The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-16

while the guests finished with the
delightful eats.
Norris Nelson, in q character mon
ologue was the first on the program
of entertainment. He gave a laugh
making sklt OF a foreign gentlemen
speaking verse of tribute to George
Washington. His characterization
was so well given that the handicap
ping and cowbell jingling called him
back three times for other character
sketches before, POSTMASTER Butler
pounded for order to continue the
program.
L. NJ. Rlebba, tenor singer of the
Red Crown quartet, rendered sever
al beautiful selections, over which
the merry makers went literally wild,
He sang four songs, and the guests
wanted more, but time would not
permit it. He was accompanied on
the piano by Miss Bonita Johnson.
Mr.. Klebba, was one of the singers
brought to Mankato for Stunt
Night" by M. II. Chesbrough and J.
c. Lee OF the Standard Oil company
headquarters in Mankato.
Addressed BY Mr.. Crawford
POSTMASTER Butler next intro
duced the premier speaker OF the
evening, Arch r. Crawford, presi-
dent OF the eighth district or the
Associated Advertising Clubs of the
World-the parent organization OF
the Advertising Forum of the Give
and Commerce association.
81 little dreamed the annual
Stunt Night" celebration was OF
such fun making character" he
said. cThe Advertising Forum oil
the Civic and Commerce Associa-
ton certainly might be one live or
ganMation to do things in the man
staged tonight.
Our organization is mighty
proud Of Mankato and Blue Earth
county. You people here are doors
not going to doors. You in Manka
to and Blue Earth county have done
things in such manner that yo:
have attracted attention all over the
United States.
You have started something
here, which | think is of the most
vital importance, and which it is UP
to you advertising men to carry in
to every section Of the state anC
nation. ! refer to the Better Sires
Campaign inaugurated In this city
and Blue Earth county. You SHOULD
make every farmer and business
man realize what you are doing ant
what the benefits of this campaign
will be.
This campaign means something
to everyone in this community; t
the farmer and business man; q
Ievery man and woman. The sue
cess of this campaign will do more
for the success of Mankato ano
Blue Earth county than probably
some people realize. When the
farmer prospers, the business mar
Twill prosper, and it is up to the bus
mess man to see to it that the far
mer does prosper"
"T want to assure you that what
lever our organization can do TO hell
this campaign along, we will b.
more than glad to do So"
Letter From Jesse n. Neal
A letter from Jesse II. Neal o.
New York, secretary and treasurer
of the Associated Advertising Club:
of the World, a former native o.
Mankato, expressing his regret n
could not attend the celebration o
stunt Night" was read by Mr.
Butler; A letter also expressing re,
greet that he was not able to attenC
the festivities was received ant
read from Lou E. Holland, presl
dent of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of the World.
Two personal kilograms wef;
read from C. w. and /. 3. Fisher
of the Fisher Clothing company
who are in the twin cities attending
1.-THE Retail Clothiers convention
They expressed regret that thu
convention kept them from takin:
part in stunt Night" c. w. F1she
as a director of the national bod.
of Retail Clothiers, also sent a tel
egram from that organization which
was read to the gathering.
The letter from Mr.. Neal is a
follows:
New York, February 6, 1928
To the Members of the Advertisini
, Forum, Mankato, Minnesota. Gen
tlemen: 1t was with keen regre
that 1. wrote your secretary of m
? inability to be present at your Sec
ond Annual Stunt Night on Febru
|, airy 10. / was born in Mankato for
ty- eight years ago last Septembel
when it was little frontier village
!, and the very first Mankato citize
to greet me, was old Doc Warnel
as | always have heard him Gale
"a much beloved pioneer physical
who / suppose has long since pass
ed to his reward.
Having arrived In Mankato 10
> the first time when it was itse
} but an infant so to speak, hav
been promising myself the uniqu
= experience Of being reborn into tn
D beautiful, prosperous city that
) reminiscent Of those early days on
,. lily in it's name. Although l can nc
> be with you on your big night, 1t
only a case of pleasure deferred s
far as / am concerned.
81 am never hesitant about claim
: ing Mankato as my birthplace, fc
about all the people who amount I
5 anything down here seem to hay
been born in the far west. The tyI
I ical New Yorker has been defined 8
i "a man who was born in Kansa
r went to school in Minnesota, grad
y luated from the University of ILL
: nois, and now gets the $40 ever
D morning out of New Rochelle
You might be surprised and the
e again you might not, to know tn;
I. when the name of Mankato is mer
h toned here, nearly everyone seem
. to know something about it. II the
n know nothing about the city itsel
kMankato at least is symbol in the
minds of one of the richest agricu
@ tural districts anywhere in II
y country. *
! "Out west we used to hear a goc
deal about Mankato stone. / belieN
Idt was your own Adolph Eberha
Twho used to say that the fame
/ l.