The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-28

whole heart is in this great cause was
shown in every word she uttered
When she had finished II seemed as
If the physiological moment had ar
rived and everybody seemed anxious
to start the drive at once. At the
! close she met the various commit
tees, which she found were already
prepared for successful drive. Watch
Vernon Center. help put Blue Earth
county over the top in this, the great
est drive of the many drives that the
county has pulled off during the past
three years.
DIR. and Mrs. Ed Cornish of Duns-
muir, Cal. who are enjoying a well
earned vacation, arrived on the aft
ernoon train Friday from their home
in the west to the old home town of
the doctors to visit his mother and
sisters. II has been six years since
their last visit here We all know
that q successful physician, who keeps
abreast with the medical profession.
has very few real play days. and va
cation days are usually spent in doing
research work or specializing in some
certain subject. DIR. Cornish is diyi-
sion surgeon for the Southern Pacific
railroad with headquarters at Duns-
muir. which is a thriving little city in
Northern California, with popula-
ton of over 5000. DR.. Cornish has a
private hospital at this place. which
he opened ten years ago. 1t has out
grown its present limits and ii will
be enlarged next year to meet its
present demands. Their two little
boys, Richard and Robert, aged seven
and eight, did not accompany them,
as they are both in school. DR.. Cor
nish left Sunday afternoon by auto
for Mankato where he took a train for
Rochester to spend few days at the
Mayo clinic. Mrs. Cornish will join
her husband the latter part of the
week, and go with him to Chicago
where he will visit the clinics in that
city. Next week they will start on
their return trip home, going via
Denver, Salt Lake City and Los Ange-
les, stopping off at Berkeley to visit
his brother. Frank, who is a promi-
nent attorney at Berkeley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Cornish have an interest
inc family of two boys and one girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malachi Weir and son
and daughter. Mack and Mollie, and
Miss Ruth Granlund notored to Yer
non Saturday where thev spent this
day with the formers sister. Eliza
beth Weir. and her niece. Celia.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. John Roe and
daughter motored down from Whine,
hago and were guests for the day Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Robinson and
daughter. Miss May.
Miss Gladys Cooper is recovering
from a bad attack of tonsilitis which
confined her to her room for the
greater part of the past week.
Mrs. Howard, who spent part of
the past week at the home of her
son in law, d. A. Slater, and daugh-
ter. where she met many of her for
mer neighbors and friends. returned
to her home at Austin Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. Eastman of Delavan
spent the week end and over Sunday
with former Pensioners in the Bap-
fist circles. Mr.. Eastman filled the
Baptist pulpit Sunday morning in the
absence of Rev. Edith French. who is
Minneapolis, attending to business.
The first of the Parent Teacher
meetings of the year was held in the
high school assembly room last Fri
day evening and was largely attend
ed and very interesting. "Hot Lunch
es" for pupils living outside of the
village has been in vogue in the
school on trial for a week. and at this
re IF M
BROUGHT their lunches to school were
especially invited to be present as the
discussion of the evening was along
the value of these hot lunches and
how they could become permanent
Dart of the school routine. Miss Ida
Bowen, intermediate teacher. who Is
in charge of the school lunch. opened
the discussion. In very convincing
and able manner she explained how
tie work was carried on and the ben
eficial results which would follow bv
the children having sayory hot dish
of either cocoa or souD to eat with
the cold lunch brought from home
There are nearly sixty boys and girls
coming from country homes. Miss
Bowen presented the subject in such
a clear convincing way that there was
no need of further discussion as the
parents interested were fully con-
WINGED of the Importance of continu
ing these hot lunches, which the
school board has been financing for
week on trial. 1t was a unanimous
vote that hot lunches should be a
part of the school regime hereafter.
The parents will pay sixty cents per
month for each pupil served with a
hot Iunch. Over 800 was realized aft
err defraving all expenses connected
with Orpheus club benefit entertain
ment given here a few weeks ago. BY
q unanimous vote this amount was
turned over to the school to help pay
for labratorv. The next meeting OF
the Parent Teacher club will be held
Friday, December 5. ". w. Brown
Mrs. V. c. Armstrong end Miss Ida
Bowen motored to Garden City Fri
day after school hours and assisted
the school faculty and parents in or
ganizing a Parent Teacher club.
Mrs. Laura Mead. who is member
of the Valley Camp, r. n. A, of Gar
den City. attended the festivities and
hcspitalities of their sister lodge
Wild Rose Camp, at Lake Crystal
Saturday afternoon. Large delega-
n 4.