The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-17
OPEN THEIR new HALL
Militarische Bruederschaft Ded
icate New Home.
SPEECHES AND DANCING.

SPEECHES AND DANCING.
Mayor Carey Makes Opening Address
Followed by Others. Society Proud
Of New Home
On Tuesday night of last week the
Miiitarische Bruederschaft dedicated
their new hall in North Denison with
dancing, speech making and supper.
The schleswig Band furnished excel
lent music and the jollity lasted until
dawn. About ten o'clock Mr.. Herman
Grill called the merry makers to order
and introduced Mayor j. T. Carey
whose pleasing and well worded
address was we'll received and aroused
much applause. Mr.. F. w. Meyers was
called on and he spoke:briefly in behalf
of the younger generation 'of German
Americans. Prof. j. 81, Harthun :e-
ceived the symbolic key to the new hall
and made an eloquent speech in German
in which he dwelt upon the objects of
the society and the good it had accomp-
iished in keeping alive the ways and
customs of the Fatherland, while
strengthening the love and patriotic
feeling for the land of their adoption.
Later in the evening Mr.. Carl Kuehnle
was called for and he responded with
a bright and characteristic speech.
An excellent supper was served at
midnight and the many present enjoy
ed themselves hugely. We congratu-
late the Bruederschaft upon the aus
picious opening of their new hall
The building is commodious and well
adapted for its purposes, The music
gallery occupies the space over the en-
try and cloak rooms, while the base
ment contains kitchen, dining and re.
freshment rooms. The crowd..on Tues
day was jolly but orderly and nothing
occurred to mar the pleasure OF the
evening which was enjoyed with that
simplicity and whole-heartedness that
few but Germans can attain.
Below we give the dedicatory speech
as delivered by Mayor Carey.
1t is. assure you gentlemen. a pleas
ure to be with you tonight and to ex-
tend you my congratulations on the
successful completion of this hall.
while especially speak for myself
here tonight, yet am certain that
every citizen feels that you are entitled
to great praise for the enterprise you
have shown in building such splendid
building, a credit to your society and
to the TOWN. in which you have your
residence. While | am not thoroughly
familiar with all the objects of your
brotherhood. yet, having personal
acquaintance with all its membership
I feel certain that it cannot help but
be beneficial not only to yourselves but
also to your friends and neig Its
very name brotherhood carries, with
1T the feeling that it is social organiza-
tion where all it's mem bers meet on the
common plain of good fellowship and
where each and every one is the friend
and brother of all. In this day, when
the hearts of men are to a certain eX-
tent hardened and made selfish by the
desire for wealth and gain. 1t is splen-
did object lesson to see an association
such as this, founded and carried on ir
q spirit of friendship, good fellowship
and benevOlence. 1t is common COM
plant in this age of the world that
there is not any more the feeling of
friendliness, charity and love for our
neighbor and fellow men that formerly
existed, that we are ell so much inter-
ested in our own welfare that we have
no time for sociability with others,
and it is to the peculiar credit of the
German people that they more think
than any other nationality, have proven
this feeling wrong, and have by means
of clubs and other organizations kept
alive the neighborly. hospitable and
friendly spirit, l am as | SAID in the
beginning, glad that it is my privilege to
assist in the opening OF your new hall
and I sincerely trust that the future of
your society may be bright and cloud
less, that you may increase in prosper
ity and never have single cloud to
darken your future While am not
able to be member of your society.
owing to my birth and nationality, over
which of course | had no control, yet
can assure you that I am one of you in
spirit to- night, and wish as heartily
for your future welfare as does any
member here.
l am with you in the desire to pro-
mote good feeling among all our people,
with you in the desire to do what is
rest FOR the advancement of our common
city and country one with YOU in my
wishes and feelings, personal beliefs
and to a certain extent my appetite, 1t
is also very encouraging feature to
see here Tonight, so many ladies ard il
speaks we'll for the future of this hall
for after all, while men may build this
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