The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-07
STORIES FROM VERNON
SOCIAL HELD BY THE
EPWORTH LEAGUE
Homecoming Celebration Will
Be Held In the Village
Friday
Especial to The Free Press. j

/, Vernon Center November 5.--The
Epworth League held an Halloween
social at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. C.
NJ. Warren last Friday night. The
house was prettily decorated in or
ange and black. Black and orange
streamers were hung from the COR
hers of the room 10 the cnand, lier.
Orange crepe paper, on which black
cats, witches, ghosts and jack o. Ian
terms were shown in profuSion was
draped about the rooms and gave a
very pleasing effect. The guests
were met at the door by an old witch
in a very realistic costume and her
broom directed then. upstairs where
in the dimmed lights ghost direct
ed them in a hollow voice TO the rooms
where thcy took off their wraps. The
first game which was played was the
cid stand by bobbing for apples.
Apples were also hung by strings
from the ceiling to be eaten without
touching them with the hands. These
games were enjoyed as they always
have been and after this the. boys put
en- few stunts which they all tried,
J! UGH to the enjoyment of themselves
and to the onl0okers. The evening
was spent in playing many, enjoyable
can;es, both Original and Old, but one
which was especially enjoyed was q
hunting game. Each person was given
slip which told them TO look in a
certain place In that place they
found another slip which told them
10 look some where else and so on,
till at the end of their hunt they
found a black cat. jack lantern or
some ether Halloween souvenir. An
other thing which they enjoyed was
The walk with the ghost. They were
told to follow a string which took
them through the yard and into all
sorts of spooky places and at last took
them to the basement wh
half dozen ghosts shook hands with
them with wet gloves and did all sor1 :
of things to make the creeps run up
their backs. After the younger ones
Fad enjoyed themselves with. the
games and the older ones by visiting
and listening to the victrola, delicious
refreshments were served. They were
buns, pickles, fruit sailed, cookies,
cocoa and apples. Jack o-lantern
faces in chocolate were made on the
cookies and dveryonetwas .told)to cut
a javk- o. lantern face on their apple;
Forty nine were present and they all
departed at the hour when the spirits
walk, unanimously declaring that
they had had splendid time. Mes
danes c.. NJ Warren, Ed, Washburn,
F. H. Barnes and Miss May Robin
son were hostesses to the party, given
under the auspices of the league.
Messrs. W. w. Griffith, C. M. Wa--
ren. j. r. Mobiles and Mesdames Lea
fie Warren and Jessie Barnes trans
acted business at the. county cc-t
Tuesday.
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Viola
Schwartz entertained the Methodist
Aid at the home of her brother,
Charles Redfield in the village. At
er a short business session social
hour was enjoyed, closing with d1f7tT
refreshments. Mrs. Schwartz vii
leave soon with party Of friends TO
spend the winter in sunny Calif> mia.
The weatherman's prediction for
Friday, November Z, is bright and
boys in brown and the Red Cross
nurse will be given an ovation and
welcome home by the home folks
which will leave on doubt in their
minds of the thankfulness of the COM
munity that not one went west" but
all returned to their own dear Amer
lea for which they fought to maintain
in every respect and everything viii
be in readiness when the program be-
gins. Sandon's band will prcsg The
button in the shape of q band con-
cert at ten O'Clock q. N. and from then
on until four O'Clock in the morning
there viii be something doin.' AT 1870
all of the soldier boys will Inancn 10
the school houses where photo
gpApher will take n large group pic
ture of the boys. Each will be given
one of the photos as a souvenir of
the occasion At two O'Clock the boys.
boy scouts, girl scouts and school
children will form in line and march
to the village hall where A. r. Allen
of Faifmont will give the principal
address: A male quartet from the
Orpheus club of ManlSato will sing.
Free movies and street sports viii
be going all the afternoon and even
ing. A banquet will be served IRON
S to o'clock to the boys in Khaki
and the Red Cross nurse, each to in
vito a friend as guest, also tho boys
in. blue with their wives and few
special friends. Covers will be laid
for the two hundred >guests at 1880.
A big bon fire and community sing
will be pulled off after which AL will
go TO the hall for "a big dance and a
social time.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ~ Cooper and Tom
and Miss Ella Hays were SHOPPERS
in Mankato Wednesday, and spent a
few hours at the Roberts brothers
homes on South Fourth street. They
found the\roads rather rough and un-
satisfactory as they muSt be until the
graveling is completed and the gravel
smoothed down.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Swanson
have been entertaining house party
of relatives and friends over the week
end and Sunday Tie guests includ-
ed the formers brother Charles
Swanson, wife and son Of Shakopee
two cousins, Carl and Ernest Hawk
inson of st. James and. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wyman Kent of Mankato.
| The Junior Red Cross membership
drive will be in charge of the girl
scouts. The teachers Of the Vernon