Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-08-02
German Esnnigl-ant Aid SO-
cicty-An Appeal.


The following appeal from the Ger
man Emigrant Aid Society, which suf-
ficiently explains itself, will doubtless
meet with response from our citizens.
The object of the charity Ia most laud-
able one, and the efforts Of the Society
to protect the poor emigrants from
frauds and i'll treatment deserve 10 be
supported:
The emigration Of Germans to this
country has been this year more extern
abate until every acre of tiliable land
in the Northwestern State Is under
cultivation. The United States gov
ernment, through their Consuls and
agents, the representative State Gov
ernments and every German citizen
who found his home and existance In
this great and happy land. are daily In
viting foreign people, especially the
Germans, to emigrate to this country,
and their calls and invitation are will
ingly responded to by thousands of hon
est and sturdy Germans,-as the over
filed emigrant trains arriving I'm this
city and at other Wertern places abun-
dainty show.
Every mechanic, every laborcr,
though poor, adds by his labor, to a
great extent, to the wealth and devel.
Opement to tue resources of this coun-
try, and is benefiting us all, the mer-
chants as well as the manufactures,
farmer and property holder. Know
ing this fact to be true, and considering
that we, the Government and the peo-
pie i'm general, invite those people to
come and settle among us, we are by
honor and duty bound to protect and
assist them on their arrival on Ameri-
can soil, TO find the proper place OF set
tlement and employment for them, to
guard them against the maltreatment oi
every designing person, especially
runners and sharpers, and to aid the
poor and sick emigrants~ until they are
able to help themselves.
No other State Government, except
the State of New York, has done any.
thing us yet In this direction, and the
establishment for their protection and
aid of emigrants, existing at New
York city, nre paid for by emigrants
themselves, az each man woman and
child have to pay tax Of three dol.
lars on their arrival at New York to.
ward the support Of said institutions.
For q number of years the German
citizens of Chicago have supported by
voluntary contributions society cal.
led the German Emigrant Society, fol
the purpose of aiding poor and sick
emigrants arriving I'm this city, find
ing employment for them, furnishing
transportation to other places, and pro,
tecting them rs far rs possible agains,
cruelties, fraud and maltreatment
The means CT the society were only
limited, but much has been done In
this respect, and more could have beer
done IL tine Society had more means al
| its command, we never yet called or
our American citizens to assist us In
this benevolent work, but as the un
usual great demands made on our So
ciety for aid by the numerous cmi
grants and passing through to othel
Western States have exhausted oul
means. the said Society has resolved t.
appeal to our American fellow citizens
for cooperation I'm our above beneficial
undertaking. For the purpose OF CIV
ing all and every class OF citizens ant
the ladies of the Northwestern states
chance to contribute their share townrt
this grand object the said German EN-
igrant Aid Society at Chicago, Illinois
will hold, on the 2lst, 22d, 23d an,
Z4Ln uAV Oh OctODcF, 1901, ~ Sioopy
Opera House, at Chicago, q grand Pe0
ple's Fair and Exhibition, the proceed
or which shall flow into the treasur.
of said Society, to be expended for TIN
purpose of said Society.
We, the undersigned, Committee Q
Arrangements, appointed by said Soci
ETY., therefore respectfully and earnest
ly appeal to our American fellow-citi
zens, and to the noble hearted ladies Q
this city, and other places of the North
western States, to contribute iiberall.
toward the Peoples Fair.
i Contributions i'm money, goods of an.
kind, paintings, provisions, and cspe
cially needle work, ETC., will be thank
fully accepted. All articles received
will be properly arranged, marked will
the name and residence of the donor
and the value thereof, exhibited an
sold i'm the Fair for the benefit of Tia
Society. Donations to the charitable
Peoples Fair may be sent to Charle
Knoblesdorf, Secretary of the Society
No. 157 Randolph street. Chicago, wh'
will at once send proper receipts for TIN
articles received.
II (signedl A. g. HESSING,
ERNST 8cHMIDT,
lEo. BENTENMiyET.LER,
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