New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-05-27

years before we would see regiments
where we now have companies, brigades
where now we see regiments, and divis-
ions IN the place Of brigades. He took
no stock in the plea that the militia was
only fit for dress parade, but insisted
that they could fight too if necessity de-
.manded it.
Another story by Harry Kennedy and
q either and flute duet BY Messrs Tober-
er and Burg followed, after winch toasts
were drank to the Adjutant General and
the Mayor and City Council.
Mayor Weschcke then reviewed "lIil1-
tary Life in Germany Fifty Years Ago.
and succeeded in creating considerable
interest in his description of the strict
army routine of his native country.
Col.Wm. Pfaender was the next speak
er and paid tribute to the sold Soldier .
He quoted literally from the eloquent
John A. Logan and showed wherein the
veteran of the Civil War was fully enti-
tied to the high respect and veneration
in which he is held.
Then came ssThe New Won an as a Sol
elier," responded to by F. w. johnson Of
the Review. The speaker was in an en-
barassing position, Whoop1ng it up for
women among SO many military men,
and took the ground that the new wom-
an on the whole wasn't much different
from any other woman. The women of
bygone days had been soldiers and he
held that there was no good reason for
believing that the new woman of today
wasn't ideally fitted to be her logical
successor. The address was intended in
humorous vein throughout.
The program concluded with the re-
citalof parody on Barbara Frietsche by
Hugo Fischer and story by Col. Mead.
After the banquet was over dancing
was indulged in and continued until a
late hour. Nearly two hundred people
must have been present.
And so ended the celebration of the
twenty-6fth anniversary of Co.. A.. 1t
was an admirably managed affair through
out, it brought to the city many distin-
gulshed guests and much was it enjoyed.
The boys deserve credit to1sthe splendid
arrangement and execution which at
tended it. -
The following military guests were
present.:
OF the governors staff: Adjutant
General Muehlberg. Col. c. F. Pusch
and Col. Soren Listoe, all of St. Paul.
Brigadier General w. B. Bend of St,
Paul. bri gade commander.
OF the Brigade staff: Capt. J. Knowles
of Faribault, Capt. c. H. McGill of St
Paul and Capt. W. II. Hart, also of St.
Paul. 49, 49, 49,.
Col. J. G. Shandrew, commander Of
the Third Regiment.
! Col. Jos. Bobleter, commander of the
Second Regiment.
OF Col. Booleter's staff Ii. VIM. Viii.
ligan OF Faribault and 1t. G. H. Bulls
of Winnebago City.
| Inspector General A. B. johnson OF
the Regular Army.
1t. Col. Geo. w. Mead, of the Second
Regiment.
Majors A. W. Wright of Austin and
Geo. c. Whitney of Faribault, both Of
the Second Regiment.
Capt. H. g. Klemer and L.. Blake OF
Co. s'B'' at Faribault.
Capt. Fred B. Wood of the Austin
Company.
Capt. G. G. Bennett Of Battery B, Of
Minneapolis.
A portion of the party came in with
zen. Bend IN his private car, Mr. Beno
in civil life being treasurer of the Chlca
go Great Western road.
They all left on the early morning
train with the exception of Gen. Muehl.
berg and Col. Bobleter, both of whom
were accompanied by their wives.
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Frank Nye, the brilliant and distin.
gnished Minneapolis attorney, has lnino
of his own and he isn't afraid to speak it
Hear what he says about the silver ques
ton:
It's pretty generally known that I an
quite friendly to silver. It is my firm
conviction that the United States shoulc
lead the way here, as she has led itelse
where. Whenever we have come int
competition with foreign nations we have
easily beaten them, and 30 I believe tha1
we could safely lead our way os to sill
yer. # we were to wait for the old de
[spotic governments of Europe to come tt
r.