The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
bOOSTNeFORCA
MANkATo WILL GIVE
BACKING TO FETE
WINTER FROliC FAVORED
Much Enthusiasm Was Mani
tested At the Meeting Held
Last Evening

To secure the hearty cooperation
end support Of everyone IN the cityof
NanlIato will be the aim of the
Booster club, in order that the gran |
winter fetc which is being planne 4
may be success. Another meetin :
of business men and those intereste j
in promoting the fete was held ut
the city hall last evening but OWN :
70 many other conflicting events, VIZ ;
not as largely attended as was the
first meeting held last week.
Mayor f. V. Waters presided IT
the meeting and spoke few word }
on the work which has been dor
and the splendid success which those
in charge of the initial work are
meeting. He also brought out the fact
that every dollar paid by the peopl ;
for the fetc will tc used solely fcr
the paying of the expenses neces-
sarily incurred by an affair of this
sort and that there would be No
salaries paid to anyone. He also
emphasized the importance of havin :
everyone in back or the movement
lending their co operation time an |
support In order that the affair may
be made one of the most successful,
events ever attempted by the city o.
Mankato.
Plan For Fete Explained.
President o. M, Jerue explained
the benefit or those present last
evening who were not at the first
meeting, laying emphasis on the fac.
that it is TO be a community affair
for everyone in the city. The plan
as he explained it is TO have the
carnival or fete, as near as possible
like that held in st. Paul which
proved. such a decided success not
only frcm a business standpoint but
also because Of the good time and
entertainment the people derived
from it. Totoggans, skating Kinks
and every imaginable outdoor sport
will be taken up during the carnival.
The curriers' will hold one CT their
bonspiels during the carnival; there
viii be a contest for the carnival
queen and her attendants; and as
one of the browning events will be n
monster parade, and in order that
this parade may be an overwhelming
success Ii is the desire of those in
charge of the plans that every school,
business establishment, society," or
SANITATION and club in the city. mako
plans to take part in this parade.
The Financial Side.
Speaking of the financial side of
ulle movement Mr.. Jerlle stated that
in order to raise the necessary
amount of money to put this thing
over they had decided upon 81 as a
fee for membership in the Booster
club which is the organization which
will be in back OF the whole fete.
Then another way in which funds
might easily be raised would be to
have the queen contest conducted on
q business principal as 1t were. That
is have young lady from each ward
in the city and one from North Man
kato run for carnival queen and have
these young ladies sell carnival but
tons for, a nominal sum-. the lady
FEELING the most buttons to be crown
ed the queen, of the carnival and the
ether ladies made her attendants.
Then carnival dance could be ar
Franged for one night each week from
now until time for the carnival and
IN this manner neat sum might
also be raised.
Mr.. Jerrc, working alone, has Sc
cured since the last meeting from
one hundred fifty TO two hundred
members for the Booster club and is
confident of making that the neces-
sary thousand in short time IL
everyone will boost for the carnival
and join the club.
Jensen lis Secretary. g
j. r.. Jenson, secretary of the Man
ratio Merchants Retail association
was appointed secretary of the
Booster club by Mayor Walters.
| When called upon by Mayor Wat
tiers for comments upon the proposed
lfete business men expressed them
selves as follows:
A. II. Silber: 81 think it is a
|. grand idea and If all will take hold
and boost the affair can be made one
lof the largest and most successful
Nankato has ever attempted. I feel
| flat committees should be appointed
immediately and get started on some
definite work at once. The move
surely has my hearty approval and
CO. operation"
]. II. Koch: 81 telieve Mankato
needs sou.thing OF this sort to stir
tie people up and the sooner we get
started on the work the better. The
affair can be made a big success with
Fproper support for we have the hills