New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-09-12
Corner Stone is Laid.

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Another memorable event has been
added to New 4Ulm's history By the lay I
ing Of thescorner stone Of the new Turn
er Hall which took place Sunday after
noon. The special train over the Chica-
go 8 Northwestern brought in about 300
people from ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
neighboring towns, arriving here at
about noon.
The exercisesSat the new building be-.
gan promptly at o'clock with music
by the Second Regiment Band followed;
by song by the Turner Mems Choir.
On the platform we're the officers Of
the Turnverein, Mayor Weschcke and
the city council, the participants in the
program aud prominent Turner's.
The German address was delivered by
Col. William Pfaender, one Of the patri-
archs in the local organization, and en-
bodied most interesting review of the
history Of the Turnyerein and the city,
depicting in graphic Language the man
ner in which the early members labored
diligently and hard for the cause, refer
ing to the erection of the first Turner
Hall, the civil war, the Indian outbreak,
and the erection of the second and third
buildings of the society. Col. Pfaender's
address followed so closely the history
of New Ulm which is SO familiar to our
readers that we refrain from giving it IN
full.
Mrs. Emma Steinhauser entertained
the audience with an excellently rend-
cred recitation, which was followed BY
the laying of the corner stone by Pres.
Heimerdinger with due ceremony, the
Second Regiment Band playing the Red,
White and Blue during the event. Il.
The oration of A.. j. Alvin, delivered
in English, was most interesting. The
speaker clearly and eloquently set forth
the principles of the Turnerbund, stat
ing that the Turnerbund stands for toll
Grafton and freedom. "Turners,'' said
he, ''admlre and foster art, literature,
music, physical culture and free thought
and its teachings tend coward the high
est degree Of civilizations and good citi-
zenship. IL y =: - ~ A.7s~. ..
"The church is making great stridsss
towards liberalism. Heresy trials msy
be, considered things of the past. Con-
templating the future in the light of the
past it is safe to predict that from the
pulpit of the present there will evolve
the lecture platform of the future. The
church should teach the masses how to
live rather than how to die. Help to
build character, thus rearing and pro-
ducing noble men and women, staunch,
patriotic citizens for this world,
rather than to manufacture angels for
the next. - >.
"lt is not our purpose as a Turnverein
to steal away your hearts or to cause
you to turn from your religion, but
whenever it shall appear to you that the
doctrines and the dogmas taught are too
narrow and you shall prefer to have
your own opinion about these matters
and do your own thinking rather than
to accept that of someone else, then,
say, you will find here an association in
which absolute free thinking isya prin-
ciple::" - .... . ..>s..E~
i In conclusion the speaker paid
strong tribute to the Catholic church for
the manner IN which it has fostered and
protected the arts during the past years
in times of both war and peace. -.
The entire program was literally in
.terspersed with music by that most ex
cellent organization, the Second Regi-
+ment Band, and the proceedings of the
day concluded with a social dance in the
evening on the new floor of the theatre.
AS fitting testimonial to their energy
and faithfulness the building committee
was presented with a cane made from
the oak stairway Of the old structure.
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