New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-14

attend the Turner Hall banquet had a
banquet of their own at the Loretto
Hospital. Those who took part at that
small gathering We're Mrs. Helena Roos,
Mrs. Mary Heinen, John C. Rudolph
and Jacob Brust. A few of the Junior
Pioneer ladies prepared this surprise for
the folks and sent out to the hospital
four portions of the menu. All of them
appreciated this thoughtfulness and were
visibly affected when they were told that
they had been remembered by the
Junior Pioneers also.
The following pioneers attended the
banquet: Peter Mack, Mrs. Mary
Baasen, Mrs. Katherine Dambach, Mrs.
Barbara Baer, Mrs. Sophie Backer, Mrs.
Esther Behnke, Mrs. Diedrich Beuss-
mann, Mrs. Mary Dietz, Mrs. Therese
Henle, Mrs. Mary Julius, Mrs. Mary
Meile, Mrs. Josephine Zieher, Mrs. Mary
Pfeifer, Mrs. Pauline Spoerhase, Mrs.
Maria Schulz, Mrs. Katherine Metzen,
Mrs. Rosalie Palmer, Mrs. Dora Hers,
Mrs. Katherine Koehler, Mrs. Louise
Toberer, Mrs. Mary Lehman, Mrs.
August Lambrecht, Mrs. Klinghammer,
Albert Behnke, Albert Held, Peter Liebl,
p. G. Koch, Henry Lille, Gottlieb
Oswald, Nick Manderfeld, Richard
Pfe1erle, Mr.. and Mrs. August Schwerdt-
feger, Mr.. and Mrs. John Schlumpberger,
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Schlumpberger, Mr..
and Mrs. Jos. P. Vogel, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
G. Kiesling, Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Spell
brink, Mr.. and Mrs. George Gieseke,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernst Gieseke and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Frank.
Shortly after the banquet had come
to an end, the Junior Pioneers held their
annual meeting. In the absence Of the
Secretary, the reading of the minutes
OF the previous meeting and the meetings
OF the executive committee had to be
dispensed with. Adolph G. Nellie was
elected Secretary pro tenn. This was
the first meeting held in 10 months and
a number of reports from committees
were presented at this time on celebra-
tions held the previous year.
There was report of the committee
in charge of the Easter dance in 1918,
showing a surplus of $3.50 and one
from the committee in charge of the
Old Settlers Festival for 1913 showing
surplus of $15.35. Both reports were
in writing and attached were the re-
ceipted bills. The reports were accepted
as read as were also the verbal reports Of
the committee in charge of the Easter
Dance for 1914 showing a deficit of
$500 and of the committee for this
years Old Settlers festival showing a
profit OF $95.11. The chairman reported
that the executive committee had ordered
the deficit paid out of the general fund.
With reference to the Old Settlers
festival the chairman reported that it
had been advertised that the surplus
would be turned over to the Red Cross
after the arrangement committee. and
the executive committee had agreed on
this. He stated that since then some
opposition to this arrangement had
manifested itself and that the. meeting
should decide what should be done with
the surplus. It was unanimously decided
to approve the action of the committees
and the money was ordered turned over
to the Red Cross fund.
Athanas Henle reported on behalf of
the committee in charge of the dedication
of the monument erected in Milford in
honor of those who were massacred by
the Indians. He stated that the dedi-
cation was in every way a success and
that the committee was fortunate enough
to be able to report that the entire
expense including the purchase of the
tract of land 2 rods square had been met
without drawing on the general fund.
This was made possible he said by the
uOHo0AOA VI 3O.VV 1IOlIl u0O. OTOue. In
this connection it was stated that at the
time of the dedication quite number
had voiced the sentiment that the amount
of land turned over to the Town of
Milford was hardly sufficient. The
matter of purchasing an additional tract
of land was thoroly discussed and it was
unanimously decided to instruct the
committee in charge to procure an
additional tract of land to make an acre
in all. The committee was also in
structed to designate tree planting day
next spring at which all the Junior
Pioneers should take part in identifying
the Milford Acre.
Whether or not it is feasible and
desirable to secure the boiler and the
rump of the steamboat "Otter" which is
now embedded near Capt. Hindermann's
place in Ridgely Town was thoroly
discussed. A committee which was
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