New Ulm review., 1913-09-17
Join in Merrylnaking at
Turner Hall Park
Sunday.
Many Out-of- Town Visitors
Present at Gather
ing.

gnests of the Junior Pioneers at the
ninth annual old settlers festival,
which was held at Turner Hall Park.
Considering the ravages that rather
Time" has made among the pioneers,
the attendance on the part OF the
old folks was truly gratifying.
They are not quite as spry as they
need to be. but they managed TO
ret to the park and showed by their
keen interest in everything that they
are still imbued with the same oia
indomitable spirit. It is true that
some of the familiar faces were
missing since the last festival Two
wears ago; some Of the pioneers hav-.
ifnp Joined the silent ranks since then
and others being incapacitated from
attending. Lunch and ice cream was
served gratis to the old settlers dur
mo the course Of the afternoon, an
innovation which they thoroly ap-
preciated. Under the new classifica-
ton for. old settlers, quite q number
were decorated with the "pioneer
badge" for the first time, and the
recipients seemed very proud OF this
distinction.
The attendance was good, and 9
general good feeling prevailed. Altho
&c was q trifie windy, the weather
could have hardly have been simprov-
ed upon. It was an ideal fall day,
bright and balmy, without cloud
even on the horizon.
The program was started with
exercises on the long horse by the
youths class of the New Ulm Turn.
verein under direction of Prof. Helm.
Later on the actives gave an exhi-
bition on the horizontal bar. Sack
races, three-legged races and potato
races on the part of the children
created considerable merriment.
q It was fully $3.50 p. M, when a.
J. Alvin introduced Mayor y. A..
Fritsche, who in brief address well
coined the old settlers and admon-
ished them to have good time and
make the best Of their annual visit
among each other by talking about
olden times. He also paid the old
pioneers we'll deserved tribute for
the part they played in developing
our city, for the courage and fortl-
tude they displayed at all times un-
der the most trying circumstances
and suggested that on this occasion
those sturdy pioneers who are dead
and gone be also remembered.
The main address was delivered by
Capt. Albert Steinhauser. In his
opening remarks he referred to the
pleasure it gave him to speak to
the old pioneers because in his daily
contact with them he had learned to
admire and love them for their ster-
ling qualities. He next referred to
last years grand celebration Of the
5Oth anniversary Of the Indian out
break, the success of which was
largely due to the united efforts Of
the Junior Pioneers, who spared
neither time nor money to make the
festival one of joy and pleasure to
the old folks, and that thru this fes-
tival more was done to spread the
fame and prowess Of our city thru
out the land than any other event
ever celebrated here.
The speaker paid the old pioneers
q glowing tribute for their untiring
efforts in building up the city and
gave them the assurance that the
Ju1ior Pioneers would carry on their
noble work and make it one of their
objects to keep the name of the city
rs unsullied as did their forefathers.
He gave it as his opinion that the
first settlers were actuated mainly
by the love for freedom when they
came to this wilderness and were i'm
bued with strong desire to get
away from the puritanical spirit that
eliminated in the "Know Nothing"
that spread over this
broad of land of ours in those days.
He deprecated the spirit of fear that
seems to have taken hold of the
masses to that extent that they be-
lieved it necessary to blindly follow
every law that may be placed on the
statute book.
He referred to the spirit of bro
therliness that prevailed here in
olden times and gave the old folks
due credit for the liberal training |
they accorded their children and their |
efforts to instill in them love for |
their mother tongue, for song and
art. He admonished the Junior Pho
neers to show themselves at all
times worthy of their ancestors, and
If necessary to battle for all the
good things left them as heritage,
because that was the only way to
make them truly their own and that
in all their dealings with their fell
lowmen they should be swayed by a
love for their neighbor and not by !
profit and gain and the spirit of self
aggrandisement.
Because the spirit Of the occasion |
seemed to demand some German |
folksong, some of the old singers got |
together and hastily rehearsed few |
rnons which thew sang to an apnre.