BROWN CO. BOYS’-GIRLS’ CLUB TOUR

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This Annual Event Will Take Place Next Tuesday, Start Will Be Made

At Sleepy Eye at 7:30 0’Clock.

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T. A. ERICKSON, CLUB LEADER, TO MAKE TALKS

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Tour Arranged by County Agent Willis

Lawson.-Wm. A. Lindemann, Fair Secretary, to Go Along.

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The annual Brown County Boys’ and Girls’ Calf and Pig Club tour will take place on next Tuesday. Due to the fact that there are a large number of places to be visited the tour will leave Sleepy Eye at 7:30 o’clock in the morning and it is planned to visit twenty-six farms, where boys and girls are feeding either pigs, baby beef calves or dairy calves.

There are a number of farms, which it will be impossible to visit, as they are a considerable distance from the route of travel and it would be impossible to visit them all in one day.

Ascertain Progress.

The purpose of the tour is to let the boys and girls, who are feeding either calves or pigs know what each other is doing and also see what progress is being made. At the different farms visited, short talks will be made by such persons as Agricultural Instructor E. N. Johnson, Sleepy Eye High School, County Agent Willis Lawson, Wm. A. Lindemann, secretary of the Brown County fair, T.A. Erickson, State Boys’ and Girls’ Club leader and several breeders of livestock from the county.

Tour Leaves Sleepy Eye.

The tour leaves the county agents office at 7:30 o’clock and the first farm to be visited will be that of Mrs. Ed. Sommerfeld, northwest of Sleepy Eye, where George Sommerfeld is feeding a baby beef calf; from there the following farms will be visited in order given: L. E. Anderson, A. F. Holder, Peter Sorensen, Frank John-son, Henry Olson, Julius Johnson, Fred. Ganske, L. T. Oglesby, Scott Current, Robert Runck, Joseph Bianchi, Henry Scheibel and John Schugel. At the Schugel farm a picnic dinner will be held as everyone making the tour will bring lunch baskets.

The first place to be visited after dinner will be the Otto Schreyer farm where Lester and Iona Schreyer are feeding Chester White pigs. A stop will be made at Sleepy Eye where Leonard and Rex Youngman have two Holstein heifers. The following farms will then be visited: John Faltis, E. O. Hutchinson, Arthur Zschetzsche, Albert Anderson, A. M. Keil, Lorenz Renner, Martin Isaksen, Peter Isaksen, Reuben Potter and J. J. Schultz, where the tour will end. The distance to be covered will be a trifle more than last year but by making short stops at the different farms it can easily be done.

Everybody, who is at all interested in boys’ and girls’ club work is invited to make this tour. Two years ago six cars and thirty-two persons made the trip while last year there were sixteen cars and eighty-six people in the procession.

Brown County Journal

July 6, 1923

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THOUSANDS HERE FOR CELEBRATION

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At Least 10,000 People in

New Ulm During Evening of Fourth, Filled Streets

and German Park.

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THREATENING WEATHER CUT AFTERNOON CROWDS

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Parades, Patriotic Program, Amusements at Fair Grounds, Fireworks, Etc, on Bill

of Entertainment.

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The Fourth of July celebration, held under the auspices of the Brown County Agricultural Society and the Ben J. Seifert post, American Legion, is history. The two organizations arranged to celebrate the nation’s natal day and as a result the city was crowded with visitors during the day and evening. The threatening weather during the afternoon cut the crowds somewhat. But at that, the Rain King smiled upon New Ulm and but a sprinkle occurred. This was during the amusement program at the fairgrounds, shortly after 2:30 o’clock.

Crowds in the Evening.

The crowds were the largest during the evening, and the streets and German park, where the fireworks program was held, overflowed with humanity. Automobiles were parked city by the hundreds. Chief of Police Alwin Harmening estimated the evening crowd at from 10,000 to 12,000.

New Ulm Draws Crowds.

Everybody likes to come to New Ulm. Celebrations of all kinds draw here. This city has the facilities for entertainment that few of its size possess. The hospitality shown by New Ulmites to the visitors within its gates is proverbial.

The crowds commenced to arrive early and they stayed late. By eight o’clock on the morning of the Fourth Minnesota Street was filled with people and by the time of the morning parade, which started at 10 o’clock, the streets were packed.

No Accidents.

Chief Harmening reported yesterday morning that the parade passed off without a complaint being made to the police station. There were no serious accidents and no arrests. This is phenomenal, considering the thousands of automobiles that were in the city. The police handled the crowds in excellent manner, although it was a difficult task to avert accidents in the streets of the city at times, during the congested periods of the day.

Parade Gorgeous.

New Ulm is pastmaster when it comes to putting on parades and pageants. The military and industrial parades held morning and evening on the Fourth were gorgeous affairs, and contained many floats and decorated cars, which showed a large amount of work and effort in their making and preparation.

