The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-16
FROM VERNON
MISS BOLTON RELATES
- STORY OF FRANCE
kilograms Relative to Mr.. Gray
Not Measuring; Notes of
, . Village
Especial to Free press.l

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Mary Lee Bolton. formerly OF Plain
view, but for, The past several years
has been in charge Of Il French or
phanage At Goenoble, France, main
tanned BY the Methodist chur ,hcs,
was guest Of Miss Mary Robinson
over Thu sday night until Friday
afternoon. Miss Bolton has Just re-
Gently returned from Franco and is
touring tho state fer the purpose OF
working up enthusiasm in il-eiSn
missionary work. and il raising funds
10 carry Oh this wc.is or ~.,iIh all
foreign countries are so desperately
IN need CT. Suffering, pcoTertT, sick
ness always follow am war and Miss
Bottoms description OF the need of aid
is wildly expressed in her talk and
by the many photos she displayed of
the many children when first taken
into the home. who were mere skelC-
ions. Their little faces show plainly
what they have endured. Three or
four months later photos taken of
these same children could not be
recognized as they have grown so
plump, their faces wrea:hcG in smiles
with cOntentment ard happiness.
which springs from children well
nOurished and cared for Photos of
The home. 10th outside and the inter
Tor. Looked very inviting. just like Il
real home. Miss Bottoms orphanagc
is for girls only: sixty arc being car
ed for and are given Il chance to make
something OF themselves, with an op-
porCunity for lettering the conditions
of the children of the next generation
Between forty and fifty attended this
meeting which WIS held in the hcrne
CT Miss Robinson and the neat little
sur. Of S25 was raised for this SPLEEN
did cau:e, which was very good con
sidering the fact that the meeting was
advertised but few hourr before il
was held. Miss Bolton and Miss Rob
irGon were members of the faculty
in the PlainviCw public school for
several years and the coming of Miss
Bolton TO the village, proved q happy
occasion 10 the two ladies, whose
friendship began nearly ten years ago.
Daily kilograms from San Diego are
not encouraging. From them it is
inferred that Mr.. Gray has double
pneumonia and is gradually growing
weaker, but we're all full of opti-
mism and are sure that our old
friend. though the odds seem TO be
against him. is going to pull through
all right, and fully regain his health
ii. c. Kraus took the afternoon train
Tuesday for Mankato where he will
transact business relating to a new
county ditch project.
Charles Bates has taken the con-
tract for filling the ice houses in the
village and has a large crew of men
and half dozen teams at the job.
The ice, is excellent and the weather
o. X, and the work is progressing
satisfactorily.
Harry Bailey, one Of the ice pack
ers was taken i'll Monday forenoon.
Since then he has been confined to
his room under the care OF the family
physician. 49,.
The annual dinner for the members
and their families of the Methodist
Episcopal Aid society will be held
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Lucius
Ashley in West Vernon. Transports
ion will be provided for all these who
desire TO go. A big chicken dinner
will be served at one o'clock and the
afternoon will be spent socially.
Several members of the Riverside
Boys and Girls club are planning on
attending the meeting to be held in
Man alto Thursday.
The second of series of three
card parties which are being enjoyed
at the Catholic hall will take place
Friday evening of this week. These
have proven very pleasant affairs to
which all will be welcomed
The Lyme Robinson home in East
Vernon is quarantined for measles
No other cases have been reported
and 1t is sincerely hoped that the
dreaded disease will not get into the
schools.