The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-27
KNOWYOUR HOME TOWN
Lecture BY Dr.Manuel C..
Elmer Yesterday
.ENJOYEDSONG PROGRAM
An Interesting Address On Cues
ton of the Hour Was
Delivered
HIGH LIGHTS OF ELMER ADDRESS
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

YESTERDAY Ar TERNOON.
when we begin to study a community
it is not for the purpose of muck-rak-
ing; it is simply taking. things as they
are and weighing them"
"There is some good in the worst OF
US, and some bad in those whom we
think good"
THE right thing today is to get to.
gether and pull together"
The American home/is not deterior-
ating; it is merely spreading or extend
ing out to the community"
you can not develope a community
by hammering along one line; all phases
Of life must be taken into consideration"
Family life is the backbone of the
city and community. Suffering in the
family life will bring suffering in the
community. For that reason every one
should shoulder his share of the burden.
knowing Your Community" was
the topic of a very interesting ad-
dress delivered yesterday afternoon
at the Presbyterian church under the
auspices of the Mankato Council OF
Women and the Mankato Civic and
Commerce association by DR.. MANUEL
Owing to the intense heat of the day
there was not large audience To
hear the lecture, but those who were
| there felt well repaid for DR.. Elmer
had real message to deliver.
The meetinng was opened with BIZ
BILE reading by Rev. T. Ross Pader
| pastor of the church. and Rev. Ralph
Jensen led in prayer, and brought
the meeting to close by offering the
speaking, a special choir made vi
bfor the occasion and under the lead
ership of Miss Cornelia Mansfield
rendered a number Of vocal selec
tions. This choir was made up OF
| the following well known vocalists:
Miss Cornelia Mansfield, Miss MAIZE
Hanson Miss Maud Barnes, Miss
Blyler, DR.. C. N. Weyer, Roberi
Jones and William Thomas, organist.
Just preceding the address of the
afternoon Rev. T. Ross Paden well
coined the members of the Council of
Women and the members of the Man
kato Civic and Commerce associa-
ton. He said that the church is
for it is part of the church work to
aid in the betterment of the COM
munity.
Mayor w. A. Beach introduced the
speaker. He said that in these times
of unrest, it is well to know ones
community, and for that reason he
was pleased to introduce Or. Elmer,
of the city and surroundings.
The Elmer Address.
DIR. Elmer in, opening his address
said that some years ago the general
belief was that there. were just two
classes of people, the good and the
bad. Since that time, however, the
general idea has changed, and people
have come to the understanding that
there is some good in the worst of
us, and some bad in the best of u.s."
For this reason when one begins 10
study a community, it should not be
for the purpose of muck raking, but
simply taking things as they are.
and weighing them. Men are apt to
make mistakes in their estimates OF
the affairs of the world, and in this
way go off at tangent from the true
and other kindred organizations. The
right thing to do is to get together
and pull together. The community in
the pioneer days did not loom up so
much as in the present day, for
great deal of the activities were car:
ried on in the home. With the de-
velopment of the country, things
carried On in the home have passed
on to the community. The Ameri-
can home, however, is not deteriorat-
ing, it is simply spreading out so as
to take in the community The
mother and the wife have just as
much responsibility today as in the
days of the pioneers, when all such
home, for the activities"of the COM
munity are just as vital to the inter
ests of the family as the home &C
tivities in the past. Men and wo-
men are prone to complain of the
systems of education and politics,
and those same men fail to acquaint
themselves with the true situation.
If such people would turn out to the
polls, attend the school board meet
ings and acquaint themselves with
the true situation there would be less
knocking and more boosting.
Religious activities were largely
confined to the homes in the past,
and every family mad its period OF
divine worship, there is hardly home
in the land which now carries on
this fine old custom. For this req,
think that religion is being forgotten.
1t is not. 1t is merely going through
a period of transition and adjus tment.
1t has become community affair.
Just who the citizens of a city
twenty years hence will be is very
important -Lnlng III tue uSfeiopmeit
of the community. For that reason
the proper training of the youth
should be looked after. The recrea.
ton, religious training, ETC., should
not be neglected. Play which is cre-
alive. and tends to make the hoy Of
girl excel over his playmates. Will
have a tendency in after life to
make that boy or girl excel in the
affairs of every day life. In bring
ing his address to close rhe speak
er said that in order to properly da-
velop a community, there should be
unselfish interest taken in all of the
affairs of the neighhorhood. amy
thing for the betterment, should take
in all of our fellow men. Pick up the
glass in the roadway of life, and fill
in the moral mud holes, is the best
way to better the community. at
large. If things are thus carried on
in the spirit of the family, for family
life is the backbone of the nation,
then there will be progress"
The meeting was brought to
close by the entire audience singing