Because Of Rain, Program

Was Given In

Local Armory

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POOR ATTENDANCE

DUE TO WEATHER

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Boy Scouts Appear First

Time In Full Dress

Uniforms

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Local showers interfered with the scheduled program for Memorial Day in New Ulm and instead of the services being held at the beautifully decorated cemeteries as planned, the exercises were conducted at the Armory.

Parade Cut Short

Rain fell at intervals during the early morning and delayed the formation of the parade which did not get into motion until 10 o’clock. The line of march began at the Indian monument at State and Center and extended from there to Broadway, south to Second South Street, to Minnesota street, North on Minnesota to Second North Street and then west again to Broadway, turning back to the Armory, instead of going to the Cemeteries.

The parade was headed by Major Max Sebald as Marshall of the Day, assisted by Dr. A. C. Amann, both men on horseback, followed by the Legion Color Bearers, 205th Infantry Band, Company A members, Members of the Ben. J. Seifert Post of the American Legion, Hecker Circle Ladies and members of the Legion Auxiliary, Veterans of the Civil War, the latter groups riding in cars, Frenzel’s Band, Boy Scouts in dress uniforms, school children, Burg’s Battery and civilians.

The gathering, which consisted almost entirely of the various units of the parade, there being but few others present on account of the rain, was presided over by R. J. Stewart.

Program at Armory

After a selection by the military band Mr. Stewart called upon Jack Schoch of the High School to deliver Lincoln’s Gettysburg address. This was followed by the address of the day delivered by Rev. Norman of Hanska. The speaker chose as the subject of his talk the World War and its lessons. He said he believes that in spite of the terrific cost of that conflict in lives and joy and peace, it will be found that it was a gain to mankind in the lessons it taught to those who took part in it. He declared that most of the men who went thru the struggle came out better men physically and morally, better equipped to judge of values, critical of untruth and hypocrisy wherever it might be found.

Tribute To The Legion

The entire address of Rev. Norman was occupied with thoughts of the Legion boys and the services they had rendered to their country. Rather strange to say, the speaker completely overlooked the boys of ’61 in whose honor Memorial Day was established as a national tribute. The heroes of that long gone day are now so few in number that the younger veterans are more noticeable and Rev. Norman evidently forgot the real purpose of the occasion.

Another selection by the band, “Tenting in the Sunshine, sung by the Ladies of Hecker Circle, and the reading of the roster of the dead, with a salute and taps closed the formal program. The Hecker Circle ladies served a dinner to the veterans of the Civil War and then most of the participants drove to Fort Ridgely to take part in the exercises at that historic spot.

New Ulm Review

June 2, 1926