The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31
Great Was the Gathering There
On Friday Night
PROGRAM WAS PLEASING
Entertainment Given Under the
Auspices of EpWorth League;
Personal Notes
Especial to The Free Press,l

vernon center, MarCn zo.-Nol-
understanding the almost impossible
roads and intense darkness, large
audience was on hand Friday even
ing to enjoy the Epworth league
entertainment, which consisted of
instrumental and vocal music, and
two playlets. The musical part of the
entertainment which was of a high
order, was given by R. E. Fate,
Lyle Cooper, Mrs. Fate and the
Misses Gladys Cooper and Selma
Petrich. The first, who's a Cow
ard pleasing little comedy, last
ing twenty minutes, enacted by
Harry Halverson, Gladys Cooper
and w. r. Palmer, made decided
hit with the audience. This was fol-
lowed by group of songs by Mrs.
Fate accompanied by Gladys Coop
er. piano; r. e. Fate, VIOLIN Lyle
Cooper slide trombone. Mrs. Fate
has a beautiful voice, and her sing
ing is greatly admired and added
greatly to the pleasure of the even
ing. The last part of the entertain
ment, "a Case of Suspension" with
eleven live characters was excel
lent Each and everyone did their
parts to perfection. This sparkling
little farce depicted college life and
the adventures of the undergradu-
ateS of n college, and the young
ladies CT a nearby seminary in plan
ming a college lark and feed. Nora
Lowell, Eva Nelson and Blanche Ran
dali acted the role of the Young
ladies OF the seminary to perfection
and the ease in which they per-
formed their pranks was remarkable
H. l.. Burdick, Walter Cox, Mark
Mack, Paul Thew as college boy,
were simply immense. Mrs. Marie
Evans, as Miss Qrphelia Judkins, and
r. e. Fate as Professor Emil Eyer
ton of the faculty, Carrie Thew, a
celtic maiden and w. r. Palmer
Jones, the seminary man, brought
down the house by their very clever
presentations. There was not a
dull moment from start to finish, the
plays were clean sparkling and
bright with nothing Objectionable
either in makeup or speech, and the
congratulations from everybody over
the success of their entertainment
The home OF Frank Robinson in
Oldtown has been besieged by the
humps nearly all winter while max
ing the rounds among the four sons,
of the family, one would be just
about over it when another would
get them. Elmer, the last is not
least and is having quite strenuous
time.
Vernon Center mail carriers re-
port the present roads as the worst
they have encountered during the
past five years.
Mrs. Ellen Porter and daughter,
Mrs. Stella Clague, returned Satur-
day from a very pleasant sight see
ing trip of two months through the
southern and eastern states. They
spent some time in Washington, d.
G.. and Philadelphia, and visited
relatives in Maryland and Vermont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Miller and
Roy were Sunday guests for dinner
at the home of c. NJ. Warren.
Mrs. Bonnie McElmeel and two
children, Catherine and Eugene, de-
parted Monday for their home in
Great Falls, Mont.
Joe Turner. who has been in the
film business in the vicinity of Free
port, H., and Ed Skagerberger, who
has been on his claim in the north
ern part of the state, both returned
on the late train Friday to be on
hand when their respective occupa-
tons begin the seasons work. Mr..
Turner being carpenter and Mr.
Skagerberger tfler.
iii Miss Liza Wilson and brother,
Bert, spent Saturday afternoon be-
tween trains with their sister, Mrs.
Leafie Warren and family.
H. G.. Kraus accompanied his
shipment of three carloads of cattle
and hogs TO Sious City Saturday
evening. He will return the middle
of next week.
Sam McMonagle has begun eyca-
waiting for a basement in the center
of his lot, and will move his resi-.
dence, which is now at one corner of
it. This move makes the place more
convenient and attractive.
L. l.. Champlin Of Mankato, sec
rotary OF the Vernon Center Home
Coming association, has mailed per-
sonal letters to those who have been
appointed on the various committees
in arranging and carrying out of the
Big Home coming event to be held
in our thriving little village in early
June. At this early stag of the
game, some of the committees are
already laying plans and have their
work well mapped out. Everybody
is interested in this Home Coming
event, therefore, everybody is a
booster and that always spells
success.
Oliver Randall returned Satur-
day evening from Rochester, where
he had been with his wife for the
past two weeks. Mrs Randall is re-
covering very satisfactorily from a
very serious operation.