The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-02
Vernon Center

gathering held Monday evening on FL
Fl. Barnes, lawn was largely attend
ed in spite of the threatening wealth
err. and several hundred people sat
through a drizzling rain till the pro-
gram was finished. Many hundreds
more would have been present if the
evening had been fine as delegations
from Mankato and all surrounding
towns were planning on coming. AS
several members of the Amboy band
have been called to the colors and II
was in all probability their last ap7
pearance here for some time, large
gathering. was attracted to hear them
and the fine program OF local talent.
II was also a testimonial of esteem
for Mr.. Barnes who had rendered the
use of his grounds for the occasion.
The spacious and beautiful grounds
were decorated with numerous hags,
and festoons' of electric lights sus-
pended from the trees and on the
great veranda, shed radiance on the
gaily decorated refreshment booths
and small tables scattered about
where some forty young ladies IN
the white uniform of the Red cross
served ice cream to the guests. Al
another booth in an arbor a commit
| tee solicited subscriptions to the Red
Cross, receiving S155 in all. Mr.. and
Mrs. Barnes subscribing $50 each for
life memberships. The band inter-
snersed selections throughout the
program receiving merited applause.
Several Four Minute speakers ap-
peared. Rev. Paul Walther opening
with some pertinent remarks on the
value of Community Gatherings;
Mrs. French spoke on the Importance
CT "The Church in the War;" while
Rev. B. F. Koch gave some interest
Ii ing statistics on the work of the To-
| cal Red Cross. ]. H. Robinson,
veteran of the Civil war, contracted
| the services of Minnesota in the con-
| fiict of 1861 with her contribution in
the present great war. Kenneth
Frances, a recruit, just home from a
southern camp on sick furlough, told
of his hospital experience there and
raid tribute to the Red Cross. The
| Vernon quartet appeared in "Our Own
| America" and "How Betsy Made the
| Flag" Miss Blanche Randall sang
Keep the Home Fires Burning and
Miss Gladys Cooper when the Boys
Come Home" A very pretty feature
of the occasion was the rendering OF
the National airs of the allies. Mrs.
R. E. Fate singing those of France
and Italy and e. w. Washburn that
of England, while boy scouts at at
tention held the flags of those coun-
tries. At the close of the program
Rev. Koch in few appropriate words
in which he paid deserved tribute to
the broad minded charity and kindly
, benevolence of their host, presented
, Mr.. Barnes with a handsome gold
headed cane as token of esteem and
love from his fellow citizens tor his
devoted service to the community
through a long term of years.
Through an oversight the names O
Frank and August Pfeffer were
omitted from mention<at the dedica
ton of the service flag on Sunday
last Frank Pfeffer is supposed to bt
> at the front Somewhere in France
. His address is 637 Aero Supply
Squadron, A. e. f., August Pfeffer is
! now an officer in charge of the deck
: forces or a steamship which plies be
tween this country and France. Hi
u address is 1913 Navy, S. S. c., via New
York.
u The Ladies Aid of the Methods
: church held an ice cream social a
the country home of Mr.. and Mrs
John Mertersdorf Wednesday even
ing Refreshments were served OF
= :, the spacious lawn and porch. Vic
u trola music furnished entertainment
= for the large crowd present and
). delightful evening was spent. So
- was realized.
u Mrs. w. R. Palmer and daughte
Frances of Minneapolis are the guest
:, of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cooper thi
= week.
:, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Halvorson an
% son Philip, accompanied by Miss Els
tner Nelson, motored down from Min
. neapolis Tuesday to visit relative
- here. Their daughter Oline who ha
- been spending the past two week
- here will return with them.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sewers enter
:, tanned at their lovely country hom
:, Wednesday evening in honor of thre
= young recruits who left for Cam
- Wadsworth from Mankato on the neg
ii1 day. Asbyorn Tettam, Thomas We
=, and James Sharp. A program of must
y and speaking was held on the law
which was prettily decorated wit
n flags and bunting and Japanese la1
u terms. The Rev. T. Ross Paden frol
Mankato spoke and vocal solos
rife Miss Blanche Randall with Miss Sc
ma Petrich as accompanist. and
lie Mrs. R. E. Fate accompanied by M
IN Fate on the violin, were given. Re
P. Koch then presented the boys wi
ho silk flags as souvenirs for which M
ut Tettam voiced the thanks of himse
" ard comrades Refreshments we
lst served to some seventy five guests
Of the close of very pleasant evenin
The annual election of the w. G.
IT'S U. was held at the home of Mrs Ali
RS Meixall last Thursday, the followil
e. officers being elected for the ensuil
he year: Mrs. Clemmie Lowell, pres
m dent; Mrs. Liefie Warren, vice pres
dent; Mrs. Emma Schwan, secretar
,rt Mrs. Cookson, treasurer Vice pres
ed dents to represent the churches a
he Mrs. Neary A. Cornish, Catholic; M
Joanna Robinson. Methodist and Nj
,ss Sine WILDER, Baptist.
he Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Riley of M
,xt bank, s. D., arrived Friday noon 1
a visit with their daughter, Mrs. ]
Mertersdorf.
AZ John Look of Roswell, Idaho, is he
u renewing acquaintance with
friends.