New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-02-14
Committees Of Citizens and Junior
Pioneers Act. Another Mass
Meeting Friday.

matter OF this celeDratlOn.
The meeting organized by electing
Henry N. Somsen as Chairman and
Louis G.. Vogel as Secretary. The
chairman stated briefly why the meet
ing b. d been called and urged those
present to express their views as to the
advisability of having celebration and
also az to what the nature OF it should
be. From the views expressed by those
who addressed the meeting, the idea
of celebrating the event with home
coming seemed to NEE, with the greater
favor. Opinions differed. however, as
to whether the celebration should last
sweek or be confined to few days.
When put to Q vote it wac unanimously
decided to celebrate the 50tb anniver-
sary of the Indian Outbreak and the
chairman was instructed to appoint .
committee of seven to consider the
manner of celebrating the event and to
determine also who should be entrusted
with the management of the celebration
it having appeared in tho course OF the
remarks made that q meeting OF the
Junior Pioneers would be held the
following evening and that this organi-
zation might be willing to assume the
work entailed in the preparation. OF .
celebration Of the magnitude that tho
Golden Jubilee 10 bound to assume.
AZ such committee, Chairman Som
isen appointed Willibald Eibnsr, DR..
L. A. Fritsche, Theo.. Mueller, J. A.
Ochs, VIM. Pfaender, j., +. Il. Rets-
Ian and Alfred J. Vogel with instruc-
tons to call another mass meeting 40
soon % they were ready to report.
The meeting Of the sons Of the early
pioneers at Turner Hall Friday evening
effected q temporary organization by
electing Albert steinhauser as Chair
man and VIM. Pfaender, Jr. a. secre-
tsry. Every one present favored tho
idea Of celebrating the 50th anniver.
cary of the Indian Outbl eak and also
CT perfecting an organization of the
Junior Pioneers to take an active part
in the celebration. The feeling pre-
vailed generally that the Junior
Pioneers would consider it an honor to
be entrusted with the management OF
this celebration.
In order to determine the wishes OF
tho Citizens Committee, the Chair was
empowered to appoint . committee OF
seven, the Chairman to be one OF the
number, to confer with the Citizens
Committee and Louis G. Vogel, Ed.
Alvin, Ferdinand Crone. Frank Bshnke
Athepas Henle and Herman Held were
ssked and agreed to serve together with
tho Chairman on tho Committee OF the
Junior Pioneers. Wm.,J. Julius, Chas.
Stolz and Bon. Juni were also appoint
Cd % 4 committee to prepare list OF
~ sons Of tho early pioneers now re-
siding in Now Ulm and tho immediate
vicinity. A permanent organisation OF
tns Junior Pioneers was deferred until
. SUBSEQUENT meeting. to b held on .
Sunday afternoon % 10 to give oil OF
them On opportunity to DO present.
The two committees held their
meeting at the Commercial Club Rooms
Monday evening. WilIibald Eibner
vss chosen % Chairman and Louis G.
Voeel acted as Secretary. After some
discussion it was unanimously decided
to recommend to mass meeting of the
citizene to be called this week, ii
possible, that the Junior Pioneers be
requested to assume charge OF the
celebration. AS this action practically
precluded the necessity of determining
tho manner of celeb, ating, nothing was
done in this respect. Philip Liesch,
who attended the meeting at the re-
quest of MIR. Eibner, enlightened those
present as to the moneys received and
disbursed at similar celebration ten
years ago. From the figures submitted
it appeared that this celebrate cost 10
the neighborhood of $1,000, of which
amount the citizens contributed less
then $1,000, the balance being made up
nv a $500 donation from the city, the
sale of postal cards, souvenirs and the
raceipts from entertainments.
No plans for the celebration have
been formulated - vet, but it occurs to
20 ttst it might be possible to get
along without inviting the militia
companies from the neighboripg cities