New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-16
REDWOOD FALLS IS
SPLENDID HOSTESS
EDITORS ARE ROYALTY ENTER
TANNED AT THEIR SUMMER
MEETING.
RAMSEY PARK PROVES TO BE
REALLY WONDERFUL PIECE
OF WORK.

gathered at Redwood Falls Friday of
last week for their annual summer meet
ing which was held at Ramsey Park,
one of the finest state properties within
the boundaries of Minnesota. Redwood
Falls is an experienced hostess and her
Preparedness" program met with the
unqualified approval of the guests who,
according to one of the speakers, "came,
saw, and were conquered"
When the greater number of the
visitors had arrived at Redwood Falls
Friday morning, an automobile trip was
taken, first to the County Farm where
the editors were informed they would
probably all meet again sooner or later
if the price of print paper continues to
soar. From there drive was made to
the Morton Indian Reservation and
back to the County Fair Grounds. From
there the autos proceeded to Ramsey
Park, a wonderful piece of Natures
best handiwork. A drive thru the
park occupied half an hour or more and
was one of the most enjoyed features of
the outing, giving the visitors an idea
of the extent and the beauty of the Park,
proving it to be all that is claimed for it,
and more A picnic dinner was served
the editorial party and the citizens who
had furnished the cars for the drive.
The lunch was a substantial one, fitted
to satisfy appetites made keen by the
drive and much appreciation of the good
things was evinced. The lunch was
prepared and served by the members of
two ladies aid societies of Redwood
churches.
Following came the business meeting
which occupied nearly two hours. The
time was given chiefly to the discussion
of the print paper situation and repre-
sentatives of two paper jobbing houses
were given opportunity to explain con-
ditions as the jobber finds them. These
gentlemen declared so far as they could
see there would be no let up in the ad-
vance of paper costs for many months
and that whereas print paper could be
had that day at $500 per hundred
pounds it would soon cost $500 and
might even go as high as $1,000 per
hundred pounds. No remedy could be
suggested by any one and it becomes
very evident that newspapers must
either advance in cost or advertising will
have to go up to prevent papers from
suspending publication altogether for
scarcely any business could stand an
increased cost of 100 to 800 per cent in
raw materials without advancing it's
price to consumers. Nothing definite
was decided upon, however.
A ''hike" thru the Park to some of the
spots inaccessible by auto came next on
the program and proved pretty strenuous,
being up hill and down and across the
river on stepping-stones several times,
finally returning to the picnic spot where
autos called for the mixers and took them
back to town.
A banquet was served at the Co. l..
Armory at o'clock. A delicious meal
was served consisting of four courses.
The viands were prepared in a manner
to satisfy both eye and tongue and the
young girls who acted as walters were
very mindful of the guests every desire.
About thirty-fve editors and their wives
we're present and representative citizens
of Redwood Falls made up the balance
of company of one hundred banoueters.
A bit Of novelty was added TO the
entertainment provided at the banquet
table when the first number Of the Red
wood Falls Daily Gazette was handed
each guest. It was a spicy little news
sheet, printed at the Gazette Office for
the occasion, full Of Mrs. Wilson's witty
selections from her contemporaries and
her clever comments on them. Mrs.
Wilson declares it is her one ambition
to edit a daily paper, and this little sheet
showed what success she would make
of the job.
Hon. Frank Clague acted as toast
master and proved himself very capable
of filling the position. The printed
programs did not, to his notion, contain
sufficient material to round out the
evening and he called upon several other
notables present, among them Col.
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