The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-15
egsMaa SYMPATHY.
Another Ieetlng on Saturday
Evening.

ENSAtNSs
According to previous announce
ment, the Germans of the city met OF
Saturday evening. and organized BY
the election of Mr.. Heilman to the
chair.
DIR. Lauenstein called for the re-
ports Of collecting committees, and IN
| response, Mr.. Steinbach, Of the First
Ward, reported the collection Of
! S138 80. From the Second Ward
there was no report. From the Third
Messrs. Bolle and Schaffer reported
S473. Messrs. Richardt and BeDnlg-
hoff reDorted 1898 collected in the
Fourth. Mr.. Dannettell reported 500
from the Fifth. Mr.. John Schubert
reported 1912 from the Eighth. Mr..
John Miller reported $82 % from
the Seventh. There were no re-
ports from the Sixth or Ninth Wards,
or Independence. Mr.. Friedrich
and DR.. Fritch reported having COL
lscted S3l 70 in Pigeon Township,
outside the city, the collections aggre-
eating 81, 1856 so.
Mr.. Bolle complained that some of
the committeeman did Dot do their
duty, aud on motion, Messrs. Jacob
Ries and Oh aries Scbaum were ap-
pointed a committe to serve 10 the
Sixth Ward. Messrs. Philip Klein
and Adolph Geoke. in the Ninth,
and Mr.. William Koch, for Indepen-
dence.
The President, Mr.. Heilmau, earn
estly besought the committees to do
their duty with a will. for the relief of
their brethren.
Ia obedience to tumuItuous calls,
Mr.. Albert Steinbaeh addressed the
meeting He congratulated his fell
low Germans on the repeated victo-
ries won by the enthusiastic and
heartily united German armies. in
which he stated Catholic We'd with
Protestant in devotion to his native
land.
The Bavarians have passed the
Vosges; the Suabians are sweeping
all before them; the Prussians no
longer march to common time. The
Pfaelzsr Of the Rhine calls out to
the retreating Frenchman: "Du ger.
t7uchter FRANCES. You come to guzzle
our wine look out we do not gobble
And the Pomeranian busily
cleans his needle gun with the assidu-
ity and soldier-like precision of his
race. But while we rejoice over the
victories of our brother, let US not
forget the wounded, and the widow,
and the orphans of the fallen. Let
as help them wilh.ail our might"
Mr.. s. } Loe Rsnstein followed Mr.
Steinbach in a short bat stirring |
speech, when DR.. Q. Lauenstein, in |
obedience to reported calls, addressed |
he meeting. He said that although |
unwilling to make speech he would |
respond to the call by few words,
md proceeded to a brief review Of |
he war, saying that the bloodiest bat
10 was that fought at Woerth, the de-
ails of which be related.
He said that the spirit OF patriot
SIN in the Taterland bad reached the
highest possible point, and all
7ere now Germans. but while this
Tas going on. terrible battles were
icing fought, and that the wounded
Illed the railway stations, theatres,
,pera houses aud CONCERT halls,
which have been converted into hos
oitals. Let Us also add our help with
III our might to ameliorate the suf-
erings of the wounded. For the
ionor of Germany let US helpl"
Mr.. Tomhemmelt excused himself
ron speaking Oh account of indispO-
ton.
The Chairman said that those who
had not yet subscribed would now
nave an opportunity of so doing, and
n about Eve minutes the collect
,rs reported having collected twenty
i've dollars.
Dr.Lauenstein moved that general
,all be made on the Americans as well
Is Germans to assist at the grand ex-
libition on the I'D, at the Opera
House, in order that it shall he brill
liant success.