The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23

! Pierson, Mrs. S. A. Peterson an(
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frederickson
Mrs. Frederickson is a daughter O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson. Beside The
daughter there are the sons, Jonas
and Ernest, who reside at home with
/ their parents.
/ WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY WILL
BE CELEBRATED WITH PARTY.
George Washington's birthday an
niversary will be appropriately OBJ
served by the young people of the
Swedish Lutheran church, and plans
have been made for very pretty
patriotic party to take place in the
church parlors on Friday evening
February 23 American flags and
bunting and shaded lights will form
! the background for the novel affair
which is already attracting consider
able attention. Around the large
hall booths will be stationed
which will be nicely decorated and
quaint costumes. There will be a
Swedish booth, decorated with Swed-
ish novelties, at which coffee, sand
wiches, and Swedish cookery will be
sold by young ladies dressed in Swed-
ish costumes. Miss Hildred Johnson,
who is chairman of general arrange
ments for the party, is chairman Of
this booth, and will be assisted by
Misses Hilda Gustafson, Mabel john
son, NJ Lagerlund, Dorothy Korsell,
Agnes Johnson, Mrs. A. J. Wentworth,
Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Larson and Harry
Johnson. Of course there will be an
American booth, which will occupy a
place of honor and be prettily ar
ranged with patriotic novelties. A
group of patriots will be seen at this
booth, including Uncle Sam, soldiers,
the Goddess of Liberty, colonial girls
and American girls Of today. Those
taking part at the Anne an booth will
be Misses Mill Johnsc: Xenia Nell
gren, Nora Swanson, Alma Gustafson,
Florence Johnson, H. Golf, Victor
Carlson and Edward Lundberg. A
Japanese booth, tastefully arranged,
will be presided over by young ladies
in Japanese attire, and Japanese
trinkets will be sold. Misses Sigred
Mellgren, Evelyn Carlson, Inga Carl
son, Beda Korsell, Ruth Post, Esther
Anderson, Mrs. B. S. Boman and Oscar
Anderson will be in charge of this
booth. Fudge will be sold at pretty
booth presided over by colonial girls
in quaint costumes of colonial times,
but the candy will be strictly modern
and delicious fudge. The colonial
girls will be Misses Ella Farm and
Hilda Johnson, assisted by Adolph
Nordgren and Clarence Johnson,
colonial men. A handkerchief booth
will be one of he popular stopping
places, and will be presided over by
Mrs. o. J. Arthur, and Misses Hilda
Lundberg, Eleanor Gustafson and
Mildred Johnson. To add to the plea
sure of the evening an informal pro-
gram will be given, and will consist Of
songs by the girls chorus, and Vic
trola music.
Bob Forest, editor of The Lake
Wilson Pilot, was in Mankato yester-
day. ..... ..-.. ......... ....
Walter Richardson, attorney of st.
Paul, was in the city today on bust
ness.
Diederich Esau of Mountain Lake,
who has been visiting friends in
Mankato, returned to his home to-
day. ..,. .. .-.....
S. V. ROLAND, assistant superin-
tendent of the Great Western, with
headquarters at Redwing, was a visit
or in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. La Verne Barlow of
Des Moines. Iowa, are. visiting Mr..
and Mrs. George Atchison, Mrs. Bar
lows parents, in this city.
Samuel L. Anderson, telegraph OPP
orator for the past three months at
the local Milwaukee freight depot,
has been transferred to Spring VAL
ley. He is succeeded by James Sheehy
from Delavan.
Truman Tribune: J. E. Stockman of
Mankato has been in town the past
week looking after business in the
real estate line. Owing to the railway
blockade Mr. Stockman has been
a couple of weeks past.
Sleepy Eye Dispatch: Theo-
dore Schutt, of this city was at Man
kato, the other day and signed a
contract with the International Har-
vester company, to enter their en-
ploy as "a travelling expert. He will
move his family to Mankato some
time the coming spring, but he begins
work for the company, March l. For
many years Mr.. Schutt has been
identified with the machinery BUSH
ness, having been an expert for John
M. Schroepfer and others. and the
company who hired him has had an
eye on him, but not until Mr.. Stevens,
the superintendent got hold of him
was the contract made We all know
that Ted Schutt will make good. He
is TarI ---~~'-'ng. young man, whom
it is pleasure to see get to the front.
Sleepy Eye will regret to lose the
Schutt fa,',iIv '''.i we sure all wish
them success and happiness in that
real good town of MankatO