New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-31

Welcomed By Mayor Fritsche
Mayor 7. A. Fristche was the first
speaker on the program and he gave the
boys q most hearty welcome. He de
clared the citizens Of New Ulm were
'celepratlng the event through pure JOY
az the return Of her soldiers. In his
address the Mayor recounted some OF
Iile EXPLOITS OF New Ulm as military
center, declaring that what is now
20. q, was first organized in 1871. That,
ne SAID was the first state military organ
lzatlon IN Southern Minnesota. He
sald ne wouldn't offer the boys the kew
20 cne city, because they already had it.
!, ne mayor said that as the boys were
tired and hungry, having been all day
On tne road, with scarcely bit to
cav since an early breakfast, and that
nlost OF Them were anxious to get to their
n1 homes, Where loved ones were anxiously
aWaltlng their return he would make his
tank short. The mayor said there had
'n zen great deal Of mental telepathy''
:unK1nnoWnlngly practiced between New
/ soiM ana the Llano Grande camp. in the
past seven months. s'When bio
gray-back crawled UP a soldiers
ieg' way down on the Mexican border
somebody in New Ulm scratched but
never knew exactly why"
Speaking of the service on the border
the mayor said:
y has been a valuable experience to
you. It IS one you will never forget.
" Military training, in my opinion, is
esseahal in the development s.of, young
men, fls have said so repeatedly and
did 50 when you went away seven months
ago, and on the occasion Of the de1i-
cation Of this building The mayor
said the present system for military
training was wrong, in that a part OF
these qualified to go were called upon to
make the sacrifices, while many Others
escaped.
Following the mayors address E. A.
Stol, New Ulm's popular soloist sang,
Somewhere Voice is Calling" ac-
companied on the piano by Miss Hen
reitta Hauenstein.
thousand Dollars For Armory
Ferdinand Crone, chairman Of the
Armory Board, was called on to render
an account Of the stewardship of the
building, which he did in short talk and
in most satisfactory manner. Mr.,
Crone, who has ever been active in the
military affairs Of this city, assured the
boys that their interests in the building
had been faithfully guarded during their
absence. he said that $1,000 had been
placed in the treasury since they left it
seven months ago. The people Of New
Ulm, he said, had responded nobly to
the requests for financial aid, made by
the board. He was given d hearty
cheer by the boys.
The Hofmeister boys, young sons Of
Capt. Joseph C. Hofmeister, played 4
piano duet, which brought forth con-
siderable applause. -s. . 4. .f,=s
Captain Groebner Tells Experiences.
Captain B. Groebner, in detail related
the experiences of himself and the bows
from the time they left New Ulm until
their return here Wednesday evening.
He declared that the members Of, Co. A
had the reputation of being in the best
health of any soldiers on the border.
He paid high tribute to the company sup
ply officers and said that dueto their work
the company was acknowledged to be the
best fed and at the least expense of any.
Captain Groebner thanked the New
Ulm folks for the Christmas packages
sent them at that time and declared that
the act did much to endear the boys to
the folks back home. He also expressed
deep feeling for the boys for the hearty
reception accorded them on their return.
Captain Groebner said the captain
was athe father Of the company and
held responsible for the health and the
acts Of its members. He told Of the trip
to Rio Grande, how on their arrival there,
tired and hungry, and in the hottest
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weather that any Of the soldiers had
ever experienced, their camping place
was pointed out, which was spot
covered with brush and logs, it was .
discouraging sight. But within re
markEably short time they had The
ground cleared, their tents up and q very
passable company street cleared and
graded. For the remarkable health Of