The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-07

S:35 p. M, address, DR.. Willis; We'd
nesday, 900 a. M, devotional Mrs
G. w. John; 9:15, The Church and
It's Relation of Bible Society, Mrs. j
Griggs; 9:95, Church Members Rela-
ton to Bible Society; 1000, c. w. b
M. business meeting; HOO, address
Ada l.. Forster; $3.50 p. M, district
business meeting; 400, recreation
1880, devotional. w. o. King; 500
address, F. H. Groom; $40, address
World Wide Visions, c. B. Osgood.
The delegates will be entertained
in the homes for lodging and break
fast Dinner and supper will be
iserved in the church basement at
twenty five cents per meal. The pub
lie is invited to attend the sessions
lof the convention and enjoy the adj
dresses, good music, and fellowship
All who wish to help in entertaining
please let the ladies know before
delegates arrive. They are expected
from Worthington, Fairmont, Tru-
man, Lewisville, Madelia, Mankato
Cleveland, Redwood Falls, Candy and
other points. Garden City will main
tain its reputation for entertaining
Co. operation to that end is desired.
L. e. Fleming postponed his Duroc
sale from September l to September
Is. Come and get some good stock.
Lieutenant c. T. John is at Camp
Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa and writes
that his address is as follows: Camp
Dodge, Iowa, 35th Regiment, in Care
9Th Company Officers Messenger.
He is under Captain F.. c. Legg.
A great many Garden City people
were in Mankato Saturday to witness
the dedication services. Patriotism
is still deepening.
c. E. Conkling and family are in
Michigan where they hope to have a
pleasant vacation.
Mrs. L. D. Mills left Tuesday for
Canada where she will visit her
daughter, Lois. Mrs. Emmeline Crane
will look after the house during her
absence.
A number from here are attending
the state fair this week.
Miss Irma Yates of Fairmont has
spent several days with her aunt,
Mrs. Mayte John. She assisted in
two splendid music numbers at church
Sunday morning.
J. Reddon Everett, former teach
'er here, is now somewhere in France,
as a sergeant in the base medical
supply depot. The following are ex-
tracts from a letter to his mother in
Mankato, dated August 1, 1917. "Your
last letter was written to me just
before we left New York and has
been answered. But you have written
other letters | am sure which will
come any time, perhaps several to-
gether unless they have been sunk
by the German submarines. l never
felt better in my life than now, ex-
cept that I am so sleepy most of the
time due probably to the change in
climate. We are in a pretty and fer
tile farming community. The far
mers live in town and go back and
forth each day. The governor has
provided room and board for us in
English, Daybreak. French women
are fine cooks and they set us an e.
cellent table. All meals are served in
courses. One of our men suggested
to the landlady that she put all the
food and dishes on at once and she
felt hurt and said she wouldn't feed
dogs that way. have been told that
even, poor families serve in courses.
In this family there is the mother, a
daughter eighteen years old, married
daughter and her husband, two grand
children, a girl and boy about ten
and eight years old, all unmarried.
Women are addressed as madmoiselle
and all wives as madame. An older
son is in the aviation war service
and the father is dead. The people
are so kind and do us a great many
favors. We are learning some French,
especially from the girl who is bright
and likes to talk with us. I have met
a young French sergeant who speaks
English fiuently. He wants to see me
often and says he will help me learn
French. There is a little Protestant
church here and I met some fine
folks there last Sunday at three
o'clock, through Madame De Arcy, an
old lady who lived in England forty
five years ago, and taught French in
private families and who speaks good
English yet. Monsieur Braun and
wife invited me with them and the
minister to their house for a cup of
tea. We had an interesting time, al
though none but the one old lady
could talk my language. She hadn't
seen any one to talk it with for
about eighteen years, and I am the
first American she remembers talking
with. 1t seems that my work will be
clerical"
August 2-Your letter of July 2,
just received. The Red Cross work
is fine You can't do better work. 1t
the war lasts long everything you
can make will be needed. Yet, we
wear khaki here. We are long way
from the front and just as safe as
if in Mankato, so you won't need to
worry. We have forty-one cars of
supplies arriving in a few days, but
these cars are much smaller than
American freight cars. There is
much that l can't write you, but my
diary will keep them till 1 get home.
Your letters are certainly appreciat-
ed, Please keep them coming often"
T. F. Hills went Saturday to Ro-
chester and is still with Mrs. Mills.
School began Tuesday. The facul-
ty is Principal E. w. Hemsworth,
grammar room, Miss Jones of Man
kato, grades three, four and five,
Miss Rhoda Chapman, and the little
folks, Miss Liza Wilson.
Mrs. j. E. Stevens is in Ceresco,
where she will remain about two
weeks.
Miss Emma King was nassenoar