New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-01-27
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Mapleton Visit
GUESTS OF MAPLE RIVER BURNS
CLUB AND OF COMMERCIAL
BODY
WORTHINCTON WILL BE HOST
AT MIDSUMMER MEETING
OF scRlBEs

No longer will We editors marvel at
the overpowering desire that our fellow
townsman, Alexander Russell, feels every
year as Burns Day draws near to jour-
ney to that famous little city of Maple
ton for the Burns Club events which
take place there during the winter.
For, if it ever happens to be the editors
good fortune to have an invitation to
Mapleton again when the Scotch lads
and lassies are gathered for Burns Day
there isn't a bit of doubt in our minds
that we shall promptly and joyously
accept. And such was the sentiment
Of all the editors of this district who at.
tended the midwinter session of the Edi-
torial Association after accepting of
the hospitality shown by the citizens
and by members of the Maple River
Burns Club.
The weather Thursday when the edi-
tors had to leave their homes and start
for Mapleton was quite severe and for
a while it seemed something of a sacri-
flee to leave warm rooms to make cold
trains in the early dawn of Friday in
order to reach Mapleton in time for the
meeting at 10 o'clock. But arrived
there steaming hot breakfast at the
hotel restored the spirits of those who
had suffered the worst that Milwaukee
accommodation train could do to them
for an hour and half. That function
over the program was consulted to find
that the guests Of the city were expected
axE,altalse~ ofstwo banquets. The first
was TO be served at the noon hour and
was called a luncheon but such a spread
OF good things to eat were never seen
at any luncheon before. 1t was simply
impossible to do justice to all of the
viands and after doing the best possible
to make away with them, the scribes
gave it up as hopeless task.
The members of the Burns Club were
also present at the luncheon and many
pleasant acquaintance were made. The
mayor of the city, Pagel, Gather, by the
way, of one of our young lady teachers
OF the public schools) made the vel
coming speech, one of the best we ever
heard. He claimed that he had secured
the help of the Burns Club boys to repel
the invasion of the newspaper men but
that the "Allies" had been powerless to
resist the attack and that therefore it
became his duty to surrender the city of
Mapleton to the mercies of the Editorial
Association. Frank Day of the Martin
County Sentinel, responded to the
address in his usual humorous vein and
followed with wonderful tribute to
Herb" Hotaling, the newspaper man
of Mapleton who was acting as master
OF ceremonies. Mr.. Hotaling was labeled
by Mr.. Day as the whitest, honestest,
most upright newspaper man in the state.
Following the luncheon reception
was held at the Mapleton Public Library
by the Ladies Study Club. The library
is very pretty, modest little building,
neat, comfortable and attractive with
out show and ostentation. It was built
with Carnegie funds but cost complete
$4,000 altho it is seldom possible to get
the Iron King to give less than $4,000.
for the building. This entails too heavy
a tax for upkeep as Carnegie insists on
10 per cent yearly and Mr.. Hotaling
after much trouble persuaded him that
half the usual amount would suit the
needs and purses of Mapleton much
better. The building is finished in
warm brown tones and has a full base
ment which can be utilized later for
additional reading room space. There
are two thousand volumes already in the
library.
After the reception, the editors
gathered at the Masonic Hall for the
afternoon session. "A short morning
meeting had been held at which time
Herman Roe Of the Mortified News
delivered a talk on Advertising Costs
and Rates. A. M. Welles of Worthing
ton followed at the afternoon session
with paper in similar line his subject
being Keeping Prices Where They
Belong" Both talks were Of great
interest to the printers and a discussion
Of the points developed information that
will be Of Use to many. Mr.. Welles
the invitation Of his city to-
hold the midsummer gathering at Wor-i'
Ellington and presented so many en-