New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-27
SLEEPY EYE SEES
her BIGGEST DAY
CITY ENTERTAINs FIFTEEN
THOUSAND GUESTS LAST
SUNDAY
CATHOLIC SOCIETIES OF MINI:
HOLD A THREE DAYS
SESSION

SESSION
Visitors variously estimated as num-
bering between 5000 and Is, 900 thronged
the streets of Sleepy Eye last Sunday, the
opening day Of the annual convention of
the German Catholic Societies of the
State of Minnesota. By far the largest
crowd of people that ever congregated in
Sleepy Eye were present and the fondest
dreams OF the most sanguine pro-
motors of the convention who figured
on 5000 crowd if the weather con-
ditions should be right were more than
realized. Nothing better in the shape
of weather could have been wished for
and that with the good roads brought
out the people.
They came from all directions and
their cars literally lined the streets Of
Sleepy Eye and all other public and
open spaces. The number of cars in
Sleepy Eye Sunday is variously esti-
mated, but it is conservative guess to
say that there were more than thousand.
A special train consisting of IL coaches
from the Twin Cities brought in the
neighborhood of twelve hundred people
alone. In the morning 200 tickets
were sold here and in the afternoon
another 80. These with the New Ulrnites
who went by auto would bring New
Ulm's contingent at the celebration up
to 900, the best attendance from any
city that Sent delegations. Three
thousand meals we're served alone during
the noon hour at the St. Mary's school
house:
The festivities in the morning were
topened as early as $50 when there was
] q reception for the delegates at St.
Mary school. At this time the badges
were distributed to them. At 10 O. clock
there was pontifcal high mass with,
Bishop Trobec as celebrant. Bishop
Busch delivered the sermon for the
occasion.
The parade was held the afternoon
and was scheduled to start at 2:15. It
was composed of six divisions and was.
approximately Is blocks long. It was
headed by the city police of Sleepy Eye
carrying U. S. flags. They were followed
by the St. Mary's cadets, about 80 in
number in white uniforms. Then came
the Grand Marshall of the parade, M. A.
Weiskopf of St. Paul, with A. J. Bertrand
as chief of staff and J. P. Schmitz and
Frank Pinzka, as aides. Then came the
Sleepy Eye band with the delegates
from the various societies. The first
division was headed by the St. Peter
band, followed by the St. Peter society,".
the Swan Lake society and the Manda
society. In the second division were
the Mankato band, the Mankato society,
the Searles society and the Comfrey
society. New Ulm represented the third
division. They were headed by the Elk
Regiment band, the St. Joseph society,
the Catholic Forester sand St. Patrick
Council of this city. In the fourth di-
vision were the Fairfax society, the Bird
Island society and the West Newton
society. They were headed by the
Fairfax band. Preceded by the Lucan
band the Wabasso society, Clements
society, Lucan society and Leavenworth
society formed the fifth division. The
sixth and last division was headed by
the Orpheus band of Springfield. Fol-
lowing them were the Springfield society
and the Catholic Foresters, Young Mems
society and St. Johns society of Sleepy
Eye.
After the parade there was program
of speeches and song numbers at st.
Mary's Auditorium. The program was
opened with song by the choir, followed
by an address of welcome by Mayor
Welcome. After another song there
came an address by Mr.. Budentz of st.
Louis on young Mems Sodalities'' and
another one on the ''Task of Woman.
by Rev. S. Schirmers of Melrose In the
evening beginning at 8 o'clock there
was also a program at the auditorium.
The actual work Of the convention
lasted until this wednesday, morning.
Monday morning at 7:15 the delegates
assembled and at 7:3O attended solemn
high mass with sermon by Rev. A.
Scholzen of Bird Island. At 9 o'clock
the annual meeting Of the state organi-
zation was formally opened and con-
tinued in session all day with an hours
intermission at the noon hour. The
meeting was continued also in the even
ing, beginning at 8 o'clock. Tuesday
the delegates assembled at the same
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