The Mankato free press., 1916-01-28

hell sGd congratulations received
| Mr.. and 8,ls. Collins will take wed
ding trip to the twin cities, and will
be at home in Elysian after Februar.
Is, where the groom has home al
ready prepared. Mr.. Collins is en-
gagged in the furniture and hard
ware business at Elysian, and is ONT
of the prominent young business mel
of that town. His bride is one of thu
| popular young ladies of Madison
Lake, and a host of friends join il
| congratulations and best wishes tt
them for happy married life.
! Theatre Party. ~
| A theatre party was. enjoyed by the
Misses Rhoda ChalIpman, Hazel Haze
| and Lucy Gates and Messrs. Aller
Roberts, Clayton John and Edward
Ward OF Garden City last Saturday
! evening. After the entertainment the
party went to the Garden City house
where a four course supper was
served, the favors being bon bons. II
was most delightful evening to the
members of the Hungry Six !"
Concert at Mankato Theatre Saturday
Night.
Madame Florence Bodinoff, a cele-
brated mezzo- soprano opera singer
from the Royal Opera, Copenhagen
will give concert in Mankato thea
tire on Saturday night, January 30
She will be assisted by Richard Ger
wonky, violinist, who played the lead
with the Minneapolis Symphony or
chestra. Madame Bodinoff is making
this tour under the management of
Miss Henrietta Goodnough Hull, and
this is the first time she has ever
toured America. She has signed a
contract to take the lead in Car
men," with the Chicago Grand Opera
company next year, and her fame in
America is spreading rapidly. Mad
anne Bodinoff possesses beautiful
mezzo- soprano voice, replete with
mellow notes, and has the dramatic
temperature necessary to imbue her
singing with magnetic feeling She
sang at Duluth Sunday with the SYM
phony orchestra, and received an ova-
tion from the delighted audience. AL
though the daughter of a Russian con-
sui, born in Denmark, and having
spent the greater part of her life in
the foreign countries, she declares
she is absolutely neutral on the war
question. Berlin, Paris and Vienna
have all been privileged to hear this
talented singer, whose repertoire is
~ ;ato 70 f,xr L.
as she sings equally well in French,
German, or Russian, and her Scan
dinavian folk songs are very cleverly
given, especially beautiful in her rem
dition of German songs. Mankato
music lovers should make it a point
to hear this noted singer.
PhiIoIexian Assembly Banquet.
The eighth minervalia of the Philo-
lexian Assembly Of Gustavus Adol-
phus college of st. Peter was held
this afternoon at the Hotel Saul
paugh, about forty-two members be-
ing in attendance. At $3.50 the an
nual banquet was served, the follow
ing being the menu:
Cream of Tomato
Celery Sailed Almonds Olives
Roast Turkey
Cranberry Sauce
Mashed Potatoes Peas in Cases
Hot Dinner Rolls
Fruit Salad
Apple Pie mode ..
Bon Bons Coffee
Toasts were given by John Unis,
who spoke on "Yggdrasil;" Otto
"Urda, Verdandi and Skull
da;" Eben Ostergren, 'Valkyriorna; ="
Archie Johnson, "Bifrosts bro;" X.
S. Eymundson, "Valhalla." A musi-
cal program was given, including
piano solo by Professor A. w. Ander
son; a recitation with musical ac-
compartment by Paul Hanson, and
song octet, composed of Messrs. Lin
dau, Ahnquist, Weinhardt, Young
quist, Rydell, Benson, Unis and Ran
seen.
Guests present at the banquet were
Misses Hulda Chernstrom, Edith c..
Knock, Esther Nelson, Lydia E. Nor
cen, Alpha Irgens, Judith Peterson,
Ruth H. Kallgren, Edna E. Wilson.
Ebba Gull, Annie c. Yngve, Esther
Carlson, Florence He'd, Dagmar Cas-
sci, Edna Lindahl, Estelle Erickson
Linnea Swendsen, Agnes Nelson, Ruth
G. Nelson, Myrtle Johnson and Mrs.
K. S. Eymundson; Messrs. G. Lin
dau, w. R. Youngquist, John Unis,
John Benson, Otto Erickson, John Oh
son, Edwin Olson, Carl e. Weinhardt
Nels Olson, Oscar Yngve, Paul Han
son, Gideon Ahnquist, Rudolph Ran
seen Milton Peterson Archie J0hn-
son, Carl Rydel6 Hamon H. Hallin, E.
S. Ostergren, Henry Wahlstrand and
K. S. Eymundson.
e. =. U. Social.
Last evening the e. f. U. lodge
held well attended meeting opening
with a business session, presided over
by Carl Jacobson, the new president.
The members voted to have piano and
violin music at the first meeting of
each month, and a social dancing
party. The drill team was reorgan-