The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-04
GARDEN CITY NOTATION
ROYAL NEIGHBORS GAVE
PRETTY MAY PARTY
Especial to The Free Press.I

lSpeCldl 10 Ing riSc AA'S
Garden City, May 26.-Friday the
Royal Neighbors and husbands anu
the Woodmen and their wives eng,
Supper was served to about sixty
five people. The long table looked
beautiful dressed in pink with
white runner through the center and
a green vine trailing on each SIDE OF
the runner. There were also huge
bouquets of apple blossoms with
crepe paper napkins to match the
color scheme. The evening was
spent in a social way with music ana
dancing and at, late hour each one
departed feeling they had spent Q
deiightful evening. The next party
will be a June party which will be
held at the S. H. Thurston home N
Ceresco. The date will be Shnouns-
The Ladies' Aid Of the Methodist
church will serve supper at the hom0
of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Jamen
Thursday afternoon. Everybody.
cordially invited to attend.
Several families motored to tho
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Thurstoh
at Ceresco Sunday and spent the day.
A goodly number from here attend
ed the special at the Sandon theatre
in Mankato Thursday evening".
Decoration day exercises Will be
held at the Woodman hall Saturday
morning, May 20. at ten o'clock. Rev.
Ralph Jensen of Mankato will be the
speaker. He comes highly recon-
mended and it should be the pleasure
as well as the duty Of all to attend
and by our presence say to the OLD
veterans and the new that we are
appreciative of all the tribulations
;o11 oh which thew
sed that our flag might still float
triumphantly over a free and indie
pendent people. "Oh long may it
wave DER the land of the free and
the home of the brave"
There will be community meet
in the basement of the Christian
church Tuesday afternoon, June l, at
two, o'clock. This is planned that we
may meet and get acquainted with
rDout thirty five new families who
have lately come to our community
with cid friends. Each one is re-
quested to write their name and pin
it on. 1t is hoped all will come to
this meet. We want to know you.
Refreshments will be served. There
will also be a program. June at two
o'clock.
Sunday, May %, an all day meet
ing was held at the Christian church
at ten o'clock. Sunday school at II
o'clock. Rev. w. P. Clark preached
an excellent sermon. At twelve
o'clock dinner was served in the
basement and a social hour enjoy
ed. At two o'clock DIR. Seaquist of
Mankato spoke on the every mem
Der canvass after which pledge cards
were given to each member of the,
church and different ones went out to
canvass the members who were not
there Christian Endeavor meeting
was held at seven o'clock and at
eight o'clock a song service. Rev.
Clark again addressed the audience.
Several from the Mankato church
were present, lending enthusiasm to
the church. Glenn Shoemaker fav-
ored us with two selections in an
able manner The annual election
for which the meeting had been es
pecially advertised was deferred to
some future time for lack of time.
Mr. and Mrs. George w. John Wis
tied in Vernon Sunday and attended
the Methodist church services. Harry
Woods of st. Paul accompanied
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Stevens accom-
panied Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Mobiles
to Mankato Monday.
The Riverside Study club met at
the home of Mrs. Ella Bixby We'd
nesday. There was a large atten-
dance. The report of the secretary
and treasurer for the year was read
and accepted. The old officers were
re elected and are as follows: Mrs.
Ella Bixby, president; Mrs. Ida
Mills, vice president; Clara Boynton,
secretary and treasurer.
Mrs. Mary Bailey visited her
daughter Lorraine at Lake Crystal
Saturday afternoon.
Walter Story was a passenger to
Mankato Saturday.
The many friends of Miss Hazel
Hazel and Hon. E. W. Gates will be
pleased to know that reports from
them are very favorable and that
they soon will be able to leave the
hospital.
Claud Granger met with quite an
accident one day last week in draw
ing tile. He became mixed up with
the lines in such way as to lose
his balance and fall to. the ground,
the spring seat falling on him, hit
ting him on the head inflicting sew
eral wounds. The doctor was sum-
moned and dressed his wounds. He
is around again looking like a prize
fighter.
Ed Rev is reported to have the
Mrs. L. D. Mills has gone to Nav
er. Canada, to visit her children, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Wilson, who lately
were bereft of their little son Cor
don, and who feel so lonely Mrs
Mills arrived in due time. She says
the weather is very cold Mr.. Will
son was working at the farm work
with his tur coat on so she stated
when she wrote. Mr.. Wilson is not
in the best of health.
Mrs. Emmeline Crane is caring
for Mrs. Mills home while she is
away on her visit.
Mrs. E. NJ. Call, who has been
visiting friends in Mankato for some
time, has returned home.
Frank Fairchild an old resident of
this place, and now of Good Thun-
der, was calling on, and greeting old
friends Friday and SatufsI..
Miss Jessie Wilcox is spendinx her
vacation at home.
Jim Wylie is visiting old friends.
MRS. WILSON is BETTER.