The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-03

work and exhibitions OF cooking in :
Guiding suggestions for the school
lunch" and meals for the school
child" are among the displays.
The Curio Booth.
Mrs. Henry Pagael has charge of
the booth in which comforters and
other sewing exhibits are displayed
and Mrs. E. Hadley is in charge of
the curio booth where articles from
the world war. relics of olden time in
Mapleton and like curios are to be
seen. The baked goods and culinary
department had some very fine en-
tries. This department is under
charge OF Mrs. Fl. Hansen. Mrs. E. L..
Phelps is in charge of the embroid-
cry booth and Mrs. III. G. Hotaling
of the many beautiful and varied dis
plays of flowers. Mrs. NJ. Slingeman
was in general charge OF all exhibits
in the floral hall.
All Mapleton YVES decked out in
gala attire for> the festival. The
streets were festooned with banners
and streamnrs and American flags
we're prominently displayed Yester-
day morning band concerts and aerial
fights furnished entertainment while
in the afternoon the grand street par
ace was given. Two aviators from
the Amboy school performed in the
blue ozone, doing stunts, such rs
we're performed by the fighting flyers
overseas, to the awe OF the large
crowds OF spectators.
The Rir Darade
Practically every business place in
Mapleton was represented by float
in the parade which started at 100
o'clock The floats were beautiful
and varied in design. Two floats We're
furnished by the high school also.
The Mapleton cornet band led the
procession. During the Afternoon the
aviators AGAIN flew for sometime and
at three o'clock the loop the loop auto
race was staged.
Drivers from Napoleon and tho
vicinity took part in the race, which
resulted in tie between drivers
Annis and Albrecht, time being AIS.
Drivers Johnson made the loop in
4:33, Lentz, Ass. Ellis, 4:39. and
Burns 4:39. Later in the afternoon the
program of sports including foot
races were held on the pavement
down the main street of the village.
The Sport Program.
William Schultz of Mapleton, won
first in the mems foot race and Louis
Drager of Minnesota Lake came in
for second place. In the girls foot
race Evelyn Perkins won first hon
ors and Evelyn Mcmahon second. The
Beaufort team won the tug Of war
from the "tuggers" from Danville al
though the battle was holly contest
ed and It was only after several min
utes of seesawing back and forth that
the BeaufOrd braves pulled their op-
ponents over the line. Last evening q
big dance was held on the pavement
and another in the village dance pa
Wilton
Today the aerial flights, band con-
certs and program of sports were TO
feature the festival while the stock
parade this afternoon and the grand
illuminated parade this evening were
TO be special features of the enter
tainment of the day.
Some very fine stock, both cattle
and horses, displayed by T. B. Tay-
Louis Bruntz of Sterling, Frank ST.
mon of Mapleton, G.. E. Whitney. o.
w. Healy and Sons. William Hanna,
Fred LentZ and Neal Darroch, will be
in the parade. The illuminated parade
this evening also promises to be one
of the big features of the festival.
Floats in the Parade.
Many passengers at Mapleton went
up in the airplane and greatly enjoy
ed the flights. Among those who went
up was che young lady, Miss Irene
Beise.
Thirtyone floats were in the street
parade. The procession was led by
the Village dads" in U. G. Argetsing
er's machine, well decorated for the
occasion. The floats in line included:
Ford garage, Getty & Prchl; o. V.
pianos ard Edisons; Selling
erman house, F. S. Krause; B. F. Tay-
lor, Japanese float with shetland pony
and cart; Morton Lumber company. a
modern house; sunfiower girls, the
Misses Norton; freshman. high school;
Delco lighting; senior class, high
school; Borchert Bros. hardware. an
aercplane as a float; Rhinehart res
taurant; Carey & Burns, stock buy
ers; F. S. Penluter, meat market;
Mapleton Motor company; Maple Leaf
cafe, H. Nj. Santfer; F. NJ. Burns Lapd
company; d. F. Benz, harness; A.
Johnson and Sens, plumbers; Frank
Kuehl, bakery; l.. Troendel, merchan-
disc. Blue Earth County Enterprise,
presided over by the printers devil
and Mickey and office boy; DR.. T. c..
Bussc; Rev. V. n. Robbins; Hubbard
Mill, Ardee -four; Standard Oil; Al
brecht and Sonve; #. Hamp, furniture;
pypSies in an automobile.