The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
FORuMlTEs ENJOY big
FEAST LAST NIGHT
Pleasant Affair Held at the
Methodist Episcopal Church;
The Program

parlors last evening TO the young peo-
pie of. the class by the ladies of the.
Third and Sixth Division Ladies Aid.
To the Victors belong the spoils and
in this instance the vict6rs we're the
group of Forumites known as the
Reds who succeeded in securing more
members for the class than their OPP
ponents, the Blues. As a result the
banquet last evening was served by
the Blues to the winning team of
Reds.
Miss Ida Nitzkowski, president of
The Forum class acted as toastmis
tress and the invocation was pro-
nounced by Rev. g. A. Cahoon. The
following menu was deliciously pre-
pared, and served by the ladies.
Roast Pork with Dressing
Mashed Potatoes Gravy
Boiled Squash.
Salad
Pickles Jelly
Bread Butter
Ice Cream Cake
Coffee
Short Program Given.
| A short program of after dinner
speeches and vocal and piano mum
bers was given following the dinner.
The grogram opened with group OF
class songs and the first dinner
speech was given by Professor A. b.
Morris who spoke on the subject of
"The influence of the Forum in the
Sunday School and in his talk Pro-
lessor Morris pointed out that the
splendid enthusiasm and spirit which
the Forum class always shows in no
matter what task they were asked
to perform, was caught up by the rest
of the Sunday school and rs re-
suit their spirit and enthusiasm was
made bigger and better. Mr. Morris
brought out the fact that in this
community of approximately $4,000 or
$4,000 but a small per cent of the
people were interested in the work
of the Sunday school and pointed out
the splendid opportunity to do good
work in the Sunday school by this
fact.
Professor F. d. Brooks. class
teacher, spoke on why ! Like to
Teach the Forum giving as the most
prominent reasons the facts that the
class is made up of lot of good
J live, and poppy people who arc. bub-
/ bling over with enthusiasm and who
do things. THE class has reputa-
ton which they are living. up to and
not living on said Professor Brooks.
| @-They are people in the prime of life
with wonderful possibilities opening
before them and they are looking
toward the future in an eHdeavor to
| make the most IF these opDortuni
ties and posstbil les. j ez<
Miss Rub GingIes. q member Of
1.-The class and wei known pianist
in the city, gave a piano selection fol
/, lowing Professor Brooks talk
Address BY Pastor.
my Relation to the Forum Glass"
was the topic taken up by Rev. q. A.
| Cahoon. THE Forum is made up of
| company of boosters and by that
fact they are Christians for
Christian is booster" said
Rev. Cahoon, and he pointed
out the fact that although some
people call themselves Christians
they are pessimists and are Christ
ians in name and not in spirit, and
are hinderers rather than helpers Il
am glad that the Forum class are
boosters and helpers instead of pes
simists and hinderers, in all good
causes"
Owing to The fact that DIR. J. w. An.
drews, who was 90 have given talk
on THE Young Peoples Class When
| Was a Boy" was unable TO be
present this was omitted from the
program and a vocal duet by Miss
Mildred Sawyer and Miss Ruth Gin
giles was given next.
Mr. H. j. Kuhn, well known candy
maker, gave a short talk on How
Have Kept the Forum Sweet" At
any social gatherings where candy
pulls are to featured, on the program
Mr.. Kuhn Ii the man who handles
that phase of the program and has
came to be indispensable TO the class.
icy of Keeping Folks Busy.
Miss Ida Nitzkowski, president of
the class, spoke on 1.-THE Joy OF Keep
ing Folks Busy" pointing out that
by the work which the class does
among the new Corners in the city
as well as the sick and shut ms"
who cannot come to the meetings of
the class they find joy of doing and
la Joy of keeping busy. Miss Nitz-
kowski has been president of the
Forum class for the past FIVE years
and stated last evening. that each
year she gets more JOY out of the po-
sition than ever before.
Miss Mary Scurr. member of the
class gave a number of humorous
readings in a very clever manner and
responded to the delighted APPLAUSE
with encore numbers.
Miss Edna Kinner, captain Of the
Reds the winning team. spoke on the
topic of How We won the Game"
explaining that only through the
splendid co operation which had been
given by every member of her team
had 1t been possible for them to win.
The captain of the Blues, Mr.. ]: a.
s,wisher, spoke on THE Cheerful
Losers and congratulated the win.
ners upon their victory we are all
like the man who carried the mes
|sage to Gracia," said Mr.. Swisher,
and you who have won this contest
have carried your message because
you realized the fact that you had
something to do and then set about
to do it,
Jay Sherk. the class cheer leader,
Lead III "a alaoc In q number of cheers