The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-11
''oR|ES FROM VERNON
DINNER FOR THE DEPART
ING TEACHERS
Hon. Frank CIague Gave Splen-
did Address On Last
Memorial

Vernon Center, June 5.-Last We'd |
nesday evening in compliment to the
Misses Bowen, Bailey, Davis and
Louer, grade teachers. who will not
return next year, Mrs. V. c. Arm
strong entertained"at a very prettily
appointed six o'clock dinner. A crys-
tai basket of lilies-of the-valley made
very beautiful centerpiece. The
place cards were dainty paper brides
and very appropriate as there were
be brides in the near future. BY their
plates were laid corsage bouquet OF
lilies of the valley tied with narrow
white satin ribbon. The dinner was
served in courses and the event was
most happy one and will long be
remembered by those present. Miss
May Robinson, Gladys Cooper and
May Cornish and Mesdames kathers
inc Kraus, Alice Cooper and Ruth
Beland of Balboa, Pan, were among
the guests. Miss Gladys Cooper had
planned a slumber party the follow
ing Friday for these BRIDE elects
with the same ladies as guests, but
owing to illness had to postpone it.
The presents which were to be pre-
SenteQ dt inns time were moIieu "
the girls which will help to beautify
their new homes.
Monday afternoon at the opera
house the Decoration Day exercises
took place. The program was very
impressive and well carried out. The
hall Was very prettily decorated with
flowers and ferns. the color scheme
being green and white. Three large
flags hung from the back Of the
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were placed very effectively about the
hall and among the floral decoration
in front. Only five of the boys in
blue were present on this occasion.
namely: Hon. E. T. Champlin, Joseph
Robinson. A. NJ. Hannay. Chef Bailey
and James Pepper of Mankato. One
Spanish American soldier, T. Newell
given reserved seats in the front
rows. The members of the w. R. C.
marched in q body to the hall and
took seats behind the soldiers. The
program opened by singing the Bat
tie Hymn of the Republic" Rev. w.
w. Brown gave the invocation; solo,
"The Boys Who Wore the Blue are
May 80" Miss Eleanor Mack; solo,
What the Red, White and Blue
Stands For" Mrs. Thul. Hon. Frank
Clague of Redwood Falls gave the
address. It did everyone good to
hear such splendid common sense
: talk. He paid high tribute to the old
soldiers who have passed and gone
the great world war, who were yet
alive to enjoy the freedom of this
country that they had fought to pre-
serve. That Mr.. Clague is an opti-
mist of the first class was very no.
ticeable all through his talk. He said
that II should be the desire of the
people, to strew flowers among the
the departed. From start to finish
Mr. Clague held the closest attention
of the large audience. He has the
faculty of condencing volumes of good
ideas and thoughts into few plain
words that make a lasting impress
sion on his hearers. At the close Of
the address Paul Thew played beau
he purchased in Germany while with
the army of occupation after the ar
mistice was signed. Mr.. Thew Is a
splendid musician and his playing Is
Of high order and greatly enjoyed.
His sister Elsie played his accom-
paniment. The program at the hall
was closed by singing. America the
to the cemetery was unusually long
one and was led by the Boy Scouts.
&. couple of scouts carrying large
flags. The band and Girl Scouts on
foot were followed by the old settl-
ers and citizens in autos. Arriving
at the cemetery groups Of the younger
children in charge of world war vet
the graves Of twenty old soldiers. At
the conclusion all assembled around
the Gross" which stands as a mo-
Inento to "our unknown dead" The
ceremonies here were in charge of
the w. r. c. and their beautiful me-
mortal program was splendidly car
ried out. President Mrs. Gust Mel
son hung a wreath for the soldiers,
sailors and marines. who lie in un-
known graves. Senior vice president
Mrs. Alfred Henderson placed one in
memory of the widows and orphans
Other members led by the color bear
ers and Girls Scouts marched in sin
gle file and covered the mound with
flowers and wreaths in memoriam.
While doing this they sang the w. r.
c. .dirge. Anil s. Johnson a world war
veteran, sounded taps and Rev. Edith
French pronounced the benediction
after which all the old soldiers and
their wives or widows and the boys
of the late war and girl friends re-
turned to the Masonic hall where the
w. r. G. served ham sandwiches,
were present to enjoy the luncheon
and the social hour following. Mayor
Champlin treated the Boy Scout band
to ice cream which they greatly ap-
preciated and enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs.; Eugene Roberts of
Mankato are receiving congratulations
from the numerous clans of Webbs
and Roberts living in Blue Earth
county and in other sections of the
state over the arrival of Sonny Boy
No. Q into their home. Aunty No. 5,
who had hoped ito have named the
little newcomer Ruth Alice, now
thinks John quite appropriate.
Miss Florence Whipple, Blue Earth
County health nurse, Is instructing a
Siess of twenty-one in hygiene and
lrrsing at the assembly room of the
public school building. The course
lists for fifteen days. Two hour les
sons are given five days every week.
Much interest is manifested and will
be of great value to those who have
availed themselves of this great op-
portunity. 49,.
Outing at Sibpey Park.
The saleepeople OF The Bee Hive
enjoyed an outing at Sibley Park last