The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-24
saint PATRICK Event
PLEASED THE PEOPLE
Garden City Folks Enjoyed NJ st
Splendid Program
SONGS, FARCES, FEAST
Large Audience Witnessed the
Entertainment; Personal
Gossip; News
From Wednesdays Daily.

from wednesdays Oaiy.
Garden City, March 22.-The
events of Friday night, March H.,
were such as will be remembered by
those present. St. Patrick's program
was as follows: Lucy Gates, Mayte
John and Thurston John, accom-
panists. THE River Shannon" sung
by Willis John. An original duet 70
the tune Of My Bonnie Lies Over
the Ocean" by Alfred, Mccormack
and j. G. Olmsted. Solo, "When
Irish Eyes Are Smiling" by Mrs.
Mate John. Select reading, pat and
Biddy" by Eva Mccormack. Piano
duet, "Poet and Peasant" by Thurs
ton and Clayton John. Solo, Believe
Me If All Those Endearing Young
Charms" Mrs Susie Olmsted Duet,
Sam and Tildy's Courtship," Mayte
John and Mr.. Olmsted. Solo, "A
Little Bit of Heaven" by Miss Lucille
Brose of Faribault. Solo, Mother
Machree," Mr. Olmsted. The clos
ing number was a combination by
Mr.. Olmsted, who sang 20 Wahoo'
and Royal Richardson in an original
number to the tune of Tipperary,
after which the audience sang the
chorus of Tipperary twice through.
The program was we'll received.
Then followed the supper in the
basement. The decorations were
exquisite and the makeup of a
number of the people was original
and attractive. Mrs. E. H. Monroe,
vi EN,,f
field acted as judges, the prize being
awarded to, Miss Eva Mccormack.
The prize consisted of a large box
of delicious marshmallows made by
Miss Ruth Mills and also a toy bank
representing a pigs head with the
Irish hat and all colored with Irish
green. The gross receipts of the
supper were over SIT.
Mrs. NJ. F. Crane spent Tuesday
night, March IA, in Mankato and
attended the banquet of the Citizen S
Telephone company in which she and
Mr.. Crane are stockholders.
Misses RhOda Chapman and Lucy
Gates were in Lake Crystal March IS.
Mrs. Vera Bixby enjoyed a visit
from her sister, Miss Louise Tresler
last week.
Oscar Scherer of Mankato had an
upset with his medicine wagon on
town on election day Not much
damage resulted. Mr.. Scherer took
lunch in the church basement.
Mrs. Ross of Iowa came last week
and is spending sometime with her
daughter, Mrs. C. l.. Williams and
family.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist
church will serve dinner at the home
of w. H. H. Conklin on Thursday,
March %. Garden City women are
experts at cooking and this dinner
will be a fair sample of good things
Miss Effie Swan was in Mankato. a
part Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bedbury are
happy over the arrival of a baby girl
one day last week.
The net proceeds of the good sale
held by the ladies of the Christian
church on March IA amounted to
just S13.
Homer Waite and T. C. Norman
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Ora
Swan on election day.
A. NJ. Kendall spent part of last
week in Garden City.
Ed NaSlor was a Garden City call
er recently.
The CrossWell's have returned from
Mankato, where they spent the
winter George Whitson has looked
after their property during their
absence.
Miss Lydia Wakefield of Lake
Crystal was the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Frank Richardson last week.
S. H. Thurston is suffering in
tense pain from kick. by a horse on
Mr.. Thurston's leg some time ago. A
broken blood vessel is causing the
trouble.
Mrs. Turner, who has spent some
time with her daughter, Mrs. Bert
Gates, has returned to her home in
Canada.
Mrs Kate Johnson of st. James
was an over Sunday guest of the
Howard families
Miss Ida Crane entertained her
friend, Miss Caroline Armstrong of
Mankato over Sunday
Remember the dinner at ,Conklin's
on Thursday this week.
The boys class of the Christian
Sunday school will go on hike some
day in the near future. The, plan is
to have a general, captain and other
officers, among the boys certain sig
nails will be used to call to dinner and
other things. Some readyt to- eat food
will be taken along and some ar
tieles to be cooked over the camp
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