New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-03
new B | YEAR .USHERBD
IN MOST INGDY
RELIGIOUS AND FESTIVAL AZ
FAIRS GREET THE ADVENT
OF 1917.
DAY IS QUIETLY OBSERVED BY
PRACTICALLY ALL NEW uLM
FOLKS.

FOLKS.
The New Years season in New Ulm
was fittingly celebrated, nearly every
body participating. The usual services
were held in the various churches. both
Sunday and New Years mornings. Then
there were the usual festivities, some Of
them beginning Friday evening, and
Others continuing until late Monday. +
The new year was ushered in with as
much noise as a city of New Ulm's size
was W able. to muster, church bells pealing
out IN loud acclaim that we were
entering upon another year The ring
ing of5the bells was interpreted by now
and then the explosion of fire-cracker.
Anyway there; was noise enough to wake
any one Of the few who had retired with
out waiting to welcome the new year.
Entertainment Order of Day.
Entertaining and being. entertained
was the order OF Monday, many out Of
town visitors being here. Family gather
lngs were numerous. Several students
home for the holidays were deprived Jof
Their home New Years dinner, being
Obliged to leave Sunday to return "a
their studies, several Of the schools
opening their winter sessions Tuesday. Is.
The various churches conducted ser-
vices as follows.
AT the Congregational, Rev. E. r,
Wheeler preached his annual New
Years sermon on Sunday morning. II
connection with the usual services. 81 : It
evening the Junior Christian Endeavor
Society held social at the. church.
which was largely attended and greatly
enjoyed The affair began at o'clock
Is Rev. &C Holm conducted .apnro.
q pirate New Years services at the Metho.
hing. 81
Special services were held at ~
friedens church New Years morning
at 0:30, being conducted by Rev. George
Mayer. Sylvester services were held
Sunday evening, beginning at 80 and
closing with the ringing Of the bell Al
midnight The annual meeting Of tho
church society will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. DE
Rev. c. ]. Albrecht of St. Pau,,s
Lutheran church conducted special Nov,
Years services Monday morning. Svl-
vester services were held New Years
Eve. 9Th
New Years services were held at the
Bethel church, Sunday morning, being
conducted by Rev. H. F. Schlaak.
At Holy Trinity Catholic church
masses were said on New Years morn;np
at the same hours as on Sunday
Firemen Have Big Crowd.
One Of the largest OF the social events
OF the holiday season was the ANNA
ball given by the New Ulm Fire Denart.
fn1ent, at Turner Hall on New Years
eve. There were nearly $50 couples
present, who danced the old year out
and the new year in, to music furnished
by the orchestra of the New Uim Concert
Band. Supper was served at 11.451
besides the dancers there were large
number of spectators present. The fra-
men nj sold 273 tickets, said to be the largest
number ever disposed Of for their annual
junction, and as result the bows ara
feeling very grateful to the citizens II
New Ulm for the hearty patronage ac-
corded. -, III.
Members of the Order of Eastor,,
Star and their families, to the number
OF about fifty were entertained Al 5
Watch Meeting at the Masonic Hall
New Years Eve. A musical program
was given and lunch served to those
present. The affair was most 81.
joyable one. e.
Nearly 800 couples attended the danc.,
given at the Armory, by the Arnorv
Board, and an enjoyable time was had
by all present. A large crowd Was
present at the dance at the same nlaca
New Years Eve The Spinner Orcbes-
ira furnished music for both events
The The Opera House also gave ! d.nca
tor Its patrons.
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