The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-20
GARDEN CITY. MUTATIONS
SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT
GREATLY ENJOYED
w. C. T. U. Will HoI d Mother
And Daughters Meeting
Next Tuesday

Garden City, May 1.-The school
entertainment which was given in the
Woodman hall Friday evening, May
G, was very good indeed. Each one
did their part very nicely and they
were greeted by packed house. The
proceeds were $66.70. Teachers and
pupils are TO be congratulated and we
are indeed proud Of the nigh school
orchestra.
The Good Thunder high school ball
team and the Garden City high school
team played on the fair grounds Sat
urday afternoon. Garden City won the
game.
Mr.. and Mrs. George John attended
the Mothers Day services in the Meth
odist church at Lake Crystal Sunday
morning. Mr.. John sang solo.
Mothers Day services were held in
the Christian church Sunday after
noon, May s, at three o'clock.
Mr. Chapman, Sam Sheppard, Mr..
Zumwalt and Architect Pass of Man
kato drove to Elgin, Mimi, to see a
new consolidated school building. All
are very anxious about the new school
house. These gentlemen were very
much pleased with the school at Ell
gin.
The Valley Inn looks very clean
and pretty with its new coat of paint
Mrs. J. e. Stevens entertained at
dinner Sunday in honor of her hus-
bands birthday. DR.. John Williams
and wife of Lake Crystal and Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Wilson and Rob Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. q Stevens enter
tanned at their home Monday at a
six o'clock dinner, Miss Ruth Ander-
SON, Liza Wilson, Ida Wilson, Rhoda
Chapman, and Francis Donnerbach,
teachers in the public school
Mr.. and Mrs. Judd lockwood of
Roswell, Idaho. are visiting at j. M.
Chapman's home this week.
visiting friends and relatives a few
days
Several from Vernon CentIr attend
ed the entertainment given by the
school Friday evening.
The w. C. T. U. will hold mothers
and daughters meeting at the home
of Mrs. T. F. Mills Tuesday after
noon, May II. Each member is to
bring their own daughter or borrow
one. The following program will be
given. Music, Scripture reading and
prayer, Mrs. Ophelia Rector; roll call,
quotations about mother; toast to
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Mother of Mine, Mrs. George John;
reading. Mrs. ]. e. Stevens; initia-
ton; reading, Mrs. T. G. Crane; Sc
lection, Miss Ruth Mills. Citizenship
lesson. .~ ."s , y.
Mrs. Thompson of Amboy spent the
day Saturday at the ]. j. Duffield
home.
l.. J. Duffield has a brand new Ford.
The barber shop presents fine ap-
pearance these days, having been re-
shingld, papered and painted.
Chef Case of Knapp, Wis, was a
week end visitor at the Reuben Thur
ston home. Hefspent the afternoon
Saturday at the register Of deeds Of
fee In Mankato, looking up the title
to the fair grounds, and he said 1t
could not be sold or mortgaged.
The C. w. B. M. ladies Of the
Christian church will pSet at the
home of Mrs. Clark Jay Saturday af-
ternoon at three o'clock. A good at
tendance is urged.
Miss Mary Thurston. visited rela-
tives and friends in Mankato sew
eral days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Jodell Of Min
neapolis were guests at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Duffield Sunday.
Mrs. Jodell and Mrs. Duffield are sis
tiers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Wilson invited
about twenty five or twenty six gen
tlemen to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. Stevens in honor of Mr.. Stevens
birthday The evening was spent in
a social way and playing progressive
five hundred. A very delicious lunch
was served at the close of the even
ing. At a late hour the guests de-
parted, wishing Mr. Stevens many
happy returns. The guests left Mr..
Stevens a box of cigars.
Mrs. Walter Story has gone to Bea
yer Creek, Mimi, to spend a couple
weeks visiting her father ana mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carney.
Several from here attended the en-
tertadnment at Vernon Center last
night given by the Woman's Relief
corps They all report it most ex-
cellent program. Every number was
indeed fine. They have been invited
to come to Garden City to give 1t in
the Woodman Hall. ....-
Mrs. Lulu Gates has been staying
at the home of her son Bert Gates
for a few days, helping to take care
of little Glenn, who has been sick.
Miss Lois Warren of Vernon Center
and Miss Jessie Felix of Ceresco were
over Sunday visitors at the Frank
Thurston home. =,
DR.. John Williams of Lake Crystal
was calling on friends Friday. The
doctor has purchased home in Pas
there. All his friends very much re-
greet to have him go. "
Clayton John Sundayed at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
John