The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-01

electric incandeseents, hundred and
fifty children of the German Latfefs
an Sunday school gave their annual
Christmas program last evening at
the church on Second and Spring
streets. The tree reached twenty
feet above the floor. There was
quite an entertainment of speaking
and singing, attended by large au-
dience whose size was remarkable,
in view of the very cold weather.
The principal address of the evening
was delivered by the pastor OF the
church. Rev. A. F. Winter. who spoke
on the nature and mission of Jesus
Christ. The exercises were entirely
in English.
Thursday evening the children of
the German Lutheran parochial
| school held their. Christmas exercises
in the same auditorium, with the
same tree These children numbered
about two hundred. Their entertain
ment was altogether in the German
language.
Before the close of school last
Wednesday, these children surprised
their three instructors, Principal II.
Frey, William Seltz and Mrs. Lena
Seifert, with three handsome gifts,
the first-named receiving a rocking
chair. the second an umbrella and
the third a clock.
Salvation Army Exercises.
Last night the Sunday school of
the Salvation Army had it's Christ
mas exercises. About6bet (thrAdx
OF these we're members of the Sun
day school. The other half wNe
largely children of the families to
whom the Army had extended help.
| All received bags of candies and
nuts, ynd there was doll for every
little girl and toy of some kind for
every little boy The same tree was
used that had been used at the exer-
cises at the Methodist church. Ad-
iutant Symmonds spoke of IL rs the
missionary" tree" because it was
used i'm so many different places.
This afternoon IL was used at the
boys Christmas celebration at the
Y. NJ. G. A.
Ladies' employed a sclerks at the
court house gave Mrs David Jones,
wife of the janitor, an appropriate
Christmas remembrance in the form
of baking dish.
/ Mrs. Ida +. Van Wrinkle. 50i South
Broad street, was presented with a
handsome leather travelling bag by
bOarders at her residence.
Aftermath of Christmas.
| Only 1853 days more until Christ
mas" sighed the father of a family
this, morning. as he examined the in
side of his empty pocketbook, and
consoled himself with Christmas
cigar
The aftermath of Christmas shop
pers kept the salesladies busy this
morning. making exchanges. Say,
give me forty-two size instead of
a forty-six." please exchange these
yellow gloves for black ones" GIVE
me six pairs of good cotton hose for
this silk pair" Can I get something
useful for this necktie?" will you
exchange this brass ring for some
hairpins?" And many other queries
OF like nature served TO keep the
salesgirls busy and good humored.
Folks were remarking this morn.
ing that this Christmas was about
the coolest day of the. year. On
Christmas eve the minimum temper
ature was ten degrees below zero,
rising to about six degrees by Christ
mas morning. The maximum tenn
perathre all day Christmas was four
below, and by nightfail it was if
teen below. During the night the
temperature fell to twenty-eight de-
grees below. and was nine below this
morning. the wind and falling tenn
perature bringing light snow storm
to-day.