The Mankato free press., 1918-07-12
Then Rain Slowed Down.

Toward the END of the afternoon the
rain slowed down considerably and it
| was possible for the ladies. who were to
speak. to give their addresses on the
grounds, instead of in the dining halls
as had been planned Mrs G. w. John
of Garden City was the first speaker OF
the afternoon. She spoke on the work
of the w. c.. T. u. and the history of
this organization since it first began the
battle against the liquor interests. She
stated that few years ago the w. c.
T. U. was very unpopular but that to-
day 1t was gaining strength and that in
time must and would win the fight.
Mrs. John spoke of the great waste of
foodstuffs in the manufacture of liquor
and then drew comparison of the house.
wife who is obliged to measure her white
flour out by 1.-THE teaspoonful' in keeping
up with the conservation plans of the
food admins ration She said that the
people of the county demanded victory
on August 49, against the liquor inter-
for their success. The state amendment,
which does not go into effect until 1920
does not meet the situation soon enough,
Mrs. John declared, and called upon the
voters to contribute to the fight and to
vote out the saloons in the coming coun-
ty option election.
Importance of Conservation.
The need and importance of conserva-
ton and the great part women have
come to play in this war were the topics
of an address by Mrs. c. e. Wise of
Mankato. Mrs. Wise spoke of the great
sacrifices the women of the allied nations
were making in this war and said it was
the duty of the women of America to
save and help wherever possible. She
spoke of the work of conservation and OF
the Red Cross che piers and the immense
amount of knitting and other work they
are accomplishing for the nation. An
other important work In helping the ma
tion was the care and welfare of infants,
Mrs. Wise declared. She stated that 1t
inst
strong men and women for the country
as to insure safe forms of government
and warned mothers that this burden fell
upon their shoulders.
The last address was given by Mrs. F.
w. Foster of Mankato who spoke on
Equal Rights For Women" In the past
year of war she pointed out that women
have done more than ever before to lay
claim to their just rights as citizens of
the country Several of the speakers who
j.were to have made addresses at TINS
time were not present due to the weather
and the program was somewhat shorter
than planned. Rev. J. G. Olmstead of
Garden City and Rev. T. Ross Paden OF
Mankato led in the singing of patriotic
songs at the close of the addresses
Baseball Teams Not There.
Neither the Company G. baseball team
of Mankato nor the Amboy nine We're at
the celebration for the games scnedu!ed'
as the rain made playing practically I'M
possible. Late in the afternoon now
ever. the Watonwan County Farmers club
/ held a feature drill on the grounds. The
hdrin was by ladies of the club. carrying
American flags. In the first part OF the
drill the members formed the two let
ters G and G, for Garden City. Other
feature drills were given by the club.
Determined to have ball game for the
celebration, two mines were pitted against
each other following the Farmer CLUB
drill The teams represented Garden
City and Lake Crystal and the battle
was close and interesting. 1t was neces-
sary to play twelve innings before Car
den City carried off the bacon by f1ve
to four score. For five innings the score
was tied, four to four. horse race,
one of the foot races planned and an au-
to race was held on the grounds during
the evening. The slippery condition OF
the grounds made it impossible to carry
out the regular program of sports, now
ever e.u.,.
Chairman r. f.. Brown of the war saw
ings Stamps drive in Blue Earth county,
Nas on the grounds with a staff of help
ers from the time the first people ar
rived in the morning and appeared 10
be doing a thriving business in sales.
Blue tags, bearing the words. wv. s. 5.
Have you bought stamp today? l have.
Fourth of July is the day to BUY; Amer naI,,
lea First community picnic-Garden CITY
big, were given to each person who
bought one or more stamps and before
the day was over practically everyone OH
the grounds was wearing one of the blue
tags Those who had charge of the sale
of the stamps were: Misses Margaret
Schmitt, Margaret Wise, Della Murphy,
katherine Brown; and Messrs. Robert
Brown, Jr.S and Edgar Weaver.