The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
SINGING AT VERNON !
LISTED FOR FRIDAY
COMMUNITY AFFAIR WILL BE
HELD AT THAT TIME
Opera House Is the Place; Child
Welfare Movement In
Village
tspecial, to Free PRESS

community sing postponed from yes
terday will be held Friday evening,
September 20. AS the evenings are
growing so chilly it was thought best
not to hold it out doors as planned
on the F. H. Barnes lawn, but will
take place in the opera house at 8 p.
m. All are requested to practice on the
same patriotic songs that were sung
at the previous sing, especially "The
Marseillaise." In connection with
this musical program the child well
fare movement will receive an
impetus the same evening through
DR.. Helen Hughes Heilscher of Man
kato, president of the chiic welfare
league in Blue Earth county. who will
give a thirty minute ADDRESS on the
subject 1t is hoped large num-
Der of people will avail themselves
of the opportunity to hear something
about this great work OF saving the
babies. The government is sponsor for
the movement, the work being carried
on through the Council of National
Defense and the children's bureau and
is second to none in importance. DR..
Hielscher will remain for the follow
ing day, Saturday. when in the after
noon she will have charge of baby
clinic, assisted by doctor and a
nurse from the state board of health.
All mothers of children Up to five
years old in Vernon and Ceresco
townships are invited to bring them
in to be weighed and measured. All
examinations are free of charge ana
free information and suggestions on
baby welfare will be furnished. This
baby scaling will take place at all the
centers in the county, Amboy and
Garden City holding theirs later SO
those who come under the jurisdic-
ton of the local committee, viz YER
non Center and Ceresco are urged to
attend. The scaling will take place
in the former office suite of DR.. Gle
ment now owned by Mrs. Mary A.
Cornish. 49, q
! Miss Lucy Weir will teach this year
in the O'Brien district near Maple
ton. Her school opens this morn
ing.
Vernon was well represented at the
Mankato fair and all are loud in the
praise of the exhibits and entertain
ments afforded.
Vernon has long been noted for its
splendid babies and many from this
vicinity were taken to Mankato baby
booth for scaling. among those
scoring, 100 were little Mary Gray,
the nine months old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Gray ain the little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alverz Frances.
/ Mrs. Bert Barnes returned Sat-
urday evening from a short business
trip to the cities.
I Mrs. Griffith from the northern part
of the state is this week visiting at
the Will Griffith home in East Yer
non.
i Mrs. Thomas S. Armstrong, chair
man of the local child welfare or
ganiZation which includes Vernon and
Ceresco townships, has appointed
Mrs. c. M. Warren, Mrs. Fred Mer-
tersdorf, Mrs. Rob Sewers, Mrs.
Jessie MOBILES and Mrs. M. B. Rus
sell.
/ Lyle Cooper had decided turn fol-
the worse Friday and on Sunday he
was taken to Minneapolis to re-entei
the hospital where he spent seven
weeks the past summer. Mr. Cooper
is in serious condition, the result
of being run down by an auto in Man
kato last fall.
u Vul anu WI Gu WIN dtt Liz
proud parents of baby boy from
Friday, September Is. 1t would be
/ hard to convince the happy parents
1, that Friday the thirteenth" has any
4 thing lucky about it. Mr.. and Mrs
1 Wilde will in all probability become
|, quite domesticated for the next few
!, years whine Grazing for the three little
ones which have come into their home
in the past year. Nearly a year age
they adopted little girl of two ant
a boys of one and with the arriva
of their really own little son their cur
of happiness must be full to ovel
i flowing.
1 Mrs. Koch and little daughter wht
], spent the past week at the home O.
the formers brother. Herman Swan.
sen, have returned to their home il
Minneapolis
/ Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Koch motoret
i to Owatonna Saturday where on Sun
day Rev. Koch preached funera
sermon. They returned Sunday even
ing. Rev. Teachout of Winnebagt
occupied the Methodist pulpit Sunda,
E@morning. r
i Mrs. Edward Warren leaves Tues
day on an extended visit to relatives
OL her return trip she expects {,
visit her niece in Michigan.
There is something going on in tn,
i T. d. Hays onion patch these days
Eight men are working early ant
late to harvest the bounteous crop OF
account of the rain the first part O
the past week. The two carloads o
onions to be delivered in Mime
apolis Friday was necessarily delayed
until to Wednesday of this week.
i Mrs. Young who has been for man,
Il years clerk at the Corner store
j has given up the position preparation,
to moving with her son in-law ant
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs Balls to Wa
lseca.
Il Mr. and Mrs. Ashley took thei
little six year old son to Mankat,
) Saturday where he had the splints re
moved from his arm which wa
broken in two places about six week
iago
Only very few autos were see,
en- the roads or in town Sunday whel
levery possible church goer eithe
walked to church or drove old Dub