The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-04
STORIES FROM VERNON
FRANK CLAGUE TO DELIVER
ADDRESS MONDAY
Memorial Day Program Is Pre-
pared; Baptismal Services
Last Sunday
From thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Vernon Center, May 27-Memorial
Sunday will be probably observed in
Vernon Center next Sunday morn
ing with union services held at the
hall at 1O:3O a. m. Opening the exer-
cises the audience will sing America.
Mrs. Edith French, pastor OF the Bap-
fist church will read the scripture
lesson and prayer. Anthem, Methodist
choir; memorial sermon, Rev. w. w.
Brown; singing, audience; benedlc-
ton.
Decoration Day program Monday
1:30 p. M: Singing, America, audi
ence; invocation, Rev. w. w. Brown,
solo, The Boys Who Wore the Blue
are Turning Gray, Mrs. Fate; Read
ing, May 80, Eleanor Mack; solo.
That's What the Red, White and Blue
Mean, Mrs. Thul; address, Hon. Frank
R. c. will be in charge OF the cere-
monies at the cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cox have re-
turned to their home at Albert Lea
after a few days visit with the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Cox
in North Vernon.
Mrs. r. G. Champlin, who has been
in Minneapolis visiting her brother,
John McMicheal and sister, Mrs. Carl
Halverson, returned to her Tome
Monday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc.
Micheal have just recently returned
from a six months sojourn in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Cox and son
Don were visitors last Saturday at
the w. Ii. Thompson home near Ma
della. These people were near neigh
bors back in the old home town in
Iowa, and the frequent get-to- gethers
since coming to Minnesota have been
Joyous ones. These early friendships
have been cemented together till they
resemble a close family connection.
Mrs. Will Rambo of West Vernon
, went to MankatO Saturday morning
where later in the Gay she accom-
panied her brother Clarence Bossuet
and family on a motor trip to Mime
apolis, going down to help their
mother, who lives in that city cele-
brate her birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Champlin and
children Tommy and Mary drove
down from the lakes Sunday after
noon for short visit with the for,
mer's parents, Hon. and Mrs. E. T.
Champlin. Miss Sadie Fairbanks ac-
companied them.
Miss Minnie Caldwell Of Madelia
is enjoying country life this week at
the Lee Cox home in North Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reeves of West
Vernon were county seat visitors
Tuesday.
Miss Roxy Champlin is spending
several days with her nephew, Attor-
ney Champlin and family at Lake
Crystal.
services at the Methodist church last
Sunday morning preceding the cere-
monies of baptizing and taking into
who their pastor, Rev. w. w. Brown
had been instructing for several
months The music was beautiful and
appropriate to the occasion and was
furnished by male quartet composed
of Messrs. Woods of st. Paul, Jones
of Mankato, Johns of Garden City
and w. w. Washburn of Vernon Cen
ter, who preceding and at intervals
during the ceremonies rendered the
following: Lord l Want To Be p
Christian" Have You Wandered
Away From Jesus" Wandering Child
Come Home" Rock of Ages and
Some Day." Rev. Browns talk to
these young people was very instruc-
tive and helpful and made deep
ton. Alice Zumwalt, Lois Rev, Alice
Warren, Ruby Lee, Harold Halver-
son, Donald MerterSdorf and Donald
Gray took the vows and became mem
bers of the chruch. The seating cap
acity of the church was inadequate To
seat the congregations and chairs
from the class room were brought in
and placed about the church. The ush
ers no doubt would be pleased to pull
off the same stunt every Sunday
moi ming Catch the good habit of at
tending church regularly. 1t is as
easily done as catching the bad habi.
of staying at home.
Claude Cooper of Minneapolis Wis
tied at the F. E. Cooper home one day
ic mr. he cfo rt1 linz -
news that his only son Don had just
recently taken unto himself wife.
AS the youthful bride groom lacks a
few weeks of being nineteen years Of
age he evidently has the prospect OF
a long married life before him.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mertersdorf
and children motored to South Sterl-
ing Sunday where they were guests
at the Lawrence Long home.