The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-11-03
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From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
| Mapleton will have a busy week So
! cially. The local o. E. S. will give
Halloween party Tuesday evening
to their members and Masons and
| their families. There are number
of other parties in the air for the en-
joyment of the young people and al
together the week promises TO be one
| of pleasure. The masquerade on
Wednesday, November and the
lecture course ON Friday, November 5.
The Weman's Study club will meet
Tuesday at three o'clock with Mrs. F.
J.. Bomberger instead of Mrs. ]. F.
Albrecht. Subject, Trips around
Boston and Halloween Quotation 81
The Mapleton opera mouse is still
in shape for dances and Manager
Schweer is advertising grand
masque ball for November 1 with
Hollis Peerless orchestra for music
The annual Burns club dance will al
so be held there and quite probably
several others during the interval be-
tween at Thanksgiving and New
Year. ~
Frank Simon was transacting BUSH
ness in Mankato Friday.
Miss Della Whelan. teacher in the
Johnston school, is having a weeks
vacation which she will spend with
the home folks at Henderson.
The Chorus choir of the Congrega-
tional church enjoyed Halloween
party in the church parlors on Friday
evening The black cats and owls be-
gan to arrive early and eight o'clock
the hostess two black cats with a
witch as warden were In readiness
Tor the guests, who after being admit
ted were taken to the top of the
stairway by the cats and treated to
a slide on waxed board to the scene
of the carnival. This part of the
program was enjoyed very much as
many returned for more slide. The
decorations were black cats, witches
and yellow pumpkins upon curtains
and tables, the chandelier being fes-
TONED with crepe paper decorated
with the same. In the dim yellow
light of the paper wrapped electric
bulbs lunch of. ice cream, cake and
waters was served to all seated at
one long table beautifully decorated.
About twenty-five were present and
at a late hour it was with regret That
they departed for their homes, wish
ing that Halloween came once a
week.
Little Juliet Gilmore entertained a
number of her little friends at a
Halloween party from three to six
O'Clock Saturday. The guests arrived
in costumes and masks, representing
all kinds of spooks ana witches, one
carrying her broom. The house was
decorated with black cats, bats anc
witches. A number of Halloween
games were played after which the
guests were served to a delightful
Halloween lunch in the dining
room A large Jack O. IanterH held
place as centerpiece while from the
chandelier above hung festoons of
crepe paper decorated with Hallow-
cen emblems. The little guests &C.,
parted feeling that they had very
enjoyable afternoon.
Mr. Bergman, a state Sunday school
worker, attended services in both
churches yesterday. His business was
to arrange for a Sunday school
teachers institute to convene here
toward the end of the month to be
attended by teachers from the schools
at Good Thunder, Beauford, Medo,
Pemberton, Sterling, Grapeland and
MapIeton.
The second number of the lecture
course will be given by Ralph Miller
of Bradford The subject will be
Letting George Do It." Friday even
ing, November 8, at Pastime theatre.
A few more course tickets remain to
be sold at $f25 each. The committee
wishes to dispose of these in order
to put the course through on its own
receipts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Enfield, Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Dobie attended the
silver wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Annis at Vernon Saturday.
Fred Thies, manager of the Easton
Creamery spent Sunday with his
parents, of this place.
Miss LORNA Decker has gone 70
Mankato to take a course in the
Commercial college, where Mapleton
is so well represented at present.
If there is an ordinance in this viii
lage which provides for the peace
why not have it enforced no matter
who it effects.