The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-06-02
Memorial Exercises
Held In JanesUille
Patriotic Address Was Delivered
By Attorney r. r. Brown
Tuesday.

GAINESVILLE, June 1.-Notwithstand-
ing the threatening weather practi-
caiiy the entire program as 1t had
been arranged for the afternoon of
Memorial Day, was carried out.
Promptly at one O'Clock the mem
.bers of the w. r. c., the Legion,
and the few remaining Civil War
veterans assembled at the Odd Fell
lows hall, and at 1870 marched, in
listened to one OF the best programs
The program was opened with the
singing of several patriotic selec-
tons from the community song
book. Rev. w, J. Davidson, pastor
of the Methodist church, gave a
prayer. Miss Mabel Nyquist rend-
cred a pleasing solo. There was a
drill by pupils of Miss Comstock's
room Of the public school. Then
following the address of the day de-
livered by the foremost and most
eloquent citizen of the village, At
was extremely inspiring and uplift-
ing from patriotic point of view
One strong point he brought out
was that war will not be banished
from the earth until the nature Of
people to be envious, jealous and
suspicious of their neighbor across
the border is eliminated and until
we begin to regard our neighbor-
ing foreigner as a human being like
ourselves. Mr.. Brown made signi-
icant and profound plea for, closer
clearly that GAINESVILLE fifty or sew
enty- five years from now will be
just what its people want it to be,
one of the greatest and most i'm
portant country communities of the
northwest and of the country IL the
people unitedly wish 1t to be. Upon
the conclusion of Mr.. Browns
speech, enjoyed by several hundred
people, thes procession was formed
for the march through main street to
tns Sy the band BY the I
gion, the few remaining veterans of
the Civil War, the ladies of the w.
r. c., and citizens in cars. The
members of the Modern Woodman
lodge Of GAINESVILLE were also in line
in uniform. Because there had been
a slight drizzle of rain the public
schools did not mobilize their con
tingent for, the procession. At the
cemetery the usual ceremonies Of
the w. R. G. and the legion were
gone through, which included the
floral wreathes and the military
salute to the dead by the firing
squad At the close of these cere-
monies the procession proceeded to
the Catholic cemetery, where they
were repeated. Upon the return OF
the procession to the hall delici-
GUS lunch was served by the women
of the w. r. c., to all ex service
men and veterans of the Civil and
Spanish American wars and to the
members of the W. r; e, and their
ing j.. P. Brueur, manager OF the
Princess theatre, put on an excel
lent play that was partially patriotic
and In part based on the World War.
The title of the photoplay was
Civilian Clothes"
Hon. d. ]. Dodge, adjutant gem
eral of the Grand Army of the Re-
public with headquarters at the state
capitol, st. Paul, was guest from
Sunday until Tuesday evening OF
former friends and acquaintances in
this city. taking in the Memorial
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Hall and Mr..
and Mrs. C. M. Cummins of Smiths
Mil motored down Tuesday after
noon to take in the Memorial day
exercises.
The GAINESVILLE Red Sex viii
journey to Albert Lea Sunday for a
game with that prominent team.
A car driven by Owatonna par
ties, whose names were not avail
able, went into ditch and into
wire fence on the Black and Yellow
trail south Of town, near the Briton
corner, late Sunday afternoon. No
one was seriously injured, though it.
was reported that one lady was con-
siderably cut and bruised.