The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-08
ACTION WAS TAKEN
Few Members Vote Against
Capital Punishment
REPORT OF SECRETARY
Decision To Be Announced To-
morrow; Which Way To
Cast Lot Is SticNer

association, last night, went on re-
cord in favor of the, reinstatement of
capital punishment in Minnesota.
Other interesting features stag
ed at the meeting OF the association,
held in the council chamber OF the
city hall was a report of the actiM-
ties OF the association for the past
month read by Secretary w e. Or
son. Short talks by Frank e. Morse
on the great necessity of education
and what part the American Legion
is taking in educational matters.
Also Senator elect w. A. Just, and
and A. L. Veigel gave short talks ON
topics of state legislation. Mayor
Beach talked briefly on law en-
forcement. The meeting was pre-
sided over by C X. Mayer, chair
man of the membership committee
OF the association. This is a new
position for Mr.. Mayer, but he Ger
tainly is an adept at keeping things.
moving and no time was permit
ted to be wasted.
Report of Secretary
The report Of Secretary w. E.
Olson showed that the Mankato
Civic and Commerce association
during the past month had been q
very busy body. The association
members had been down to Fair
mont recently and did their part In
talking for the reinstatement of
Omaha trains number seven and
eight between the twin cities and
Fairmont. This has already been
brought about.
The matter of seats for the new
Mankato armory has been disposed
of. The Charity ball had netted q
sum of 500 toward a fund for that
purpose. The committee Ii charge
is planning on other activities TO
raise more money for that purpose.
Secretary Olson at some length
cited the work of COMMITTEES OF
business men of Lake Crystal anu
members of the Mankato Civic and
AND tbs Ys osseSs IN u6515Ps1s '9 o =
and school for Blue Earth coun[<
Mr.. Olson, as was stated in q fece1t
issue of The Free Press said that II
is a $4,000, 900 proposition
Members of the association had
been to Faribault recently to attend
the highway celebration and just
the other day had been 10 lie Sneur
in. company with representatives OF
North Mankato in the interests of
the paving of highway No. 5 be-
tween the twin cities and Mankato
and thence through to the Iowa line.
Builders Show COMMITTEES
A builders show committee was
recently appointed by the associa
ton to make plans for the holding
of another builders show probably
some time in Mrach. With the
facilities afforded at the new Man
kato armory 1t Is felt that this show
can be made twice the size OF last
years exposition.
At the annual meeting of the
Mankato Fair association It was de-
cided to make the association rooms
the headquarters of the fair.
Through the efforts of the Civic and
Commerce association a committee
was recently appointed to look after
skating activities. That committee
is already functioning.
Every effort possible will be made
by members Of the Civic and Com
natural forest trees on the hills op
posite Sibley Park. 1t vas through
the efforts of association members
that the Older Boys conferences OF
Minnesota was secured for Mankato
for next year. The formation of a
Baseball league in this state with
Mankato as member has already
been taken up by the association. II
Is proposed to call another meeting
to discuss this matter Twenty FIVE
dollars will be voted to the South
ern Minnesota Medical association
to- help defray its expenses in hold
ing the convention just closed In
this city. The advertising forum,
according to the report were very
active during the month. At meet
ro rannnfISy hnId In tho Tiufr nd
Commerce rooms what is known as
The Madison Lake Property Owners
Protective association was formed
and officers elected. This is an or
yaniZation looking toward the pro-
.ectien of lake cottage from theft.
Mr.. Olson in closing said that there
we're many other activities taken
part in, but owing to the long pro-
gram of the evening the report had
been written In condensed form.
Chairman Mayer in the intro
1uction of Frank e. Morse. as the
next speaker explained that this
being Educational Week, that At
.orney Morse would give short
Morse being member of the exec
tive committee of the American
legion for the second congressional
district would tell of the activities
If the American Legion along edu
,ational lines
Mr.. Morse in opening his remarks
aid that the American Legion is
lot alone an organization of ex-
Iervice men. II Is body working
or the upbuilding of every com
nunity in the way of better citizen
hip. During the enlistments and
lraft proceeding the great world
var the illiteracy Of a vast NUMBER
# the young men of this country
vas brought out in the question
laires. The test was based on the
Ibility of the soldier to be able to
cad the ordinary newspaper and
it and to write. This
howed that at least six percent of
he young men drawn as soldiers
we're illiterate. Even in the state
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