The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-11

mouse OF representatives gave lnelr
annual reception this afternoon at
congress hall for the wives of all Of
ficialdom in this city. During the
afternoon wives of cabinet members
presided at the tea table, including
Mrs Garrison, wife of the secretary
of war; Mrs. Daniels, wife of the
secretary of the navy; Mrs. McAdoo,
wife of the secretary of treasury;
Mrs. Burleson, wife of the postmaster
general; Mrs. Houston, wife of the
secretary of agriculture; Mrs. Red
field, wife of the secretary of COM
merce, and Miss Agnes Wilson,
daughter of the secretary of labor.
In the receiving line were the fol-
lowing: Mrs. Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,, Mrs ]. T. Robinson of Ar
kansas, Mrs. D. w. Shackleford of
Missouri, Mrs. e. S. Chandler of
Mississippi, Mrs. H. T. Rainey of
Illinois, Mrs. j T. Hefiin of Ala
bama, Mrs Lincoln Dixon of Indiana,
Mrs. Lenore Sherwood of Ohio. Mrs.
J. A. M. ,Adair of Indiana, Mrs. w. A
Ashbrook of Ohio, also:
Mrs. G. G. Edwaris of Georgia
/ Mrs. Scott Ferris of Oklahoma, Mrs.
H. l.. Goodwin OF North Carolina
Mrs. H. A. Barnhart of Indiana. Mrs
Cyrus Cline of Indiana. Mrs. w. A 4.
Cullop of Indiana, Mrs. D. M {.
Hughes of Georgia. Mrs. e. T. Tay-
lor of Colorado, Mrs. ] s.. Daven-
port of Oklahoma. Mrs J. J Rus
sell of Missouri, Mrs. F. l.. Black
mon of Alabama, Mrs j. F.. Byrnes
of Tor0lino
Gillicudy of Maine, Mrs. A. B. Rouse
of Kentucky, also:
Mrs. T. l.. Rubey of Missouri, Mrs,
&C. B. Smith of New York. Mrs. J.
NJ. c.. Smith of Michigan, Mrs. J B.
Aswell of Louisiana, Mrs. w. w.
Bailey of Pennsylvania, Mrs. c.. H.
Dillon of South Dakota, Mrs. War
rane Gard of Ohio, Mrs. William Cor
don of Ohio, Mrs. Albert Johnson OF
Washington. Mrs. Edward Heating OF
Colorado, Mrs. William Kettner OF
California, Mrs. A. A.. Kreider OF
Pennsylvania, Mrs Charles Lieb OF
Indiana, also:
Mrs. J. B Thompson of Oklahoma,
i Mrs. J. R. Walker of Georgia, Mrs
]. A. Sterling of Illinois, Mrs. E. B. AL
mon of Alabama Mrs r. P. Freeman
of Connecticut. Mrs. l.. H. HALEY OF
Washington, Mrs. w. w. Hastings
of Oklahoma, Mrs. B. G.. Hilliard OF
Colorado, Mrs. d. H. Kincheloe OF
Kentucky, Mrs. Meyer London of New
York, Mrs c.. n. Macarthur of Ore
gon, Mrs. S. J. Nichols of South
Carolina, Mrs. w. ]. Sears of Flor
. ida, Mrs. J. n. Tillman of Arkan-
sas, Mrs. c.. B. Timberlake of Col
, orado, Mrs L. E. Wheeler of Hi
, nois, Mrs. T. S. Williams of Illinois
Mrs. w. r. Wood of Indiana, Mrs
w. w Venable of Mississippi, Mrs
James Wickers ham of Alaska and
Mrs. R. c.. McCulloch of Ohio.
The President and Mrs. Wilson will
be guests of the congressional club
at a ST. Valentines party, Monday
February A. Decorations will be in
keeping with the spirit of the day
The bouquet to be presented by the
club to Mrs. Wilson will be an old
fashioned nosegav in paper lace
holder, such as tho gallant of Iona
ago presented to his lady love on
this sentimental anniversary.
! Only club members will be invited
to this affair, and the list of guests is
to be submitted to the president fol-
approval. Secret service men will
search the clubhouse before the ar
rival of the president and will re-
main during the reception.
Invitations are being issued for a
reception by the congressional club
for Vice President and Mrs. Marshal
and Secretary and Mrs. Lansing to be
held February %.
Representative Fred A. Britton OF
! IlIinois, who has travelled extensively
in China, Japan, and the Philippines
will give stereopticon entertainment
! and travel lecture at the congressional
club early in March. He has rare
collection of pictures taken on his
eastern trip.
A pleasant reception was given b.
the ladies of the congressional club
| Friday, Feb. 4, in honor of visiting
members of the Young Women's
/ Christian association who held theil
jubilee in Washington.
| Mrs. John F. Shafroth of Colorado
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee, presided At the conclusion
/ of the program Mrs. Atlee Pomerene
president of the club, presented the
club members to the visitors.
Assisting during the social hour
| were: Mrs. T. F. Cargo of Penn
sylvania Mrs. L. c. Cramton of Michi-
i gan, Mrs. w. A. Cullop of Indiana
Mrs. A. J. Gronna of North Dakota
Mrs. F. E. Guernsey of Maine, Mrs
| T.. l.. Creme of Vermont, Mrs. ]
p. Glynn of Connecticut, Mrs. W
c.. Houston of Tennessee, Mrs. Jo-
| seph Howell of Utah, Mrs. William
Hughes of New Jersey, also:
Mrs. B. G.. Humphreys of Mi"s's-
sippi. Mrs. E. ]. King of Galesburg
H.. Mrs. D. N. Kincheloe of Ken
lucky, Mrs. F. r. Lehlbach of New
| Jersey, Mrs. A. F. Lever of Soutf
Carolina, Mrs. C. j. Linthicun O
Maryland, Mrs. H. F. Lippitt O
Rhode Island and Mrs. John A. Lo-
gan of Washington.
Mrs. Edmund Clark of New York
and Mrs. w. A. Rodenberg of Hi
nois presided at the tea table.