New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-10
JUNIOR PIONEERS
MEET At BANQUET
TURNER HALL SCENE OF MIRTH
AND FEAST LAST SUNDAY
EVENING.

ENTERTAINMENT FOR OLD P1o-4
NEERs IS ANNUAL EVENT OF
SOCIETY.
a well-balanced program. a splendid
repast and an earnest desire to please
and be pleased were the chief featurea
that characterized Sundays BANQUET
and entertainment furnished to the
Pioneers by the Junior Pioneers at
Turner Hall. The banquet is an an
nual affair and is given on the anniversary
date OF the arrival Of the first settlers
IN this vicinity. All these annual affairs
have been very pleasant and ENJOYABLE.
but It was conceded by all that SUNDAYS
entertainment was by far the best that
has ever been given.
The Pioneers met at the lecture room
OF Turner Hall at four o'clock in the
afternoon and soon thereafter the Junior
Ploneers commenced to arrive and an
hour was pleasantly spent in social
converse, renewing acquaintance and
talking OF the pioneer days. There
was only one number on the afternoons
program and that certainly made hit.
1t was comic operetta entitled .sKaffee-
klatsch and was sung and acted by
the Mesdames w. G. Alvin, L. G. Bell.
Herman Helm and L. B. Krook. Miss
Henrietta Hauenstein played the ac-
Compartment. The ladies acted their
parts as Kafeeschwestern' to per-
lection and were roundly applauded
for their efforts. So
The banquet was served in the pym.
nasium of Turner Hall. In all 225
took part in the banquet, a larger
number than had attended on any
previous occasion. The following.
pioneers were in.e attendance: Peter
Mack, Mr.. and Mrs. He. G. Kes1ino
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schlumpberger. Mr..
and Mrs. Christ. schlumpberger, Mr..
and Mrs. Jes. P. Vogel, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Schapekahm, William Wellner.
Albert Behnke, Richard Pfefferle, George
Jacobs, Fred Fritsche, Albert He,,a.
William Skinner, William Frank, John
Kruger, Gettlieb Oswald, Mrs. Wilhe,-
mine Alvin, Mrs. Kate Dambach, Mrs.
Kate Koehler, Mrs. Louise Toberer. Mrs.
Henrietta Hauenstein, Mrs. Dora Hers.
Mrs. Barbara Baer, Mrs. Marie julius.
Mrs Esther Behnke, Mrs. Marie Leh-
mann, Mrs. Mary Baasen, Mrs. Elsie
Brandt, Mrs. Pauline Spoerhase, Mrs.
Andrew Hoffman,, Mrs. Crescentia
kinkhammer, Mrs. Zieske, Mrs Augusta
Lambrecht, Mrs. Mary Beussmann,
Mrs. Josephine Rolling, Mrs. Caecilia
Schilling, Mrs. Marie Meile, and Mrs.
Jacob Kossner. Prof. Herman Helm
acted as POSTMASTER. Miss Frances
Krook and Miss Gladys Grussendorf
furnished piano duets during the banquet.
Vocal numbers were rendered by Miss
Elsie Retzlaff and Miss Alice Ochs of
Springfield and their efforts were so
well received that both had to respond
to encores. Messers w. G. Alvin and
A. ]. Alvin, Mrs. w. G. Alvin and Mrs
Herman Breitkreuz sang delightfully."-
song composed by Rev. DR.. Emanuel
Killer, Junior Pioneer, now residing
IN indianapolis. William Pfaender. Jr.
proved that he is still master of the violin
and he had to respond to an encore
Miss Henrietta Hauenstein was his
accompanist. The piano duet by Miss
Florence Baer and Miss Eleanor Henle
showed excellent technique and proved
2 very pleasing number The audience
wanted to hear another selection hut
The ladies failed to respond. The most
warmly applauded number on the pro-
gram was humorous couplet sung
~ Joseph Schuster in which Miss
Eleanor Henle played the part of ..Karo-
line. Both were dressed for their,
parts and did exceptionally well. Be-
sides the musical numbers there were
several Rotations. A. ]. Alvin recitef9
2 poem on marriage etiquette in the
Austrian dialect which certainly went
heme and he responded to the applause
by relating q joke in the same dialect
which also made a hit. Mrs. John
schapekahm's recitation was Of more