The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-26

anu Will De productive Ol uluCu lHl1h-
| ing along the line OF the instruction
and guidance of me young. The read
ing Housekeeping, not Housckeep-
| ing" was something that we busy
| pace is so likely to crowd out of our
| lives the time that should be set
lapart to live with our children"
God help us that we shall not be
guilty of keeping a house and neg
llecting the home AT $3.50 Wednesday
| the school children from the 1st to
! the 9Th grades marched in according
| to previous arrangement, and re-
ceived hearty applause from the
audience. After they had favored the
audience with song, Mrs. Liefie
| Warren entertained the little folks
with story, followed by some
demonstrations with alcohol, by Miss
Rozette Hendrix, state president,
which illustrated the harmful nature
| of alcohol, and which seemed to in
terest the children very much. After
short talk from Miss Hendrix, the
pupils marched out and the conven-
| ton proceeded.
A very good paper on Humane
Instruction" was read by Mrs. Mil
lion, of Lake Crystal, followed by the
discussion of several leaflets on that
/ topic. The last number of the after
noon program was the address of the
District President, Mrs. Charlotte
Akers, of Lake Crystal, which was a
| fine review of the temperance work
OF the past year.
Wednesday evenings program
opened with addresses of welcome
from w. R. Palmer, in behalf of the
churches. and Mrs. A. c. WILDER, in
behalf of the local Union. These were
responded to by Mrs. Matte John of
Garden City. A song by Lester Cox
and Lyle Annis, 1--WE Won't Have a
Single Saloon elected hearty ap-
plause. The professional of Prohi-
bition States" given by nineteen young
ladies representing the Prohibition
States, and seven little girls, repre-
senting the states that will vote on
statewide prohibition this fall, was a
very pretty demonstration This was
| in charge Of Mrs. Eastman, of this
place. The address of the evening was
given by Miss Rozette Hendrix and
was greatly enjoyed, as her addresses
always are. The M. E. choir sang a
number, after which the evening
closed with congregational singing
/ Thursdays forenoon session was
mostly occupied with convention bust
ness, but one paper was given By
Mrs. Annie Johnson, of Garden City,
c., i, ;,l,
Reports from the different Unions
showed them to be for the most part
in a satisfactory condition. The fol-
flowing Unions reported: Garden City,
Good Thunder, Lake Crystal, Lincoln,
Mankato Central, Vernon Center,
Mapleton. While there, were no re-
ports from the st. Clair and Grape
! land Unions, Miss Hendrix told us of
her visits to those Unions and said
they were thriving in spite of diff
| ficulties.
The officers for the following year
are as follows President, Mrs. Char
lOtte Akers Vice President, Mrs.
Mary Foster, ST. Clair; Secretary,
Mrs. Bertha Sutherland, Mankato, and
treasurer, Mrs. Liefie Warren, Vernon
i Center.
| Thursday afternoon the program
ibegan with the reading of the minutes
of the previous session, followed by a
paper by Mrs Chapman of Garden
City, on Purity" Miss Parmalee, Of
Mankato Miss Lille Holverson Of
Vernon Center, and J. G.. Olmstead,
of Garden City, each favored the
audience with solo during the after
noon, and Mesdames Mabel Halver-
son and Minnie Thew sang duet.
Mrs. Clemmie Lowell conducted a
short parliamentary drill which tested
our knowledge of parliamentary prac
tice and elected considerable fun. Miss
Hendrix con Quoted sort of Round
Table, which led to the discussion Of
various branches of w. C. T. u. work
Just before the close of the session,
1.-The request was made that Miss Par
malice sing once more, which she
kindly consented to do. After this
the audience rose and stood in a
circle reaching around the building
land clasping hands, sang one verse
lof GOD Be With You Till We Meet
Again." at the close of the singing,
Mrs. Akers pronounced the conven-