Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-04
A Mass Meeting.

Germnn-Ame eriean Citizens at Turn Hall
 Modification of Certain Laws to be
 Asked For. '.
 Last evening, in accordance with general movement throughout the State of German American citizens, mass meeting of Ger man American citizens was held at Turn Hall to give expression to their sentiments regarding certain laws of the State which they wish modified or repealed, and which were classed as among the ''blue laws. :" The meeting was large one despite the cold weather, and was attended by large number of law abiding and good citizens. Louis Steinert presided, with Dr. Ruickoldt vice president, Herman Trische, principal of thr German English school, secretary, and speeches were made by Lawyer and Coroner Bollman, Wiegand Schlein, Chas Dietter- lein, Herman Trische and Louis Feldman in hearty sympathy with the movement They expressed the feeling that certain laws, as for instance the Sunday law, which prohib- tied recreation on the Sabbath and especially Sunday evening concerts, which German American citizens with their families approve of, should be modified. They were willing to abide by the Sunday law and the license
 law, not complaining of those. A committee
 was appointed to bring forward resolutions
 consisting of Coroner Bollman, Lawyer Edmund Zacher, Mir. Stribe, MT. Kolterman and Philip Hugo. The committee draft ed resolutions which were read by Mr. Bollman and adopted by unanimous lifting of hands. The resolutions recited that while it was the first duty of the citizen to obey the laws under which he finds himself, those laws should be just and wise laws, and it was the duty of the law makers to make the laws such as would bear hardly on or curtail the natural rights or personal liberty of law abiding, good citizens, only so far as was necessary for the benefit of the whole. The laws should be such as right meaning, right thinking citizens could respect as wholesome.
 Laws that were dead in the opinion of the public and of which only the form and the l letter remained should be repealed.
 So, with laws not in accordance 1 the age. It was therefore resolved l that such laws as were in fact obsolete should | be repealed. The old Sunday law of TOP, about riding on Sunday, was constantly vio- l lated, as it had been recently in Norwich by ] 8 noted clergyman and an ex-President of the United States. The Sunday concert law, which provided a penalty for having Sunday
 concerts, should be abolished; also the law i compelling the Selectmen to forbid the sale | of liquor to 6 member of family on appi =
 cation of another member of the family. It 1 was further resolved that Mir. Bollman, l Charles Dietterlein and Wiegand Schlein be a committee to go before the Legislature 1 soon to convene and advocate the sentiments i of the meeting, and that the cooperation ot
 all citizens of the State having like views be 1 invited. The meeting then adjourned, all ex- l pressing lively satisfaction over the worh l done.
 l Lodge and Society.
 The officers elect of Quinnipiac Lodge No 1 1, l. o. o. F., were installed Monday even ing at the lodge room on Orange street About forty members of the Menunkatucl Lodge, of Guilford, were present. After the officers were installed in their respective offices the members and visitors adjourned | to the banquet hall up stairs where a fine 1 spread was served Following, at the lodge l room musical programme was given whicl
 had been arranged by the lodge committee During this programme the usual presenta l ton, which is customary to make in this l lodge every year to the master of ceremon 1 ies, was made This time it fell to the lot ot l P. G. William H. Robinson, who is the
 bookkeeper at the gas works on East street. He was presented with what would be very 1 useful article to him, gold pen about three l feet in length and inkstand to correspond. 1 P. G. Sizer made the presentation in his own
 happy way.