New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-20
President Northrop Delivers Opening Address.
Local Organizations Entertain Visitors
Casting Ballots to Designate Picture
For New Ulm. :
Instructive Exhibits New Ulm Girl Honored

In spite of the unfavorable weather
conditions and a threatning thunder
storm in the south west, last Thursday
evening the people of New Ulm turned
out in great numbers to attend the
opening of the 7th annual exhibition
of the Minnesota State Art Society
which is being held in this city from
April 18th to 18th.
Superintendent of schools, e. E..
Critchett, presided and H. N. Somsen
officially welcomed the members of the
Art Society to our beautiful city and
the thousand of visitors who had come
. to attend the interesting opening
exercises. Mr.. Somsen stated that
everyone highly appreciates the honor
which is conferred upon the popula-
tion in having this splendid exhibition
in our midst. This occasion carriers
with it opportunities which are rarely
offered to smaller communities.
The opening exercises were in
charge of the Current News Club.
This club was materially and splendid
ly assisted by Mrs. L. B. Krook who
sang a solo; Mrs. G. G.. Rein and
and Mrs. G. W. Miller who rendered
d vocal duet; the Masonic Quartet;
Mrs. Rein rendering song solo.
The Turner orchestra furnished the
instrumental music for the evening.
Miss Newport, Vice President of the
State Art Society, was the next
speaker. The lady complimented our
city and it's inhabitants and especially
the members of the Current News
Club for the pleasing and successful
arrangements in taking care of the
7th annual exhibition. Continuing
she said: The State Art Society has
been in existence six years. It may
be of interest to know that the State
Art Society in Minnesota was the End
one to be formed in the U. S.-We
want the cooperation of all cities and
beautiful places in Minnesota. We
would like very much to have this Or
any other city let us know what they
would like to have the State Art
Society do for them.
It IS the object of this society to
spread the gospel of art into every
community and that we are able to do
that is due to the influence Of the
Federation of Women's Clubs in the
u. S., the greatest single interest for
good today and is further due to the
public spirited and generous work of
the Current News Club of New Ulm
that we are here to-day They have
housed this exhibition so beautifully
and provided US charming attention
and [ am sure the influence of it will
be lasting.
Following this DR.. Northrop, the
speaker of the evening, was introduced
and started out by paying New Ulm a
splendid compliment for the numerous
attendance which certainly manifests
an interest in the objects of the art
society. Mr.. Northrop said:
I felt that inasmuch as the entertain
ment was to be given outside of the
Twin Cities it was but proper that I
should come down here and show my
respect to the people of New Ulm by
my presence, and show my apprecia-
tion of any interest they might mani
fest by being here to acknowledge it.
And now [ want to say that this
audience beats anything the Twin
Cities have exhibited in connection
with the exhibitions there. It is a
good deal larger audience don't
know how many there are of you-so
far as I can see, my eye stretches into
the distance and the crowds may be
lining down to the lower part of the
city; don't know how many there are,
but have no doubt that the larger
number of the population of Brown
County is alert tonight over this Or
something else, and the number that
are gathered on the inside of the
building is twice, don't know if it is
three times as large as the number
gathered the first night of the exhibition
in Minneapolis, where / live, and it is
consid erably larger than the number
that at any one time was OF the open
ing of the exhibition at st. Paul.