New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-06
CHURCH SOCIETIES
INSTALL OFFICERS
PLEASING CEREMONIES MARX
THE OPENING OF NEW
YEARS WORK
BANQUET FEATURE OMITTED
BECAUSE OF HIGH COST
OF LIVING

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OF LIVING
Some four or five hundred people
attended the installation exercises and
program conducted by the St. Josephs
and St. Elizabeth's Societies at the
Catholic school house Sunday evening.
The event is one of the big affairs of the
year in the Holy Trinity congregation
and this year, as always, was a very
enjoyable occasion. The following Of
ficers were installed: Pres, William
Eibner; vice pres, Mike ]. Lang; re-
cording secretary, Alex Ranweiler; vice
recording secretary, Andrew j. .Tauer;
fin. sec'y., Christ Filzen; treas, Christ
Sprenger; trustees, Rud. Marti, Fidel
Schneider and Joseph Wiltscheck,
marshall, Geo. Puchner. Of TIE St.
Elizabeth's society the following were
installed into Office: Pres, Mrs. Tier
esia Sprenger; vice pres, Mrs. Lizzie
Stadick; recording sec'y., Mrs. Theresa
Scheiderich; fin. sec'y., Mrs. Katharine
Schwendinger; treas, Mrs. Mary Lieb;
fin committee, Mrs. Anna Saffert, Mrs.
Mary Dietz and Mrs. Mary Kraus;
Marshalls, Miss Theresa MechteI and
Miss Maggie Willinger, banner bearers,
Mrs. Anna Puchner, Mrs. Theresa
Amann and Mrs. Ida Henle.
Tie program was opened with a
number by Hofmeister's Orchestra after
which Rev. Schlinkert performed the
ceremony Of installing the officers above
mentioned. After this important duty
was completed, the Orchestra rendered
another number. Then came an address
by Rev. S. P. HOFFMAN, Of Effngham,
III. He was introduced by Rev. schlin-,
.kert who complimented Rev. Hoffman,
on the good work he was doing for the
central bureau of the Central Verein.
and mentioned that an effort had been
made to secure Rev. Hoffman, for an
address two. years before but that on
account of his being i'll at the time, he,
was unable to keep his engae cement
here. F;
Rev. Hoffman, spoke along general
lines showing the Importance Of tie work
that is being done both by the St. Jos eph
and the St. Elizabeth societies and en-
:couraged tie members to renewed efforts
in building up their organization. TIE
speaker touched lightly upon tie war
and admonished the parents to bring
up their children to higher ideals. He is
a very effective spealer and all those
present listened to him very attentively.
Rev. Hoffman, was six days on the road
to get to New Ulm and he made mention
of the very severe winter they are having
in the East Central States, as compared
with Minnesota.
Next came Well-rendered selection by
the St. Cecelian society under the
leadership Of John Henle. TIE next
three numbers were special s; tie first
one being <s'TIe Boys at Camp song
recital in which ten young ladies in
uniform not only sang but acted their
parts, Miss Matilda SchWendinge re-
cited tie poem entitled tTLe Boys at
Camp" and the singing was an ac-
compartment to tie poem. At tie close
of tie recitation, tie curtain was raised
to show tie young ladies in uniform
grouped about camp scene withstLe
fire burning and tie Soldiers singing,
Tenting Tonight on tie Old Camp
Ground and Gust Before tie Battle,
Moth er' .s
John Ilenle, Mike and Joseph schuster
made quite hit with their song entitled
',sDie Drei Lustigen schmiede' Three
Happy Blacksmiths' Then came
duet by tie Misses Cecilia Eibner and
Marie Gruenfeld Ter, entitled e Die sBeiden
Schwiegerrnuetter' ((ssTI e Two Mothers
in-laW The concluding numbers on
the program We're a song by the male
choir and "a song by the st. Cecilia So
.ciety both under TIE leadership Of John
Henle. &.
TIE program was well rendered and
everyone present enjoyed it thoroughly.
On account Of tie high cost Of living.
the annual banquet was this year dis
pensed with.
Pro-. Hem. Hem has been quite i'll
with q very severe cold the past week
and was confined to his home for several
days, being unable to conduct his classes.
At this writing he was able to smoke a
! cigar and that must mean tllat. he IS on