The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
SPEAKERS ON PROGRAM
Not Only Will Guests Be Dined,
But Are to GO TO the
Theatre
From Fridays Daily.


At meeting OF the good roads
Automobile clubs held late yester'
day afternoon In the Office of Sec.
rotary Soaring of the Commercial
club preliminary arrangements were
made for the entertainment OF the
town supervisors, road overseers and
members of the county board OF
Blue Earth county, when they hold
their conference with the business
men Of Mankato next month.
II was decided that this affair
should take place on March "a, In,
stead Of the 18th, in order to be
sure that all of the oyerseers for
the road work during the coming
year would be named by the time
OF the holding of this affair II was
also decided to hold the banquet,
that will be a feature Of this recep-
ton, in the Knights OF Columbus
hall, IL the hall could be had at
that time and on suitable terms.
The committees decided to sell ban
quet tickets to the business men OF
Mankato at one dollar each, in order
that the seventy-ive or more guests
of the city could be entertained free
of charge. The ladies' societies OF
the different churches In the city
will be invited to submit competi-
tive menus for the affair, and the
best menu will win the contract for
the service OF the repast. tImmedi-
ately after the banquet speeches ON
good roads topics are to be made
to the gathering by Judge Lorin
Cray, ]. w. Schmitt, George NJ. Pal
mer and Gust Will, an attorney OF
Minneapolis, who is an ardent good
roads enthusiast. At this gathering
the Dunn law will be thoroughly ex.
planned. Other matters In regard
TO good roads will be considered.
Will Give Theatre Party.
II is the intention of the commit.
tee to give further entertainment to
the city's guests. II is planned TO
take them to one Of the local thea
tres IL suitable arrangements can
be made. II is thought that Mr..
win will have some lantern slides
to illustrate his talk on good roads,
and It is thought that these may be
presented together with a program
of moving pictures. President r. T..
Brown OF the Automobile club was
requested to find out whether ar.
engagements could be made TO have
the Grand theatre for that occasion.
The committees decided that a free
ticket 10 this theatrical entertain.
ment shall be furnished to every
body who attends the banquet. More
over, any Of the city's official guests
from the country, who bring their
families with them, will have the
privilege of getting tickets for their
families to the picture show without
charge, provided the present plan of
the two committees can be carried
cut.
At this same meeting OF the two
committees, several proposed road
improvements were talked over.
Several stretches OF road that re-
quired graveling were brought 10
the attention OF the committees, and
in many cases the farmers had ask
ed financial assistance in making
each road improvements. II was
determined that such assistance
would be given, wherever the farm
ers took the lead, and showed an
earnest desire to have the roads
graveled. Work OF this kind is now
in progress or soon will be on at
least four roads in the vicinity OF
Mankato.