New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-06-27
FESTIVAL MAUGURATIONS.
GALA-DAYS IN HONOR OF
GRAND EVENTS.

r. 4
Although familiar with great rehear-
sails Of festivities and fully prepared to
open her welcoming gates to all who
honored New Ulm with a visit, our city
was quite oyerpowered by the many
guests that thronged her streets ever
since last Friday, and never before, in
the history of our city had such a re-
spected and distinguished assembly
been within our walls.
The festival days which began last
Friday and ended Sunday evening, will
indeed be recorded with a grateful and
proud memory and every participant in
the festival exercises will most dearly
cherish this memory. Accompanied by
the most favorable weather, in marked
contrast with the excessive heat of the
previous days, the 10. Turn District be-
gan its sessions at Turner Hall last Fri
day morning. Numerous visitors,
among them Minneapolis. St. Paul and
Duluth Turner's, had arrived on that
day, and our citizens, aware of the fact
that they would be called upon to ex-
tend hearty welcome to guests from
far and near, had done all in their pow
er to decorate the festival city in appro-
pirate style. Residences and business
houses in all parts of the city were
festooned with evergreen wreaths, and
literally covered with bunting, flags,
banners, and picturesque lanterns, and
garlands of leaves, formed in a length
ened fold, were spread from one side Of
the street to the other. Suggestive
signs and guide. boards were erected
here and there, and taken all in all, New
Ulm never before presented a grander
or more festival appearance. And the
guests that focked into the welcoming
folds were worthy of such a hearty and
pleasing reception, for aside from the
regularly visiting delegates, appointed
by the various Turner's societies in the
state to participate officially in the feast
many eager friends came along to aid
in celebrating, and with them came on
q special train from St. Paul and Min
neapolis, last Saturday evening, the re-
representatives. of the Lodge Of Sons of
Hermann. the State division of which
was to superintend the laying Of the
cornerstone of the Hermann's Monu-
ment.
On Friday, about o'clock a. NJ, a
full contingency of Minneapolis and St.
Paul turner's arrived, and preceded by
Gruenenfelder' full band, and escorted
by committee from the New Ulm
Turnyerein, marched up to the hall,
where Speaker Charles Z. Roos vel
coined them. A lunch was spread,
and after formal introductions, the
guests, who numbered about 1876 per-
sons, were assigned quarters. Captain
Burg with his battery had meanwhile
done his duty and the peals of thunder
that issued from the brazen mouth OF
his farspeaking canon proclaimed to
the many guests that their presence
was a welcome one.
| Fridays sun came over the hills in
all the splendor of a lovely June morn
ing, and throngs of expectant guests,
mainly Turner's, promenaded in the
beautifully decorated Turner Hall
park. At 10 oclockithe 22nd annual
convention of the delegates of the Min.
nesota Turn Societies was called to
order by District President VIM. Pfaen-
der, and the assembled representatives
| elected John G. Fleischcr of st. Paul as
temporary chairman, while Charles
Naumann took the seat as secretary.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials declared that the following
persons were recognized as delegates:
! Gerna0aaiG Iurpverein, st. Paul, j.
IC. Fleischer, Georg Rink, E. Meili, p.
l y. u.
Karl Naumann, f. Werner, A. Stein
hauser.
| Vest minneapolis zs1rmveresn, G..
Bernstein, j. Monasch, C. Goehringer,
Karl Herms, A. E. Kindervater, N.
! Jacquinet, Paul Luebner.
ST.. Aaataony 1urnveresn, C. A. Muel-
Ter, M. Phaum, j. Rank.
1
| Wsnono Iatrmverein, E. Gersten-
| stenhauer.,
| Duluth Turnvereis, Karl Thiel,
| Herm. Heinze.
Osseo Iatrnverea,a, Konrad Funk.
JordGas latruverea7s, w. III. Boyer.
NeaO Uzns Iatrnvereip, P. Scherer, e..
G. PAIL, Robert Nix.
Members Of Bezirksvorort present:
VIM. Pfaender, G. Z. Roos, E. Heers,
6. Fischer, DR.. G. Weschcke.
The business of the morning was con-
cluded by electing j. Monasch of Min
neapolis as permanent chairman and
George Rink of st. Paul as permanent
]