The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-07
WINNER GOLD MEDAL
Ivan Davis Awarded Prize
At Lake Crystal
WAS SUCCESS.
Address BY Hon. Gilbert Gut
tersen On Prohibition;
Large Gathering

Lake Crystal, September 30.-The
Frances Willard Day program and
gold medal contest held under the
auspices Of the w. C. T. U. Wed
nesday evening was a grand sue
cess. The large attendance taxed
the seating capacity Of the assembly
room or the high school to the limit
and quite g.. large crowd standing
besides.
MRS. e. J. Davis had charge Of
the meeting with Mesdames Yves:
Wrightson, and William Richmond
in charge of the music and Mrs.
Ellsworth gave the invocation. There
were six contestants for the gold
medal under the charge of Mrs.
Geo. Johnston. The contestants,
sylvia aangren. Frances Jacobson.
Georgine Christensen, Ivan Davis.
Emily Clark and Lloyd Baker were
all winners of silver medals at for
mer contests. and the audience was
not disappointed In their expecta-
speaking, as every contestant were
in their best form and each one had
entered with the sole intention OF
pulling down the coveted prize. The
speaking was so close that the
judges Mrs. e. D. Baker, Mr.. B. b.
Legg and Mr.. George w. Champlin
discussed the merits Of the speakers
and pieces spoken for some time
before deciding upon the winner They
that first honor should go to speaker
number four, Ivan Davis.
Miss Thompson, missionary from
Porto Rico. was called upon to pres
emit the gold medal to the winner,
Ivan Davis, and a pretty bouquet OF
flowers to each Of the other contes-
tants. After the presentation. Miss
Thompson, SPOKE regarding the con-
ditions in Porto Rico. Although they
two years they have the ' same anne
trouble with the Illicit traffic In
liquor that Is being encountered In
this country. Miss Thompson says
that the biggest curse In Porto Rico
is the tobacco industry. Tobacco Is
raised quite extensively there and Is
a heavy drain upon the soil, and In
the large sheds where the plant Is
prepared for the. various products.
GUS that any one who works there
for any length of time, soon con-
tracts tuberculosis due to enhaling
SO much Of the poisonous fumes.
tuberculosis has a strong and ever
strengthening grip upon the people
due chiefly to the tobacco industry.
Tobacco being always 80 handy.
everybody smokes there, even the
women and it is not an uncommon
three to four years old going about
While the. judges were deciding
upon the contest, Hon. Gilbert Gut
tersen of St Paul favored the audi
ence with a short and interesting
talk upon prohibition. He bitterly
scored those who are always making
trouble and trying to rule even
WI, when IT they are in the , minority. tax
majority of this country had voted
for the prohibition amendment, max
ing the same a law, but still bill
after bill Is being presented by the
minority who are doing all they
can against the prohibition act, with
no other purpose than. for their own
selfish wants.
Isla Dodds and Esther James ac-
companied at the piano by Miss Mar
ers, sang q very pretty duet. A free
will offering was taken after which
the contest program closed with
community sing Immediately fol-
lowing the contest, the chairman in
troduced the speaker of the even
Ing, Mrs. Gilbert Guttersen OF st.
Paul. who spoke very Interestingly
upon her trip to the orient. Her
time being limited she spoke In
general way upon all the TOPICS of
interest in China and touched some
ON the topics OF Japan. It was q
Surprise to the writer and no doubt
to several others regarding the
statement Mrs. Guttersen made that
Japan Is more cruel to her subject
Korea than Germany ever was dur
the World war. She said that the
suffering of Korea are beyond words
fcials.
At the close OF her talk, Mrs. M.
M: Miexell presented Mrs. Guttersen
with large bouquet Of flowers in
behalf OF the Ladies' Auxiliary OF
Lake Crystal
The Omaha company has a crew
of men here ready to Install the dam
at the outlet Of Lily Lake.
r F. Jones and Sons have q pic
ture on display at the American Ma
tional Bank Of Lady Useful" the
Ciydesdaie mare that won the Sr.
and Grand Champion prize at the
Minnesota State Fair this year.
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