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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
Boys Presented Play At Loyola Hall
Last Night

Students from the elgnth grace oil
err and Paul's school were the
central figures in a play Tom Play
fair" which was presented at 10y
ola hall last night 70 large audi
ence.
The story OF the play centers
about Tom Playfair. who Is attend
ing st. Morris Prep School for Boys
He is fun loving chap with big
heart; willing to befriend anyone
Tom saves many OF the boys from a
gang who are under the direction OF
Green. a thorough rascal. He Is es.-
a "girlifed" boy, and Jimmy Aldine
a boy who was shot by a murderer
Jimmy having been an eye witness
to the crime. There are many minor
parts in the story. conjured by
Green's gang to injure Tom. After
all that is said and done the story
ends with Green and Tom Gem ented
The cast of the play follows:
Tom Playfair, the hero ..........
.............. Edmund Schultz
Harry Quip. Toms chum ........
,Mr. Francis Middleton project 81
Studies ........... Richard Laven
Percy Wynn $4,000. Robert Hilgers
Green, leader Of the gang 80.
............... Stanley Krieser
Mr.. Hartnett, a murderer ........
Others in the play were Walter
Ulman. Gregor Hodapp, Ray Goettl
John Weih. who were members OF
.reen's gang. Also Aloysius Jacobe
William Busch. Francis Vigue. Lew
is Arend, Edward Fox, Sylvester
Dorm, Rudolph Olinger, Howard Nc
Lin, Herbert Meyer, who were col
lege boys.
The acting of all of the members
of the cast was clever. But Robert
Hilgers, Rihcard Laven and Edmund
Schultz deserve special mention. the
lrst two named because Of their ex-
acting roles. and on account of the
fine manner they carried them out
He is to be praised for his clear
enunciation and the ease with which
he carried himself on the stage.
A good musical program vas also
furnished. Those who took part In
this were: Martha Borgmier. Louise
Borgmier, Genevieve Laudkamer
Monica Kruse, Bernetta Larsen
Harriet Larsen, on the plano: var
ceda Hunt, Hazel Grenard, Blanchs
PolZin. Frances Gohla, Mary Miller
Anastasia Leonard. Louise Laven
Olivia Raschka on the violin. All OF
thes did we'll and won the approva,
of the audienceN
The play was under the direction
Of Sister Damasia, and the music
under the Supervision of Sister Ar.
noldine. Both OF these should be
complimented on the quality of work
done by their pupils.
After the performance Father
Theis, superintendent of the school
was so pleased with the boys that
he granted them a holiday TO-DAY.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
Entertained K K. x, cIrIs

MISS Esther Schumacher, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs, Ed. Schumacher,
entertained ten senior K. K. X.
girls OF the State Teachers College
at a slumber party last evening. 4
most delightful time was enjoyed by
ali.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
mM.ssjah" SOM At St. Peter.

The Messiah was sung last Satur-
day evening at Gustavus Adolphus
college under the direction of
Mathe N. Lundduist. Phi. D.. in the
college auditorium.
About thirty people from Man
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
Entertained AZ Golf club.

Misses Coral and Phyllis Wilson
were hoStesse to about sixty of their
youthful friends at a dancing party
given at the Golf Club house last
evening. Dainty refreshments were
served.
Graduates Were Entertained
Following the graduation exercises
last evening of the Mankato high
school, the graduates went to the
Golf club and spent the remainder
Of the evening in dancing. Refresh
ments OF ice cream and cake were
served.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
Plano pupils presented In Recital

Mrs. Ernest SLIDER presented a
group Of piano pupils in the last re-.
cital of the season Monday evening
at her residence studio. 1884 North
Broad street. The following pro-
gram was given.
Duet. The Merry Shepherd Kinscella
Shirley Fox and Billy Manderfeld
Hey Diddle Diddle ....... .Livsey
Billy Manderfeld
Duet, Lullaby $780,. .Li~sey
Eleanor Weyer and Charles Weyer
Old Mother Hubbard =. Hudson
Eleanor Weyer
Sleep Baby Sleep ......... Livsey
Charles Weyer
Dolly LOST .........N MaTlin
Dolly Found - ............ Martin
Wood Nymph's Harp ......... .Rea
Shirley Fox
Twilight 49,. ...........N y. Heller
elm Dance ................ Gurlitt
COLLINS Frolic Heller
Water Party ...............G urlitt
Dorothy Nichols
Sonatina-First Movement Clement
Hide and Seek ......... ..Schyttee
Water Nymph ........ Schyttee
Joseph Manderfeld
National Song
Dance of theElves .Schyttee
Psalm .............. Spindler
Motto Perpetuo ...,......... Rogers
Eleanor Carlstrom
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
Teachers To Tour Europe

