New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-08-12
IN HONOR OF OUR DEFENDERS.
The Coming Celebration Promises to be a
Memorable one.

that the celebration will be big, inter-
esting and memorable. Defenders from
all over the state and from great dis
tance have signifed their intention to
be present, if health permits, and
among the visitors will be numbered
some of our most prominent men. Ey-
erything, that is possible, will be done
to make the occasion pleasant one for
these and their families. The more
there are of them, the merrier. For
those remaining over Sunday, drives
about the city and country and other
entertainment will be afforded.
Maj. E. G. Sanders of Minneapolis
will deliyer the English address of the
day. Aside from his being an enter
tanning talks the assignment to him of
the principal address was appropriate
from the fact that he was intimately
connected with the scenes to be CON-
memorated.
-Four bands of music will occupy sta
tions in the parade. These will in
clude the St. Peter band, one of the
best in the state, and The New Ulm or
ganizations. Col. Francis Baasen will
act as marshall of the day, while VIM.
Koch will lead the first division, A, J.
Eckstein the second and John F. Neu-
mann the third.
Among some of the distinguished peo-
pie If the state who have expressed a
desire to be present are Gov. Merriam,
Ex-Gov. Ramsey and Austin, Col. c. E.
Flandrau, 1t. Gov. Ives, Col. Jos. Bob
Letter, Hon Marcus johnson and Hon.
John E. Maegher of New York Sun
fame.
The program as arranged by the
committees up to date is as follows:
At 10 a. m. of Saturday, August 22d,
salute OF battery upon arrival of visitors.
The visitors wilt then be escorted to
Turner Hall where they will be well
coined by Mayor Wagner, and assigned
to quarters,
At 1870 in the afternoon the defenders
will form in line in front of Turner
Hall to receive badges and at O. clock
the procession will start from the mon
ument in three divisions, marching
through the principal streets and re-
turning to the monument where the
dedication exercises will be held. The
latter will consist in the unveiline of
the monument and it's presentation by
Col. Flandrau or some member of the
Monument Committee to the Governor
and in turn by him to the care of the
proper city authorities. At the conclu.
sion of the dedication ceremonies,
speeches will be made in Turner Hall
Park by Capt. E. G. Sanders, Peter
Scherer in German, Ex-Gov. Ramsey,
E. St. Sulien Cox, Freeman Talbot and
others. The intervals between speech
es will be taken up with instrumental
and vocal music. During the after
noon and evening, the City Band will
furnish music in German Park.
The entertainment at Turner Hail in
the evening will include music, singing,
tableaus and the like, to all of which
admission will be free Seats will be
reserved for the defenders and their
families. A social hop will conclude
the evenings exercises.
The St. Peter Journal of SATURDAY.
says: Yesterday morning we received a
letter from our ever welcome, time
honored friend, James Horner. now of
Pittsburg, Pa, stating that he will be in
St. Peter about Aug. 20, to be present
at the dedication of the Sioux monu-
ment at New Ulm on the 22nd. Jim
says: Il was one of the immortal 13
who started at 9 clock in the morning
and with the exception of H. A. Swift
and w. G. Hayden (who proceeded u.s.
were the first who came to relief of
New Ulm. We left on the morning of
the Goth of August,our party consisting
of Horace Austin, Z. NJ. Boardman, j. B.
Trogden J. K. Moore, Philip and Ja-
cob Stelzer, VIM Wilkinson, Lew Patch,
S. A. Buell., Henry Snyder, Bige Nor
thrup, P. NJ. Bean and your humble
servant. Never will forget the scene
that presented itself as we entered the
town. Of course I feel deeply interest
ed in the dedication ceremonies and
will be on hand to take part if I am
alive and WE'LL
The St. Paul Globe says editorially
Of the event: The Globe publishes in
another column this morning an invita-
tion from the people of New Ulm and
from the association Of its defenders
requesting the presence of the public at
the ,pnyeilins Of a monument in TINT
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