The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-28
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of honor last evening at well plan
ned surprise and shower party. Miss
Schleusner will become the bride of
Mr.. Fred Nelson in the near future
and the fact was discovered by her
friends and decided that she should not
escape the usual pre- nuptial affairs
While Miss Schleusner and her fiancee
were attending one of the local thea
4, tres party OF twenty young ladies
took possession of her home and after
arranging everything in readiness
they sat in the darkened room until
j. Miss Schleusner entered. Then the
lights were flashed on and the bride
to- be was completely surprised. A
merry social evening was then enjoy
cd playing a number of unique and
amusing games. Miss Schleusner was
given ball of yarn and told to un-
wind IT. which she did, and found neat
ly written notes directing her to many
different parts of the house where
gifts of kitchenware were hidden. Aft
er this group of gifts had been found a
number of gift packages were present
ed, and a guessing contest was held, in
which Miss Ida Rudberg won a hand
some prize for guessing correctly the
contents of the largest number OF
packages. Miss Schleusner, who was
seated In a chair of honor in front OF
the stairway was then called upon TO
read the advice written by her friends
and presented 10 her, and guess the
names Of the writer's. As the last let :
ter of advice was read Mrs. NJ Arm
strong started to play 'Lohengrin's
Briday Chorus" and mock wedding
procession came down the stairway.
The mock wedding was cleverly enact :
ed and occasioned much merriment
Miss Grace Harris acted as minister
and read a very unusual service. Miss
Eleanor Bauch was the bride and
Z Miss Minnie Romasas was the groom
During the latter part of the evening
| Miss Romasas sang a Norwegian solo
and musical selections were given by
others in the party. A delicious lunch
was served at the close of the affair
Lee Wood has returned from Min
neapolis' where he attended meet
ing Of shoe dealers.
Rev. O. J. Arthur is in Mime
apolis attending the Lutheran Min
resota-conference
r ]. 8. Cook left today for Cedar Rap
ids. Iowa, where he will attend meet
ling of the directors and managers o
1.-THE Cedar Rapids Oil company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Johnson of Win
throp we're in the city yesterday, CALI
: ing on friends
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Burch and sons
: nj &c Do low n
were guests yesterday of the Misse
Faith. Janice and Phyllis Graham a
the Andrews apartments.
: Miss Laura f.. Matthias of Dundee
} lMinn., was a caller in the city yester
day.
J Mrs. B. Matthias of Dundee, MINI
was ia the city yesterday VISITING
, friends.
!, Mr.. and Mrs "a Hemingsen have re
q turned to their home at Alden, MINI
after several days visit with Mrs. J
w. Sorensen and family
L. Gaebel of Ivanhoe, Mimi, ha
purchased home in Mankato and i
!, moving his family here.
r. II. Davis of st. Paul was bust
ness caller in the city yesterday.
Harold Wade of Fairmont was in tn
lefty calling on business friends yes
= terday
w. A. Just of Rapidan was in tn
! city on business today.
Walter Daniels spent the afternoo
; at Lake Crystal attending to bushes
matters.
Mrs. George .Kraus Of Mapleto
spent the past couple of days visitin
. her sister. Mrs. Matte Dane.
Leo Chambers went TO Minneapoli
a this morning to attend to business az
y fairs.
3 Mrs, Harry w. Woerner of Mime
4 apolis was visiting in the city yester
day.
SIN. Hanson returned home yes
|. terday from Camp Hancock, Ga
. where he has been stationed for tn
past eighteen months in the needles
:. CORPS.
= III. f. Hansen and Oscar Wendt
\ landt. of Good Thunder were trans
acting business in the city yesterda.
\ c.. Il. Stamm Of Huron. s. Oak
q was in the city on business yester
day.
NJ. q. Jensen of Wells. MINI, Wis
q lied friends in the ely last evening
f. B. jackson of Eagle Lake wa