New Ulm review., 1913-07-30
Founded i ii 1899 With Is
Members it Has Grown
Steadily.
Has No Superior In a Musi.
cal Way in the State
of Minnesota.

our local MUSICIANS Were sworn IL %
the band for the Second Regiment,
they had their misgivings ss to
whether they would be able to fill the
bill; in other words, to make good.
It had taken . great deal of coaxing
and urging to get these IL men 70
finally agree to organize IS the
Second Regiment Band, because quite
. number of the local musicians did
not like the idea of assuming the
military yoke for three years enlist
ment. Here is whore the optimism OF
Capt. Louis G. Vogel, then Adjutant
of the Regiment, came into play and
he painted the future of the band IN
such glowing colors that he won them
over and mustered them into the
service on his birthday. But oil
his persussiveness would have been
for caught, If the men had not had the
high regard for the late Gen. Jos.
Bobleter, then Col. of the Regiment.
It will be remembered that the Second
Regiment became the Twelfth Regi-
ment Minnesota Volunteers during the
Spanish American War and was
mustered out November 6, 1898 after
having served 6 months Of their two
year enlistment. Shortly after the
mastering out of the Twelfth, steps
were taken to re-organize the old
Second Regiment which was done early
in the year 1899. After the Regiment
was organized it found itself without
band, and the idea then suggested
itself to organize band at Regi-
mental Headquarters and by skillful
engineering and persistent efforts this
became an accomplished fact.
The following eighteen men signed
the muster roll: ~,
W. Lieb, John G. Hofmeister, Peter
Kitzberger. Henry Stelljes, Henry
Kitzberger, John Warths, Jos. c.
Bofmeister. Geo. F. Hofmeister, John
Henle, Paul Baer, W. F. Schmidt,
Chas. P. Stengel, r. E. Fritsche, John
J. Juenemann, Andrew J. Kaess, A.
G. Schilling, Ed. Stoeckert, Alb.
Henle, Frank P. Zschunke, John
Stelljes.
It is certainly significant that nearly
one.half of the original members are
still connected with the band and
have seen continuous service since.
Whenever their term oil enlistment ex-
pires, they simply find it impossible
to break away from an organization
that has furnished them the pleasures
of good couradeship and q ten days.
recreation every year at camp. The
original members who have stuck are
Capt: Jos. c. Hofmeister, 1st Sergt.;
John Wartha, Q. M. Sergt., John
Henle, Sergts. Henry Kitzberger aud
Henry Stelljes and Corpls. Peter Kitz-
berger, John G. Hofmeister and
William Lieb.
The present personnel of the band is
made uD as follows:
jos. C. Hofmeist er, Capt.; Arthur
L. Ruhn, Drum Major; John Wsrths,
1st Sergt.; John Henle, Q. M. Sergt. !;
deuTy AsAo0ASoAt o0AeO's o0AAy
Stelljes, Sergt.; Peter Kitzberger,
Corpl.; John G: Hofmeister, CorpI.;
Joseph Tastel, Corpl.; Christ c.
Backer, Corpl.; Anton Weis, Corpl;
VIM. Lieb, Corpl.; Anton A. Henle,
Corpl.; John Fritsche. Corpl.; Emil D.
Backer, Albert L. Gag, George J.
Gag, Max Hoehne, Haydn. A. Hof-
Frank A. KALI, Otto
Jos. Schuster, Erich j. b.
Albert A. Wiltscheck, Otto
J. Zupfer, Ed. Vogel, privates and
Arnold Gulden. cook. Jos. Zupfer.
Albert P. Boock and Otto Fritsche
are active members of the band, but
are not enlisted ut the present time.
In addition to the original member.
ship and the present one, the following
have 1T some time or other been
members of the band:
Rudolph C. Vessel, John g. Wild
grube, Mike Lauterbach, Chas. Arbes,
Henry Fielder, FIR. Williams, w. F..
John w. 6sess, Frank
Woratschka, John Kopetskl, Herbert
q. Leibold, Geo. J. Henle, Alfred
Marti, Otto Nehls. Robt. B. Heinen,
Frank F. Stengel, Carl Loesch, Burnie
Maurek, F. W. Eibner, Fred H.
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