The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-28

of forging in the manual training
department of the Mankato higl
school, and is now a travelling sales
man for the G. A. Lewis company o
the Minneopa garage. They will go tt
housekeeping at once in the fiat which
is already prepared for them at 315-;
Security Flats.
NewIyweds Were Entertained.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Jones, who were
married Saturday evening, were the
guests of honor Sunday at house
party of relatives and friends who are
spending several weeks at Lake
Francis. A delightful day was en-
joyed, and an elegant course dinner
was served at noon. Those in the
party were Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr.
and Mrs. George Kimble, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Percy Kimble, Mr.. and Mrs
Sylvester Trainor, Dr. and Mrs. A
Wohlrabe, Misses Faith Lester, Ruth
Kimble and George Scherer, Jr.
Quietly Married.
Baskerville Enterprise: A quiet
wedding was celebrated at the Meth
| ouiot iIploSoPdi POI ooud6C, NAohue'y
evening, when Rev. F. F. Case Off
ciated at the marriage of Miss Bes-
sic Edwards, of this city to G. Fl
| Wood of Plymouth Junction, Cali
fornia, in the presence of few in
innate friends and relatives of the
bride. The bride was attired in a
lovely white silk dress, and the
groom wore the conventional blue
serge.
The bride is a sister of Mrs. B. F.
Kerner, of this city, and is one OF
the popular young ladies in the tele-
phone service here. The groom is a
stranger here, but the fact that he
came so far to claim his bride after
five years separation, proclaims him
as faithful lover Mrs. Wood will
remain with the telephone company
until August first in order that the
other girls may have their vacations
after which they will make their
home in Cedar Rapids, la.
The bride is a daughter of Laniel
Edwards of this city and for three
years was employed as telephone
operator by the Citizens company.
Spencer Barrett.
Miss Edna Spencer of Walker
Mimi, and Mr.. Harry Barrett of this
city were united in marriage last Sat
urday at the home of the formers
sister, Mrs. R. j. Broughton, in Min
neapolis, the wedding being a quiet
family affair and only relatives be-
ing present. Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett
will make their home in this city
where the groom is employed as
bookkeeper at the Gamble Robinson
fruit house.,
Will Act AS Bridesmaids.
Misses Hazel and Ruth Presley left
last evening for San Francisco, Calf.
where they will join their cousin and
aunt, Miss Mildred Robertson and
Mother, Mrs. J. R. Robertson, and the
party will sail for Toxic, Japan, where
the marriage of Miss Robertson to
T. S. Cobbs will be solemniZed at the
American Embassy the latter part OF
August. The Misses Presley will act
as bridesmaids at the wedding, and
will afterwards spend several months
touring Japan and China. Mr.. Cobbs
is connected with a large British
American tobacco concern at Shang-
hal, and after the wedding will live in
that city with his bride.
Six O'clock Dinner.
The following guests were enter
tanned at six o'clock dinner at the
home of w. E. McCollum yesterday:
Mr.. and Mrs. George Boyce and SON.
Miss Margaret Conley and Mr.. Ted
w. Lietz of Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. P. DAILY and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Mclaughlin, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
More and son, DR.. and Mrs. E. T.
Philips and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. r. Annis and sons, Mrs. Rebec-
ca Ellis of Mapleton, Misses Lorna
and Hazel Taylor of Sterling.
Announce Engagement.
Minneapolis Tribune: Mr.. and Mrs
Edmund Pennington, 1904 Mount
Curve avenue, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Nina, to
Mr.. George F. Piper, Jr., son OF Mr.
and Mrs. George F. Piper, 1000 Pleas
ant avenue. The wedding of Miss
Pennington and Mr.. Piper will unite
two of the oldest and most prominent
antilles of the city. Miss Pennington
was educated at the Sacred Hear
converts at Albany, N. Y. and il
Brighton, Eng, and studied for two
wears in Paris at Madame Robins art
Miss Whites finishing schools. Mr.
Piper was graduated from Yale in the
class of 1915.
Dentists Held Session at HazeImeie
Fairmont Sentinel: The executive
committee of the Southern Minnesota
Dental association, their wives ant
Iother invited guests are holding al
Iannual meeting today at Hazelmere.
They assembled there this morning
coming in cars from all parts of thu
district, and dining at Hazelmere
This afternoon is given over to thu
business session and program for thu
meeting to be held at MankatO IL
| April will be arranged. Dinner will
be served at the inn at six o'clock.
| Among those in attendance are thu
| officers: DIR. C. s. Bugbee, Wells
president; Dr. F. L. Stephen, Man
kato, vice president, and the executive
committee, Drs. M. r. Coulter, Man
kato; T. C. Mott, Wells, and D. Cas-
selman, Tracy.