New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-02-10
City Will Have
Six Conventions
NEW ULM MUST MAKE PREPARA-
TIONS TO ENTERTAIN MANY
DELEGATES.
SUCCESS WILL PROVE HER RIGHT
TO RANK AMONG FIRST
CITIES.

At the beginning Of a social season,
the successful hostess and society leader
looks ahead, marshalls her forces, lays
her plans and works out the details of
her campaign. If she did not do this
she would not be successful hostess
and would find the leadership assumed
by the woman who knew when and how
she would begin her campaign and who
had worked out in her own mind just
how she would bring it to a. victorious
close. Such is the plan of procedure
in all campaigns, whether headed by
men, women or communities.
New Ulm finds herself in the posi-
ton of the hostess who has just entered
upon social campaign. Heretofore
the city has shown no particular incli-
nation to break into the higher ranks
of social life but has contented herself
with entertainments in the family circle.
Home ties have been kept very strong
and New Ulm's sons and daughters
have always been enthusiasts about re-
turning to the home of their birth
whenever New Ulm babe them come.
These occasions, such as the Golden
Jubilee, have been wonderfully happy
affairs and with such entertaining the
city has been we'll content.
Now, however, has come change.
The passing of the older generation
has left the management of social life
to the younger people who have been
more away from the home nest and have
seen how other communities reach out
welcoming hands, not only to their
own people but to those of other cities.
They have seen how this developes an
all-around character for the community
that rubs elbows with it's neighbors
and they believe that such contact
will be good for New Ulm. This has
brought about the situation of the
city similar to that of the hostess who
faces an arduous season of entertaining.
1t is time then for the city and it's
people to map out a plan Of campaign.
Invitations have been issued and ac-
ceptances secured for at least five large
gatherings here during the present year.
The dates of these ''doings" are not all
definitely settled and one of the first
things to be done is to see that impor-
tant matter settled so that the city
may not fail in her attempt to make her
guests comfortable when they come.
First impressions are always most last
ing and people coming here for their
initial visit must find hospitality u14-
stinted and accommodations the best
if the fair fame of the city is to so
forth to others. It must not be said by
anyone that thy could not find ccm "ort-
able rooms and inviting food and cor
dial welcome in New Ulm. To make
sure of this, it is absolutely essential
that the city keep her conventions
scattered thru the season to give ample
time to prepare for each in turn. That
being arranged, each citizen must con-
stitute himself member of the COM
mittee on preparations.
Last season when different visitors
were here at one time and another,
they found the community in the
turmoil Of extensive improvements. The
streets were torn up for paving and sew
ers. the 'Public Square" was piled
high with materials for the new school
house, and all over town was general
air of housekeeping discomfort. The
greater part of that work is now COM
pleted and it remains only to clear
away the refuse and 'tidy up.
When this snow goes off the process
should start at once. The new waste
cans should be made to pay for them
selves many times over. Ash piles
and other household refuse should be
carted away early before the laboring
men are all so busy on new buildings
that one can not secure their services.
In the matter of larger repairs, the
Commercial Club is already active
The committees are at work on the prob.
lem of better railroad and station faci
lities and have in mind the matter Of
street improvements. The City Coun
Gil is looking after an adequate wate1
Is supply of known purity. Thus citi
Up zens who do their individual duty will
have the consciousness of working IL
harmony with the civic organizations
It might be we'll to glance thru tn
list of conventions to be welcomed her,