New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-28

The house was packed and the music
was greeted with long applause and
| frequent encores.
AS far as crowds and a good time
went Sunday was the great day of the
week The railroads estimate that
they carried not less than 3, 700 people
into the city and hundreds drove in
from the nearby towns and from the
country. From 200 to 5000 visitors
are the figures given out as conserva-
tive by the railroad committee.
5000 VISITORS FED.
That such a throng should place the
hotel and restaurant facilities of the
city to an impossible test was to be
expected, and realizing this the women
| of the church turned the basement of
the new parochial school into a tenn
porary restaurant and served meals
there. They had Accommodations for
ITO people and by the use of long ta-
bles were able to feed three thousand
during the day. Special preparations
were also made by the hotels and
restaurants and the crowd was ham
died with surprising lack of confusion.
The second day, Monday, saw a
large diminution of the crowds, but
| still there were hundreds of outsiders
in town. The day was opened at 9
O'Clock with solemn high mass, and a
sermon followed by Rev. j. Gmeiner
of Springfield.
Then the crowds began to gather
about the new school house where the
corner stone was to be laid. The spec
tators filled the space in front of the
building and the street and stood in
respectful silence while the impressive
ceremony was conducted by Abbot
Peter Engl, o. S. B., of st. John S
monastery in Stearns county.
ABBOT LAYS CORNER STONE.
The abbot laid the stone and cele-
brated solemn pontifcal mass in honor
of the occasion. He then made an i'm
pressive address, speaking of parochi-
al schools in general and of the pre-
sent one which the New Ulm congrega-
ton is erecting as one of the most
| beautiful in the state.
Of the new building the basement
| and first story are now completed and
| work will be pushed right along so
that the congregation expects to have
the whole ready for use by next Au-
gust. The school is magnificent in
proportions and is to cost about. $780,
600 when the heating plant and plumb
| ing are included.
Following the laying Of the corner
stone was the business meeting of the
taats-Verband in the basement of the
church. The meeting was presided
over by the president, j. Fl. Kerst of
St. Paul, and considerable business
was transacted. The delegates, 1926
in number, sat through from l p. NJ.
O'Clock until s p. m. without intermis-
sion, so as to dispose of everything
and be ready for the entertainment Of
the evening and the business of the fol-
lowing day.
JOINS CENTRAL VEREIN.
The joining of the Central Verein as
body was the most important action
taken by the convention. The Central
Verein is a national organization
which has until now been composed of
individuals only, but at it's convention
just held it voted to admit the state
organizations as bodies. The Mime
sofa Staats Verband is the first to Join
| the national society. This move is in
the direction Of an interna tional union
of all these societies and it is the pur-
pose for the Central Verein to join a
federated society including similar or
CARNATIONS from every Christian ma
tion
| The move Of Archbishop Ireland in
taking actions to build the magnifci-
emit new cathedral in St. Paul was ap-
proved by the convention in resolu-
tions heartily expressing sympathy in
the movement.
Officers for the new year were elected,
all the old officers being returned. P.
M. Kerst Of st. Paul is president, Wd.
Eibner of New Ulm first secretary, A..
Anfang of St. Paul second secretary,
Paul Kempf of Winona treasurer. The
vice president is the resident priest in
the city where the next convention is
held. The executive committee named
is: Rev. j. M. Sohnco, L. Mitsch, j.
S. erode and G. Gerlach, all of ST..
Paul, and Rev. Paulin Weiser, O. S.
B., of Saltwater.
NEW ULM MEN CHOSEN.
Eight delegates were chosen to the
next meeting of the Central Verein as
follows: Rev. B. Sandmeyer and Wd.
Eibner of New Ulm, p. M. Kerst, Geo.
Gerlach, George Stelzle, J. S. erode