New Ulm review., 1920-08-18
LABOR DAY PICNIC
MONDAY, SEPT. 6.
-FARMER-LABOR GATHERING
AT RIVERSIDE PARK WILL
BE BIG EVENT.

LER AND ATTORNEY PFAEND-
Err WILL SPEAK.
Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6, will
be red letter day for organized labor
of New Ulm and the farmers in this
vicinity, according to plans outlined
at a special meeting of New Ulm
Central Labor Union, held at the
Creamery Hall, Friday evening. The
meeting was we'll attended and all
those present evinced a great measure
of interest and enthusiasm for the ap-
preaching event.
Committees Appointed.
At the previous regular meeting Of
the Central Union, it was decided to
celebrate Labor Day in fitting man
ner again this year, and President
Martin L. F. Eyrich was authorized
to appoint an executive committee to
take the preliminary steps in ar
ranging for the celebration. The exc
cutive committee, which consists of
Joseph Klaus, Henry Hauser, John
Holonbeck, Arnold Cordes, Carl
Abraham and the president, held a
subsequent meeting, at which the as
signments to the various committees
| on arrangements were made as follows:
Observation-Disclosures and Haus-
er; refreshments Abraham and
Cordes; advertising Eyrich and
Kalus. At the meeting of the Central
Union these committees were enlarged
by the following appointments: Enter
tainment-Wm. Lieb, Louis Weber,
Geo. Polta, Chas. Sperl and Henry
|. .Vedder, the latter being selected in
place Of Mr.. Hauser, as the latter will
not be in the city on Labor Day; re-
freshments- Joseph Polta, John Adam,
Chas. Hesse and John Arndt; adver-
tising Anton Herlick.
Farmers To Be Invited.
At the meeting Friday evening it
was unanimously decided to extend a
general invitation to the farmers of
this section of the state to come to
New Ulm and celebrate Labor Day
at Riverside Park. All laboring
people of the city, whether organized
or not, are also included in this invita-
tion. The out-of-town visitors can
bring their dinner along, there being
ample room to partake of a picnic
dinner in the park, while coffee and
sandwiches will be served on the
the grounds, as well as ice cream and
other refreshments
Parade at Nine O'clock.
A big para de is planned for 9 O. clock
in the morning, forming at the Indian
Monument ON Center street, between
State and Washington streets, and
passing along the usual line Of march
to the Riverside Park. The parade
will be headed by II Hofmeister's Band
which has been engaged to furnish
music, as the Union Band has ac-
cepted two-day engagement in the
| Twin Cities for Sept. and 6. Every
Labor organization in New Ulm is in
] vited to participate in the parade, as
well as farmer clubs, individual farmers
and others who are in sympathy will
organized labor. An invitation has
been extended to Mayor L. A. Fritscht
and the members Of the city counci
i to take part in the parade and also il
the Labor Day celebration.
i Three Brief Addresses.
/ Mayor Fritsche has consented t,
!. deliver brief address of welcome a
the park Immediately following tn,
! parade. There will be two othe
1 short, but timely speeches, bothin the
afternoon, by H. A. Fuller of Man
-kato, farmer-labor candidate for con
Egressman from this district, and At
torney Albert Pfaendkr of this city
who aspires to the judgeship in thi
judicial district. Both candidates ar
= K
we'll known and need no further in
!, production to people in sympathy wit
the farmer-labor political program
: Their addresses will deal with the bi
: issues Of the day in America an
!. Europe and should prove interestin
!. as well as instructive. Aside from tn
speeches there will be all kinds {
l entertainments, including dancin
2 afternoon and evening, prize bowlin,
etc. The details are now being a
4 ranged by the entertainment con
4 mittee.
Mrs. Joseph seidl and childre1
Frank and Hildegard, of Sleepy Ey