New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-09-15
will Be A
Busy W eek !.
The National Hermann Sons Lodge Be
gins its Annual Session in New
Ulm Next Week.
Hundreds OF Delegates Coming From All
Parts of this Great Land
Banquets. Receptions, Addresses, Theat-
ers and Drives About the City.
In Fact No End of
~ Pleasure.
The Dedication of New Ulnl's Magnificent
Monument the Chief Attrac-
ton, However.
Thousands of Strangers Coming from A
Distance to Witness It.
With Good Weather It Will be the Great
est Event of Peace in New
Ulrn's History.
Thousands of Strangers Coming from A
Distance to Witness It.

New Ulm will do herself proud next
week, if she ever did in her history.
Seven days of interesting and stirring
events in time of peace! When did we
ever have anything like it.
The big festivities begin next Monday
and continue until Monday of the fol-
lowing week. 7s.s.-~,--
The delegates to the twenty first sess-
ion of the National Grand Lodge will
arrive Monday afternoon that is, the
greater portion of them,
Monday evening they will be rendered
public reception at Turner Hail.. at
which time Mayor Charles Weschcke
will deliver an address of welcome and
turn over the privileges of the city. Re-
ply will be made by Paul Gebhard of
New Haven, Connecticut, who lonors
the national presidency of the order.
An address will also be made by Paul
Haesecke of St. Peter who holds the Of
flee of president of the grand lodge of
the state. All of these addresses will,
of course, be made in German.
On Tuesday the National lodge will
open its session at Turner Hall and
transact business all day. In the eve
ming banquet will be rendered to the
delegates at the hall and the usual num-
Der of improptu speeches will undoubt-
edE be made.
Wednesday win be devoted to bust
ness sessions of the lodge and Wednes-
day evening to a theatre at Turner Hall
under the direction Of the local Dramat-
ic Section.
On Thursday, in addition to the meet
ings of the supreme lodge delegates,
there will he II proper reception of the
delegates to the ladies' branch Of the
order and business session by all of
the delegates. Towards evening pic
mic will he held at Hermann's Heights
and later on a ''Night in Italy" For all
of these out door entertainments, music
will be furnished by the Great Western
Band, while for the banquet, theatres
and balls, Ecksteln's orthestra has been
engaged.
Friday morning will be taken up with
meetings Of both the Supreme Lodge
and the Ladies Grand Lodge, and in the
afternoon the visitors will he treated to
drives about the city. The Hauenstein
and Schell brewing companies will also
keep "open house, and formally receive
the city's guests.
Saturday, the 25th, will be the big
day; for that's to be the day Of dedica-
ton. - s
Special trains will arrive over both
roads early in the morning, and there is
no doubling the fact that they will bring
thousands Of anxious spectators. The
Review has been informed that Stillwat-
er people alone have rented 16 coaches
and even distant Sioux City will contri-
butte three. st. Paul and Minneapolis
will veritably capture the city by storm.
The exercises for the day will be as
follows: $500
At ten o'clock in the forenoon the
program announces an historical parade
Izof immense proportions. Bands will be
here from all parts Of the state, and some
of the best ones by the way, 50 that
there will be no end Of music.
Arriving ut the monument, twenty
minutes will be allowed for refreshments
and the dedicatory exercises will con-
mence.
Henry Orlemann Of st. Paul, chair
man OF the monument committee, will
turn the structure over TO the Grand
Lodge and Paul Gebhard will accept it
on behalf Of the order. Julius Schuetxs
the popular German orator of Texas
will conclude the exercises with the ad-
dress Of the day.
Another German theatre will Be- the
attraction for the tors at Turner
Hall il the evening