New Ulm review., 1920-09-29
.0CTOGENARIANS
ENJOY FUNCTION
81 NEW ULMITES, 80 YEARS
OLD AND OVER, MEET AT
TURNER PARK.
MUSIC AND REFRESHMENTS
WERE PROVIDED. GROUP
PICTURE TAKEN.

A very pleasant afternoon was pent
by the octogenarians of New Ulm at
the pioneer lodge at Turner Park,
Monday afternoon. Over thirty
answered the call and there were more
than ten who were unable to come.
The movement to have the octogena-
rians get together some afternoon was
started by August Peters, who is 81
years young himself, and for the first
affair of it's kind the gathering at
Turner Park must be considered
success.
Not a Dull Moment.
Ordinarily a person would suppose
that people of that age need consider
able attention and something must be
done for their entertainment. Such
was not the case Monday. All of
those who had gathered there were
physically and mentally in the pink of
condition and there wasn't dull
moment from the time they gathered
until they departed for their homes
shortly before five o'clock Not to
exceed four were brot there in cars;
the others all walked. To prove that
they are in no hurry to quit this
mundane sphere, they unanimously
decided to have another gathering
next year.
Group Picture Taken.
The most important event of the
afternoon was the, taking Of a group
picture by Photographer Albert J.
Meyer. All were anxious to get on the
picture. Peter Mack, the oldest one
Of the group, occupies the place of
honor in the center and the others are
grouped according to age on either
side of him and the younger ones were
placed in the rear.
A Columbia Grafonola furnished the
music for the entertainment of the old
folks. The Pioneer Drug Store was
kind enough to do this gratis and
William G. Alvin was there in person
to see that everything was done right.
Refreshments were served, the Hauen-
stem and Schell breweries doing the
honors
Ages Totaled 2,572 Years.
To be exact 81 were present, % men
and 8 women and their combined ages
totaled 2,572 years. Of those present
| 7 came from Wuerttemberg, from
Austria, 8 from Saxony, 2 from Baden,
2 from East Prussia, from Hanover
and one each from Sweden, Prussia,
Schleswig ,Holstein, Rhenish Prussia,
Luxemburg, Trier, Mecklenburg- Sire
litz, Bavaria and Alsace
List Of Participants.
Those present were Peter Mack,
born in Oberdischingen, Wuerttem-
berg, June 20, 1880, resident since 1854;
August Peters, born December 8, 1888,
in Kutzdorf, Brandenburg, Prussia,
resident since 1888; Christ Schlump-
berger, born January 6, 1884, in Ober-
amt Ulm, Wuerttemberg, resident
since 1858; C. W. A. Krook, born in
Maine, Sweden, November Fl, 1884;
resident since 1869; Henry Moll, born
in Oberamt Ulm, Wuerttemberg, De-
cember 27, 1884, resident since 1865;
Joseph Fischer, born in Voralberg,
Austria, December 20, 1885, came to
New Ulm in 1868, then moved to Rem
vile county, resident in New Uln for
the past ten years; Bernard Marschner,
born in Chemnitz, Saxony, December
| 2,1835, resident since 1880, before that
IN Renville county; Katherine Koehler,
born in Alsace, June 8, 1885, resident
since 1857; Mrs. Anna Loesch, born in
Il Wessen; Austria, January 6, 1886,
residentsince 1872; Fred Fritsche, born
| IN Sachsen- Altenburg, June 8, 1886,
{. PRESIDENT since 1855; Maria Lehman,
bern In Reichenberg, Austria, February
|27, 1886, resident since 1856; John
Huberty, born in Trier, Germany,
1 August X, 1886, resident since 1898;
John Schlumpberger, born in Oberamt
Heidenheim, October %, 1886, resident
since 1861; Mrs Crescentia Klink-
hammer, born in Kitchen, Wuerttem-
berg, September %, 1886, resident
8 since 1855; John Kruger, born in
Ruthen, East Prussia, June 10, 1887,
resident since 1856; William Frank,
born in Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Septem-
Der Is, 1887, resident since 1861;
B Margaretha Mauch, born in Oberamt
Kirchheim, Wuerttemberg,4 April 3.
I 1887, resident since 1867; Hermann G,
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