The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
RAISED THE FLAG WHILE
SONGS were IN ORDER
Pretty Ceremonies Held At
Garden City On Sunday
LARGE CROWD PRESENT
Mothers Day Observed Also;
Personal Notes and Gossip
From That Village
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THURSDAYS Daily

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From Thursdays Daily.
Garden City, May 17.-Mrs. Ida
Boynton is enjoying a visit from hel
niece from North Dakota.
Mrs. j. E. Stevens is a guest Of
Mrs. Nora Piper in Minneapolis.
Mrs: Fred Kendall has been with
her husband at the hospital much Of
the time lately. His condition is still
critical. Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall appre-
ciate very. much the visits and tokens
of remembrance from Garden City
friends.
E. H. Monroe was a business caller
in Minneapolis last week.
Mrs. Emma Terry came last week
and is enjoying very much the privi-
lege of seeing old friends. She re-
ports her daughters health rs being
quite poor.
Mrs. A. Beer spent part of last
week in Mankato.
A number of the boys with j. G.
Olmstad motored to Vernon Center
last Thursday to talk over the boy
scout proposition with the scout
master there. They also arranged
for a ball game at Garden City with
the Vernon boys on Saturday. The
result was a score of 11-19 in favor
of Garden City. Of course this was
expected.
The ladies of the Baptist church
were well pleased with the patron
age of their dinner last Saturday.
The receipts were almost $40.
Thurston John made a trip to Fort
Smelling last week and Monday of
this week went again to respond to a
call.
day was a very happy affair, the at
tendance being large. The plans for
entertaining were we'll carried out.
Ed, Rev and Burt Roberts have
been painting in Vernon Center
lately.
Mrs. ]. C. Bixby was in Mankato
Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Nettie Rev spent a part OF
last week at Vernon Center.
The sick ones in the village are all
doing nicely.
Earl Van Sickle with a Buick, Rollo
Child and Emil Nelson with Fords
are helping to keep up the price of
gasoline.
Mrs. Alice Cavett, Mrs. j. F. Os-
good and Mr.. Mcbride were Mankato
visitors Friday.
George and Frank Richardson and
Homer White were hauling in a lot
of So wheat Saturday.
Last Sunday was an ideal day,
favorable to the enjoyment of the
service that had been planned for
1920 a. M. Miss Norman of Lake
Crystal was present to fulfill her
promise to assist in the music, her
singing as we'll as that OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Cox, Merton Nickerson
and Willis John being well received.
The church had been made neat and
clean on Saturday by the ladies and
men who willingly came to help. The
25th. anniversary of the dedication
was fttingly observed and very in
teresting history was read at that
time. Letters from some old time
members were read and much en-
joyed. Then S. w. Buckles gave a
splendid talk in regard to the work
the church should undertake in this
the sixth year of the present minis
try. The next matter to receive at
tention was the thought of Mothers
Day. Flowers were furnished by
numbers of people and worn by most
of those present which silently spoke
of the esteem in which most folks
hold mother. At the close OF the SER
vice a flag song was sung after which
the large audience assembled outside
at the front of the church to witness
the raising of Old Glory. On sSatur-
day J.. NJ. -Osgood and j.. G.. Olmsted
arranged every thing properly so the
raising could be carried on without
a hitch. AS the crowd stood bare
headed the quartet sang the rousing
patriotic song, Banner Beauty"
Next Miss Ruth Mills read in a very
fine way the poem entitled Your
Flag and My Flag" Then while four
of the young boys who are to be
scouts assisted with the rope and
flag, Thurston John of the guards
and Alfred Mccormack, a new re-
cruit, tied the flag in place and abb
solute silence reigned as it mounted
TO the top of the staff. AS it f1oated
to the breeze all joined in singing
America" Thus came to a close a
most impressive service of almost
two hours. 1t was a day to be long
remembered.
mio. Ildlludl lhOIhdo CIV IdlllCu
her sister, Mrs. Jones, of Lake Crys-
tai last week.
Mrs. Emmeline Crane and Miss
Ida Wilson were in Mankato Satur-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Buck spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucas Crane.
Mr.. George Whitson and T. Rector
were in Mankato Monday.
The funeral of George Lamberton
was held at the Baptist church at
1870 Tuesday. Elder G. A. Eastman
delivered the address and the music
was furnished by Mrs. Violet Thurs
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. John and Mr..
Olmsted. Mr.. Lamberton was born
in 1881 and when a young man came
from the east to Minnesota settling
on a farm near Garden City in 1854.
Fifteen years ago the family moved
to ST.. Paul where Mr.. Lamberton
passed away. He served his country
in the War of the Rebellion and was
a. cripple the rest of his life. He
leaves a widow and five sons, four of
whom were present at the funeral
with their mother. Mrs. Marsh Lam
berton and Mrs. Archie Lamberton
and one grandson were also present.
The ~pallbearers were L. E. Fleming,
r. F. Mills, L. d. Nips, j. p. Wolver-
ton, Frank Thurston and M. F. Crane.