The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-19
would HAVE PAGEANT
START IN THE MORNING
D. A. R. Chapter Takes Action
On This Phase of Event
OPPOSED TO LATER HOUR
Election of Officers For Local
Organization; Meeting With
Mrs. C. H. Cooper

Mrs. C. H. Cooper
s-on Mondays DAILY.
During the annual meeting of An
thony Wayne Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, Saturday
afternoon, the members voted as a
chapter to request that the Mankato
Historical Pageant, which will be held
in Sbley park on July 4, commence
at about ten o'clock in the morning,
instead of being postponed until $3.50
in the afternoon. 1t appears to be
the general opinion that the pageant,
which will be stupendous produc-
ton, should be put on in the morning,
while everyone is feeling their best
and are not tired by the festivities of
the day, in order that they may en-
JOY the affair to the utmost.
Entertained BY the Regent.
Saturday being Regents day An
thony Wayne chapter. was enter
tanned by Mrs. c. H. Cooper, regent
of the chapter, at her home, 1922
Ramsey street, the meeting opening
luncheon served by the hostess. The
rooms were prettily decorated with
profusion of spring flowers and foil
age. After a short musical program
Mrs. Florence Stubs read a very in
teresting report of the annual con-
tinental congress of the D. A. R. in
Continental Memorial Hall, Wash
ington, D. c., which had been sent to
the chapter by Miss Eva Cooper, who
is still in the east, and who attended
the congress. Miss Cooper had also
sent clippings from the Washington
newspapers dealing with the con-
gress, which, were read and proved of
much interest to the chapter.
Report of Pageant Committee.
Mrs. Cooper requested Mrs tt co.
dore Williams, who is chairman of
the d. A. r. committee which will
put on one of the scenes of the Man
kato Historical Pageant, for an &C
count of what had been done so far,
and Mrs. Williams gave full report,
which resulted in considerable dis
cussion. ga
IS Annual election of officers was
held, resulting in the reelection of
.. u.
H. Cooper, regent; Mrs. j. S. Hol-
brook, vice regent; Miss Carrie
Brewster. second vice regent; Mrs
F. Monks, registrar; Miss Amanda
Drake, secretary; Miss Alice Stew
art, treasurer; Mrs. James Wilson,
chaplain. 5n
Paper on the old Bell.
Mrs. Florence Stubs read the fol-
lowing story e"On the old Bell" a
story of which appeared in The Free
Press not long ago:
1.-THE old bell has probably brought
out as much controversy as any one
, object of the early days. There is a
difference of opinion as to where it
was bought; who by, and what year
it was first hung. Some people say
Ed Bradley bought the bell in ST.
Louis and it was hung in 1860 or
later. Some say there were two
, bells, one owned by Father Thomp-
son and one by the town, and others
that the Kitchen boys brought it
from Philadelphia in 1887.
I'm summing up what l have gath
ered find that more persons are
agreed on the year 1857 for the date
the bell was hung than any other
year
Mrs Beatty remembers very well
that the bell was near the Kilden
Bros hall (Which was also the city
, halD where the Presbyterian church
services were held, and they would
, always leave home when the bell
was rung for the first time, to attend
, church services. This was in 1857.
l.; 80
, where the Thronson drug store now
stands, in 1857, and distinctly re-
, members the bell hung at that time
on a vacant lot between the Kitchen
Bros building and another building.
This was about where the Morris &
Andrist furniture store now stands.
The old Meagher building was a
frame building afterwards moved
[ back to the alley. About the time
Of the Inkpaduta scare was the time
he thinks it was hung The settlers
} were notified that il the Indians
3, should come, the bell would be rung
Mr.. Coy went to Connecticut in the
| fail Of 1860 and did not return to
7 Mankato until 1877 and never saw
/. the bell while it hung on the levee.
Charles Chapman says the bell was
on the leve when he came to Manka
to in 1861. Looking over old rec
! ords in Mr.. Chapman's office we
, came across the following articles
: written by M. G., Willard and read al
' the time of Rev. t. Ross Paden's in
stallation as pastor of the First Pres
, byterians church in Mankato. The
log school house that was built in
1855 served for the Presbyterian
,, church several years. The ladies
sewing circle was organized here
The authentic account was like this
!, They proposed to themselves at that
early day to purchase for the church
bell large enough, not only to ac-
commodate the little church but with
tongue long enough to send its tone:
all over the future city of Mankato
: And that it might shake down the
log school house, they determined tt
have it placed on frame for the
7 mutual accommodation Of all the cit
liens, until church cupola capable
of holding it should be built to re-
ceive it, 1t was said at the Manka.