The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26
PRETTY affair GIVEN
BEHALF VERNON LADY
ENJOYABLE GATHERING HELD
THERE THURSDAY
Mrs. W. J. Richter Guest of Honor at
Very Delightful Party Arranged BY
The Queen Esthers in That Village;
Society Events and Personal Gossip;
News Notes Gathered
Especial to Free Press.l
From Saturdays Daily.


From Saturdays Daily.
Vernon Center, January 2O.-ln
compliment to Mrs. w. J. Richter,
who will leave soon for her new
home in Forbes, N. D., the Queen
Esthers were hostesses to a very
pretty affair Thursday afternoon, at
the beautiful home of the president,
Mrs. James Lowell. Thirty ladies
were present which included the
circles members and a few invited
guests. The afternoon was very
happy one. Part of the time was
spent in stunts which showed the
poetical and artistic abilities OF the
company. The guests were divided
into two groups of twelve persons,
each in a separate room and given a
slip of paper on which was written
! one line of the two verse poem OF
Lowell's What is So Rare as Day
in June?" The group first putting
the lines together as in the poem,
received the prize. The honor
guests were in the group who were
the winners and Mrs. Richter was
presented the prize. The next stunt
was much more difficult to solve,
and took about fifteen minutes, no
one present answering all questions
perfectly. ,One cent was given to
each person, with a pencil and piece
of paper on which was written GA
penny for your thoughts and the
following questions, the answers to
be found on the penny: Two sides of
a vote; a messenger; piece of ar
l. ,n,.ta frrtt n
devoted young man; place of wor-
ship; spring flowers; three weapons;
the first American settler; emblem
of victory; one way OF expressing
matrimony; plenty of assurance; the
cry of victory. Another amusing
feature of the afternoon was draw
ing contest. Thirty sheets of heavy
drawing paper were made into
dainty booklet, on the cover OF
which was pen and ink drawing of
a thoroughbred porker. Each guest
in turn was seated blind-folded at a
table and drew a picture of pig on
the blank sheet and signed her
name. When all the guests had COM
pleted their drawings it was fully
demonstrated that there were many
dIIlSIS VI oAiu 1iAN
book a veritable gem of art. The
book of drawings was presented to
Mrs. Richter and in accepting the
gift she assured the ladies that she
should treasure the gift as one of
her most precious keep sakes, and
would always remember the enjoy
able occasion At the conclusion of
the afternoon the hostesses served
in cafeteria style very dainty lunch.
Mrs. Richter responded very grace
fully to the words of regret at her
leaving the village, which had been
rendered her and assured them that
she would always remember the
happy years that she has spent here,
and the deep regret she felt in leav-
ing the many dear friends she had
made since coming here four years
ago from her parents home in I'LL
nois, which she left as a bride.
Among the guests who were present
from a distance were Mrs. w. H.
Palmer, Winnebago, Miss Myrtle
Hartwich, Wabasso, Mrs. Erricson,
and Mrs. Floss Gray of Clay Center,
Kansas, and Miss Jessie Compton of
Sask.
Miss Celia Russell, who has been
teaching a district school, and driv-
ing distance of several miles nigh,
and morning from home, has resign
ed her position, as there was no
place to board in the district and the
weather was too cold to continue
driving. Miss Russell will attend
the normal school at Mankato, where
she will take up some special work
that she is interested in and in COM
pany with her mother will go to
Mankato today to look up a boarding
place.