History of Milwaukee, city and county . utomobiles.—May, 1899—First car operated by George L. Odenbrett;1912—Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prix races. Auditorium.—September 21, 1909—Opened. Baseball Championship.—April 8, 1868—Founded; 1887, annexed. Bald Heads.—June :!0, 1889—Neumuellers Park scene of a picnic held bythe Moonshiners, an organization of bald-headed men. Bennett Law.—April 18, 1890—Bennett Law Democrats organized; March14, 1890—West Side Turners support law; May 2, 1890—Wisconsin Lutheranscalled convention to oppose Bennett Law. Bethel Home.—August, 1868—Established by the Wisconsin
History of Milwaukee, city and county . utomobiles.—May, 1899—First car operated by George L. Odenbrett;1912—Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prix races. Auditorium.—September 21, 1909—Opened. Baseball Championship.—April 8, 1868—Founded; 1887, annexed. Bald Heads.—June :!0, 1889—Neumuellers Park scene of a picnic held bythe Moonshiners, an organization of bald-headed men. Bennett Law.—April 18, 1890—Bennett Law Democrats organized; March14, 1890—West Side Turners support law; May 2, 1890—Wisconsin Lutheranscalled convention to oppose Bennett Law. Bethel Home.—August, 1868—Established by the Wisconsin SeamensFriend Society. BNai BRith.—June 29, 1861—Gilead Lodge, No. 41. Butterine.—April 20, 1915—First butterine factory. Canal.—January, 18:58—Milwaukee and Rock River. Cemeteries.—1850—Forest Home; Nov. 2. 1857—Calvary; 1859—HoljTrinity; January 11, 1865—Union; August, 1880—Pilgrims Rest: April —Greenwood : September 6, 1894—Wanderers Rest; June 5, 1909—HolyCross. 189. MRS. Mil.\\ AIM E II SMITE ffiLCKELBERGFirst white yirl born in Milwaukee, 1835 BEGINNINGS, DATES AND EVENTS 191 Centenarians.—October 2, 1914—^\Irs. Louise K. Thiers, 100; December 25,1914—Thomas Kelly, resident of the Soldiers Home, 100; 1913—Mrs. Kath-erine Orzechowski, 100. Chamber of Commerce.—1854—Known as Board of Trade; February 3,1863, new building; November 18, 1880, present building at Michigan Streetand Broadway opened. Churches.—1835—Methodist Mission, Rev. Mark Robinson first pastor,place of worship, carpenter shop, Huron and East Water streets; May, 1841,first church built on east side of Broadway, between Oneida and Biddle streets;1848, first German Methodist Church, Rev. Casper Jost, pastor, built on FifthStreet; 1849, Welsh Methodist Church built on lake shore at Huron Street;March 25, 1865, Norwegian Methodist, Rev. A. Haagenson. 1836—First Baptist Church, Washington Street, and First Avenue, ElderGriffin; 18
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