New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-09-22

you homes and are asked how you liked
New Ul,n you will all say that you
would like to live here yourself and that
you found our city worthy the honor Of
being adorned by this symbol of the
German nation, this monument to Her.
mann the Great.
Nine years ago I was honored in being
allowed to welcome the Sons of Her
mann, who came here to participate in
laying the corner stone of their noble
monument, and to extend the thanks
of our citizens generally for the honor
that had been conferred upon our town
in selecting it as site -
Today I can assure you their appreci.
alton of the honor has steadily increased
and that they will ever take pride in
caring for the magnificent statue which
you will unveil on Saturday It is an
ornament for tie present, and for all the
future will be beautiful keepsake"
After thanking the Hermann Sisters
for their untiring efforts in bringing the
monument to satisfactory completion,
the mayor turned over the keys of the city
to President Gebhard and bid the dele
gates partake of its freedom and hospi-
tality. - ~.- .r ~..
President Paul Haesecke of St. Peter
then welcomed the delegates on behalf
of the grand lodge of Minnesota and the
great brotherhood of Sons of Hermann.
The occasion was not one, he said, for
the mere exchange of unmeaning words
of welcome, but one in which each in
dividual brothers hand went out to the
supreme lodge representatives. in 'friend-
ship, love and faith" Added to the
pleasure of entertaining them within the
confines of distinctively German city,
was the glorious work of unwilling a
monument in which every brother in
this great state took pride.
"What hopes, my brothers," said the
speaker, "accompany you to this con-
vention! What antici pations for the
future of our Order are not entertained
by every brother throughout the United
States-of the work that you are here to
do! Therefore I greet you in the name
of the thousands actively engaged IN the
work Of humanity and brotherly love,
proud of the successes which have
crowned the labors during the past sixty
years of that grand and only German
order, the Sons of Hermann.
"Today, l believe, the order Is repre-
sented by twenty grand lodges and as
mauy isolated lodges in other states.
This is evidence that the. Germans of
America are becoming more and more
convinced of unselfish eudeavors and no
longer occupy a passive position to-
wards our order. Many of them are
now prepared to meet us half way and
assist in our noble work. Tc win over
the rest is part of the work before us,
and the strength and courage of ycrth
must be enlisted to accomplish it. Yes,
q leader is needed another Hermann
to oppose tyranny and slavery in every
form and keep us on the path of liberty.
Here lies our field. Not with a sword
in hand, but, in the fullest sense of our
motto, with Friendship, love and faith
must this be accomplished. With the en-
couraging grasp..of brother let us enfuse
each other with determination to be
constant until the end always ready to
raise the fallen, forgive the erring and
assist in every way and under all circum-
stances q brother when in Distress
Mr.. Haesecke, in concluding his adj
dress, paid warm tribute to the people
of New Ulm and told the delegates that
while here they could rest assured that
every house woul1 be as open to them
as a home. He also dwelt eloauently
upon the monument and hoped that its
erection would be an incentive to closer
relations between the members of the
order and for increased activity in furtl.
ering the noble principles upon which it
was founded.
The response of Mr. Gebhard was brief
and impromptu. All of his remarks be-
ing brought forth by suggestions in the
remarks Of the addresses Of welcome.
All of the grand lodge sessions this
week will be held in Turner Hall. The
last convention was held in New Haven
three years ago, and the attendance this
year will be larger than it was then.
The delegates to the national conven-
ton are: Arkansas, John A. Jundklnd;
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