New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-14
Guests Number
More Than 200
SECOND ANNUAL GOOD FELLOW.
SHIP BANQUET is GREAT
SUCCESS.
SPEAKERS OFFER PLANS TO
MAKE CITY BIGGER AND
BETTER.

That New Ulm business and pro-
fessional men see the good sense of
getting together to work for the common
good was once more demonstrated, and
and even more forcibly than ever be-
fore, by the gathering of the clans to
the number of nearly 225 at the Good
Fellowship banquet given at Turner
Hall last Thursday evening on the
second occasion of the kind that has
been arranged by the Commercial Club.
There is an old saying among house
wives that the 'way to reach a mans
heart is thru his stomach" and the
Club evidently is of this opinion, which
they are quite warranted in holding.
A good "feed" mellows the disposition
and sheds a rosy light over associates,
predisposes the diner to kindly thoughts
and awakens the slumbering instincts
of sociability and a willingness to CO.
operate with ones fellows. Such oc-
casions set in motion waves of friendli-
ness that widen and widen, until their
effect is felt to the utmost limits of the
community. And tho there will always
be some in every community who go
out from such a friendly affair and con-
tinue their usual knocking, general
tendency to discourage such conduct is
always manifest after one of the "get
together" banquets and in time this
tendency will have it's effect even on the
chronic crouch.
The banquet was served by the ladies
of the New Ulm Turnverein and in
place Of the usual young girls as walters
a number of boys were called into
service=and performed their duties most
satisfactorily. During the serving of
the viands the Misses Esther REIN and
Marguerite Vogel furnished music on
the piano and there was also cello solo
by Harold Reineke, all of which added
much to the pleasure of the feast. The
following menu was served:
Grape fruit
Baked Ham Potato Salad Rye Bread
Commercial Club Salad
Turkey Cranberry Sauce Celery
Mashed Potatoes Fresh Rolls
Pickles
Coffee Cake Ice Cream
Cigars
1t was thought best to reserve the
talks until after the coffee and cigars
were passed so that all might be in a
pleasant, restful frame of mind, with
nothing to distract from the plans and
suggestions to be advanced by the
speakers. Mr.. Ottomeyer as President
of the Club opened this part of the
program with a few remarks concerning
the prospects of the city and called
upon his fellows to work together for
a greater city and stating that he con
fdently looks forward to population
OF 10000 in 1920. He then introduced
Henry N Sofnsen as POSTMASTER of the
evening.
Mr.. Soansen called first upon Miss
Frances Krook for musical number.
Miss Krook had chosen "The Nightin-
gale Has A Tyre of Gold'' and never did
she sing more pleasingly. Her audience
could not let her off without an encore
and her choice for this was with A Del
icate Air. Although F. H. Retzlaff
was down for the second of the talks on
the program, Mr.. Somsen called upon
him to make the first address because it
was necessary for him to leave early in
order to attend meeting of the city
council. Mr.. Retzlaff's topic was GO
operation. He began by very apt
little story that took his hearers alto
gether by surprise and put them in
quickened frame of mind to observe his
remarks which were well worth listen
ing to. He lamented the fact that he
was not qualified for public speaking and
said that there are times when public
library might come very handy to man
called upon to 60 out Of the ordinary
course Of his work to prepare speech
For such occasions. This apt "hit" on
he library question brought him the
Zood will Of all friends Of the library
project.
Cooperation" said Mr.. Retzlaff, lis
he most momentous, the conquering
movement Of the ages. The day has
ugo BY for competition among the bust
less' men Of small cities and villages.
Fhe interests Of those engaged in like
pursuits arc mutual and our competitor
. day lives in the hrgse city, He esti-