The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17
FIXED DATE FOR THEIR
PLAY At GARDEN CITY
The New Minister" Will Be
Presented Dec. 81
WATCH the Old YEAR OUT
There Will Be An Oyster Supper Also;
Events Scheduled For New
Years Eve

Garden City. December 15.-ThC
date for the entertainment The New
Minister" has been set for Friday
night. December ii. at eight O'Clock
in the Christian church. Admission
- and 25 cents. Following the pro-
gram there will be an oyster supper
in the basement at % cents per plate.
This will be the first feature OF a
watch meeting which OF course. will
continue until midnight. when the
old year shall make its exit and the
new wear come triumphantly in. The
last par, Of the old year will be given
TO exercises appropriate to a watch
service. The rChCarsals for the en-
tertainment are going on splendidly
/lnd thOs" who are taking part are
: very enthusiastic Listen to the talk
about The New Minister" Every
body is going TO attend and you in
dividually are invited.
Mrs. Mary Buck spent last We'd
nesday i'm MankatO.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. +. Crane and
Mrs. G. W John mOtored TO Man
kato last Thursday
l.. -. Mills and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Olmsted took dinner with Ray
Thompson and family on Wedncs-
day.
II. +. Jepueson ard James VOL
vertun mOtCred TO Mankato Thurs
day
Mrs. Nellie Corbett came down
~
cOmpanied her mother home.
Alfred Meservy and family re-
turned from Wisconsin Friday. They
had been gone about a month.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. John assisted
with the music in the entertainment
at the Welsh church in Lake Crystal
last Thursday.
Myrtle and Elsie Thomson visited
over Sunday with their aunt in Man
kato.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Howard are
established for the winter at the
Frank Howard farm.
Mrs. l.. ID. Mills called on her
old friend. Mrs. Mention in Lake
Crystal last Thursday. Mrs Mention
is in poor health.
The mass meeting at the Baptist
church Sunday morning was well at
tended and was a success. Every
number was well rendered. Mrs. Anna
Johnson Is a splendid president for
the W. {. r. L. and her address
was we'll received. The parade of
states was interesting The resolu-
tiOu which was presented urging cor
gress to give the people n chance at
the constitutional prohibition was un-
animously adopted. This meeting will
surely increase the interest in the
liquor question in this community
Miss Lula Eager surprised her sis
ter. Mrs. Earl Disch Saturday even
ing by her arrival from her home
near Minneapolis. Miss Fager re-
ports that her mother has suffered
quite badly from eczema and rheu-
matism since they left Garden City.
Miss Eager will return home after
Christmas.
s. w Buckles and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Campbell from near Lake
Crystal attended the mass meeting
Sunday. They took dinner and spent
the afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Olmsted
Miss June Brown and Lester Robin
son with some of their friends. all
from Vernon Center. attended the
Endeavor meeting in Garden City
Sunday evening
Miss Eva Mccormack celebrated
her sixteenth birthday Saturday, De-
cember II. 4 very delightful skating
party was held in her honor. consist
ing of high school students. Miss
Mccormack received as a gift from
her fellow students a beautiful
friendship bracelet. each link being
engraved with the initials or name
of one of the donors. Miss Mae Terry
and Casey Crane arranged the party.
which was greatly enjoyed.
4 successful sale and social was
held by the ladies of the Willow
Greek Christian church at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. II. o. Thompson
Saturday afternoon and evening.
Those from Garden City who attend
ed were. Miss Bertha Cole. Lois and
Erwin Mills and Mr, and Mrs. Ohm
sted
The little son of MIR and Mrs. Bert
Gates had some of his fingers quite
badly hurt in a ringer ore day last
week.
The Baptist Sunday school will
have a dinner for the members OF
the church and school at the church
Nat noon. Friday. December "a. and
a social time following the dinner
YAH will be in keeping with the spirit
,of Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Stevens left
Wednesday for Mt. Carmel, ILL.,. where
they will visit Mrs. Stevens sister,
Mrs. Churchill until after Christmas,
when n party will proceed to Mont
gomery and Mobile. Alabama. Mr..
and Mrs. Stevens will make quite a
trip in the south, expecting to be