The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-24
LAND MEET IN kATO
State Firemen Are Booked
For Year 1924
1t Means That Several Thous-
and Visitors Will Come To
This City

Delegates from Mankato to the
Minnesota State Firemen's convention
are returning from international Falls
with the bacon. They secured for
this city the state firemen's meet
ing for 1924. The delegation is de-
serving of a great deal of credit for
landing the prize. The meeting will
mean that something like 1000 or g.
500 visiting firemen will be in Man
kato for three days. 1t means also
that Chief Bonnie Bangerter of the
ed for second vice president of the
State association. In 1922 he will be
made first vice president and in 1928
he will be elevated to the presidency.
This is an honor to which he is en-
titled. That Mankato will give the
visiting firemen hearty welcome to
They will assist the local depart
ment in giving the visitors the time
Of their lives.
A brief story of Mankato having
landed the 1921 convention was pub
lished in The Free Press yesterday.
The information was received a few
minutes before the last page was on
Andersen Is Happy.
w. H. Andersen sent to The Free
Press the information that the con-
vention of 1924 would be held in Man
fkato. There was no happier man in
the country than 'Wallie." He had his
heart set on obtaining the meet for
Mankato. He laid awake nights laying
plans to capture the meeting.
Mankato firemen have gained a
statewide reputation as hustlers and
wideawakc fellows. They were certain
ly in evidence at International Falls,
where through their efforts Chief Ben
e. Bangerter of this city was elected
second vice president of the State
association and consequently Mankato
was selected as the state convention
for 1924. The wonderful singing of
Frank Laudkamer, Otto Lamm, Clare
Wallwrath ad Dennis Donahue led by
Wallie Aderson, one Of the most tune
full of the fire. eaters seems to have
captured the convention. The song
I'VE Are Going To Mankato" was
soo1 taken up by every one at the
convention and the boys from this city
won out handsomely, when 1t was de-
clared by a rousing big vote that every
one is coming to Mankato for the 1924
convention.
FirenShtln9 Stunts Fulleo.
The splendid training given the To-
cal department members by Chief Ben
E. Bangerter was demonstrated in a
number of clever firefighting stunts
put on at the border city. These diff
ficult stunts were put on with such
rapidity, that it made some of the
larger cities sit up and take notice. In
the speed contests where took feet
footed men to carry out the athletic
feats, Clarence (Fatty) Taylor covered
himself with glory. F. B. Madigan,
one of the local expert sign artists,
wanted to paint the word Mankato
on all of the fire hydrants of Inter
national Falls. but was persuaded to
confine himself to aiding in the sing
ing of 1--WE Are Going to Mankato."
AS soon as John Steiner reached the
convention city, he. intimated that he
would not object to Steiner" two,
but Otto Lamm and Laurence Henline,
two teetotlars, told John to drink milk.
Frank J. Mettler, ]. P. Kramer, Louis
Lille, Llody Rowland and Edward
Hensel all helped to boost for the con-
vention. They all feel repaid for their
efforts, and they should be congrat-
ulated for their good work.
The delegates to the convention
were given assistace by the Civic and
Commerce association, the Kiwanis
Fclub, Merchants association and Mayor
w. A. Beach.