The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN
WILL Be INAUGURATtD
From Tuesdays Dairy.

From Tuesdays Dairy.
Mrs. 7. W. Andrews, president of
the Civic league. when seen this morn
ing stated that the league would be-
sin an active campaign within the
next two weeks for the general beauti-
flying. and cleaning up of the city.
Much good work was accomplished by
the league last year. and the results
obtained were very encouraging.
I'VE hope that everyone will unite
I'm trying to keep their own front
and back yards clean. and in making
their property attractive" said Mrs.
Andrews. The beauty of city lies
largely in the beauty Of the surround
ing OF each home"
The Civic league will use its ef-
forts toward having all vacant lots
cleaned up. and the boulevardes in
nice conditions. well trimmed and well
kept All bill boards will be removed
from the lot near the railroad station,
and the place transformed into pref
~ little park The league aims TO get
rid of many flies this summer and Will
have the breeding places OF these
pests covered. A fly killing campaign
similar TO the one held last summer
will be inauguarted. Garbage and ref
use of all kinds will be disposed of.
and an endeavor made TO keep the
city i'm a highly sanitary condition. A
movement will be made for the abol-
ishment Of splitting on tthe sidewalk.
and the league will agitate the milk
question. and try TO have only the
purest of milk for the use Of the cit.
liens.
At this season of the year all tile
civic minded people begin TO think
OF cleaning up and painting up their
property. Even an old building looks
nice i'm a fresh coat of paint. and the
paint destroys millions of germs that
infest the wood. Back yards can be
beautifed with little flower gardens,
and il is surprising when one cOnsid-
ers the pleasurable returns i'm lovely
flowers which the smallest plot OF
ground will give for little care. Man
kato should be made the most attract
i've city i'm Minnesota. and everyone
should unite in trying to make il so.
From TUESDAYS Daily
Miss Ida Won Wild. the little Ger
man actress with the Frank Winniger
company. which is appearing in roper
tOire at Mankato Theatre this week.
is a young lady Of charming personal
ity. the decided accent noticeable in
her conversation being but an added
fascination TO those who meet her
This is only her second week in Amer
lea. and she is not prepared as yet
TO state whether she likes the coun-
try or not. At last nights perform
ance she sang an impromptu number
You, Just You" and tonight will APP
pear I'm a characteristic Dutch song
entitled The Wooden Wedding"
Miss Wild talked interestly of her
experiences to a Free Press reporter
today. and said that she was very
glad TO get out OF England. which Is
an unpleasant country for German
actress just now.
In England the life of a German
actress is no; easy" said Miss Wild.
Il travelled with the George Edwards
company. and met with difficulties
everywhere. | had TO 20 to the police
station. have my picture and my
thumb prints taken. and was then
given permission to stay i'm the towns
within five mile radius. but special
permission was required to travel out
side of that circle. | was treated like
a criminal, and watched like a spy.
War is the only topic of conversation
in England. Everybody talks about
the war. and the soldiers, who are
volunteers, are enthusiastic and pre-
dieting victory. You see British uni
forms everywhere. and many loads of
wounded are continually being brought
into the towns. oh. yes. 1t looks real
~ like war there. There are no Ger
man walters in the restaurants and
hotels anymore. and many women are
in charge OF business concerns. The
feeling against the Germans is very
very strong. No German is permitted
TO enter England fifty miles beyond
the coast. and | was compelled to
leave my company at the fifty miles
limit. Ii happened that i'm an English
town where she was playing, Miss
Fern Rogers, a German-American girl
plainly stated her views IN favor of
Germany. and she was arrested. II
was very hard for me, as everyone
could tell that | was of German birth,
than those Of Miss Rogers. | was glad
TO accept the services of Mr. Frank
Graham and come to America"
Many social affairs have been given
for Miss Wild by American friends
since her arrival in this country. and
she is meeting with good success i'm
her introduction here. She was born.
in Munich. Germany, received her
musical education i'm that country, and
has appeared i'm light opera for the
past seven years. She has appeared
In many of the largest English cities,
and played in the Chocolate Soldier
the Merry Widow" Gypsy Love-"
and many other famous operas. Some
years ago she was offered a position
by Richard Savage In the college
Widow" Miss Wild left England on
the steamship Arabic" on March .
and they were accompanied out TO
sea by fleet OF English destroyers.
travelling the first night i'm larkness.
The voyage proved a very pleasant
one, however, and no serious adven.
lures OF any kind were encountered
on the way over.
Zetetic Club Held Pleasant Meeting.
The Zetetic club held their last
meeting OF the season yesterday
afternoon, and were very pleasantly
entertained by Mrs. Frank Hotaling.
who has served as president of the