The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-16
GARDEN CITY AFFAIRS
PICKED BY REPORTER
NUMBER iNTERESTINGEvENTS
IN THAT VILLAGE
Ladies Held Most Delightful Social
Function; Parties and Suppers That
Have Been and Are to Be; Personal
Gossip and News Notes, Collected
BY The Ever Active Information
Gatherer In That BaiIiwick

Gatherer In That BaiIiWick
Garden City, March Son We'd
| nesday afternoon, February %, the
ladies of the Riverside Study club
enjoyed a most delightful time to-
gether at the Garden City inn. Din
ner was served at two o'clock. Cow
ers were laid for thirty ladies. The
dining room and tables were prettily
decorated with red, white and blue.
Mrs. Shepherd served very boun-
tiful dinner to her guests. Upon
leaving the dining room the guests
adjourned to the hotel parlors where
a pleasant social hour was spent. A
very profitable program was given.
This was prepared by the club pres
ident, Miss Valrah Wood and Mrs.
Jessie John and consisted of anec7
dotes and quotations from our yari4
Gus national presidents, and also OF
familiar poets and authors. There
were nine guests of the club ladies.
At about five o'clock the party broke
up and every one voted this most
enjoyable club meeting.
Considering the bad country roads
the last number of the lecture course
on February 27 was well attended.
Mrs Charles Mention and little
son, Gordon, of St. Paul are visiting
Mrs Mentions parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. f. Goldenstar. Mr.. Mention came
for day or two but because of his
work could not prolong his visit
Mrs. Mention expects to remain about
week longer.
Mrs. Julia Thurston and Miss
Mary were Mankato visitors last
Monday.
Bert Roberts and Bert Duffield
left home for Waterloo, Ia, to get
work there. Mr.. Roberts, however,
did not find the sort of work he was
seeking and returned home. Mr..
Duffield is still in Waterloo.
Mrs. Jennie Frye sustained some
injuries in a tip-over while coming
from the evening train to the home
of her mother, Mrs. Theodore Rector
The play put on last Friday night
by the Watanwan young people, "The
Old Oaken Bucket" was very well
attended and every one in the cast
of characters did good work. The
young people realized quite a sum
from the door receipts.
Mr.. Frank Thurston was a Manka-
to caller on Thursday.
Miss Clara Boynton spent q few
days last week at the home of her
sister, Mrs. LYDIA Howard.
On Tuesday of next week the la
dies of the Christian church will
serve dinner in the basement. AS it
is the day for the election of town
officers a number of men will be in
town to vote Come and have hot
dinner at noon, Tuesday March 49,
Students fifteen cents and all others
twenty five cents.
Miss Martha Miller of Mankato has
been visiting friends lately in Gar
den City and vicinity.
Mrs. Ida Boynton last week en-
joyed visit from her brother.
Mrs. T. T. Mills and Miss Ruth
Mills were Mankato shoppers last
Thursday.
On Thursday of last week Mr..
and Mrs. g. W. John, Mrs. E. ".
Hensworth, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ F..
Crane and Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Mills
were all Lake Crystal visitors. They
report very had roads.
The local w. c. T. U. met last
Tuesday afternoon at the home or
Mrs. Mile Meservy. Every member
of the Union is urged to be present at
these meetings and bring friend
these meetings and bring friend
place at, every meeting. There were
fifteen present last Tuesday.
Mrs. Jessie John, Mrs. Emeline
Crane, Mrs. Susie Olmsted and little
son Malcolm, were entertaiped by
Mrs. Frank Thurston and Mary at
dinner, Thursday.
Miss Elsie Wright and Calyton
John were over Sunday visitors at
the C. H. John home.
Mr.. and Mrs George Sandberg spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Sand
berg's father, Mr.. Mcbride. Mr.. wow
erton drove to Lake Crystal Sunday
D. m, with them that they might take
the train there.
Miss Myrtle Thompson is spenuihs
a few days at home.
Covenant meeting will be observed
at the Baptist church on Saturday
evening, March 10.
Mrs. Lizzie Hughes and Mrs. Mary
Buck were Lake Crystal callers pc
tween trains Monday.
Mrs. C. H. John left Monday 1or
Rochester. Mrs. John has been I'M
proving very nicely since her opera
ton there but felt that a visit to her
doctors there would be very bene-
fetal
On Sunday, March II, the pulpit OF
the Christian church will be filled as
usual. At this writing it is not known
whether Mr.. Olmsted will be home or
not. If he is not, supply will be Iur-
nished. At this service the regular
March offering for foreign missions
will be taken. Will members please
take note and come prepared. All en-
loved the services held by Mr. VIM
fred Buckles on March q. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. Penny have returned
from their trip to Iowa and have YAK
en- up their abode at the Seawrignt
farm.
On Saturday night of last week the
school entertainment was given at ing
N1odarn Woodman hall. The fairies,