Miss Margaret Cooper, Miss Nellie
Walker and Miss Matte Balm
members of the faculty Of the Teach
ers's college, will leave for an Euro
pean trip Wednesday morning, They
will be gone away three month. They
will tour England, France and Italy
They WIKI go from here to Chicago
and Join two companions there. They
will go by the way of Montreal and
Halifax. Their trip will be taken en-
pressly for the purpose Of recreation
and travel. About the middle of June
Miss Margaret Constance, dramatic
teacher and Miss Helen Brouse also
a member or the Teachers college
faculty will leave for trip to Europe
to be gone the greater part Of the
summer. They will go with a large
party of tourists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
True Blue Workers Honor Two
Members

Honoring two of its members,
Evelyn Ash, the True Blue Work
ers OF the Methodist Sunday schou:
held picnic in their honor last ey-
ming at Sibley park. Miss Mont.
gomery- will leave the last Of the
week for North Dakota to make her
home. Miss Ash will leave in a few
days for Owatonna to visit. She will
spend the winter away at some
school the place. has not yet been
decided upon. The honor guests
were each presented with a lovely
gift from the class. A supper was
cooked over the campfire.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
.reaehers, college comue r,e.me n.

The commencement exercises of
the State Teachers college will be
held Thursday morning at 1880
o'clock at the Presbyterian church.
The principal address will be given
by Rt. Rev. G. G. Bennett d. D. bis
hop Of Duluth, "A Song of Spring"
by Bartlett, will be given by the
Glee club and a solo, (a) Prelude to
"A Cycle OF Life" by Ronald and
(bl AN Open Secret" by Woodman
will be given by Agnes Rast- Snyder.
The presentation Of diplomas will be
by Orren e. Stafford of the state
teachers college. board. The glee
club will sing June Rhapsody" by
Mabel Daniels.
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Dinner Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Schmidt en-
tertained at dinner last evening at
their home, 322 Plum street. The
guests were Rev. and Mrs. Christ
Koch Of st. Paul. Miss Freda Frey,
Delbert Vickerman, Sioux Falls, S.
D.. and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Werel
and daughter Lolita Of Lacrosse,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
Piano Puplls Presented

Miss Gladys K. Randall presented
two unusually talented piano pupils
Lillian Vosbeck and Esther Schnit-
ker in recital last night at her stu
do in the Coughlan- Hickey build
ing. Miss Xosbeck opened the pro-
gram with Ellegie by Nollet and the
Fantasia in d Minor by Mozart. Her
second group was Sunday morning,
Bendel and c Sharp Minor Prelude,
Rachmarinoff. In each number she
was very much at home and played
with much feeling and accuracy.
For an encore she played Out of the
East by Cyril Scott with much bril-.
liancy and lightness of touch.
Miss Schnitker followed with the
Sonata in c Minor, Beethoven,
which showed real musicianship.
The closing group consisted of I'm
promptu in A FlatSby Chopin, Lie
bestraum by LisZt and Waltz c
Sharp Minor, Chopin. She rendered
them all well. but special mention
should be made of Liebestraum in
which she displayed such deep feel
ing an decided accuracy In the
chord work as well as keeping the
melody singing out throughout with
strength. AS an encore she played
Hunting Song by Mendelssohn very
beautifully.
Both of. these girls have been
studying the past year with Miss
Randall.
Camp Fire Girls Enjoying Them
selves.
"Give a cheer; give a cheer; give
cheer-Ray! Hurrah for the open
road!"- X
Hiking. swimming. singing, and
best of all sleeping and eating, will
be the program for the next four
days. of seventy Camp Fire Girls all
members of High School groups.
who are planning on an outing az
Lake Washington, where they will
take temporary possession of the
cottage and grounds formerly owned
by S. B. Wilson,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
AetlvItIes At bethany coIIeae.

