New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-21

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honorary members, as follows Peter
Mack, J. F. Teichrow, Doctors A. F.
Groebner, A. Amann, O. J. Seifert,
the five last named having been put
in this class recently on account of
their service in the army, and will be
considered as such until the present
war ceases"
Of the eight meetings held during
the year there was an average attend
ance of approximately 29.
Renders Valuable Service.
Secretary Nellie called attention to
the fact, that while it may not be ap-
parent to the general public and even
many of the members, the club has
rendered invaluable service to the city.
Whenever anything of Importance trans
pires the club is almost certain to fig
ure in it in some manner. Its COM
mittees, some of which at least, are
called upon to do great deal of work
and in quiet way, do not always get
all the credit they deserve, but frequen-
thy unjust criticism, declares the secre-
tary. Continuing he says:
'"The Good Roads committee has
done good work thruout the year.
It appeared before the county COM
missioners and prevailed upon that
body to put guide posts or signs at all
of the most important points on every
state road in this part of the country;
in all about forty-nine signs have been
put up. This committee also took up
the matter of raising the Kuehnel
highway with the commissioners of
the counties interested and with the
city council, and was successful in Sc
curing appropriations for the work,
but the appropriations, it was sfound,
were not large enough to meet the
expense which would be involved. How
ever, it is possible the object may
still be accomplished. The committee
has also succeeded in getting the Court
land road graveled. 1t was instrumental
also in getting the State road thru
New Ulm, and is having sidewalks
built from the central part of the city
to the Eagle Roller mill and the New
Ulm Grocery company's plants.
''The Entertainment committee has
worked hard on various occasit ms
thruout the year. Thru its efforts
the. annual banquet, as usual, was most
successful and largely attended.
New Committee Is Effective.
1.-The legislative committee, which
was new one with this club, has done
good work. It met weekly while
the legislature was in session, and kept
in constant touch with the bills before
the state legislature, and with a view
to preventing the passage of undesir-
able or Objectionable legislation, sent
protests to the representatives and
senator from our district against any
bills which the members felt should
not become laws. On the other hand
when good measures came up they
got into touch with the legislators
from this district and urged favor
able action. The committee made a
written report to the effect that most
of the bills it favored became laws
while those it opposed fell by the way.
side.
'The house committee was successful
in bringing the buffet from a losing
proposition to paying basis, and has
showed a nice gain for the year. II
has also looked we'll after other matters
coming under it's jurisdiction.
''The Membership committee also
has worked hard, and altho all of The
outstanding dues have not been paid
it is working right along and since the
books were closed a number of checks
have been sent in.
THE club has done a great deal Of
good to the community in other ways
than thru its committees, but as body
Upon the return of the soldiers from
the Mexican border they were given
a reception and again more recently
and entirely thru the efforts of the
club, Dedication Day was fittingly
observed in New Uln, the soldiers
given a hearty farewell, and one of the
LARGEST and most successful LOYALTY
meetings in this part of the state was
held.
"The Commercial club also did its
best to recruit Company A. that New
Ulm would not lose that organization
and altho we spent lot Of none,
and number Of business men great
deal of valuable time, failed Of tn.