The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
STORIES FROM VERNON
DELEGATES ELECTED TO
INTEND CHICAGO MEET
Iris, Republic Organization
Receives Attention; Letter <
From Mrs. Clague

Verna Center, April 13.-Mrs. F.
e. Coopr left on the afternoon train
for the Mites to visit her daughter
Miss GlaVs, who is student at the
McPhail Shoot of Music. Miss Coop
er is takify vocal and piano lessons
and will coaplete her course in June
at this far AIMED school. Miss Bald
win, who istraining the seniors in
the Amboy high school for their
class play, witch will be given this
Friday evenint is a graduate from
H. c. Kraus left last evening for
Austin where hi will attend to bust
ness matters foNa few days.
CIR J. r; MOBILES Snd son Walter Of
their Buick, returning with fine
Feight cylinder Dldmobile. Those
who have seen thu car pronounce it
a No. 1 with beauty thrown in.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. g. Champlin and
two little boys Robert and Eugene
arrived home today from Miami,
Fla, where they spent the past two
months. They had a most delightful
trip. I
Rex Gibbs Of Ames, Iowa, spent
the week end and until Monday noon
Gibbs, who is a niece of Mrs. Star
buck, who has been here for some
time will remain a few weeks longer.
Grant Hazel of Sterling and H. c.
Kraus motored to Garden City Sun
day afternoon to attend to business
pertaining to the county far.
At the close of the Sunday morn
ing service at the Catholic church a
business meeting was held in the
church parlors and M. B: Russell,
Henry Weir, ST., and Mrs. H. G.
the national convention of the Am
erican Association for the Recoeni-
ton of the Irish Republic being held
in Chicago April Is and 10. 4 special
train over the Milwaukee will be run
Tor the convenience Of the delegates
which may be gotten at Mankato or
Winnebago and which leaves Sunday
evening.
Arthur steinke returned on the
late train Saturday from Canada
where he had spent a couple Of
{ ing to business. Mrs. Steinke met
him in Mankato and returned home
with him.
Melvin Griffith and Dorothea
Brown, both Of whom will graduate
from the high school at Parker Col
lege this June, spent the week end
vacation with the home folks.
Not many brayed the elements
last Friday evening and came out to
hear the program given by the new
president of Parker college, also
instrumental music. and few Of the
pupils. It was a worth while affair
and much enjoyed by all present. 1t
was given to advertise this college
which is becoming a very popular
school with a strong faculty. Par
ents will make no mistake in send
ing their boys and girls to this home
college where envirments are OF the
very best, remote temptations found
in schools in larger cities.
Letter From Mrs. NcIague
Washington, D. c., April 5. Easter
day we visited Colonial Annapolis,
ten O'Clock and arriving there at
noon. We enjoyed chicken dinner
at Hotel Maryland which is famous
for preparing and serving delicious
foodstuffs. There Is perhaps no other
place in our country can boast OF so
many historic points Of interest
made famous during Revolutionary
times. About 1850 Annapolis was one
Of the foremost cities Of the colonies
and today many relics of colonial
days are being assembled there. One
ANNAPOLIS the United States Naval
academy, which was erected here by
the Federal government at a cost OF
fifteen millions and Is today the
greatest naval training school in the
world. As we made our way towards
the naval academy our first glimpse
of its buildings was the beautiful
yellow dome of the chapel of the
academy. The chapel cost four hund-
red thousand dollars and is the most
beautiful collegiate church in the
chapel rests the body of John Paul
Jones. When I wrote my last letter
81 did not realize that SO. soon we
would be privileged to visit mis- last
resting place. The chapel is non Z
sectarian,- but the present chaplain
happens to be of the Baptist faith.
The largest of the naval academy
buildings is Bancroft hall, the mid
quarters of the department of dis
shipments dormitory and the head
cipline. The library too can be seen
tains the recitation rooms and Of
fees of the various departments. In
the armory are found many old gems
mast heads and other relics taken
in English, Frence and Spanish late
wars. On our way to the naval acad-
envy we passed Maryland's Executive
mansion fred brick and white trim
ming) built in 1867 and near 1t the
Old state House built. in 1772-74. In
the senate chamber Of this historic
house General George Washington
resigned his commission as comman-
der I'm chief OF the Continental
ARMY December %, 1888. Here also
the treaty with Great Britain was
ratified in 1884, Here one may visit
the homes of Charles Carol. Samuel
Chase, William Paca, signers OF the
Declaration of Independence. Near
the hotel and the first place we saw
was st. .Anne's church completed in
TOO. II requested the sexton will
show the silver communion service
presented by King William, III. in
1895. On the old state house grounds
Is a cannon that was brought from
England by our first settlers March
%. 1884, and was mounted on the
walls Of the fort at old st. Mary's.
Recovered from st. Mary's river in
1922 and presented to the state in
184O." The tablet on the cannon Civ
ing this information was placed
there by the Peggy Stewart Tea
Party chapter, d. A. R., of Annapolis,
Maryland, on Maryland Day, March
25, 1908. The cannon certainly looks
ancient and hears the ear marks of