New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-04-05
PLAN FOR PICNIC
GOES GLIMMERING
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEMBERS
DROP PLAN OF HOLDING
FARMERS DAY
DISCUSS ENLARCINC CEMETERY
OR A CHANGE IN ITS
LOCATION

Monday evenings regular meeting of
the Commercial Club was given almost
exclusively to listening to reports from
various committees. This kept the
members present busy and in a happy
frame of mind for over an hour. Some
committees failed to report, notably
among which was the committee on
municipal heating plant. There was
good excuse for this committee not being
present however as they were having
joint meeting with subcommittee from
the council that same evening for the
purpose of arriving at some definite plan
of action.
Prof. Ackermann for the censorship
committee reported that Mayor Fritsche
had appointed Fred w. Johnson, Adolph
G. Meile and William Mather as board
of censors. Later in the evening Mr..
Mather supplemented this report with a
statement from the board of censors to
the effect that it was the intention of the
board to have cards printed which
are to be placed in every business mans
Office and which can be referred to when
ever any one comes along with scheme
to get away with some of the merchants
money. He asked for the hearty CO.
operation of every one interested in i'm
proving conditions in New Ulm. When
asked whether this applied to local people
also, he thought it would, but that the
board had not taken any definite stand
on that phase of the work.
For the White Way committee it was
reported that subscriptions are. icing
secured quite rapidly and that the work
of getting enough money subscribed to
build the White Way on First North
and First South Streets is being pushed
with all possible dispatch.
There will be no community picnic nor
farmers picnic as had been contemplated
because the committee appointed for that
purpose reported thru it's Chairman Chas.
Stolz that the committee had looked
at the proposition from every angle and
saw no way of pulling off the stunt in a
manner which would prove satisfactory
to the farmers or business men. The
committee invited suggestions from those
present as to how such an affair could be
made a success, but no one ventured an
opinion and the project was quietly put
to sleep forever, unless at some future
meeting it be resurrected by some one
who has plan that he is convinced will
be winner and will commend itself to
the members of the Club.
At the request of DR.. Reineke, Pres.
Ottomeyer brought up the question of
enlarging the city cemetery. 1t was
stated that but very few desirable GENE
terry lots are to be had and that the
council should be importuned to buy
additional land at once. The subject
was opened for discussion, but only two
awaited themselves of the opportunity
to speak. Capt. Steinhauser stated
that in his opinion the present city
cemetery is far from being beauty spot
and that its location is such that it never
can be made to look like anything. He
advocated abandoning the present site
and finding place that has natural
beauty. Otto Wichtel the tombstone
man, when asked his opinion, stated
that the present site on account of it's
fatness could never be made beautiful.
No action was taken in this matter.
The matter of guide posts for the
County was brought up and was disposed
of by referring it to the Good Roads COM
mittee. Every one present seemed to
favor better and more guide posts than
the County can boast at the present time.
By resolution unanimously adopted
the bylaws of the Club were amended to
reduce the kind of members to two,
active members and honorary members.
Heretofore there were three classes. the
proprietary class which owned the
property of the club, associate members
and honorary members. The proprie-
tary class by a document drawn up in
legal form surrendered their rights in
the property to the entire membership
and thereby eliminated themselves as a
special class.
Yes, there will be a banquet of the
Club this year, also. The entertainment
committee reported to that effect and
tentatively suggested Wednesday, April
26th, as the proper date to have the
banquet. There were no objections
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