The commencement activities of
the Bethany college will begin with
the baccRlaureate services to be held
In the Emmanuel Lutheran church on
Sunday evening, June 3, at eight
o'clock, conducted by Rev. E. Birk-
holz of st. James. On Monday morn
ing, June 4, at 10 a. m, gymnasium
drill.
Monday evening. June 4, at 8 D.
m. Senior class play.
Tuesday morning. June 5, at 10 a.
m, class day exercises.
Tuesday evening. June 5 at SIS
p. M, cantata Bethany in armory
Wednesday morning, June s. at
ten o'cock, Commencement Exer-
cises, followed by commencement
dinner in dining hall at noon.
Wednesday afternoon. June 6, at
$3.50 p. m, meeting Of Alumni asso-
citation.
The summer session commences
Monday, June IS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08

Mrs. Herman Held was hostess to
twenty eight guests at a one o'clock
bridge luncheon yesterday afternoon
at the Elks club. after which the
guests went to the Masonic Temple
to play bridge. The rooms were
beautifully decorated with baskets
Of pink carnations and snowballs.
Mrs. Orange Little received high
honors In the bridge games.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
Gave Bridge Luncheon.

They will make their home in this
city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
Anderson Downer

The marriage lof Misses Florence
s. Anderson of San Francisco,
Calf, formerly Of this city, to MI.
Lucius A. Downer of San francisco
took place June /, at eight O'clock
in the First Methodist church.
Miss Anderson was born in this
city and lived here until 1913, when
the family moved to San Francisco
to reside. She has been employ ed
for the past five years in the office
Of the Southern Pacific Railway
company as clerk.
Mr.. /Downer possesses exceptional
musical talent. He is organist of the
First Methodist church, which posi-.
ton he has held for, the last three
years. He has been empleyed in the
war department at Fort Mason, San
Francisco for the past six years.
1t was one of the prettiest wed
dings which has taken place at San
Francisco. The bride was beautiful
~ gowned and carried shower
bouquet consisting of lilies of the
valley and brides roses.
Mrs. Mary Knutson and Mrs.
Anna Hanson of San Francisco,
former residents Of Mankato, at.
tended the wedding reception at the
home Of the brides parents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
Honor For June Bride

Miss Lillian Bergren, who is to
be a June bride, was the honor
guest at a dinner party Sunday
evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Westfalls at = Eagle
Lake. The flowers used in decorat-
ing the rooms and table were bride
wreaths and snow balls. A number
OF the intimate friends of Miss Ber-
afternoon at the home OF Mr., and
Mrs. j. w. McCArl, Miss Berkren
was the honor guest at one O'Clock
luncheon The table was conferred
with basket of sweet peas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
Plano Recital.

Plano Recital.
Miss, Ruth Gingles will present a
number of her pupils in a recital at
the Christian church auditorium
this evening at eight o'clock. The
public il cordially invited to attend.
Following Is the program:
Catch Me. .Schumann
Child Falling Asleep. -. .Schumann
Rustling OF Spring. Sinding
L Mabel Sorenson
The Blacksmith. ..........M okrejs
Dance of the Marionettes. :. Adams
Florence Marks
Bed Time. ....... Mary Helen Brown
Hummfng Bird. go. Elizabeth Gest
Evelyn Bosin
Riding Old Dobbin .... .Cadman
Lorene Andrist
Traumerei .Schumann
Scherzo .............. Schubert
Helen Swenson
Why! ................:: :.... .Friml
Virginia Speriich
Meditation ............... Lock
/. Fire Flies. H.........S chaefcr
Mary Bates
I Helen Wiedenheft
Foreign Lands and People. Schumann
First Violet. .................. .Behr
Ieora ScnW16der
To the Rising Sun. Torjusson
Aragonaise ,..............Ma rsenet
Louise Just
Elegy in c Sharp Minor. .... .Nollet
MaZurk6 .GOOaru
Pearl Nelson
Minuet in the Old Style. -. .Gaynor
Harry Loucks
valse Chopin
Thistle Down Fancfes. .... .Ravinia
Ruth Hughes
First Mazurka. Saint Saens
Humming Bird. ............Sc haefer
80 Herbert Schiller
A Sohmer piano will be furnished
through the courtesy Of F. w. Ryn-
da company, LIE Sueur Center, MINI.
pean's Party Was Pretty Affair
The deans party to the senior
class at Daniel Buck hall on Sat-
urday evening was the first festivi-
ty Of commencement week at Tea
cheers college. Festoons of colored
lights and Japanese lantern trans
formed the grounds into a veritable
fairyiand and lighted joss sticks
provided for the guests dotted the
dusk like firefiies. The guests were
/, received in front OF Cooper Hall by
{; Miss Matte c. Ellis, dean Of women.
| President and Mrs. c. H Cooper
! and Mr.. G. s. Peterson, class spon-
sor and Mrs. Peterson The pretty
ceremony of paying tribute to Alma
Mater was carried out again this
year. Miss Clara Lipetzsky Of
Springfield posed as the well
krtcvn statue s5y Daniel French.
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Mazurka ......... Meyer Helmund
hunting song $50 noOiS
Louise Morse
GdrOtL6 ...... ..ss.ss. $3.50
Etude Melodique ..............
Luella Jones
Etude In D Flat ..............Li List
Mrs. Ernest SLIDER
Club Meeting At Blue Earth

