The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-20
Many Nice Events Given For
| Large Audience
TOPICS OF THE TOWN
Number Of Society Functions,
Personal Gossip and
Village Doings
especial to Free Press.l

day afternoon. Mr.. Moodey, the man
ager. had been in the village since
Monday, putting up the tent, and get
ting everything in readiness. He was
assisted by the local manager, c. r.
Force. The tent presented very
pretty appearance. Numerous small
flags were placed around the tent,
two large flags at the back OF the
stage, with Red Cross posters. The
corner postof the platform and at the
base. were wound with the national
colors and large bowls Of roses were
placed around the platform. Rev.
Eastman opened the chautauqua by
prayer, and spoke few words in re-
gard to the Vernon Center Red Cross
auxiliary. The first number on the
program was given by the Sym trio,
the personnel of the company being
Meade Sawen, Budd Oakley, Con-
stance Caryl We're fully up to expec-
tation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown, Miss
Louise Alevand, Mrs. George Brown
and Mrs Hugh Francis were shop
pers in Mankato Tuesday. e
Mr.. Carlson, real estate dealer OF
Mankato, was in town Tuesday with
a prospective buyer for the Peterson
residence.
Margaret Quimby of Minneapolis is
visiting her cousins, Lois and Grace
Rev.
Arthur Malson, in company with his
mother, motored by the Buick route
to the cities Tuesday, where they will
spend the rest of the week, purchas-
ing goods for their store.
Mrs. Ellen Porter returned to her
home in the village Monday evening,
having been at Redwood Falls since
before the Fourth.
The families of Forces, Wilburs,
Wendlandts, Randalls, Halverson, F.
H. Barnes, @. Grays, who had plan
ned an auto party in compliment to
Mr.. and Mrs. George Judd and daugh-
ter Of Cambria, Wis, for Wednesday
and on account of the, inclement
weather, it had to be given up, and
in lieu of this big "get together"
is being greatly enjoyed by these
families, at the Force home in the
village, and big feed, whereby the
high cost CT living is entirely ignor-
ed, will be partaken of by the thir-
tyfiye present.
Miss Under of Holly Wood, Cali
fornia, arrived today, and is a guest
OF Mrs. Clara Guppy, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Hemingway in
North Vernon. i
Chautauqua week will be "Red Cross
Week" and special efforts will be
made to increase its membership. At
the Red Cross meeting Wednesday
evening committee OF eight was APP
pointed to be on duty during all SEES
sions, to solicit membership for this
great organization, which knows no
creed or cult, but whose whole soul
service is for suffering humanity, and
for God,l and home, and native land,
and every true American citizen, is
and willing, to do all in his
power, for Uncle SAM and the prin-
ciples for which he stands. Join the
Red Cross. This is your blessed priv
lege to do your mite for the boys at
he front who are fighting this dead
y serpent, who will and must be
never to rise again.
Mrs. Mary Cornish received tel
sgram Monday from her daughter,
Ruth, telling OF her safe arrival in
New York harbor, and that her trip
rom Panama had been o. K.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Sewers enter
aimed at dinner Wednesday evening
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Barnes and DR.. q.
Clemant at their beautiful farm
lome two and one-half miles south
# town.
Wednesday evening the Red Cross
'fficers and sponsors. Messrs. East
nan, Koch, Cornish, Barnes, Cooper
md Fate, held a very harmonious
Meeting at the F. H. Barnes home
o further complete the work per,
aiming to the Vernon Center aux
liary. !,
Mrs. Eastman is captain of the
'oung ladies who will solicit mem
'ers for the Red Cross. They will
ress in white, wearing the insignia
# their office, with a supply of an
iication blanks and Red Cross bnt-
ons. Misses Kittie Caven. Ethel
Mobiles, Ida Bowen, Selma Petrich
,aronica Good, Carrie Thew and
iladys Cooper, and Lydia Annis win
70 pleased to receive your memher-
nip. 1t will greatly help the com
nlttee If every member will wear tho
adge OF society-the Red Cross hut-
on.
The Masons have most eenerous1vs
endered to the local Red Cross any.
larry as long as the war shan last
ne use OF their hall. This will he
lost splendid place for doing the
,,ork to be taken up. The long IA
les in the dining room win be used
s work tables. u0'u
MISS Lucy Weir, one Of Vernon Cen
erS efficient teachers, who has not
cen in the best of health lately and
as obliged to give up, her school
'ork in April, has been taking treat
tents in Mankato for the past two
lontns. Tuesday she went to Ro-
hester to consult the Mayos.
Iwenty-on dollars was realized
ON the ice cream social, held At the
ONE of Frank Schwane Tuesday
vening. ueeuay
Mrs. Albert Halverson retnrned
ON Rochester Wednesday. having
ade satisfactory gain since her {
lst visit to the Mayos clinic.
Mrs. Warren and Alice returned
ON Rochester Thursday noon. They
Ill return in one week, when Alice
Ill submit to the operations. which.
le physicians have been preparing
Thomas HOWeison ne Mon1afo.