The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-28
GARDEN CITY NOTATION.
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BRATiON Is HELD
Snlendid Prouram Rendered For
Splendid Program Rendered ror
Returned Soldiers; News OF
The Village

Garden City, November 22.-Ine
Homecoming celebration held Friday
evening, November IA was great
zuccpss. At seven o'clock the serv-
Ing Of supper began. The, tables look
Cd beautiful with snowy linen az
pretty dishes. In the center was a
runner of red, white and blue, and
vcses OF roSes adorned the three long
tgblag and the souvenir was = little
silk flag. The menu consisted OF
fried chicken, mashed potatoes, brown
gravy, baked beans, pickles. olives
Jelly, rolls and butter cabbage saaG
,ruit salad, assorted cake, apple pie
ice cream and coffee. II is estimat-
ed between three and four hundred
people were led. After the supper
the program was given in the church.
The soldied boys were escorted into
the church by Uncle Sam and Aunt
S-olumbia and met by a Red Cross
nurse and Y. NJ. {. y. secretary
Salvation Army and 4 Knight OF CO.
lumbus. showing the united var
workers. These parts were taken
by pupils OF the school. Then be-
fore thew were seated two little girls
with baskets laden with roses pre-
scented each soldier with rose. The
Star Spangled Banner Yves sung by
! the cntiro Naudience. Invocation
Rev. ]. G. Olmsted. Mrs. Robert
Fate of Vernon Center sang a beauti-
full solo and responded TO an encore.
Rev. Olmsted gave the address OF
welcome. which was responded TO by
CAPTAIN Thurston John OF Mankato.
Reading Rev. OImsted; solo. Mrs.
Fate. George II. Palmer of Mankato
gave a splendid address speaking
very feelingly of the fine work dom
by the American boys. George John
sang very beautifully, Land o. Mine.
The dance in the Woodman hall con-
cluded the program. About eighty
couples enjoyed the dance. The TriT
State orchestra furnished tho music.
he dining room, church and Wood
man hall were decorated very pref
tily for the occasion with. red, whit
and blue ard flags in profusion.
Mrs. Earl Duffield has gone to Del
avian to join her husband, who has ac-
cepted g position in hardware store
there. They have shipped their
household goods and will be at home
TO their friends after this ct Delevan.
Their many friends wish them sue
0nss and happiness in their new home
We were all sorry Earl could not be
here for the homecoming.
Everett Whitney OF Mankato at
tended the Homecoming.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. X. Osgood and
daughter Myrtle of Fairmont. accom-
panied by Joseph Bixby of Welcome
attended the homecoming and stay
ed at the John Bixby home over night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Thomas of Lake
Crystal attended the Homecoming a
guests at the G.. w. John home.
Miss Francis Pepper of Mankato
was an over Sunday visitor at the
home OF her aunt, Mrs. Francis
Thurston. She was accompanied
home b. her cousin, Miss Rose
Thurston.
Those. from Vernon Centtr attend
ibrg the Homecoming were Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. c. Rev, Mrs. Ed Lee and
niece. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fate, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Cox. Wilbur Award,
Selma Petrich and Kenneth Francis.
The ladies of the Baptist church
who have been busy as bees all
summer making pretty and useful
things for a bazaar are at last ready
and will hold their bazaar in the f.
NJ. Cali store Saturday, November
30. Chicken pie dinner will be serv-
ed to oil beginning at twelve o'clock.
The sale will begin at one o'clock.
II is hoped that all will come and
help the ladies to make 2 good sum.
The articles for sale will make very
desirable Christmas presents. Re-
member the date and place. Sc
The r. N. A. ladies of Valley Camp
are invited to attend lodge at Wild
Rose Camp, Lake Crystal Saturday
afternoon, November %. About
twenty will attend.
Judge Loren Cray and wife of Man
kato attended the Homecoming. The
Judge said he first came to Garden
irCity about sixty years ago.
There was a business meeting of
the Christian Endeavor society in the
basement of the. Christian church
Tuesday evening, November II.
Mrs. w. l. Story has gone to Beay-,
FER Greek, Mimi. to visit her parents.
She expects to be gone about two
weeks.
Charles Call and wife and Mrs. e
M. Call were in Mankato on business
Monday.
Mr.. Stanley and family are nice
ly settled in the Capped home.
Robert hall has moved into the
house he purchased recently from By
ron Thompson.
Arthur Steinke is moving in the
Buckles house. 1t is being repaper-
ed and painted and vanished and
they will be coy and nice as can be.
Mr.. Kimball has put out several
monographs this, last week