New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-07
RETURNING SOLDIERS.
ROYALTY RECEIVED.
BLAZE OF PROTECTING SPLEN-
DOR GREETs RETURNING
MILITIA,
OF FUNNIEST SHARE
RED FIRE AND CHEERS WITH
TROOPS.

New Ulm put on gala attire last
Saturday night. In a fanfare of music
from two bands, amid the glare of red
fire extending from the Minneapolis and
St. Louis depot to the far end of Mime
sofa Street and the shouts and cheers
of the mighty croud that lined both
sides of the street to the very curb, New
Ulm did honor to her returning soldier
boys and the four hundred delegates to
the big funniest held here Sunday.
The big celebration was at first in
tended for the militia companies and the
band returning from the ten day en-
campment at Camp Lakeview where
the defenders of the nation in time of
need had gone to study the art and
tactics of war. But when it was learned
that the special train of the Turner's was
due to arrive from the Cities at almost
the same moment as the soldiers it was
decided to redouble the efforts and in
clude the visitors in the royal welcome
accorded the home boys.
And royal welcome it was! Battle
scared veterans returning from a hard
campaign never were better received.
Ferdinand Crone and his able
corps of assistants had spared no effort
to make the Homecoming a success.
The torch-light procession, the pyro-
technic splendors of unlimited red fire
lining the streets and the glare of the
Roman candle gave token that the
Fourth was here and that New Ulm was
glad to have the boys back to help
celebrate Independence Day.
W. The treop-train was scheduled to
arrive at about $3.50 but it was quite a
while after that before the whistle was
heard. AS the train pulled in, the signal
was given to 'let her go' and hundred
Roman candles and rockets at once
illuminated the sky. AS the boys piled
out of the cars in heavy marching
regalia they found friends and relatives
awaiting to shake hands. In a short
time the regular evening train with the
special coaches for the two hundred
Turner actives and the Turner societies
OF St. Paul and Minneapolis arrived and
the procession was speedily formed. AT
the head marched the torchlight brigade
followed by fireworks and pickup
band. Then came the long lines of the
visiting Turner's marching two abreast
and wearing the badge or sign of theil
order. Athletic young men and womer
they looked, swinging along with easy
strides, giving vent to songs and cheers
of their societies. A fine and stirring
view they made, indeed, as they marched
in extended ranks along Minnesota
Street.
Following the visitors came another
battalion of fireworks and then The
sight that never fails to give thrill tc
New Ulm people, the splendid Second
Regiment Band, swinging along in perfec,
order playing lively march as they
progressed. As the stirring music echoed
along the packed street the glare Of the
red fire and rockets paled into insig.
nifigance by the shouts of applause
Old Glory and the regimental flag
shared liberal in the applause accorded
the band. Then came the neat, brown
clad soldier boys, looking every inch
the heroes Of the occasion. In perfect
formation, keeping accurate step to the
music of the band, they swept past
in review. The love of uniform and
military display that we all feel, mingling
with the knowledge that these were our
own boys wearing the livery of Uncle
Sam, combined to make the scene one to
fill the heart of the most ''blase" with
admiration and pride in the local com
panies.
The troops swept on down Minnesota
Street followed by the cheering crowd
and finally returned to headquarters ia
disband. The musicians again marched
down the street to give their appreclative
audience another treat and as the red
fire died down they disbanded, civilians
again after ten days playing at war and
glad to get home where the bugle would
not awaken them to another day Of
military activity.
Henry Bastian came near having 3
bad spill recently near the Henry Pfeif-
Ter residence when he lost q wheel from
bis car. No one was hurt in the &C