The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-14
GOOD THUNDER EVENTS
LIBERTY CLUB AT SPLENDID
MEETING ON FRIDAY
Excellent Program Carried Out;
County Leader Coe Delivered
An Address
From Mondays Daily.

day afternoon the Liberty club of
this place held its May meeting at
the opera house. A large crowd at
tended in spite of the busy season
which shows the splendid spirit of
the community towards the activi-
ties of the boys and girls. District
No. 126 which has become a part of
the Liberty club attended and gave
an excellent program. District No. 80,
the Blume school. taught by Mrs.
Martha Woodruff, all came and join
ed the club. Other neighboring dis
and take part in the various projects.
A long well planned program was
given as follows:
Play, Seeking the Servant
Songs: Johnnie Get Your Hoe,
We're Forever Boosting Club Work.
Several club yells
Recitations, Yerola Dalluge, We'll
dred Wiedenheft, Gertrude Wrucke.
Piano solo, Irma Possin.
The following by district No. 1876:
May Song
Dialogue, Harry's Pockets, George
Abrahamson and Loretta Sonnabend.
Dialogue, Jerry and the Ice Cream,
Dorothy Missing and Clarence Son
nabend.
Recitation, How Do l Look, Agnes
Sonnabend.
Recitation, The Bashful Boy, Clar-
ence Preis.
Song, Today is Monday, Clarence
Preis, Clarence Sonnabend and Erv-
in Mills.
Country Club Leader M. H. Coe of
Mankato spoke very Interestingly of
the projects Of the year. Mr.. George
Howard, club leader of the state was
present and delighted all his atten-
tive listeners as he is an excellent
talker Of club work and spoke very
highly of the past work of this club
which has drawn large amount of
attention throughout the state and
neighboring states. A lady whose
name we did not learn from the state
health department spoke on public
health. Miss Florence Whipple, Blue
Earth County Red Cross nurse and
Mankato were present. The next club
meeting will be held the first week
in June.
Charles Alexander. the lumberman,
was married on Wednesday at Fart
bault to Miss Leona Baily. After a
wedding trip they will live in the
Henry Mielke home where they have
rented rooms.
Mrs. Harry Gray and daughter of
Minneapolis is visiting with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wall.
Theodore Runge of Mankato drove
to this place Friday with a new
Overland car. He called on his broth
er Walter.
The Concordia club met with the
Misses Clara and Lynda Billet on
Tuesday evening at their home As
Rev. A. c. Bode was out of town the
and visiting was enjoyed. The hos
tesses served dainty refreshments.
!. The Ladies Aid society OF the I'm
manuel Lutheran church met with
Mrs. Albert Behnke at her farm home
Friday afternoon. After a short bust
ness meeting the ladies busted them
selves by making patchwork pieces
for the club quilt. Refreshments
were served by Mrs. Behnke, assist
ed by her daughters, Misses Emma
and Erna '.... i
The Ladies' Aid society of the St,
Johns Lutheran church held it's
monthly meeting Thursday after
noon with Mrs. Will NARROW. Nearly
all members were present. A lap
lunch was served.
The Mozart Music club met with
Miss Frieda Reinke Thursday even
ing. Owing to the measle epidemic
several of the members were unable
to attend. The evening was spent in
studying composers and playing some
of their works.
Postmaster and Mrs. Frank Griffin
received word this week from their
son Kenneth that he had safely land
ed at San Francisco harbor and
would soon be on his homeward
journey after serving Uncle Sam in
various parts of the world.
Miss Lynda Billet was a Mankato
caller Thursday.
County Club leader of Bows and
Girls club work of Mankato called on
Districts No. 80, SO and 70 Wednes-
day and gave interesting and educa-
tional talks to the children in regard
to the corn and poultry contest
staged by local firms for this com
munity.
Mr. Callinster of the twin cities is
in the drug store during the absence
of Mr.. Robinson.
Rev. A. c. Bode spent the forepart
of the week in the cities.
Miss Katherine Mountain, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Alice Mountain, was mar
ried to Mr.. Hicks of Mapleton We'd
nesdway morning in the Catholic
church.
w. H. Detamore Of Mankato was a
caller in town Wednesday.
Joseph Kreur, Jr. of Mapleton
drove to this place Thursday after
noon with a truck load of flour which
he distributed to old customers of
the cable mill.
e F. Ulrich purchased a home on
Fifth street, Mankato. last week
through the E. w. Willard Land
company.
Anton Wingen Of Mankato motor
ed to this place Thursday evening.
Miss Selma Rosin closed a success
full term of school in the Kaul dis.
trict No. SO Friday with a picnic. A
picnic dinner was served to about
thirty on the spacious lawn after
baseball playing was enjoyed by the
younger group.
Mrs. William Kruger of North
Mankato, Mrs. P. Schweitzer and
mother, Mrs. Lentz of Mankato at
tended the funeral of M. Reichelt
Friday afternoon. =
Frederick Reichelt. another of the
old residents of this town, passed
away Wednesday afternoon after a
lingering illness of several weeks. He
was born May Is, 1849, at Schebitz,
Germany. coming to. this place about
thirty i've years ago. The surviving
relatives are three daughters, Mrs.
Will Sternitskey of this place. Mrs.
Gottlieb Branch of Beauford and Mrs.