The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-04
AFFAIR HELD AT VERNON
CENTER THIS WEEK
NEWS NOTES OF TOWN
Personal and General Happen
ings Detailed BY Cor
respondent.


= ~ and luncheon at the r. Leslie
Cooper home. Sixteen tables were
u,aced about the lawn under the
huee oak trees. The hoStesses spar
ed themselves no work In their en-
deayor to make the affair pretty
one, and brought out their nnest I'M
ems and lunch cloths for the tables.
Bowls OF four different kinds OF now
ers were used as centerpleces. TheSe
were sweet peas, pansies, platesoden
and canterbury bells, large jars or
asters and hollyhochs were placed
on either side OF the six steps lead
ing down TO the lawn. The guests
were given a green or pink penant
by which they found their partner,
also their table. While this was be-
ing done the hostesses prepared the
trays containing butteTed rolls, dew
lied eggs, cabbage salad on lettuce
leaves, angel and devil food cake,
sailed peanuts and after Dinner
minis. The minis were placed in
folded tissue paper to resemble
rose. We've Griffith. Lillian KEN
holz, Margaret Purvis, Grace Rev,
Dorothy Brown and Mary and Dora
Kraus, dressed in dainty summer
frocks. passed the trays TO the hun
dred guests seated at the tables,
while three older girls, Dorothea
with pitchers OF iced tea filed the
glasses at each place and refllled
them from time to time. After the
luncheon those who wished formed
in groups and enjoyed the social
hour visiting, while others formed
in two lines. the pink penant on one
side and the green on the other,
and enjoyed two novel games (suit-
aNle to the day., boat race and
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ed much merriment and called the
more sedate ones from their visiting
TO watch the agility of the players.
The guests on taking their depar
ture for their various Homes were
unanimous in declaring the occasion,
most delightful from beginning to
end. The out Of town guests in
cludsd Mrs. Sheldon and Miss Ruth
Sheldon of Mankato, Mesdames G:
w Champlin and Roy Holden OF
Lake Crystal, Mrs. Will Denison,
Miss Margaret Denison and Mrs.
Marguerite Swartz OF Amboy, Mrs.
Credicott of Winnebago. The hos
tesses were Mesdames Joan Robin
son, Grace Brown. Mabel Gray, Ida
Cooper, Minnie Thew, Ella Stoner,
Alice Cooper and Miss May Robin
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Cotherman en-
tertained at a house party Sunday
the following relatives: MIR. and
Mrs. S. A. Lane and Mr.. and Mrs.
S. D. Lane of Huntley, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. V. Cotherman. Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
ney Austin Of Winnebago, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Austin of Campbell,
MINI.
Miss Lucy Weir is spending few
weeks with her brother, Will, and
family in West Lyra.
T R Newell is on the sick list
this week and is confined to his
room and under the care of DR.. Ar
mold. -...
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank yGrannis and
youngest son, Russell, are enjoying
motor trip through Butternut Val
ley today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Starbuck
and two children, Donald and Betty,
and the formers sister, Mrs. Ed Lee
and daughter, Helen, left Wednesday
morning on a months motor vaca-
ton trip. Their first stop will be at
Dayton Park, where they will spend
a week at the summer resort, own
ed and operated by Mrs. Starbuck's
brother. From there they will con
tinue their trip TO Illinois for visit
with relatives and friends OF Mr..
Starbuck and Mrs. Lee.
The ice cream social and bazaar
given under the auspices of the Aid
Society of the St Peters Lutheran
church Wednesday evening was a
success both financially and socially.
Good Thunder, Garden City and
Willow Creek people were amons
those to enjoy this pleasant occasion.
Possibly one of the pleasant after
maths of the bazaar may eliminate
"A marriage fee to some lucky par
son. as one Of our prominent young
bachelors purchased pair of fine
pillows. such only as a German
housewife makes.
Mrs. Clifford Mead and two chill
dren returned Tuesday from two
months visit with relatives in the
vicinity Of Black Duck.
Mrs. Sheldon and her daughter of
Mankato, who have been visiting at
the Charles Bates home and with
other relatives in and around town,
returned home yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bailey are
sending today with Mankato friends
Shock threshing Is the order of
the day on many of the farms. Most
of the rye has been threshed and
carried to the elevators and sole.
Prices seem to be going lower. Most
yields have been satisfactory.
Mr. and Mrs. o. r. Hermanek of
Minneapolis, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. A. F.. Kramer of Welcome,
who have been visiting them, called
on their sister, Mrs. Frances Stoner,
and family, while en- route to Fair
mont to visit their mother, who is in
poor health. Little Genevieve and
Dorothy Stoner went with them for
a weeks visit with their uncle and
aunt at Welcome.
Erma, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. r. Halverson, has been
out at the country home of Albert
Pap since last Sunday, when Mr.
and Mrs. Pap entertained at big
dinner. Mr.. and Mrs. Halverson
and Mrs. Lois Warren were among
the guests from the village, who en-
joyed the hospitality of the Paaps.
Mrs. Holden and her little baby
daughter of Lake Crystal is in North
Vernon visiting Mrs. George Mer-
tersdorf and other old friends in that
locality. Before her marriage Mrs.
Holden taught for several terms in
the Mertersdorf district, where she
made many friendships and her an
nual summer visit OF week is a
source Of happiness to herself and
friends. - ...a
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Halverson and
two sons, accompanied by Mrs. Gust
Nelson, struck the trail Tuesday
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