The Mankato free press., 1923-06-08

bors at the Roberts brothers homes.
The Farm Bureau Sewing class
will meet with Mrs. Stella Merters-
dorf in North Vernon next Satur-
day, June 2. Ladies' are requested
to be there at ten o'clock as this
will he busy day. The ladies are
all to take goods along to make
themselves a dress. They will be
taught to take their measure and
draft their own pattern and cut and
fit a dress. They will also be shown
the style and color that are becon :,
ing to the different types of figures
The last lesson was a most profit
able one. Miss Hough gave a dem
onstration Of the different machine
attachments, how to hemstitch and
to do fancy braiding on the machine.
She gave the first step in making 4
Eeryone was interested. The ladies
reported at their last meeting that
they had made twenty dress forms
in this unit up to that time and
many more orders for forms to be
made. All those having form
think they are just fine. Make ones
sewing much more Of a pleasure
then when trying to look over ones
shoulder to see how the back hts.
Any having fancy pockets and sam
pies to make will please their chair
man, Mrs. Ashley, il they will have
them all finished and ready To turn
in at the next meeting.
The w. C. T. U. met with Mrs. F.
r. Lowell last Friday afternoon. AZ
ter the business meeting Mrs. Low
ladies. There were a number Of
Mrs. Will Rambo and family Of
West Vernon enjoyed a visit this
week from her nephew Rev. Bossuet,
who is in charge OF the Baptist
church in Delavan.
Mrs. Henry Palmby of Garden
City received the sad news Saturday
Of the sudden death Of her father at
his home In Eagle Bend, Todd
county, Mimi. Mr.. and Mrs Palmby
left at once for Todd county, MAX
ing the trip by auto. They left
little daughters Fern and June in
the care Of their grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. Palmby Of this place.
This week Mrs. has been under
the care Of DR.. J. E. Arnold. A bad
cold developed into pleurisy and she
was quite Ill for several days. She
is now feeling much improved.
A recent edition OF the Mime
apolis Journal contains a list of the
winners Of scholastic honors at the
state university. We notice, in it two
names familiar to Vernon people.
Among those awarded the member
ship honor in Pi lambda Theta, an
honorary society in the college of
education, selections being made on
the bases Of scholarship. is Miss
Emma Erickson, one time princi-
pal of the Vernon Center schools.
Lawrence Warren's name appears
in the list of those elected to Tau
Beta Pi, an honorary engineering
fraternity. This society is bas ed
largely upon scholarship, all can
didates + being chosen from the
highest one eighth of the class. Law
renee Is a junior in the engineering
department Of the university.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Halverson and
sons Harold and Duane and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Force attended the
graduating exercises in Granada
Thursday evening. Robert Gray, who
is a nephew of Drs. Halverson add
a grandson of DR.. Force was among
the graduates.
F. r. Lowell and family are en-
ioying a visit from his brother and
sister In law, Mr., land Mrs. Ray
Lowell and their daughter Miss
Dorothy, who finished her high
school course In Minneapolis this
spring. They will return to their
home in Juneau. Wis, some time
next week saE