The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-03
GARDEN CITY NOTATION
GIFT PARTY HELD AT HOME
OF MISS ALIEN JAY
Pleasant Birthday Surprise Is
Given At Royal Neighbors
Lodge Meeting
Especial to The Free Press

Garden city ntatins gown
Garden City, September 27.-The
young ladies of Mrs. Johns Sunday
school class and their friends gath
cred at the home of Miss Aleen Jay
Saturday afternoon for a gift party
in honor of Miss Eva Blackburn, who
is soon 10 be bride The program
for the afternoon was a mock we'd
ding, Miss Blackburn being the bride.
Mrs. Doris John was the groom Mrs
Lucy Wood was the bridesmaid and
Miss Ruth Mills was bestman. Kate
Sinotte was the minister Miss Black
burn received a great many beautiful
gifts from her friends An elegant
lunch was served at the close Of the
afternoon and the guests departed
declaring they had spent delightful
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George John and Will
lis motored to Mankato Sunday morn
ing and attended church at the Metho
dist church. After church they drove
TO Waterville, returning home in the
evening
Mrs. E. NJ. Call is in Amtoy taking
SolS vi hCi IiS" anu HIS
mother, Mrs. Erma Call.
Saturday afternoon the Royal
Neighbors, who attended lodge en-
joyed a surprise, it being the birth
day anniversary of Neighbor Della
Stevens, her sister Neighbor Ada Viii
son in honor of the occasion treated
the ladies to lunch at the Garden
City Inn. Also Neighbors Celia Van
Sicle, Violet Thurston, Svah Van
Sickle, il being their time to serve,
came laden with good things to eat,
so it was double surprise. There
were twelve present and the afternoon
was thoroughly enjoyed and express
sed their wishes that Neighbor Stew
ems have many more happy birth
DAYS.
Tuesday afternoon, September %,
Josie Ray was united in marriage to
Frank Martin. Rev. Brown pastor of
the Methodist church at Vernon Cen
ter, performed the marriage ceremony
Several Of Mrs. Martins lady trends
serenaded them in the evening at her
home. They were invited in and
treated to brick ice cream and as
sorted cake. Congratulations.
The Riverside club met with Mrs.
Ida Howard at her hcme Tuesday
afternoon. The topic of Americana
cation was discussed Mrs. Julia
Thurston, Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Haz-
ell Howard read some splendid articles
on Americanzation. Mrs. Howard
served a dainty lunch after club adj
journed. She is TO leave us soon and
will go to live at Madeiia for which
we are indeed very sorry.
Mrs. Arthur Steinke, Mrs. Charles
Call and children, Mrs. Ella Bixby
and Mrs. Lizzie Hughes drove to
Mankato Thursday afternoon.
c. w. John and wife were in Man
kato on business Thursday.
w. A. Roberts was Mankao CAL
Ter Wednesday.
The woman who took the shirt
from the E. M. Call store is known.
1t would he we'll to come and settle
and save further trouble for herself.
granddaughter of st. James visited
at the John Bixby home Sunday aft
ernoon
Mrs Lila Chapman of st. James
visited her friend, Miss Clara Boynton
Sunday.
Mrs. Flora Mack and daughters
from Florida are visiting at the H.
A. Bixby home. Mrs. Mack is Sis
ter of Mrs Bixby.
Wednesday, September %, being
the ninctieth birthday OF Grandma
har Ave nj
Beer planned very nice surprise
party in her honor. Mrs. Dunbar
toms home and was kept there till the
guests began to arrive at Mrs. Beers
home, when Miss Boynton told her
Mrs. Beer had company and they had
better go over. There were twenty
two guests present, each guest pre-
senting grandma Dunbar with birth
day card and friendship gift. Mr..
and Mrs. Olmsted presented her with
a birthday book where each guest
wrote their name and the month and
date of birth. MIR. Olmsted favored
the company with several vocal sell
ections. He also took Mrs. Dunbar's
picture with. their baby, showing
youth and old age and then another
of all present. An elegant supper
was served by Mrs Beer, assisted
in serving by Mrs. Lee Duffield and
Mrs. Jennie Frye. Mrs. Dunbar was
very smart old lady. She is now
busy quitting a quilt she has pieced
and during the great war she knit
untiringly that the boys might he
kept warm and at one OF our Red
Crc2s sales her Quilt was sold for $50
fer which she was SO happy. The
entire community wish for her many
happy returns Mrs Loring ccntri-
buted this poem.
FRIENDSHIPS OFFERING.
Birthdays are the rounds
In the ladder by which we riseI
From the lowly earth and troubles,
To the vaulted peaceful skies.
On the lower rounds when children
We are content to stay
With no wish to go up higher
Just SPEND your time in play.
When we've gained dozen rounds
We would hurry them along
Fer il seems so all WIS sunshine
And life merry song.
But soon we gazing upward
The twentieth round can view
Where cupid wearing garlands
Says love is always true.