The Mankato free press., 1923-09-07
CREAM CHECKS PAID MEET OF ". C.J.U.
DELEGATION FROM YER
NON HAD FINE OUTING
Saw Virginia In All Its Splen-
dor; Notes From the <
FL # Village

Vernon Center, September g.
About fifty members Of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union
left for the twin cities On the morn
ing of August 81 In the special coach
provided by the Great Northern
railroad. Arriving at Duluth at
2:25 that afternoon they found
buses waiting to convey them TO
Virginia where the forty seventh
state convention was to be held.
The convention opened with a ban
Quet. attended by some 800 peopte'
Ali through the sessions fine atten-
tion was given to the various speak
ers and much interest in the work
was manifested.
The keynote Of the majority Of
the addresses was educating the
people to a greater respect FOR law
and guarding against any weaken
tnx, OF the eighteenth amendment
The-honor guests Of the convention
were: Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith,
president Of the Iowa w. c. r. u,
and Hon, John G.. Cooper or
youngstown, Ohio. Both gave very
fine addresses, Congressman Coop
er making an especially strong plea
to the workingman to support the
constitution. Report Of the state
treasurer showed q net gain the
past year OF 1172 members. Total
attendance of delegates was 13s.
Virginia sextended the finest OF
courtesy to the visiting delegates,
decorating their city In, their honor,
opening their homes for their en-
tertainment and providing sisnt
seeing trip about the city.
The members had the pleasure OF
going through their wonderful high
school building, which far exceeds
anything they everyimagined. The
auditorium seats 1900 people and is
beautifully arranged in cream and
gold with red velvet hangingS The
equipment Of the building Is appar-
emily all that could be desired or
imagined. The superintendent Of
schools told them that Virginia
was the place where, II You wanted
anything for the schools, you got
It," and they all believed him. The
fine paved road from Duluth to Vir-
ginia was another unusual. feature.
This road runs through almost I'm :
broken forest with, scarcely a sign
of habitation, for more than SIXTY
miles. They were told that along
the old road which followed the
railroad, would be found many clear
ed farms. Virginia boasts 1.-THE
largest and most modern and com :
Rlete white pine lumber plant ,in
Through the courtesy of the Com
mercial club and the mill owners,
guides were furnished to take all
delegates who SO desired, through
this extensive saw mill, where the
members watched the logs fron1 the
time they entered the building just
as they left the forest, until they
were piled In the yards as finished
lumber. The iron mines, several OF
which ara located Just at the edge
OF the city, were also very inter
esting.
Dougless Gray returned from Elk
eelsior where he has been visiting
his sister. Mrs. Agnes Harrington
and family and attending the state
fair. Douglass could not go camp
ing with the scouts at Lura lake 30
he was recompenced by a visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Wilbur and
accompanied by the formers son.
in law and daughter aAd Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence, Schwartz OF Amboy,
struck the trail early Monday Tor
the cities where they will take In
the big show for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Conklin, former
Vernon residents. stopped on ON
their way to Fatrmont. where they
will spend their vacation~with reia-
tives. Mr., Conklin Is engaged in
stock business In St. Paul. -
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Cooper drove
to Mankato, where they were the
guests OF their son Lyle. After
partaking of q six o'clock dinner at
the Blks Cafe, they spent an hour
socially, after which they enjoyed
the picture at the. Grand.
The following young people from
Vernon Center left - Tuesday for
various places where they enrolled
as students at the opening OF the
school years: The Misses Hulda and
Elizabeth Weir, Mankato Training
college; Lucy Mack and Media Day,
Amboy High school; LoisNRew, Ma
rie Petrich. Lillian Nelson, Edwin,
Mary and Doris Kraus and Harland
Weir, Consolidated school at Gar
Miss Lena Slayer of Amboy ia as
sisting Mrs. Homer Babcock with
her, household duties while famil-
iarizing herself with the duties per
tanning to the switch board at the
Central telephone office. 49,
Miss Selma Petrich left Monday
morning for Duluth to resume her
work as teacher in the Jr High
school Mrs. Alice M. Brown, Miss
Julia Nelson and Miss Alice Weir
will teach In the public schools at
Chaska, Lamberton and Good Thun-
der, respectively.
Miss Kfttie Caven will teach in
the Fitzsimmons district east OF
Good Thunder. Miss Eleanor Mack,
who graduated from the Teachers
college at Mankato in June will
teach the Shelby school west of
Amboy. Miss Rosette Holiday OF lie
Sueur Center is again teaching in
the Caven district
Miss Mary Young OF Kellogg.
Mimi. who has been guest at the
home of Mrs. o. G. Mack, left Sun
day for Sioux City where she Will
teach In one of the public schools
Of that city.
Henry Russell of Minneapolis has
been a guest this. week OF his sis