Club Meeting At Blue Earth
A large delegation OF women from
the Federated clubs of this city de-
parted this afternoon to attend the
annual meeting of the Women's
Federated clubs of the second con-,
gressional district OF Minnesota,
which is to be held June s, z and s
at Blue Earth. Tonight there will be
cantata, The Lady of Shalott."
from Tennyson by the Thursday
Musicale chorus. Tomorrow the
president Mrs. William Curtis Of st.
James will give an address on The
Club Woman's Service" and Mrs.
Manley L. Fosseen of Minneapolis
will talk on Politics AS a Means of
Service" There will be other MUM
bers on the morning program, also
On Thursday morning, Mrs. c. j.
Laurish Of this city will give a re-
port on the division of Fine Arts
and the awarding of the Art poster
prizes made by the school children
of the county.
On Thursday afternoon, Mrs. ]. K.
Brandrup will talk on Legislative
Items, and Harold Ross, pianist OF
Mankato, will play Graingers The
Gumsuckers March" Mrs. w. j.
O'Toole of st. Paul will talk on
Woman AS a Citizen" and Mrs. ].
e. Rounds Of St. Paul will make ali
address, "A Club AS Power, In The
Community" There will be ban
Quet at the Riverside Town and
Country Club. This will be followed
by a violin selection Caprice
ennoise" by Alexis Parlova Of this
city. On Friday morning, Mrs.
George Sugden of Mankato will give
an address on "Need of Art In Our
Country and In Our Public Schools"
In the afternoon an interesting clos
ing program will be carried out and
at three o'clock will be adjourn
-ment. The Wednesday night ses-
sion will be held in the Presbyteri-
an church and all other sessions will
be held in the Sandon theatre. The
following club members from here
will attend. Mrs. George Sugden,
Mrs. E. S. Selle, Mrs. H r, Week
ing, Mrs. r. c. Brandrup, Mrs. c. j.
Laurish, Mrs. G.. H. Morrow, Mrs. S.
A. Cote, Mrs. H. S. MotS, Mrs. Net
tie Kennedy, Mrs. c. ]. Holman,
Mrs. Ivan Bowen, Mrs Walter Mar
croft. From North Mankato will be,
Mrs. D. Donahue, Mrs. William Eb-
erlein, Mrs. j. B. Thompson, Mrs. c.
r. Gosslee., Mrs. Joe Trautman and
Mrs. Thomas Smith.
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Surprise Party

Mr.. and Mrs. August Ecklund were
pleasantly surprised one evening the
latter part Of last week. by their
neighbors and friends. The evening
was spent in a social way, after
which refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ecklund and daughter
Julia, who will leave the middle OF
this month to make their home in
California. we're presented with 1 gift
Of silverware.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
viii Appear in Recital

Miss Elizabeth Schmitt, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. ]. W. Schmitt will
appear in a recital at the McPhail
School Of Music, Minneapolis, on
Thursday evening of this week.
Elizabeth is a piano pupil Of Else
Jache and Miss Jache is most en-
thusiasic over the ability she has
displayed this past year. On the
program with her will appear. Lu-
ellie Unger, another of Miss Jache's
pupils, and Catherine Gilmore, a
vocal pupil Of Lora Lulstorff, Miss
Hermein Stein will play Miss Gil
more's accompaniments.
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The line of march, numbering two
hundred, passed between lines OF
six maidens each with an armful of
willow boughs. Each person was
given a bough which she held aloft
In salute and then bowling laid it at
the feet of Alma Mater. II was a
beautiful ceremony. The music was
rendered by the Teachers College
Orchestra under the direction of
Miss Nancy Williams. Refreshments
were served by the Junior girls In
the spacious drawing rooms Of DAN
lei Buck Hall which were beautifully
decorated in pink gladioli and spi'
rea.
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A Sohmer piano will be furnished
da company, lie Sueur Center, MINI.
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Camp Fire Girls Enjoying. Thel

"Give a cheer; give a cheer; Civ,
a cheer-Ray! Hurrah for the opel
road" -.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
U. S. MARKET REPORT
Weekly Marketgram by Bureau
of Agricultural Economics.

