The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-18
From tuesdays Daily.

Leaders OF the lOCdl auloHiO"ii' wv"
held n hurried meeting at the city hall
this morning and made further plans
for the presidents tour that is to take
place from st. Paul TO Mankato on
Saturday, June 20. The meeting was
attended by John II. Hohmann. presl-
dent OF the Minnesota Automobile as
ISOLATION and also OF the Mankato An-
tomohile club: Mayor \. G. Meyer. \.
! Vcigel. NJ. ID. Fritz. NJ. J. Bekke.
Gus Eickstaedt.C. T. Taylor. \. II. Sill
her W. G.. I. Smith. T.. f. Soaring and
Fred Otto.
Il was arranged that the reception
committee should meet the tourists
from the twin cities and places be-
tween on that afternoon at the city
limits on the Eagle Lake road and
cscurt them into the city over the
route Of Fifth. Washington, Fourth.
Mulberry. Third. Lincoln. Second.
Jackson. Frcnt. Rock and Second
.trccts 70 the Elk's club. Here the
tourists will be registered.
II is expected also that automobile
rarttcs will arrive in the city OH that
afternoon from other directions. There
viii he other committees that will
meet them and take care of them in
like manner. II Is expected. however.
that the main body of the visitors will
com" from the twin cities between
three and four O'Clock.
Will Assign Tourists.
" the Elks' club the proper com
mittcCs will assign the tourists To the
various hotels and will guide them al
- Ia the different garages in the city.
II is planned To have the Mankato
band play during the afternoon for
the entertainment of the tourists. IL
ia expected that there will be a theatre
party tu the Grand in the evening, and
furnish them with tickets To that
theatre. Tho hand will begin playing
at three O'Clock in the afternoon. Be
inning at. seven o'clock in the even
ing the speeches will be delivered
from a platform erected on Hickory
street across from the Elk's club. May
or \. G.. Meyer will make the ad
dress OF welcome. and there will also
hc speeches by Governor W. S Ham
mund. Congressman +. r. Ellsworth.
and Secretary of State julius Schmahl.
Nrtrr the speeches. a musical program
will be rendered. I'm open air dance
will he given on Hickory street be-
tween Front and Second
Will Wear Badge.
Evrrv member OF the Automobile
club will he furnished with badge.
rs will also the tourists who visit
here That OF the tourists will be a
souvenir badge This matter will be
taken care OF Ly Il. 4. Brown and his
Program committee.
If the weather and road conditions
are good. there will without doubt be
e very large number of visiting auto
lists in the city, and If the hotel ac-
COmmOdatiOns are not adequate the
members OF the Mankato Automobile
club may be asked to take care of
those who cannot find accommodate
tons at the hotels.
G.. Roy Hill. secretary Of the Mime
scta Automobile association. telephoned
from Minneapolis today that he was
receiving reports from various clubs.
advising him that they would join in
this tour
Big Party Is Expected.
At least twenty-five cars are ex-
prcted To come from St. James alone.
Tho ST. James party will escort the
governor from Mankato to st. James
that evening. Tho governor will spend
Sunday at ST. James.
MIR. lIohmann today expected tn re-
Ccivc Henry II. Orme. president of the
st. Paul Automobile club. and lie Roy
Eschncr. chairman, of the touring
committee of the same club. together
with several reporters of 81. Paul pa =
rcrs. all in an automobile party. Late
this afternoon Mr.. llohmann received
message that this party had got
ten as far as Faribault and would
start right out for Mankato. The mem
bers of the party came to familiariZe
themselves with the roads and make