New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-02-25
Turner's Propose to Estab-
lish Private Club at
Their-:Hall.
Revenue For Upkeep of Ply
steal, Culture to Come
A IN Club Dues

the New Ulm Turnverein at it's last
regular meeting Saturday evening
took the first step toward eliminat-
ing the bar in their hall as public
saloon. For some years the friends
of club system have eliminated
eliminating the public saloon and in
Sailing in place thereof club sim
liar to those in vogue in larger cit
les, thereby giving to the members
of the Society and their friends a
more exclusive place than they have
heretofore enjoyed. The elimination
of the saloon will require larger con-
tributions from it's members than
they have been paying yin ,the past
and the establishment of the club will
depend largely upon the moneys that
can be raised in addition to the reg
ular dues now being paid by the mem
bers.
Provision wac made at. Saturdays
meeting for the election of club mem
bers who are not members of the So
ciety, but who may thru their men,
bership in the club, have all the
privileges and rights of club mem
bers, by paying annual cues in the
sum of $1,000. It is expected that
about 100000 must be raised among:
the members of the Society and the
prospective club members annually
to meet the expenses of keeping up
the physical culture work and the
other expenses of the club. The es-
Enlistment of the club will depend
upon the ability Of the members to
make this annual raise.
Under the plans now under con-
sideration the bar would be closed
IGuriEg the day time and opened only
in the evening and he there solely
for the accommodation of the mem
/ bers of the Society and the members
of the club, except on special oc-
casions when the Society may throw
open the place to the general pub
lie. A City license will be taken out
the same as before, the Society pre-
ferring to do this rather than to
have the opprobium Of vending liq-
uor without a license
The New Ulm Turnverein is the
Oldest society in the city of New
Ulm. 1t was organized by IL liberty
LOVING young men on the nth day
of November, 1856, at the log house
of Adolph Setter in the Town of Mil
ford, near Pfaender's farm and will
be ready to celebrate it's Goth an
niversary in little more than two
years from now. The Society in IT'S
principles advocates the harmonious
training and development of mind
and body, and for the purpose of
training the body, it has, almost from
the date of its founding, maintained
physical culture classes under the
supervision of competent instructors.
For over twenty years no charge
has been made for this instructions
to children, be they members of the
Society or children of parents who
are In no way affiliated with the or
ganization. Of the $50 children who
attended the classes last year only
ten per cent were children of mem
bers of the Society. The expense of
Keeping up the physical culture work
without making any charge. for the
rental of the gymnasium or for the
use of the turning apparatus is ap-
proximately 100000 per annum. In
addition to this gratuitious service.
the New Ulm Turnverein is also
maintaining quasi-public park at an
annual expense of 100000. This is
one OF the beauty spots in the City.
In proposing to change from the.
public saloon to the club system, the.
members feel that they are supply
ing long felt want in the city and
that by providing for club members.
they will give the friends of the So
ciety and of physical culture work
an opportunity to help in keeping up
those things which are a necessity
the burden of which has heretofore
been borne by the members of the
| Turnverein alone.