-flve young people, half or whom
were young men, attended the gather.
'ng. Nice refreshments were served
by Mrs. b. c. Parmelee and Mrs.
Theodore Sherk assisting.
The committee which had charge of
he program was as follows: Miss
Mabel Harper chairman; Miss e.
sic Beal. Miss Joyce Case. Bliss
ethel Carson. Haymone Harper, Miss
Becker and Jay Sherk.
Miss Macbeth viii Sing in st. Paul
St. Paul Daily News: A. ]. Bern
hard. business representative Chicago
Grand Opera Co. arrived In ST.
Paul today to make arrangements
for n concert TO be given at the
Auditorium February /. by Florence
| Macbeth.
Miss Macbeth Is the. Minnesota So
prano who has made n distinct hit
in opera abroad. and has been win.
ming high praise this season for her
performance with the Century Opera
company in both New York and
Chicago.
Bernhard denied the rumor that
Cleofonte Campanini. for several
seasons director OF the Chicago
Grand Opera company, will form a
new and independent organization.
THE company has disbanded only
for this year." he said. Next sea-
'on II will be i'm running order again,
and Signor Campanini will be direct
1r, as before"
Entertained the Faculty.
Members Of the high school facul-
~ were entertained Saturday after.
noon at the home of Mrs. c. G.
Northrup on Warren street.
Dinner For the Hixons.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Macmillan OF
Clifton avenue gave a dinner Tues
lay evening for Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lam l.. Hixon. Covers were placed
'or twelve. Lloyd Hixon,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Hix-
IN of James avenue south who will
become a senior at Hotchkiss school
next year. has been elected captain
II the 1915 football team at Hotch.
tiss. The Hotcbkiss boys will come
home together from Lakeville, Conn,
next Friday and the party will I'm.
dude Frank and Walter Jaffray. Leon
Walker. James Dwinnell. and Howard |
Mcmillan. Miss May Crosby |
II La Crosse. Wis, who has been Wis |
ting her cousin. Mrs. William l.. |
Hixon of James avenue s., returned !
home Thursday.
overt Is Called OF.
The concert, which was advertised |
% be given by the pupils of Miss |
katherine Ewertson at the Presbyter- !
an church this evening. has been |
Halled of and will not be given un. |,
I'll after the holidays.
Attorney II. l.. Schmitt is I'm New |
Ulm on legal business today.
DIR. G. j. Holman went to the twin !
cities on a business trip Saturday
Mrs. George w. Neff OF Lake Crys- |
tai visited in Mankato yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lippert and |
little son were guests OF friends In |
te Sueur over Sunday.
Mrs. George Crawford of Morris. |
town, spent Sunday here with her
children, who are attending the high
school
Rochester Post and Record. DR.. ]
Ethel Beede left this afternoon for
Mankato to spend the week end with !
her mother.
Miss Alice Smith of st. Peter and
her sister, Mrs. Richard Maltby, al
SO of st. Peter, are guests. OF Miss
Cora Roebke.
Mr.. and Mrs. William III. Hazel OF /
Rnappen, Alberta, have been visiting
In the city as the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. T.. Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs 4. l.. Scoville left
Saturday evening for Los Angeles.
Cal. to spend the winter. They will
be at Hotel Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Need of Bar
mum are the guests of Mrs. John
Kron in Belgrade, and will spend the
winter there. They will visit other
relatives and friends.
St Paul Pioneer Press: Mrs. o.
III. Osmundsen of Granite Falls,
Mimi. formerly OF Merriam Park,
who has been the guest of Mrs. A.
Belcher. 1889 Laurel avenue, has
gone to La Crosse, Wis, to visit
friends.
Mrs. H. e. whitchurch and little
ann nnharf haun rafnrnaI frDx.,