The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-24
Enjoyable Party Was
Held In Lake Crystal
Elaborate Affair Carried Out By
Several Couples; Large
Invitation List.
ESPECIAL 10 The Free Press.l

and Mrs. A. N. Olson, Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Champlin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leland Thomson, DIR. and Mrs. Fred
Franchere, Mr.. and Mrs. Merten
Nickel and Mrs. Lena Christensen
sent the followin ing invitation.
"On the fifteenth of March at the
door we will wait.
To welcome you in as the clock
strikes eight,
At the workman Hall we will frolic
and play
And do many stunts for st. Patricks
Day.
From ten to eleven we will visit
and eat,
For without this entertainment, no
party's complete.
The music will start when lunch
time is through
Then We will dance for an hour or
| two"
The hall was transformed into .
veritable fairy bower and spacious
ball room. Festoons of green and
white crepe paper covered the cell
ing and walls. Suspended from the
lights, and from the ceiling, and
amid the wall draperies were little
green pigs with curly tails, Sham
rock, and writing snakes with red
fangs and golden eyes.
Here and there, and everywhere,
were huge palms and on the piano
was a basket of yellow daffodils,
the one touch Of color other than
the predominant, green. A weird
light for the evenings entertain-
ment was produced by the green
| lamp shades.
The evenings entertainment open
ed with an Irish Jig, done by four
teen little second grade boys and
! girls in costume. Then followed a
hoop game in which sides were
chosen, with Mrs. Hugh Norman
and Mr.. Guy F. Lamereux as CAP
tains. The formers team due to
| the captains for sight in choosing
blithe and slim participants. won
Then Mrs. Robert B. Thomas, Mr..
Edwin Mutt, Mr.. Mark Barney, Mr..
/ Will Deutsch and DR.. r. P. Dodds
\ were each called on for IRISH. Jokes.
After the above had proved their
ability as joke tellers, all played
pig in the parlor," Then Mrs. Stan
ley Jones sang two Irish songs.
| Every one was supplied with PEN
! ellis and paper and from snatches OF
fifteen Irish songs played on the
piano, were made to guess the
names of the songs. Supt. Snyder
and Mrs. Willard Thomas received
first prize, both guessing fourteen
out Of fifteen.
Mrs. A. N. Olson then read some
of the clever acceptances to the in
vitations sent out. Mr.. Champlin
Mrs. Henry Graft and Mr.: Keller
were appointed judges. The first
prize, a horn bedecked with flowing
green ribbons were presented to Mr.
Gender by Mr.. Champlin, with
statement that heretofore modest
Mr.. Gender might now foot his own
horn"
The cleverness of Mr.. Gendlers &C
ceptarce allows repairing.
ION the Fifteenth of March you
won't wait in vain,
For I will be there If charter 9
| train.
When the clock strikes eight you
won't have to fear;
The patter of my delicate feet you
will hear
You can't frolic and play too much
to suit me.
And even st. Patrick I'll be glad to
Il viii fast for a day, so when II
gets ten,
I can eat enough for a regular sized
4 man.
And when the music starts I viii
why I didn't learn to dance-By
Thunder"
A st. Patrick's party would not be
complete without giving folks .
chance of kissing the Barney Stone
After DR.. Fred Franchere gave 9
talk on the real Blarney Stone and
his experience in kissing it while II
ireland, a half dozen Of the guests
were given the opportunity of try.
ing their luck. Mrs. M. e. Sattery
received first prize and Mr.. Alet
Hansen the BOBBY prize.
Partners for supper were gotten
by matching cards with real Irisf
names written on them. The sup
per, even to the salad, ice cream
cake and after dinner minis was al
in keeping with the day.
Of course the dancing, must starr
with a grand march. The men were
: given potatoes with ladies names
on them, designating their partners
for the march. A varied dance pro-
gram of fox trot, waltzes and quad
rills satisfied the various tastes Of
the dancers, and only the strains Of
Home Sweet Home" seemed suffl-
cient excuse to break up the party
| All the ceremonies were carried
out with precision and promptness
due to the efficient service of the
Master Of Ceremonies, Mr.. M. M
Nickel.
Mrs. Edward Nichols. of Brown
County has been in the city a few
days visiting her mother, Mrs. M. r
Lewis
!, Several ladies went to help Mrs
Daniel Harris celebrate her eighty
second birthday, Wednesday after
noon.
The G. H. Chavez System of Chi
cago. has sold their railroad eating
and rooming establishment in this
city to The Union News company
The new firm took possession of the
place Monday afternoon.
The high school honor roll il
steadily growing, showing an en-
couragement increase in percentage
lover the proceeding semester. Fresh
men: Agnes Larson heads her class
with an average of 92, ga per cent
Sophomores, Mabel Thomas still
continues to head her class with an
average of 90 percent. Fifty -four
percent of the juniors are represent
ed in the honor roll, with Selma
Larson leading with high average
Of SO, IL. The Senior Glass has
shown up better during the six
weeks just past than at any time
during the term, with sixty one
percent of their number on the
honor roll. Walter Warner leading
his class with a standing of 81 per-
cent. Walter Warner heads the
list of all class with an average OF