The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-24
FRANCES WILLARD
MEETING SUCCESS
Program Carried Out At
Garden City
NEW TEACHER ENGAGED
Royal Neighbors Lodge Cele-
brated TWenty-Fourth
Anniversary

Garden City, February 1S.-Mehe
Goodall and Miss Margaret Evans
are DESTROYS >of thanking their friends
and neighbors for their kindness and
thoughtfulness in the illness and
death of their beloved mother and
sister, for the beautiful floral offer
ings, to the quartet who sang and all
who in any way helped them in their
sad hour of sorrow.
Miss Ense, second grade teacher,
was called to her home in Elmore on
account OF death of a cousin. Mrs.
George John is teaching in her alb
sence.
Miss Dorothy Welsh of Eau
Claire, Wis, has been engaged 10 teach
the eighth grade made vacant by
Miss Sylvester Miss WEIGH comes
highly recommended from the Eau
Clair State normal school. 1t is earn
estly hoped Miss WEIGH will see fit
TO remain with US.
The Frances Willard Memorial
meeting was a success and reflects
much credit to the president, Mrs.
who had charge of the meeting. The
program was as follows: Scripture
reading, Mrs. Jessie John; prayer
Mrs. Rector; roll call, Memory Gems /;
dividends, Ida Mills; reading tenn
perance chivalry, Mrs. Chapman;
duet Ella Bixby and Mayte John;
reading, Obligations OF Temperance,
lard, Florence Parker; Reading, My
Country, Ella Bixby. Mrs. Chapman
and Mrs. Thurston gave a beautiful
talk on Caroline Parker after whom
the union was named. She was known
TO all as Auntie Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Hazel and Mr..
and Mrs Corliss Grover and little
daughter Helen were Sunday visitors
at the Howard Hazel home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Kendall wish
to express thanks to all neighbors
and friends for their kindness and
help in their hour of sorrow in the
death OF their little son Ardon, also
the school children and others for
the beautiful flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Close of Swan
vile, Mimi, were called home Thurs
day on account of the serious illness
OF Mrs. Close mother, Mrs. Robert
j. Duffield, who passed away at her
home February Is.
Mrs. Charlie Boynton of Mankato
spent few days this week visiting
friends.
Those from out of town who at
Tended sla the funeral era OF Mrs Trs Robert bert
Croswell, Mrs. Archie Hunter and
Mrs. Ida Boynton of Mankato; Matt
Weir and Mrs. Harry Weir of Rapi-
dan. Mrs. Guppe of Vernon Center.
u There was a Basket ball game
played at Woodman hall Friday ev
ening, Februry 16.
The r. N. A. lodge celebrated its
twenty fourth 2"riversary Saturday
evening. February IL, at the Garden
City Inn. Everybody had good time.
a bountiful supper was served at
midnight
Mrs. John Osgood, who has been
quite i'll the past week. is reported to
be making a rapid recovery.
Mrs. Lily Smith. who has been very
sick, is getting better, and il is hop
ed will soon be in her usual health
again.
Miss Margaret Evans Of Dousman,
Wis, who was called to the bedside
during the serious illness and death
of her sister, Katherine Goodall, re-
turned to her home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore OF Mankato
we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Franc
Thurston last week. %.
Elmer Updegraft Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cali Mr. and Mrs; r Arts1E
evening to see way Down East"
Mrs. Lyle Thurston Of Ceresco was
a guest at the Franc Thurston lone
Tuesday.
All business was suspended Wed
nesday afternoon during the funereal
Of Mrs. Robert BufTield.
Allen Roberts OF Minnesota was a
week end visitor at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A Roberts
Mrs. Loura Clapper Is in Mankato
q few days, where she has class
She teaches physical culture.
Mrs. w. A. Roberts was a Mankato
shopper Thursday.
The friends of Mrs. Maria ReIknap
are sorry to hear of her poor health
and hope she may enjoy a speedy
come back to good health.
The many friends and neighbors Of
Mr.. and Mrs. l. r. Fleming gathered
at their beautiful home Saturday to
spend the day Mr.. and Mrs. F9em-
ing expect to leave for their new
hone about March 1. They were
presented with a linen table cloth
and napkins. 1t is the wish Of their
many friends that they will find their
new home all they could desire.
Mrs z. M Call is spending the
week in Mankato, visiting relatives
and friends.