The Mankato free press., 1918-06-21
Garden city

e. " Hemsworth and family mo-
tored to East Chain, Minnesota Tues
day.
Hazel lockwood of Madelia is Wis
| iting relatives here.
L. E. Fleming and family were in
Lake Crystal Tuesday to see their
sons wife who suffers severely from
the auto accident Sunday morning.
| A number of our village folks at
tended the funeral of Max Hart at
| the Morton Hart farm on Loon Lake
Wednesday afternoon. The young man
was twenty one years old and died
of pneumonia in Arizona where he
was book-keeper for a large cotton
firm. ]. G. Olmstead conducted the
funeral services which was very
largely attended by relatives and
friends. Music was furnished by a
Lake Crystal quartet.
| Remember the picnic by the four
Baptist Sunday schools at the Fair
ground June Is. Everyone bring a
plate, cup, spoon and fork with which
to partake of the picnic dinner.
Mrs. Fannie Robinson and Mrs.
Hazel Howard of Lake Crystal were
icallers here Wednesday.
| The Garden City Study club met
with the president, Miss Clara Boyn-
ton on Wednesday afternoon. A good
'attendance was enjoyed and much
interest was shown in an address by
Mrs. Brandrup of Mankato who gave
isome very good suggestions in regard
to future activities.
!, Your attention is again called to
the Children's Day exercises at
<the Christian church next Sunday,
June 16, at 10:30 a. m. You are in
vited
! The meetings of the Methodist
/, episcopal church continue with good
interest. Mr.. Rains is assisting with
sermons and good singing.
The following is the well arranged
and thoughtfully selected program for
the district w. CT. u. convention
which will be held here June 20 and
21, the seventeenth annual conven-
ton of District '21, w. C. T. u: At
p M, music convention; devotion
ais, Leie, Warren, Vernon Center;
Ioll call of officers, local presidents !;
district. superintendent scripture quo
tations in response; presentation of
program; appointment of committees;
minutes read solo, Miss Eleanor
Quimby, Mankato; paper, A Mothers
Influence, Mrs. E. D. Baker, Lake
Crystal; reading, j. G. Olmsted, Gar
len City;, music convention; paper
Mrs. Axtell; reading, Miss Williams
Lincoln; music, Lake Crystal; ad
Journment. Thursday, 8 p. m., devo
tionals, Mr.. Koch, Vernon Center;
music, "Star Spangled Banner" con
vention; address of welcome, Mrs
Anna Johnson, president of Garden
City w. c. T. u; from the churches
~. G. Olmsted; response, Mrs Char.
lotte Akers, Lake Crystal; music
Girls chorus, Garden City address
Miss Rozette Hendrix, state presi.
dent; music, special; collection
announcements, benedlction; song
America, Friday, 9 a. M. music, con
lvention; devotionals, Miss Hendrix;
minutes Of previous session; reports
OF local unions; music duet, Miss
Merrill; paper, Thrift, Mrs. A. c.
Wilbur, Vernon Center; report, dis
trlct treasurer, Mrs. Lefie Warren;
report credential committee; solo
Miss Priscilla Hughes; Memoria
4 service, Mrs. W. L. T.; report O
auditing committee; election of of
ficers; noontide prayer, Miss Hendrix
Friday at 2 p. m; devotionals, Mrs
Halverson, Vernon Center; minutes O
previous session; music, duet, Mes.
DANES Wrightson and Barney; paper
Mrs. Blanchen, Amboy; talks, fact
J concerning county option, Judge Lo
] rem Cray; flag drill, Garden Cit,
juniors; duet, Mesdames Fate an,
3 Halverson; paper, soldiers and sail
ors, Jessie John; talk, Work of til
t Camp Pastor, r. W. Hobbs; music
r adjournment. Friday evening. De
votionals, ] G.. Olmsted; song Sta
Y Spangled Banner; report of resolu
5 ton, committee; music, Girls chorus
n gold medal contest in charge of Mrs
: Jessie John. district superintendent
e music, Girls chorus; Judges report
r awarding of gold medal, Miss Hen
n dirty. GONG