New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-04-08
Crowded Out Last Week.

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Commercial College, Mankato, MINI.
for catalog. Adv 1914
Tuesday afternoon Mrs G. A..
Zelle was hostess to the Current News
Club at their annual Social Meeting
ofthe season. A short program was
rendered and pleasant surprise was
given the members when each received
q pretty little souvenir from the enter
tainment COMMITTEE The Club will not
hold regular meetings again until
next October.
Supt. Il. G. Hess went to st. Peter
one day last week to act as one of the
judges on the debate between Gustavus
Adolphus College anu Luther College
Iof DEBORAH, Ia. The. subject of the
debate was the restriction of immigra-
tton question. The affirmative, favor
ing the Iiteracy test, and upheld by
the St. Peter team won by q long mar
gin and the verdict was unanimous.
The last meeting of the WOmen's
Literary Club was held last Tuesday.
at the home of Mrs. Starr. The sub
ject of study was Japan. A part of
the afternoon was spent in a social
way and refreshments we're served.
The annual election of officers took
place. Miss Allie Scherer will serve
as President, Mrs. M. A. Bingham,
Vice.President, Mrs. A. j. Alvin, Cor.
Secretary, Mrs II. L. Beecher. Rec.
Secretary, and Mrs. w. B. Mather,
Treasurer. The program committee
for next year was also appointed and
Mrs. Starr and Miss Scherer will serve
10 this capacity. The Club will hold
no more meetings until next fall,
Recently the owners of the good
craft "Alcantara" held meeting at
the Office Of the Treasurer for the pur-
pose of electing new officers and trans
acting the business which usually
comes before an annual meeting. The
newly elected officers are F. w.
Johnson, Pres, W. T. Eckstein,
Secy., w. G. Alvin, Treas, W. T..
Eckstein, Capt. and Jos. A. Eckstein.
Commodore. Last year the boat did
not make single trip 1t was deci.
ded to get the Alcantara ready for
navigation this year as soon as posi-
BILE and if the river is high enough,
the launch will be kept in commission
all summer, making its initial trip as
soon as the weather permits.
! Hugo Roos of Kansas City was
here last week to look after his mother
who had the misfortune about ten
days ago to fracture her hip in a fall.
He found her resting as we'll as can
be expected under the circumstances
and looking forward to her ultimate
recovery, altho it will take several
months before she will be able to
walk. Mr.. Roos displays a new watch
and chain which were presented to
him by the millers of Kansas as a
mark of.appreciation for the splendid
manner in which he looked after the
details of their last convention. The
gift is conservatively worth s125.0(
and Mr.. Roos values it very highly
coming as it does from the finest lol
of men that ever gather in convention
| The Turnverein ladies celebrated
theirsregular birthday party last week
Thursday afternoon at the Hall. The
celebrants we're Mrs. Rudolph, Mrs
L. Haeberle, Mrs. Chas. Brust, Jr.
1 Mrs. Robt. Scherer and Mrs. VIM
Stoll. A basket of Easter eggs
formed the centerpiece of the tables
which we're prettily laid for larger
number of guests than usual. Mrs. T.
G. Bell proffered the congratulations
Mrs. Bellm and Miss Rosebud Enge
gave recitations, Miss Ida Hauensteir
read an article on the Tango, Mrs
W. G.. Alvin sang q solo and Myrs
Z Alvin and Blanche Burg played /:
piano duet. The supper march wa
also a duet played by Mrs. Helm ant
, Miss Hauenstein.
While in Mankato one Saturday re
Gently the Review editor had occasion
to visit the Offices of the Mankat'
Commercial College in that city. I
was considerable of a surprise to Learn
that the school is so large. The pro
prietors claim that it is the largest il
the Northwest and that they have en-
j rolled some 800 pupils since last Sep
TENDER. They have an average dali!
attendance of about 600. They occu
ply three floors of large business
block on Front Street and their offic
es are very we'll equipped. The book
keeping department is fitted out will
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that the pupil when he is transplante,