At ten o’clock a.m. and at 8:30 p.m., the parade started at the Indian monument on Center street and wended its way through the principal streets of the city to North German Park, where it dispersed. The parade was headed by the members of the police force, Chief Alwin Harmening, and Patrolmen John Herzog, Ed. Wagner and Anton Groebner, Jr. Marshal of the day, Louis G. Vogel, followed on horseback. His aids were Major Max Sebald, Ed. J. Berg, Fred. Christiansen and Miss Marie Eibner. Next came the Pioneer band and Co. A, Fifth Infantry, M. N. G. Commander T. O. Streissguth headed the Ben J. Seifert post, American Legion. Next in line were cars containing the Legion auxiliary, members of the G.A.R., Spanish American war veterans Mayor L.A. Fritsche and Hon. Henry N. Benson, speaker of the day. Burg’s battery brought up the rear of this division.

The second division was headed by Wm. H. Bierbaum on horse and the Orpheus band of Springfield. Next in line were a number of tastefully decorated floats: South Side Auto Co., St. Patrick council, K. of C.; J.C. Penney Co, Schulkes’, W. Eibner & Sons, Broadway Tire Station, Epple Bros., R. R. Kemski, Graff’s Garage, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, City Meat Market, Alex. J. Haag, The Style Hat Shop, Schlottman’s Garage, Fenske & Sperling, John H. Forster, Central Auto Co., White Eagle Oil, Eagle Roller Mill Co., A. J. Esser, Ben Fesenmaier Garage, Kretsch Auto Co., J.A. Ochs and F. P. Zschunke.

The third division was headed by Wm. H. Gieseke on horse. Next in line were negro performers on a hay rack and in a horse-drawn vehicle and the New UIm Peerless band; members of the city council in autos, Chief Henry Engel of the fire department, members and paraphernalia of the local company and decorated cars. Aids in this division were C. G. Murray and Frank Schugel on horses.

Patriotic Exercises.

Patriotic exercises were held in North German park, following the parade. Mayor L. A. Fritsche delivered the address of welcome upon this occasion and Ed. A. Stoll, famed tenor singer of New Ulm, sang the Star Spangled Banner.

Hon. Henry N. Benson of St. Peter delivered the address of the day. The speaker took occasion to impress his audience, during his peroration, with the necessity of rendering to their country some appreciation of the blessings, which are derived by a citizen of this grand and glorious United States. Good, sound doctrine of love of country was impressed upon his hearers, in this time of world strife and dissatisfaction with constituted governments.

He pictured the distress and devastation in Europe as contrasted with the plenty and sound government in this country. He also drew a picture of the unrest and dissatisfaction also rampant in the United States and counseled against being carried away by the prattings of the wag and the soap-box orator.

Brown County Journal,

July 6, 1923

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DEDICATION OF ST. MARY’S CHURCH NEXT WEDNESDAY

THE formal dedication of the Church of St. Mary on South Minnesota street in this city will take place with imposing ceremonies, next Wednesday, July 11. Most Rev. Austin Dowling, D. D., archbishop of St. Paul, will perform the solemn dedicatory rites, assisted by some 35 local and visiting clergy. It is anticipated that thousands of people from this section of the state will attend, and elaborate preparations are being made to accommodate and entertain the large crowds.

Dedicatory Ceremonies.

A procession, in which St. Patrick Council, K. of C., the St. Joseph society and St. John Court, C. O. F., will participate in a body, will form at Holy Trinity Catholic church at 9:30 o’clock next Wednesday morning, and march to St. Mary’s church, where the dedicatory services will begin at 10 o’clock. These ceremonies will be carried out with all the pomp and splendor incident to such occasions. Archbishop Dowling and clergy, after intoning a psalm, will march around the building and bless the outside of the structure. Arriving at the main entrance portal, the cross bearer in the procession taps on the door three times with the staff of the cross, whereupon the building is thrown open and the inside of the church and school is blessed by the archbishop in a solemn manner. No one is permitted in the church during the dedicatory services, but immediately following the blessing, the people enter to attend solemn coram episcopo high mass.

Archbishop to Preach.

The dedication sermon will be delivered by his grace, the archbishop. During the solemn high mass, Rev. Fr. R. Schlinkert of Holy Trinity church of this city, will be celebrant, Rev. Fr. Geo. W. Rolwes of St. Paul will be master of ceremonies, while Revs. Frs. Carl Renz and F. Plaschko of Sleepy Eye will be deacon and sub-deacon, respectively. Rev. Fr. J. A. Kern of Holy Trinity church will direct the boys’ choir in the singing of a Gregorian high mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Cafeteria Meals and Picnic.

Dinner will be served, cafeteria style, in the dining hall of the new edifice, beginning at 11 o’clock, and supper will be served in like manner, commencing at 5 o’clock. During the afternoon and evening, a picnic and entertainment will be held on the church grounds. There will be bowling, grab bag, various other amusement devices and refreshments of all kinds. The public is cordially invited to attend the dedicatory ceremonies, the meals and the picnic.

History of New Parish.