Neutrality-suspicious. the week ending
June 9-FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
South Carolina Irish cobbler potatoes,
$5.00@6.25 per Dbl. in city markets,
$4.75@5.25 f. o. b.; Alabama and Louis
lana sacked Bliss Triumphs, $3.00@3.3O
per 100 lbs. in midwestern markets;
$2.75 f. o. b. California salmon tint
in midwestern markets, $2.25@2.75 f. o.
b. cash track at shipping points. Ken
lucky and Missouri Aroma strawber-
ries, 1915 OATS per 24-quart crate in
consuming markets, 1925 @4.00 in pro-
ducing sections. Florida Tom Watson
watermelons, 22-30 lbs. average, $4,000
@950.00 bulk per car in leading mar
kets $275.00 % 600.00~f. o. b. cash track
In producing sections. Georgia Uneeda
peaches. in 6-basket carriers, $500
4.50 in few markets, $1.75 f. o. b.
HAY-No. 1 timothy, $2050 Cincin-
natl, $3.50 Chicago, N$1700 Minneapolis,
$3.50 ST. Louis; No. 1 prairie, $4,000
ST. Louis, $500 Minneapolis.
FEED = Bran, $3.50; middlings,
$26.75; flour middlings, $3.50; rye mid
dlings, $26.50 Minneapolis; 80 per cent
linseed meal, $3.50 Minneapolis; gluten
feed, $37.15 Chicago; white hominy
feed, $3.50 st. Louis, $3.50 Chicago.
GRAIN-Chicag cash market: No. Q
red winter wheat, $1.23; No. hard
winter wheat, $1.13; No. 2 mixed corn,
2Sc; No. yellow corn, SAC; No. white
cats, 45c Average farm prices: No. 2
mixed corn in central Iowa, 6Oc; No. q
hard winter wheat in central Kansas,
94c.
LIVE STOCK-Chicag prices: Hogs,
top, $7.25; bulk of sales, $6.65@7.10;
medium and good beef steers, 5000
1880; butcher cows and heifers. $4,000
e.S5; feeder steers, $6.15@S.4O; light
and medium weight veal calves, $500
1880; fat lambs $12.OO@1485; spring
lambs, 13.75@16.00: yearlings. $3.50
1900; fat ewes, $3.0O@6.25.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter, 90 score,
$50 Chicago. Cheese at Wisconsin pri-
mary markets: Twins, 23%c; single dali
sizes, 24Ac; double daisies, 23Ac; young
Americas, 241Ac; 1onghorns, 24c; square
prints, 26c.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Only One High School Girl
of 30o Chooses MARRIAGE

Des Moines, Ia. June 9.-Marriage
and home making win have become
wholly secondary in the new feminine
scheme of existence if results of a
QUESTIONABLE conducted among this
years senior class in Des Moines high
school is an indication of youthful
opinion. Three hundred and nine girls
answered the QUESTIONABLE. Some de-
sire to become actresses, others inter-
prefers, farmers, lawyers, doctors,
writer's, teachers, missionaries, private
secretaries, nurses, and dietitians, but
only one said she hoped to get mar
ried end have a home
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CHAPTER III.-continued.


"Could, too" With Shrek, she
lifted one hand and landed light
ming blow on Crink's right cheek.
swami me to pick your gizzard out?"
There seemed to be so much pos
sibility behind this question that
Crink freed one hand and struck into
the girls neck. With the yell of a
tortured demon, she doubled both fists
and lighted into him with quick rain
of blows. Her lean arms proved as
strong as steel, her knuckles like
sharp twists of metal; and her skill
was not q matter for dispute. On the
instant, CrinI1 abandoned the wheel
and devoted himself to methods Of de-
Tense.
kicking, striking, choking, they
beat and scratched, pushed and
pulled, clawed and twisted, slipping
In the ashes, stumbling over charred
hath and Jumps of plaster, till they
landed down in the grass in an angry
snarl. Picking themselves up, they
glared at each other through a breath
less moment, their hard young bodies
intact, their hard young spirits uncon-
quered.
Crink was conscious of an unwel-
come feeling of respect for his an
tagonist. She was no larger than he
smaller, if anything - but, golly,
couldn't she hit out?
"What's your name?" he inquired,
for the first time honoring her with
individuality.
"Lettie. What's yours?"
"Crink"
Since both belonged to a stratum
in which superfuities were Topped off.
these brevities were all that either
expected.
"Gee!' he continued, venturing on
the willy path of strategy. you're
the quickest thing ever saw. guess
you're bout a ten-second kid. I guess