The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-14
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HISTORIC day OBSERVED
MAPLETON HAD VERY
FINE PROGRAM
ARMISTICE is RECALLED
Community Sing and Address
BY John j. Regain; Music and
Readings
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| Especial to The Free Preset
Mapleton. November 12.-Armistice
Day was fittingly observed here yes
terday when the community sing took
place in the Pastime theatre. The
Mapleton band began the program
with an open air concert. This or
ganiZation opened the sing by playing
a medley of patriotic airs, which
awoke the chords of love for home
and native land among those gather
| ed there. Mrs. III. c. Hotaling, TO
whor; much of the success of the af-
4 fair was due, explained the object of
the meeting and said the sing would
| be led by two young men. They
were Saxon and Meyers, who proved
| themselves equal to the occasion
After America" Battle Hymn of the
Republic" came Bubbles" Keep the
Home Fires Burning" and in fact one
after another of the songs that have
gained in popularity during the past
several years The sing was inter-
spursed by the selections by the
band which were delightful Lloyd
Morrow added greatly to the program
by solo. The audience by this time
began suggesting and Katy" was
sung as solo, duet and chorus and
sung again, being the most popular
selection, with Smiles" a close Sec
and.
Red Cross Drive Report.
During the session v J. Greiner,
chairman of the Red Cross member
ship drive, which due to his manage
M xr-oc Il
memberships taken on Saturday in
the two-hour drive. A few more
were yet to be seen. Quite a few
memberships were added at the Pas
time. After another selection by the
band the audience sang 1.-The Star
Spangled Banner" and dispersed feel
ing that it was good to have been
there.
A six O'Clock dinner was served to
the American Legion and service men
IN the parlors of the Catholic church
By the Red Cross. Mrs. T. M. Hamp,
chairman Of the committee, and her
heipRxs served banquet. fif for any
Ar sEfll iks n stssfe sci ted TO The
most exacting taste. At each plate
was found red carnation. also the
last course pie al "a mode was topped
by tiny silk flag. The Invocation
was given by Rev. Robbins. The
POSTMASTER was b. T. McGregor.
After apologizing for his lack of
haste after such a dinner he announc-
ed a solo by Miss sIenore Greiner,
who sang The Return" very feeling
ly and for an encore sang wake Up"
Dick Hanna followed by very modest
L. hi Ar;x Ha n,
from November to IL, 1918, in which
his company in the second division
took part and of the entry in
to Germany afterward. No one
would suspect the hero who wears a.
ID. S. badge hidden behind the modest
talk. Rev. Father Griffin being out
of town. Postmaster Joe McGuiggan
read a fine contribution from him. A
quartet composed of M. w. Melvin,
Alfred Johnson, Meyers and Saxon
sang two selections which were well
received. Lloyd Cooper, who joined
the Canadian forces gave a description
of his trip~to England which was ter
minated by the armistice Lloyd Nor
row was at his best in 81 Was Born
in the u. S. A." and the audience
called for more. Captain Thomas
O'Connor. who was denied the honor
of going over spoke of his work in
the training camps and urged the
boys to sign up in the Legion.
Address BY John Regain.
After another song by the quartet
Toastmaster McGregor introduced
Attorney John Regain of Mankato,
who delivered the address of the
evening. II was brimming full of
thoughts for the boys and he showed
them why they should join the legion
and stick together for the welfare of
this nation. In his address Mr.. Regain
dealt chiefly upon the menaces of So
cialism, l. w. w. ism. Nonpartlsanism
md the many other ''isms" which are
threatening this government at the
present time, which as Mr.. Regan
stated are all one and the same thing.
He pointed out what has happened
in North Dakota where the Nonparti
sans reign supreme, showing how the
taxes have been raised from $1,000
GOO to S6.000,000, purely because of
the manner in which the affairs have
been handled He admonished the
young men of the village, that as they
fought side by side for their country
and the principles of their govern
ment during the period of war, so
they should stand side by side now
and join some good loyal organiza-
ton, such as the American Legion,
and carry on the same work in times
of peace as in time of war. for al
though they were of the opinion that
they had finished with German kul-
tur a year ago at the end of the war,
they should be made to realize that
il is Just beginning to run rampant
in this country under the head of
socialism. one of the worst evils
which this government has to deal
with.
Telegram From Legion Members.
Mr. Regain delivered fine address
and 1t made a deep impression upon
those who heard II
During the evening the commander
received a telegram from one mem
Der, Floyd Alderman. saying he could
not be present because of having been
captured at IL a. m. that day by a |