The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-28
Splendid Event At Parish
House Last Night
HUSKING BEE is FEATURE
Real Old Time Affair Carried
Out to Nicely; Dancing
Followed

Festivities at the, Harvest Festival
which was given at the Parish House
of St Johns Episcopal church last
evening. began with an old fashioned
supper served cafeteria style in the
dining room of the hall. On the
menu was all the good things which
come at Thanksgiving time includinc
the pumpkin pie that mother used Il
make and other goodies. The suppe,
was served by ladies of the guild.
After supper the guests proceeded
to the Jones home where Miss Susie
was entertaining husking bee.
While waiting for the guests to ar
rive, Grandmother Jones or Mrs. e
W. Owen sang several vocal solos.
Then the guests arrived and the party
which was held in Farmer Jones
barn about fifty years ago, began
Those taking part in the husking bee
were Miss Dorothy Comstock, as
Susie Jones, G. d. Oft as Grandfather
jones, Mrs e. w. Owen as Grand
mother Jones, Wallace Sterling as
Ebenezer jerks, Susie's beau, Mar
garet Wise and Rosie Reed, her
les city cousin, Harold Johnson as
Jebediah Miller, the village cut up
Earl Pay as Obadiah Simpson, the
hired man, Lucille Fischer as the Fid-
der, Herbert Nerbovig as Johnnie
Jones, Willard Farmnum. as Willie
jerks his pal. Other guests at the
Bee includes Mrs. w. Fl. Hanley, and
the Misses Standish, Nerbovig, Ger.
ZACH, Cook, Gregson, and Otto and
Messrs Wood, johnson and Gerlach.
Old Time Dancing.
The usual forms of amusement in
Guiding the old time square dance,
Virginia reel, etc, were given by the
guests at The Bee. Fhey were direct
ed in the practice of these dances by
Mrs. Belle Darlington of the normal
school. Following the Zee individual
dances were given by Hiss Margaret
Wise and Edgar Weaver who gave q
very pretty cid fashioned dance; Miss
Elizabeth Grierson as Z ScGrecrow
gave a very clever Scarecrav dance;
and group Of girls, the Misses Ror-
vik. Skinner. Shook, Howe, Meyers,
Anderson, Erickson and Ross gave a
dance of the pumpkins and corn
stalks which was also very well given
and proved amusing to the guests.
These individual dances were direct
ed by Miss futile of the Normal
school. A one legged fight between
Johnnie Jones and his pal Willie jerks
was also given for the guests enter
tainment
Enjoyed Informal Dancing.
Following the husking bee informal
dancing was enjoyed. music being
furnished by Miss Helen Black and
a member of the Sandon Orchestra.
This is the first of series of enter
tainments which will be given at the
Parish House and each future event
promises to be as equally pleasant
and successful as the one last even
ms.
In a measure the success OF the
evening may be credited to the ladies
who served the supper. Mrs. Caring
ton and Miss futile who directed the
dances, and Mrs. J. IL. Koch, Mrs.
w. s. Farnmun and Mrs. B. F. Pay
who by their efforts were greatly res
ponsible for the success of the entire
evening and particularly the dancing
party which followed the husking bee
Mrs. w. w. Holden of AHnboy is in
Inc city today.
Mrs. Lot Kendall of st. Peter was
in this city Friday.
/. Mrs. Henry John of Lake Crystal
visited in this city on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Dolliyer OF Blue
Earth were visitors in this city on
Friday.
Mrs. Frank Hartwick OF Vernon
Center was among the Mankato
visitors Friday.
Manager Charles Grfebef of the
Mankato theatre returned last night
from a business trip to Chicago.
Miss Eleanor Andersen of Lucan,
Mimi, spent the day in the city re-
ceivihg medical treatment and shop
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