The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-08-27


Mary King; Simple Simon, Mrs. susy
Kelley: Queen of Hearts. Mrs. Alice
Meixell; Little DO Peep, Mrs. Pearl
Rev: Old Mother Hubbard, Mrs.
Nellie Lee; jolly Miller, Miss Blanche
Randall; Mary, Helen Starbuck;
Queens Maid. Eva Halverson; Little
Red Riding Hood. Alta Richter. Greet
ing were exchanged and each one
told OF some interesting event i'm their
lives since leaving Mother Goose's
home In Bean City. Time few on
golden wings. until four O'Clock, when
Mother Goose took the children to the
back yard and told them to follow the
cord strung around the trees, and to
bushes and posts, and around the
building, finally terminating at the
large granary which had been trans
formed into a fairy abode, decorated
with profusion of garden flowers,
and lighted with Japanese lanterns.
On entering the first apartment each
guest was handed tray with a menu
card and refreshments were to be
found in various parts of the build =.
ing. Pop, chicken sandwiches, olives
and orange sherbet were served in
air sorts of odd dishes, and angel food
cake, nabisco and after dinner minis
were also on the menu. After filling
their trays the guests were directed
to another apartment. where white
covered benches had been placed
around the sides of the room, on which,
were placed cards with the names OF
the guests spelled backward. After
locating their seats the guests In
dulged In their feast, seasoned by bis
OF wit and stories suitable to the pc
! casion. Pretty paper mache dolls
| filed with bon bons. were given as
souvenirs. Around this room vas
suspended large sticks of pink and
white peppermint candy, which caught
| the. eyes of the guests, and a merry
scramble ensued only ending when ali
had secured stick of the toothsoms
sweet. With lips and fingers red as
ia childhood days from eating theiI
candy the guests bid their original and
charming hostesses and the guest oI
honor goodby by repeating this an
propriate jingle:
Now Mother Goose, farewell.
We are so glad we came,
And we are very sure that you de-
serve your world wide fame.
Your children all are fine,
| And love you every one,
And thank you very much
For giving us such fun"
| Mrs. Lola Mobiles is here from
Hutchison. Mimi. for an indefinit,
/ .;,tS Nth hnr no
! ID. A. Brewer. and other relatives ant
| friends i'm this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardie Mead have de-
cided to retire from the farm and hav,
rented their fine farm half mile ives
of Vernon to AL. Muske. who will taxi
! possession i'm the near future.
I Lawrence and Alice Warren re
turned from Garden City today, afte
d, spending a week with their aunt, Mrs
Ezra Gates and family.
! Mrs. Gardie Meade is taking osteo'
path treatment of DIR. Bedwell In Man
kato and seems to be benefited.
Mrs. Fred Hydron and two children
OF Albert Lea have spent part of tn,
/ week with Mrs. Hydron's bother, Rob
/ ert McCracken and family i'm Yves
| Vernon.
Mrs. Lee left Friday for her HON,
/ i'm Burlington, Iowa, after a month
visit at the T. Gage Clement home
Her daughter. Mrs. Clement. accom-
panied her as far as Mankato..
! Public school opens September
The building has been thorough.
cleaned, new slate blackboards hav,
been put UP, and new heating plan
installed Everything is In readiness
and in the best possible shape for com
fort and convenience and insures tn,
best OF work on the part of pupils an,
teacher.
Mrs. Harry Thompson of Mankat,
is spending the week -end with he
sisters. Misses Louise and ..lizabetl
Award.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Force, Mrs
Myrtle Gray. and Masters Robert ant
Donald Gray. and Harold Halverson
and Mrs. George Snyder and daugh
ter Faye. made an auto party Frida!
and spent an enjoyable day visitini
the noted beauty spots in the county
and ate their dinner at the Minneop'
state park. This closed a series o
many happy little gatherings at which
Mrs. Snyder and daughter have beel
honor guests while making their fare
well visits to old neighbors ant
friends The Snyders will move mex
week to Owatonna, where they vii
make their future home.
Mrs. A. c. Wilbur returned Frida.
from Mankato, where she visited he
daughter. Mrs. Than Award.