The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-21
GARDEN CITY UNIT
W.C.T.U.ATP|CN|C
PLEASING EVENT WAS ON
SATURDAY LAST
JESSIE JOHN AT HEAD
Officers Were Elected And Sew,
eral Other Interesting Fea-
lures Introduced

Garden City, July l4.-The picnic
held at the fair grounds on Tues
day afternoon, July II, given by
the W. C. T. o., was a decided
success. A goodly number of Lake
Crystal ladies were present The
sold media contest given by six lit
tie folks, who were possessors of
silver medals, was very good. Mrs.
Mayte John gave an interesting &C
count of the district convention held.
at Amboy after which the annual
election OF officers was held. The
following officers were elected:
Jessie John, president; Viola Ro
bertson. vice president; Maud Brun-
dage, secretary; Mrs. Ida Mills.
treasurer. Ali did justice to the
picnic supper furnished by the los
ing side in the contest for new
members.
A class of ten will be initiated in
to the mysteries of woodcraft in
the NJ. w. A. order Thursday even
ing. The Lake Crystal team will
do the work. At the close supper
win be served by the Royal Neigh
bors.
Rev. J. G. olmsted and family of
Falls City. Eeb.. and Mrs. Walter
Over, a sister of Mrs Olmsted, ar
rived Wednesday via the auto
route, and are guests at the L. D.
Mills home. They are being well
coined by their many friends.
MIR. and Mrs. George John are en-
joying a visit from Mrs. Pearson
and Mrs. Yatas of Fairmont, moth
er and sister of Mrs. John.
Mr.. and Yrs. J. F. Osgood were
Mankato callers on business Satur-
day.
Charles en- is selling a good
many Chevrolet and Studebaker
cars.
Several from here attended the
ball game between Amboy and Yer
non Center at Amboy Sunday.
Mrs. J. J. Duffield was a Man
kato visitor over Sunday, returning
Rev. Richard Dobson is attending
the state convention of the Chris
tian church at Springs Park this
week.
Sherman Thurston and wife OF
Ceresco were calling on friends
Mrs. Charles Call entertained at
her home Thursday afternoon, July,
in honor of her daughter Audrey,
the occasion being her seventh
birthday. The following little girls
were III Jays
Viola Musk, Doris LaFavor, Elean-
or Diesch. Roberta Morrall, Rhoda
Putrah, Nola Anderson. A dainty
lunch was served by the hostess
and a royal good time was had by
all present Audrey was the reel
rent of many fine gifts.
Garden City Christian Church
Rev. Richard Dobson, minister. Last
Sundays services were well at
tended, and the Bible School show
ed an increased attendance too. On
the Sunday morning previous four
new members wore received into
the fellowship of the church, and
one young lady came out for Christ.
The annual state convention of the
Christian churches is being held
this week at Spring Park-near
Lake Minnetonka. The pastor OF
Garden City church Is in attendance
there and next Sunday will preach
one of the convention sermons. His
pulpit at Garden City will be occu-
pied in the morning by Rev. John
Mitchell of Pennsylvania, and in
the evening by a former pastor of
, the church-Rev. J. G.. Olmsted now
of Falls City, Neb.
The order OF services are: At
1890 a. m. sermon and observance
of Lords Supper; IL noon. Bible
school; 7:15 p. m. Christian EndeaV-
or; IS p. m, evangelistic service
with sermon. the recent Chiidren's
Day offering for foreign missions
amounted to $3.50.