The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-22

besides a large number of delegates
In the party were National Grand
President Paul Gerhard, of Connect
cut; Vice Presidents Santa, Chicago,
and PaegeI, Minneapolis; Secretary
Richard Schaefer, New Britain, Conn. !;
Treasurer Conrad Walther, Chicago;
ex-President Dickmeyer, st. Louis:
Guide Helfricht, Hartford, Conn, and
John Engel, New York, who was
grand president in 1895. There are
twenty state grand lodges and repre-
sentatives, and as many isolated lodges
in the states where no grand lodge
exists.
In 1881, when the national lodge of Her
mann convened in ST. Paul julius Brandt,
successful business man and civil engineer
of this city, delegate. He suggested
the idea of a monument, the idea took, and
that night Mr.. Brandt spent his time In max
ing pencil sketch of the monument prac-
tically as it now stands completed. On the
following day he presented these plans to the
convention whereupon it at once de-
cided to build at some future time. Mr..
Brandt has since then given his life to the
project. He has attended conventions ever
since and talked and worked that he might
in his day see the monument completed. This
pleasure is now gratified, but Mr.. Brandt Is
old and poor. 1t is rumored that the grand
lodge at this session will present him with
several thousand dollars and will build a
cottage in the park and make him custodian
of the property for life 1t is safe to say
had it not been for Mr.. Brandt the Sons
of Hermann would not now have this monu-
ment, nor, perhaps, for many years to come.
1t is said of him that he knew the exact
dimensions of each piece of stone, wood and
| iron in the whole structure.
The programme for the week is as follows:
| The grand lodge has been In session all to-
day and this evening there was ban
| quet to delegates. Wednesday will be de-
| voted to business sessions and the evening
to a performance at Turner hall under the
| auspices of the local dramatic section. On
| Thursday in addition to the meeting of the
supreme lodge delegates, there will be re-
ception of the delegates to the ladies' branch
and a business session by all delegates. To-
| wards evening picnic will be held at Her
mann's Heights For all of these outdoor en-
tertainments music will be furnished by the
| Great Western band, while for the banquet,
been engaged. Friday morning will be taken
up with meetings of both the supreme lodge
and the ladies' grand lodge, and in the after
noon the visitors will be treated to drives
about the city.
Saturday is to be the day Of dedication.
Special trains will arrive in the morning,
and they will bring thousands OF spectators.
saltwater people alone have rented sixteen
coaches and Sioux City will contribute three.
St. Paul and Minneapolis will vertically cap
ture the city by storm. At 10 O'Clock will
be an historical parade. Arriving at the
monument twenty minutes will be allowed for
refreshments and the dedicatory exercises will
commence. Henry Olremann, Of st. Paul,
chairman of the monument committee, will
turn the structure over to the grand lodge,
and Paul Gerhard will accept 1t on behalf of
the order. Julius Schuetze, of Texas, will
conclude the exercises with the address OF the
Sundays festivities will consist of big
picnic at the park, at which F. c. Neu-
meier, of Saltwater, will be the principal
The meeting of the grand lodge today tran
sacted merely routine and minor business.