New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-10
new b Y ULlM'S FOURTH
ISA GREAT SUCCESS
SPITE OF OPPOSITION AND
= RAIN CELEBRATIONS ARE
CARRIED OUT.
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS COME
= HERE TO SPEND NATIONS
BIRTHDAY

81 Thousands of people were in New Ulm
Thursday to celebrate the natal day of
the Republic and incidentally to dedicate
the Pioneer Lodge erected in Turner
Park by the Junior Pioneers of New
Ulm and to usher into existence as it
were new park for the city of New Ulm
which has been given the appropriate
name Riverside Park" In addition
to these celebrations there were also
well attended picnics at the Catholic
Park and at the Lutheran parochial
school house.
Success In Spite. of Opposition.
The remarkable thing about the 4th
of July celebration in New Ulm this
year was the large attendance in spite
OF the fact that no advertising to draw
people had been done and, as a matter
of-fact, there was some opposition to
celebration by the citizens of New
Ul1n. Prior to the primary election,
the Commercial Club had practically
offered to assist in staging worthwhile
parade and drawing the people here
from near and far. This support was
later withdrawn and a parade parti-
cipated in by the entire city therefore
was abandoned. Besides these handi-
caps there was The weather which was
very threatening in the morning and
there We're several showers during the
forenoon.
: Riverside Parade
: There would have been no parade
at all If the citizens from the East Side,
which is now to be known as Riverside,
had not come to the rescue. That
part of the city acted as one man and
arranged a parade that for uniqueness
and splendor had everything backed
off the board. The people who lined
the streets where the parade passed were
more than surprised and vociferously
applauded the paraders as they passed
by.
L "details Of The Display
4 ees..bs.4 les. sLindmeyer was marshall of
the parade which was headed by Pete
Steinbach on horseback, with Cyrus
Walrath and Christ Lindmeyer, Jr.,
also on horseback. Then came two
huge flags and the service flags with
sixteen stars, showing that that number
had joined the national army from River
side. Next came the Riverside band.
Following this was a fine float with
Herbert Groebner as Uncle Sam. Next
inrline were the Riverside Home Guard
under command of John Lindmeyer.
Boys to the number of "a from that part
of the city, dressed in khaki trousers and
blue shirts, carrying wooden guns show
ed thru their maneuvers that they
had been well drilled.
Upon the heels of the Home Guards
followed the Riverside battery. Then
came the symbol of that part of the city
which in former years was known as
"Goosetown." Resting in all her maj
esty was goose in cage placed on a
two wheeled cart drawn by Breezy
Zangl. Next came Hose Co. No.
which is located in the mill district and
the members Of which are recruited from
Riverside. Then came a beautiful Lib
erty Float with Miss Florence Karl
as Goddess of Liberty. Following this
float marched the Red Cross section
from Riverside and the older citizens
f1om the east end. There were two
other floats, both beautiful, one furnished
by the Eagle, Mill Co., representing a
battleship and the other furnished by
the New Ulm Roller Mill Co. on which
were the Junior Red Cross girls. Six
teen decorated automobiles filled with
men and women from Riverside brought
up the rear end Of the procession.
Patriotic Addresses
At the park, Attorney w. H. Demp-
sey delivered a patriotic address and
in the afternoon Mayor Eibner and
Anton s.. Dorm delivered addresses.
A platform had been erected in the park
and there dancing formed the main
attraction during the afternoon and
evening. Quite a number of booths
had been erected where refreshments
were sold and there we're also the usual
4th of July attractions. The attendance
was very large and the returns exceeded
by far the expectations of the most
sanguine. The gross receipts being over
$500. .@s..
Dedication of Lodge
For the afternoon the main attraction
was the dedication of the Pioneer Lodge
which had been erected by the Junior
Pioneers as aEmemorial for the pioneers
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