The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
SPLENDID GATHERING ATH0ME
OF MRS. r. SCAWAN
Address Was Given BY Mrs.
Maybe Johns, District
President
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afternoon at the home OF Mrs. Frank
Schwan. The residence is well ar
ranged for large gatherings and the
| spacious rooms were handsomely
decorated with a profusion of garden
flowers. Mrs. Clement Lowell, presi
dent of the union, presided. The
meeting opened by singing the song
entitled National Prohibition" by all
present Mrs. George Brown pre-
sided at the piano. Psalm No. 1928
was chosen as the scripture lesson fol-
lowed by prayer by Rev. Edith French
The president introduced Mrs. Mayte
John of Garden City, district presi-
dent of the W. G.. T. u, who gave a.
most instructive and interesting talk
in her usual happy way which held
| the closest attention of ALL Mrs.
James Lowell gave an interesting talk
| on Spokane as it is since it has been
| in dry territory. Mrs. Lowell has just
returned from visit to Spokane, her
girlhood home, and could plainly see
the beneficial effect and progress of
the city under its present dry regime.
A ladies' quartet composed of Mes
danes Meixell, Sewers, Brown and
Rev sang, Prohibition Is Coming
Soon very effectively. Members and
visitors present responded to roll call
with temperance selections. The
literary program closed by the sing
| ing Some Glad Day" a rousing prohi-
bition song, to the tune of ''Old Black
joe" Prohibition questions and ans
wers were passed to those present
who found their partners for lunch in
| finding answers to the questions, this
way all had a chance to greet each
other Mesdames Mead and Warren
were in charge of the refreshments
| which were both dainty and appetiZ
! ing and were served by Mrs. Meixell,
Rev, Brown and Sewers The lunch
consisted OF sandwiches, cheese
macaroni and tomato salad, jell. as
| sorted cakes and coffee. The favors
were a corsage bouquet of pansies
which were placed on each tray.
| Nearly sixty ladies were present tc
enjoy this occasion, among whom were
Mrs. Thurston and daughter, Mrs.
Bixby and Mesdames Jessie and Mayte
John of Garden sCity.
| Mr. and Mrs. E. Swanson are the
proud parents of baby daughter who
arrived at their home in the village
! Thursday morning. In commemorate
4 ing the event the smokers are enjoy
ing free cigars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Annis enjoyed
a visit this week from the latter's
brother, Frank Pierce and family of
Mapleton i
This community feels justly proud
of it's splendid, new mill which has
just recently began operations. AS yet
the mill has ground only feed but Mr..
Swanson, who by the way knows the
milling business from A. to q as did
his father and grandfather before him
i informs the public that in a few days
| he will make some real wheat flour
Yesterday telephone was installed
in the mill which will be a great con
venience to the farmer as we'll as the
merchant.
/ Many from this locality are planning
on motoring to Amboy Saturday even
ing if the weather man is good to en-
Joy the patriotic program and com
munity sing
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Baum of West Vernon, a baby girl
Fr:day. Congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust JAMS and soz
Raymond are now residents of Wa
SEGA, having moved there the first Of
the week. Mr.. Jams has been in the
employ of F. H.. Barnes for the past
several years and is an exceptionally
good workman and proved worthy OF
the trust iHtrusted to him. Mr.. Jams
and Raymond will greatly he missed
also. The family have the friend
ship of the whole village who hope
sometime in the future to have them
again as citizens.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Withrow an6
family left Thursday afternoon fol
Mankato enroute to their home. in
Moose Jaw, Canada where Mr.. With
row has accepted position in one o.
the Target creameries in that section
of the country at splendid salary
That he will make good, all creamer.
lpartons in Vernon Center feel conf
Ident, as he surely made good" here
Mrs. Withrow and two children will
stay with her parents in Mankato un
I'll her husband gets located and settl
, ed in their far away new home. Every
body regrets their leaving the village
The family will be especially missed
in Lutheran circles as they wer
+; prominent members and workers il
the church, tr
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Henderson
motored to Mankato Friday to NEE
their elder son, Lester, who is depo
bookkeeper at Shakopee and who hal
|. Just successfully passed his examina
: ton in the late draft and hopes to e
to camp for training soon. Hi
: brother q is already. Somewhere il
e France.
: Mrs. Schwan received word Thurs
s day that her brother in law, Charlie
r Jacobs of Sumner, WASH, is very 10y
It with brights disease with which h
has long been sufferer
It The public school opened Monda
e with an enrolment of eight with tn
r faculty of Mrs. " c. Armstrong
: principal; Miss Bernice Davis, sew
I enth and eighth grades; Miss Resell
!" Looney, fifth and sixth grades; Mis-
Ida Bowen, third and fourth grade
n and Miss Ella Russell, first and sec
Is ond Miss Looney arrived here fror
.e Luara, Iowa, this week to take tn
ID place of Miss Staalien who was re
Gently elected as fifth grade teach
N er ana VINO resigned iasIrweeK-tu n
:. port in Washington for war work Ser
IS TENDER 9. Miss Looney IL from til
If Northwestern Conservatory of Mt
Isle, Minneapolis, and will supervis