The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
Event AT KASOTA
ENJOYED BY FOLKS

udy eNSuluS Tic duAuai tuilioA SSh
ior reception was held at the gym
nasium. At six O'Clock delicious
dinner was served, and which was
followed by music, games and dane.
ing. A part of the gymnasium had
been set aside and had been made
into a cosy living room. Lattice
work with flowers and vines artis-
tically arranged was used over the
windows and doors. The dinner
table was very beautiful. A large
bouquet of sweet peas graced the
center of the table. Four candles
of cerise and peacock blue, the
class colors were placed on the
tables. Quaint favors were placed
on the table for each guest. The
following freshmen girls assisted
with the serving, Luella Stockton,
Dorothy Bolin, Esther Sandstrom.
Ella Warrant and Sylvia Goldberg.
This banquet was considered one
of the most successful ever held;
Mrs. Isabelle Trow bridge, who
has been spending the past winter
in Florida, writes that she will be.
gin her home journey April IL. but
will not arrive in kasota until the
first part of June: She viii spend
some time visiting relatives at
Evanston, H., Rice Lake and Viro-
qua, Wis. While in Florida she
has had the pleasure CT meeting
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Babcock. Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Pettis, also a
former Kasota resident, w. c. Rus
sell "A
Mr., and Mrs. c. R. Anderson Were
host and hostess to party OF
friends last Friday evening.
DIR. Mattson filed the Swedish
Lutheran pulpit last Sunday after
noon.
Two banana, buds were received
last week by friends of Miss lisa
belle Trowbridge. One was sent TO
the Christian Erdeavor sorle'N
an Easter greeting and the other
was sent to the aged invalid Mrs.
Anna Youngren.
Mrs; R; R: Turr i \ e Wi1Ttad cd
Heron Lake last Sunday.
Mrs, George Nelson and baby of
Mime anolis spent last week with
her mother. Mrs. Emily Denker.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Peters have
arrived from Sioux Falls, S. D., and
have taken charge of the Clayton
Vaughn farm.
Mr.. Thomas, St. Peter decorator
has been doing interior decorating
AT %the A. A. Anderson residence.
Mrs. R. L. Bradshaw returned
home lest week from Minneapolis
after sbending some time, receiving
medical treatment there.
| The following relatives were en-
tertained at the Alfred Johnson
home last SUNDAY. Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Johnson and family and Ed
gar Peterson and family OF Man
kato
| tanning her mother, Mrs. BINDER OF
West Newton the past week.
Last week, through Rev. F. c
Bailey. a request came from the
! MINNEAPOLIS g.. Missions for con
tributicns. of half worn cut clothing
and shoes. This institution is feed
ing and caring for the mer who are
out of employment, until they car
obtain work. At the present thl:
institution is caring for nine hun
dred destitutes A response was
made and a goodly donation was
sent last week.
Miss Ethel Wilcox was on the
sick list several days last week.
Mrs. Fred Babcock and Mise!
Edith Johnson and Stella RydbeFt
were business callers at Mankato oil
| Monday.
William Campbell of Tracy, Mont.
spent several days of last week a
the l.. Grant home enroute to Okla
homa.
Friends were agreeably surprised
to hear of the birth OF BABY oo'
recently to Mr. and Mrs. IHillstet
(Christine Munsod) of Kenyon.
Fred Babcock is having extensive
improvements made on his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Allen and Mrs
w 3. Pulyer were Mankato caller
last Friday.
Mrs. Peter Ew erts entertained ;
number OF friends last Saturday al
ternoon in honor OF Hulda ant
Johns birthday anniversaries.
Among the grippe sufferers tn
mast week were Mrs. Andrew An
derson, Mrs. Aaron Dudell, Mrs. II
Greenig and A. Jacobson.
Among the out OF town relative
present at the funeral OF Mrs. Mel
Johnson last Friday, included tn
following. Mrs, Lena Hedberg an
! NeIs Anderson, sister and brothe
of the deceased of Sioux City, Iowa
{, and A. Johnson of Lake Prairie.
Mrs, o. Winstrom and Mrs. F
Peterson attended the funeral Q
John Faust of ST. Peter last week
Miss Elsa Gustafson spent tn
first of the week as the guest O
her sister Anna at the Fl. Kirb
home.
The pupils of the Kasota publ
school are enjoying their spring va
cation this week.
Mrs. Johannes Olson has bee
quite i'll the past several weeks.
Miss Dorothea McTighe will spen
several days the latter part Of tn
; week at Cleveland, visiting rela
tives.
August Noyd of Minneapolis spen
: last Sunday with friends in Ka
. sofa.
Miss Laura Uhler and A. ]. Olso
are spending their spring yacatio
LYDIA Wills of Nicollet is visit
> ing, Mrs. William Johns. Jr., 70
several weeks.
! Gilbert Nelson was unable t
work several days of last week be
4 cause of illness.
H. w. Clapp is owner of a ne'
truck touring car.
Mrs. Emil Johnson left last Sat
urday for Minneapolis to visit a
, indefinite length Of time with he
, daughter, Mrs. z. Humphrey.
Amanda Pitmon has been spend
a ing this week with an uncle,
Steckman of LeSueur.
9 Miss Hannah Berquist has bee
Ill with the flu the past week.
Misses Ruth Swenson, Esthe
q GinkeI and Ellen Johnson in com
. pany with members OF the .confr
nation class of the English Luth
s eran church of st. Peter were din
. ner guests at the Benson home Las