Doing some research on the area located near the Schmidt Brewery, I was looking for some information about Adolph Bremer, the son-in-law of Jacob Schmidt and the builder of the mansion across from the brewery. Seems his son Adolph Jr. was Vulcanus Rex VII in the 1941 Winter Carnival (seven years after the notorious kidnaping of his brother Edward) â something I learned off of a website with Winter Carnival history. Far more fascinating, though, are the following entries about the Queen of the Snows participants over the course of the Carnivalâs history:
In 1917, there was No Queen of the Snows was chosen due to an almost fist fight on stage as to who, out of 3 ladies-in-waiting, would be crowned queen. In 1957, Eva Wicker who worked for the St. Paul Pioneer Press was succeeded by Lady-in-Waiting Barbara Geiger because Wicker âopted for marriage.â No word on whether the PiPress made her quit after the marriage option was chosen. And most interestingly, in 1896, a gentleman by the name of Andrew Heckler was chosen Queen of the Snows because âhe represented the new woman of 1896.â He apparently used the alias, "Gloriana, the Daisy Queen" By the way, if anyone has any information on the history of the Marie Schmidt Bremer House, please contact me off-list. Diane Gerth I really live in the West End _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