The Church of St. Mary of this city was organized and incorporated, September 26, 1911. It had originally been planned to make the organization of the new parish an integral part of the golden jubilee of Holy Trinity church, which was fittingly observed in 1919, but World war conditions prevented the erection of the proposed church edifice. The first suggestion that a new Catholic parish be established in New Ulm, was made by the late Archbishop Ireland upon the occasion of his confirming a class of nearly 700 in Holy Trinity church here in July, 1911.

Site Selected.

The selection of a suitable site for the new church required considerable time and deliberation. Finally, the old Schreyer property on Minnesota street, between Fifth and Sixth South streets, was acquired. This site comprises one-half of a block, with a frontage of 275 feet on Minnesota street. A building committee was chosen in February, 1917, and shortly thereafter the services of an architect were secured and the work of soliciting subscriptions was begun. Then came the war, which halted further progress for the time being.

First Pastor Appointed.

Rev. A. J. Losleben, stationed at Norwood at that time, was appointed by his grace, Archbishop Dowling, as the first pastor of St. Mary’s parish, September 1, 1921. He was accorded a hearty and cordial welcome by the members and devoted the first two months of his new pastorate to taking up a census, which resulted in the listing of approximately 300 families and some 1,300 souls in the new parish. Arrangements were made, whereby the members of the new congregation were granted the use of the basement of Holy Trinity church for religious services, the first of these being conducted there November 6,. 1921. The basement was utilized until the new church was completed.

Start Excavating.

The contracts for the erection of the new edifice were awarded April 25,1922, Puhlmann Bros. of this city receiving the general contract, while Gulden & Vercoe, also of New Ulm, were given the plumbing and heating contract, the total amount of which was $75,360. Two days later, Revs. Schlinkert and Losleben turned the first two shovelsful of dirt, marking the beginning of excavations for the basement and the foundation walls.

Cornerstone Laying.

The cornerstone of St. Mary’s church was laid with impressive ceremonies by Rev. Schlinkert, assisted by a large number of local and visiting clergy, June 13, last year, and or September 1, Rev. Losleben took possession of his parish home. The first services in the new church were held on Candlemas day, February 2, this year, when a solemn high mass was celebrated.

Description of Building.

The new combination church and school building was erected at a cost of approximately $80,000. It is an imposing edifice, designed in the form of a Roman cross, built of Springfield brick and trimmed with cast stone. The outside dimensions of the building are 133 feet and 91/2 inches by 136 feet and 41/2 inches.

The school rooms are erected facing the street and form the top of the cross, while the church proper is in the rear. The first floor of the building, which contains four class rooms and the church proper, is entered by a large vestibule from Minnesota street. This is 17 feet wide. Stairs also lead to the basement from the vestibule. A corridor extending the whole width of the front of the church proper, gives access to the other two class rooms upon the first floor, which are situated on either end of the cross section of the cross. Stairs at either end of this corridor lead to the basement.

The class rooms in the front part of the building are 21×30 feet, while those on either end are 23×27. There are coat rooms conveniently situated for students of each room. A teachers’ toilet and store room also are located in a convenient place on this floor.

The nave of the church is 53×64 feet and has a seating capacity of 500. The seats are of natural oak finish, to harmonize with all the woodwork in the building. The finish of the communion rail and the altar is similar. The sanctuary is 31×29 feet. On the south side is located the boys’ vestry, 15×21 feet, and on the opposite side, the sacristy, the same size. Stairs leading to the basement are located in the rear of these two rooms.

The church proper is an imposing room, fitted with large cathedral-like windows and in future years, when a new church is erected in St. Mary’s parish, can be used as an auditorium. The sanctuary may be easily converted into a stage.

In the rear of the nave is a balcony, running the whole width of the building, which has a capacity for seating 100 children. The pipe organ will be placed here and the choir will have seats.

Second Floor of

School Building.

The second floor of the school building is similar to the first, there being four class rooms, and four coat rooms similar to those on the first floor. Two of the class rooms on this floor are to be left unfinished.

Above the central vestibule is located the teachers’ room on this floor.

Basement Plan.

The basement is entered from the vestibule in the front of the building as well as from two stairways leading from the ends of the central corridor. Two stairways lead to the basement also from the sacristy and boys’ vestry on the first floor.

In the front part of the basement are two rooms under the class rooms on the first floor. The one on the south is now fitted up as a kitchen, and the other will be used as a meeting room. On the south side of the building under a class room, is located the girls’ toilet, fan room and store room. Under the class room on the north side of the building is the boys’ toilet and a store room.

Under the nave of the church is a large play room 52×70 feet. The boiler room is situated under the sanctuary, and at either end is a store room. At the rear of the boiler room are large rooms for coal storage and an ash pit.

Modern Structure.

The combination building is modern in every respect and is an imposing structure. The building was planned so that at some future time, when the parish becomes too large and the erection of another church is imperative,the whole can be used for school and auditorium purposes.

Brown County Journal,

July 6, 1923