The Mankato free press., 1922-01-20
Vernon Center Corps
Installed the Officers
Splendid Ceremonial Took Place
In The Village; News And
General Social Notes
Especial to The Free Press. ]

Vernon Center. January 14.-Guests
to the number of fifty or more were
present Thursday evening to witness
the beautiful installation ceremonies
of the officers of the w. r. C. Of e.
N. Leavens corps No. 40, held in the
Masonic hall. The following officers
were installed by Mrs. Amy Hughes.
installing officers and Mrs. Clayton
Kennedy, installing conductor. Pres
ident. Pauline Nelson; senior vice
president, Viola Swartz; Junior vice
president. Mrs. James Neill; chaplain,
Mrs. Johanna Robinson; conductor,
Frances Champlin; assistant conduc-
tor, Mayme Sewers: guard. Anna
Larson; assistant guard. Bette Good; +;
treasurer, Eunice Newell; secretary,
Lilly Halverson; patriotic instructor,
May Robinson; press correspondent.
Alice Cooper; organist, Gladys Thul;
first color bearer, Mary Spence; sec;
ond color bearer, Ella Stoner; third
color bearer, Pearl Rev. The work
was beautifully done and much praise
was given the installing officers.
While the committee in charge were
preparing the lunch a half hour was
pleasantly spent singing patriotic
songs. led by Mrs. Hughes who is full
of vim and enthusiasm. and all join
ed most heartily in the singing. Be-
fore the community singing Mrs
Glasys Thul sang "The End of Per-
feet Day" in her usual pleasing man
ner and Mrs. Hughes captivated all
by singing "Out Where the West Be-
gins" and responded to a prolonged
encore with America, My Country"
marched to tne dining room, whera
'rnch was served cafeteria style. and
back into the hall where the lunch,
consisting of parker house rolls, cof-
fee, pressed chicken. pickles, brick
ice cream and assorted cakes, was
eaten. The remainder of the evening
was spent socially.
The annual dinner of the Methodist
Aid society was held at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Merritt Wednes
day at one o'clock. About seventy
five were present. which included the
members. husbands and few invit
ed guests. Following the dinner a
short program and a few amusing
If the day. At the close Rev. w. w
Brown expressed in a few appropri,
tie words the regret Of all present
that Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt and fam
lily were soon to return to their for
mer home in Iowa
Visitors in Mankato FRIDAY includ
ed Messrs. Rob Sewers, T. R. New
ell. Charles Grannis. Mrs. Franh
Grannis, Mrs. F. L. Cooper and Mrs
Frank Nickerson and son. Bert. al
going via the auto trail. The roads
are very rough and in some places al
most impossible, owing to the large
amount OF praveiing beng done
Ruth, the little ten months ole
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs; Ed Merters
dorf. had a bad fall Wednesday. She
fell from the table on which she ma.
living while having her bath. She
was unconscious for some time. DR.
Macka1 was hastily summoned ant
could find no Indications that the lit.
tie one had been injured in any way
and assured the frightened parent.
that baby Ruth was o. K.
Herman King has returned to the
home OF his son in law and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Spence, in NORTH
Vernon after a business visit of sew.
eral days in the twin cities.
New directories have been giver
ont this week to the patrons of thu
WIN" Sleth ietepuOHe company
They Were printed by Editor A. R
"T5ras Drnrgist IS As'''y: T. J: o'Realy re-,rnst
Thursday from business trip Of sew,
eral days in the twin cities.
7 believe this village is the first II
the county to report the birth of twin!
this year. Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Ton
SEX are the proud parents of twin
girls,
Tom Hays returned home on th,
noon train Friday from Minnea polls
where he has been since befor,
Christmas, visiting his wife ant
Thomas. Jr.
F. E. Coorer of the Cooper Hard
ware and Implement comnany. re
turned last evening firm Minnea polls
where he attended the eighteenth an
nual convention O. the Minnesota I'm
ple~ent Dealers association.
Mrs. Leslie Draper, who for tn,
past two weeks has been visiting he
sister and mother. Mrs. Harry Bnf'e,
and Mrs. Ann Robinson. in the vii
Ilage. and Mrs. Ben Baumgartner IL
South Vernon. left Monday for Ano
ka. where she will visit relatives TO
a few DAYS before returning to he
home at Fioodwood. MINI.
Mrs Frank Schwan has returne
10 nST V1llaBe nome dIL6r aLLenu1ng
meeting of the beard of the Baptis
church, which convened in Minneapo
lis the first of the week.
Will Sewers of South Vernon l
among those who has had and still |
having hard tussel with the pre-
vailing epidemic and is not regainin
his strength as fast as his friend
would wish. 1t is something ont O
the ordinary for Uncle Billie to b
even little bit sick, and to have hir
confined to his ROOM is quite calam
ity. =
J, H. C. Kraus has been kept from at
tending to his business few day
this week with the prevailing epidem
ic. Several children are out of schoc
entertaining the chicken pox. Som
are quite i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Hartwick an
Roger motored up from Mankat
, Thursday. While Mr. Hartwick wa
attending to business matters his wit
and little son enjoyed a visit wit
former neishbors. Mr.. and Mrs. +
NARROW and family The Hartwick
are greatly taken up with their ne,
home in the city.
Among those to visit the count
! seat this week were Mr.. and Mr.
!, Pichard Globbitz and Mr.. and Mr..
j VIII PAIL.
Miss Esther NARROW spent the pas
! week as a guest of Mrs. Dick Arm
| ctrop0 and Mra povd Eorroy on