Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-17
GERMAN PATRIOTIC AID ASsO-
CEATEON


To the Editors of the Union and American:
At meeting of the Nashville Branch
Committee Of the above association, held
at Turner Hall. on Thursday last present
Rudolf Knaf1, Charles Nelson, Louis
Pfeiher, B II Mailman, B L Faller, @ W
Klages, Charles Dryer, John Ruhm-the
Ladies Aid Committee, Mrs Chas Nelson,
President, and Miss Agnes Diary, Secretary
and Treasurer, delivered to the committee
the sum Of $500 as proceeds of the fair at
the Gardens, on Monday, the 18th inst /;
also 500, being second proceeds
originally donated by Mf. George
Dury. and presented again to the
association BIZ Messrs. Chas. Nelson and
Ch Vaupel. The undersigned was in
structed by the committee to publicly
thank the patriotic ladies for their beneyo-
lent and generous spirit ia aiding a cause
which thrills the hearts of myriads of peo-
pie all over the globe. The great idea of
German union and independence has foupd
innumerable martyrs during the past CEN
turtles. Millions of German citizens of the
United States are living witnesses in
thought and deed that there is such a thing
as adherence to a great idea, even if fail.
ures and misfortunes have ever before been
the fate of its adherents. The hope which
found lasting hiding place in the hearts
corner OF every German has suddenly
and unexpectedly been called forth to the
world as reality. What the most san
gulne OF US did not dream, has, over night.
mas, when we least expected it, become
nvlng truth Circumstances entirely un-
foreseen have rallied fifty millions of Ger
mans inhabiting the center of Europe
around one common standard ''Der Gjte
BGr6dTOssa, der Kaiser FriedegSch" has
awakened from his long sleep, and from
the heights of the ''Kyffhaeuser" waves
gigantic flag, the symbol of German union,
the black red and gold tri- color, the stand
ard of our forefathers, the idol of the Ger
man heart, triumphantly to the breeze of
popular awakening The like has never
been witnessed before But these fruits
have been purchased dearly. They are the
results of the German nations very heart
blood, split on the common altar of the
fatherland. Thousands upon thousands of
orr brothers have laid down their lives,
thousands of our nearest relatives
hearths have been deprived of their
natural supporters who willingly died
for our CONTRIBUTIONS and or
phans innumerable look in vain for
those arms wont to provide for them the
necessities of life There is scarcely a
house in the wide dominion of Germany
which mourns not the loss of some of its
former inmates There is hardly a fireside
which shows not its vacant chair-the me-
chanics' work bench stands idle the fields
are signing in vain for the strong arms to
free them from the weeds which threaten
to kill the golden eroPs the huts and the
palace, the seats of learning and the gal
leries of art are deserted
The bloody war has its glorious results
but it must needs momentarily produce
unparalleled misery in the beloved land of
our birth. To help in this first hour of need
is the task of the German Patriotic Aid AS
ISOLATION" which extends its branches all
over the United States and it well be-
hOoves the Nashville branch to bear public |
testimony to the willingness aud cheerful |
ness shown by our patriotic ladies in aid |
ing the great, the good cause.
But the work is not finished; we must |
not stop here. We must not rest until |
there is not a German left who has not |
contributed his mite to the voluntary taxa
ton undertaken by the Germans Of Amer |
lea for the benefit of those in the old |
fatherland, who directly suffer under the |
first consequences of the war. Where our |
brothers cheerfully and readily offer their |
lives We ought not to hesitate in offering
our time and money.
Keep then the ball rolling, ladies and
friends all. Do not weary in the good |
work.
By order of the German Patriotic Aid |
Association. JOHN RUHM,
Corresponding Secretary.
P. S.-The next meeting of the Commit
mittee win be held at Turner Hall on Tues
lay next at P. N. Collectors are request
ed to report results of their work.