New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-06-03
Cornerstone Is
Formally Laid
UNION HOSPITAL WELL ON ITS
WAY TO BECOME FINE
STRUCTURE.
PURPOSE OF INSTITUTION OUT
LINED IN EXPRESSIONS OF
HELPFULNESS.

4 Ideal weather prevailed Pentecost
Monday and as a result large con-
course of people were present in the
afternoon to witness the laying of the
corner stone of the Union Hospital
which is being erected on South Broad
way in Block No. SO.
The movement for a new hospital
had it's inception several years ago, at
a time when the new Loretto Hospital
was not in existence. At that time
hospital facilities were decidedly in
adequate and because the trustees OF
the former St. Alexander Hospital could
not promise immediate relief, practically
all the local physicians interested them
selves in movement to secure new
hospital.
At meeting held in November, 1911,
Rev. Albrecht was urged to assume for
his congregation the building Of a new
hospital. This he declined to do saying
that he was interested in new hospital
project, not as the pastor OF his con-
gregation but as private citizen only
. and that he would be willing to do every
thing in his power to further the cause
of a non-sectarian hospital. Enough
enthusiasm prevailed at this meeting
to warrant further steps and larger
meeting was held in the latter part of
December at which time it was decided
to 20 ahead with the project and ten
tative articles of incorporation were
adopted the name chosen being BE
thesda Hospital of New Ulm.' 1t
developed later that there was hospital
association by that name already in ex-
istence and it became necessary to
assume different name and the name
Union Hospital Association was finally
chosen when the articles of incorporation
were adopted. The present board OF
directors is constituted as follows:
Jacob Klossner, Jr., Pres; VIM. Gluth,
Vice Pres; Conrad Dirks, Secy. George
Gieseke, Treas. August Pullman,
Henry Schrader of New Ulm and Herman
Juni of Milford and Ole Peterson of
Bernadotte.
it was decided to incorporate for the
=, 4sum of $4,000 and Mr.. E. J. Buehrer
was chosen as collector to dispose of
stock. An active campaign was then
begun which was vigorously kept up
and enough stock was subscribed to
warrant the beginning of building
operations in the summer of 1913.
Plans and specifications were prepared
bv a Well-knOWn firm of architects of
St. Paul and the basement was com
pleted last fall. The general contract
was then awarded to Otto Neitge of
Mankato and he began the erection Of
the hospital as soon as the weather per-
mitted this spring and the work has
progressed far enough so that the corner
stone could be laid last Monday
At 2 o'clock, the hour appointed for
the beginning of the ceremonies, the
College Band under the leadership of
Prof. Hugo Mosel rendered two musical
numbers, the first being the well-known
anthem "Eine feste Burg list unser Colt. "
Jacob Klossner, Jr., Pres. of the Hospital
association, who acted as master of
ceremonies then stated to the assembled
throng the object of the gathering and
introduced Mr.. E. j. Buehrer as the
English speaker.
Mr. Buehrer referred briefly to the
inception Of the movement for Pro-
testant hospital several years ago and
the work that had been accomplished
to the present time, giving unstinted
praise to the press of the city for the
great publicity given to the enterprise.
/ In speaking of the object Of this new
constitution, Mr.. Buehrer said in part as
4 follows: 'In the laying Of the corner
stone of this beautiful institution, we
testify to the sincerity of our purpose,
to alleviate the sufferings Of mankind
and to treat all alike without reference
to creed or previous condition of servi-
tude. This institution tends to reduce
suffering to minimum thru the means
of modern science and will let each man,
L woman or child think and act as the
e,'ctates Of conscience may direct"
~ The speaker went on to say that
organized effort and cooperation are
but Of recent date, that the systematic
and organized work for taking care Of
the sick and wounded has been made
possible only thru the great results OF
scientific research, and that it has been
mt into practice by the Red Cross