The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-18
Henry S. Welcome. London,
Was Guest of Honor

Garden City. June 15.-llenry S.
Welcome. OF London, England, form
erly n Garden City boy, was the guest
of a number of his old time friends
and schColmates at a dinner at the
hotel Sunday. George VI. Palmer
brought Mr.. Welcome from Mankato
in his car. Those present at the din
ner were \. NJ. Kendall. Mr.. and Airs.
Frank Thurston. Mr.. and Mrs. VI. +.
Crane. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs J. NJ Chapman. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. q. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. T..
+. Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ID. Mills. Mr..
and Mrs. James Wolyerton. Mrs. GeOr-
gia Doud. Mrs. Nettie Wilson. Mrs.
Fannie Robinson. Josie Ray, Mrs. Ell
Warner. Mrs. Josephine Wood. Mrs.
Davis and daughter. Mr.. Detamore. +.
W. Gates. Andrew Friend. Mrs. Caro-
line Parker. Miss Emma King. and J.
X Osgood. Mr.. Welcome entertained
the party with n story of his travels,
AMI his research work In Egypt. II
was intensely interesting. During the
evening Mr.. Palmer and Mr.. Welcome
motored around the town noting the
changes.
The meetings at the Baptist church
closed Sunday evening. Five persons
took membership with the church ut
the close of the final service.
The funeral service for little Lucille
Eager. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Eager. was held from the home Fri
day at > p. M. Music WIS furnished
by Mr. and Mrs. G. w. John and J. G..
Olmstcd. Mr.. OlmstCd delivered the
funeral address.
Mr. and Mrs Eli Warner arrived
here last week To spend the summer.
They were accompanied by their
daughter. Mrs. Josie Ray.
Miss Laura Bergman of Winona has
been the guest of Mrs. c. II. John the
rast week.
Franc Thurston and wife. and Mrs
+. w. Gates and Mrs. J. T.. Stevens
motorcd 10 Mankato last Friday.
Violet Mills visited at the home of
I. f. and l.. +. Mills the last of the
week
Mr.. and Mrs. H. O. Thompson spent
Sunday night with Mr.. and Mrs. :. H..
Thurston.
Mrs. Meta Ferris OF Clay Center,
Neb.. is visiting i'm this vicinity.
\ baptismal service of Garden City
people will take place at the Mankato
Christian church Friday. June Is. ut
3 D. m. There will be five or more can.
didates. All who desire TO witness the
service are cordially invited. The trip
will be made by automobile. leaving
Garden City at 1870 a. m. and go
ing to Sibley park, where picnic din
ner will be served. and from there TO
the church. II promises to be an in
teresting day.
Christian EndeavOr meeting will be
held in the Christian church Sunday
evening. June 20. and will be- led by
three ladies. Preaching services will
follow tho meeting
Miss Nettic Yates Of Watcrvillc Is
the guest of her sister. Mrs. G.. w.
John.
Mrs. Julia Thurston went to Mime
apolis Monday, where she will remain
three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. u. Mills and Miss
Lois and Erwin Mills motorcd TO Man.
kato Monday
The Baptist Sunday school will give
childrens' day program Sunday aft o.
crnoon, June 20.
Mrs. Mcmahon. an equal suffrage or
ganiZer met group of ladies here
last Thursday. and organized branch
of the Blue Earth County Equal Suf-
fraEc association. Mrs. Ida Boyton be-
ing elected chairman. Meetings will
he held at the school house the third
Tuesday i'm each month.