New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-02-24
Usual Throngs
Attend Program
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY cELE-
BRATIoN FILLS TURNER
HALL TO DOORS.
SPEAKERS DRAW LESSONS FOE
TODAY FROM LIFE OF GREAT
AMERICAN.

AMERICAN.
Washington's birthday anniverss,x.
was fittingly celebrated by the Nex
Ulm public schools in a program given
Monday afternoon at the Turner Hal
theatre. This program had been pre-
pared by a committee of the schoG
faculty under. the direction of the locas
G. A. R. Although in former years all
the schools of the city participated, this
year the work was undertaken entirely
by the public schools as the parochiaI
schools felt they had too much other
work on hand at this time. As rsua
the hall was packed Monday afternoon
long before the time for the opening of
the program and standing room ever
was at premium. Mr.. Jacob KlossneE,
of the local G. A. r., presided at the
exercises and introduced the speakers.
A short but very effective address
was delivered in English by F. W.
Johnson. After briefly commenting OF
the purpose of such celebrations as this
one, Mr.. johnson went on to draw
several lessons in applied patriotisn
from the life and character of Washing
ton.
"The purpose of these exercises Is
to arouse feeling of true patriotism
said Mr.. Johnson, ''but are such sceae-
brations usually successful in stheir
purpose? In many cases they ARE
failures because the people fail ito
realize that there is as much need for
active patriotism in peace as in war.
It is noble thing to die for ones coun-
try, but it is nqbler thing to live and
to work for it.
Mr.. Johnson then mentioned some
of the present-day evils which cali for
patriotic service, the unequal con-
ditions of labor, the greed of corporate
wealth and the dishonesty of pretended
pubic servants.
"There are many things in the charae-
ter and life of Washington" continued
Mr.. Johnson, (which we might use to
help us in dealing with the problems Of
the present time. His self-control, hk,
moderation in everything and his vun-
swerving loyalty to the principles q
right, all these may serve to remind US
that the spirit of Washington is not e
memory but living, guiding force
The program was opened by a.selee-
ton from the high school orchestra
Then Grace Hoehne from the Emerson
school gave recitation entitled 3.Our
Washington A military drill by
group of boys dressed in blue and
khaki uniforms followed. This drill.
ending up with sham battle on the
stage, caught the fancy of the audience
more than any other number. The
boys marched with the precision of "a
national guard company, and their
eagerness in the sham battle was ex-
ceedingly realistic.
Other drills, songs, Rotations, and
folk dances followed, all of them pes-
formed with an ease and precision which
spoke of many hours of conscientious
practise. The large crowd assembled
was more than delighted with the work
of the boys and girls, many of them
coming as they did from the primary
grades. The teachers, to whose energy
and patience the success of the program
is due, are to be complimented on the
rrsults of their work.
The German address of the afternoon
was given by Rev. Christian Holm.
who spoke briefly upon the life of George
Washington. After giving short
sketch of his life he dwelt in more detail
on the qualities of his character which
left a lasting impression upon our
national life. He spoke of his zeal
and energy as the prime qualities Of his
character which brought him success
in all that he undertook; his loyalty
to his country and to his duty as he
saw it, and his democratic principles
which made him the greatest democrat
OF his country. Rev. Hohn's address
while brief was very effective .as swas
shown by the keen interest and at
tention with which the large audience
received it.
The program was appropriately closed
when Mr.. Klossner asked the audience
to rise and join in singing our national
hymn America"