The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-18
STORIES FROM vernon
LADIES OF ST. MATTHEW
f. ALTAR TO ENTERTAIN
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Mobiles OF
Ceresco Gave Dinner Party
Sunday

Vernon Center. March 15.--Mrs
Lockerby of Mankato is at the Johr
r. Halverson home, taking care OF hi
mother, who is quite i'll. Today
Grandma Halverson is resting cas-!
and seems to be little better.
. The ladies of the st. Matthews Al
tar society will entertain at a care
party Thursday evening. March II
at Masonic hall. The hall will b'
decked in festive attire appropriate u
the day. Refreshments Will be serY
ed by Irish colleens, CARRIED in tn
picturesque costumes Of Erin. Ad
mission so cents. Everybody mos
cordially invited to be present to en-
joy this happy occasion. Remembe'
the date, March II. Hour. 1880; place
Masonic hall.
During the past week Mr.. ant
Mrs. Lyle Thurston have welcomed
fine baby daughter into their home
They now have an ideal little fanhl
of two boys and two girls: Mr.. ane
Mrs. Herman REEVES are also reloic
ing over new arrival, a nne pap.
boy. The Thurstons and REEVES are
among the we'll known Ceresco peo
lie who have many friends in this To-
cality, who will hear of the advent
the new babies with pleasure.
The congregation at st. Matthews
never do things by halves. At re-
cent drive for money to relieve the
suffering in the near east collection
was taken up which amounted tc
$1O1.5O; certainly very commend
able showing.
Miss Ethel Mobiles, who teaches In
the consolidated school at Nicollet
Is spending a two weeks vacation
with the home folks in Ceresco. Mr.
Mobiles and Walter motored to Nicol-
let Friday afternoon. =,
Mrs. v. G. Armstrong after a week
in st. Joseph's hospital, Mankato
where she had been taking treat
ments for mastoids and abcesses IN
the ear, returned to her sisters home
Friday afternoon. While in the hospi
tai Mrs. Armstrong; pupils and many
friends here and in Mankato express
wishes by sending flowers, which fill
ed the room with their fragrance and
were a source of constant pleasure to
the recipient. Boxes of jonquils, DAT
fodils and Violets, the latter from
County Superintendent Detamore and
his assistant Miss Wiberg, received
the morning she left the hospital
were brought home and are now CIV
ing pleasure to tie shut ms of the VIII
lage. Mrs. Armstrong expects to be
able to resume the principalship OF
Amboy high school next Monday.
Charles Redfeld, H. R. Halverson
and Willard Busby were week end
visitors In Mankato whether they at
tended to business matters.
H. G. Kraus was called to Manka-
to Friday to resume his work as wit
ness on county ditch hearing with
several others. Saturday morning he
went to Mapleton to view certain
parts of said ditch.
Mrs. Kate Johnston came down
from st. James on the Saturday night
train and will be in the village few
weeks, assisting in caring for hel
sister, Mrs. Laura Mead, who, it is
learned has been quite poorly the
past week. '.->
Mr. and Mrs. ]. r. Mobiles of Ceres
CO entertained a party of relatives
and friends at most enjoyable siz
o'clock dinner Sunday. A bowl Of
spring flowers and foliage made 8
very pretty centerpiece for the table
around which the twenty guests were
served a four course dinner. Only
those aware of the culinary skill o.
the hostess will know of the par ex.
cellence Of the various viands serv.
ed and it is needless to say how much
enjoyment the occasion furnished
Those outside the immediate neigh.
borhooi "bidden to the feast" includ
ed Mr.. and Mrs. A. Busby and daugh.
ter Of South Vernon, Mr.. and Mrs. G
C. Cornish, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Kraus
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Cooper and Mis-!
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Busby Of Wes-
Vernon. Following the dinner the
evening was spent socially. Before the
guests departed for their homes de
licious homemade ice cream and as
sorted cakes were served and al.
though almost to full for utterance,
all conveyed to the host and hostes!
the pleasure of the occasion, which II
coming years can never efface. Dur.
ing the evening about four inches d
snow fell and at one time it looked a!
IF Dobbin and Gray would be needed
to convey the guests to their homes
but such was not the case. All reach
ed home safely by auto.
Washington, D. c., March 5.-Deal
Mrs. Cooper: We received your let
Ter ana we were so SlaQ Inat you al
enjoyed the letter. Yesterday a
$3.50 a. m. we started on our way L
the inauguration and even at tina
hour and earlier people were gatherins
from all dill ections to the ground!
east Of the capitol and as near al
they could ge: to the newly erected
platform where the president cleo
Harding at 1890 would take oath of of
fee. The house members each haC
only three tickets and they were al
lotted a space in the grass plot al
the right Of the platform, and the
senators the plot in the left of the
president. The small ground plot i'm
mediately in front Of the platform
was also roped off for disabled ant
able soldiers and sailors. From this
platform to the congressional library
stretched solid mass of people
who stood from $3.50 till twenty min
utes to one o'clock when Mr.. HARDING
appeared to take oath. At Mr.. Hard
ing's request the same Bible that was
used at George Washington's inaug
ural was used and opened at Gen. 4s
and 80. On this Bible, thus opened
he laid his right hand as he took the
solemn oath Of office. After kissine
the Bible he gave his inaugural ad
drnaa which 1aafad fwanfy yrin,1t "A