The Mankato free press., 1920-01-02
STORIES i]ll vRN0.
SPECIAL EVENT GIVEN
ON CHRISTMAS
Many Pleasing Functions In
Village; Notes and News
Collected
ISpecinl 10 Eree Press. |


thews congregation enjoyed mid
night mass on Christmas eve. The
church looked lovely in its Christ
mas green's and flowers, the altars
being decorated with the scarlet poin-
setta, smilax. and chrysanthemums.
and the window hung with holly
wreaths. The choir sung Peters
mass with Mrs. Thomas Caven at
the organ, accompanied by Mr. Was
serman on the violin. Father Colbert
delivered beautiful Christmas ser
man, speaking feelingly of the love
and sympathy that should prevail at
this sacred time, when in accor ordancc
with the words of holy writ there
should be Peace on Earth to Men of
Good Will" The entire congrega-
tion received communion, members
having gathered from far and near. A
large number of visitors were pres
ent and the church was packed to
standing room A purse of $50 was
presented TO Father Colbert by his
Pensioners as a Christmas gift. be-
sides the individual offerings.
Lawrence Warren. who is finishing
his high school course this year at
II
holiday vacation last Monday, bring
ing with him "a class mate. Lucas
Lucia, whose home is in the far on
city of Iquique, Chile, who came to
this country about ur months ago.
entering Parker college to do some
preparatory work necessary before
taking up his college course at Ham:
line Lucas expects TO work his way
through college, his goal being 10 get
his NJ. ID. degree and return either to
South America or Delmatia, his ma
tive land. which ever place needs him
the most as Methodist missionary.
Lucas is bright boy. eighteen years
old. He has seen much of the under
world and knows what poverty and
privation means. but he has in his
make up something that spells Sue
cess" and that he will make good and
surmount all obstacles that lie before
him during the next four years, is
very evident to those OF us who have
had the pleasure of meeting this
earnest, manly boy. Lucas, Jugo-
Siav. was born in Ragusa, Delmatia,
which before the war was part of
Austria. where he lived until he was
relatives who still live in Delmatia.
The Jugo- Slags are very bitter
against Austria. Early in the war ALI
the lighthouses which are very num-
erous along the rocky coast of Del
malta were destroyed by the Ger
man army, and the inhabitants suf-
fered great hardships. Food was
very scarce and shoes and clothing
was beyond the reach of most of the
people. The country. however, got
their independence, but is in a very
unsettled condition as Italy thinks
this sholud have been ceded to her.
A future war to settle the question
is quite probable. The public schools
in Delmatia are very good and Lu-
cas- had completed the sixth grade
before the family left for South
America His father was a sailor
and for many years had been sailing
from port to port, making his head
quarters in Chilli About six years ago
he brought his family to South Amer
lea, where they have since lived.
They sailed on a freight steamer
where his father held a commission.
Lucas talks most interestingly of
this trip which lasted so days and OF
the various places where they stop
ned to unload or take on merchandise.
For the first year after the family
arrived in Iquique, Chilli, Lucas work
ed in vineyard and attended night
school where he learned the Spanish
language, Latin, and took up certain
studies necessary in order to enter
the Methodist Missionary college To-
-. a, Il ~ cd II N
course last June with honors. receiv-
ing one of the two Hamline scholar
ship offered each year by this school.
The scholarship gives the holder the
privilege of free tuition and books for
the full college course of four years.
Lucas was determined to avail him.
self of this opportunity of an educa-
ton i'm land of which he had heard
so much of. and where everyone was
given chance for an education. His
scholarship did not give him q free
passage over or board or clothing
while attending college, so Lucas
spent several anxious months before
he found n place 10 work his passage
and board on an American freight
steamer. the Belgrade. Before the
Belgrade started for America. Lucas
assisted in loading the steamer with
cCal, which was taken to Peru, re-
turning to Iquique the ship was load
ed with salt petre for America and
Lucas spent few days with his
home folks before starting for the
United States. The trip over was in
teresting and enjoyable. especially
through the Isthmus of Panama. He
spent one day in Panama and says
IL was the hottest place he was ever
in. The only rough seas the ship en-
countered was the Caribbean the Sec
ond day out from Panama when he
was quite seasick. At the end of
twenty days the ship landed at Bal
timore and Lucas left at once for
Minneapolis where he expected to en-
ter Hamline, out found that he re-
quired some preparatory work. He
was sent on to Parker college where
he ranks among the highest in his
classes. He pays for his board by
working in the kitchen three hours
daily. Wednesday afternoon Lucas
visited the public schools and by re-
quest of the principal, Mrs. ARM
strong, gave an interesting talk per-
to foreign lands, and the
people who inhabit them. He speaks