Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-10

The Close Of the Festivities i'm this City
Mass-Meeting at Abner's Hall - Ad.
dresses by Commissioner diamonds,
Hr. Simon Wolf and Mr.. Theodore
POe$che.

MnSS.ueet1nY 0t ADnersS H all - Al.
dresses by Commissioner diamonds,
Hr. simon Wolf and Mr.. Theodore
POesche.
The festivities attending the German bt- centen-
NAL celebration In this city were closed last
ming with meeting at Abner's hall The hail
was well filled with ladies and gentlemen, a fair
proportion OF the audience being Of American
birth and lineage. The hall was tastafully deco
rated with flags. In Difference TO the presence Of
many who did not understand German all the
proceedings were in English except one speech.
Donch's band was present, and during the evening
rendered number Of fine selections Mr. l. w.
Habercorn. chairman OF the bl-centenEial execu-
tive committee, presided In his opening address
he congratulated the committee on the success OF
the parade and other features OF the celebration
and thanked all citizens OF the District for the
lively interest taken in the celebration.
DISTRICT COMMISSIONER EDMoNps
was then Introduced and spoke as follows:
Ladies and Ge1ltenen:-Your presence here this
evening confesSeS the interest you take In our
German fellow citizens.
The Germans are remarkable people. with a
great history, and the interest take in them is
PROBABLY shared by all classes of our people, If not
Dy all the world. Indeed they have challenged
the attention and interest OF all Europe for two
thousand years Cesar and Tacitus tell the won
der1ul story OF their heroic struggles with imperial
Rome-how In defense OF their liberties and
tatheriand they unhesitatIngly threw themselves
almost bare handed upon the well-armed discip-
lined legfonS OF that naughty power-and the
great statue OF Hermann now rises where under
MS leadership whole army Of those invaders was
destroyed.
To-day. more than a thousand years after the
R2 2I empire has ceased to exist, the Germans,
every art OF civilization, hold all their ancient
provinces, and defiantly stride both the Rhine and
tne DANUBE: and every power OF Europe, however
enVious OF their possessions, passes deferentially
by.
Equally remarkable are the results achieved by
this people In another land Their tribes of Angles.
- moo, qS-
sion OF England and, adopting the name OF Eng
iishmen as you do that OF Americans, they have
enlightened nations and made her power felt
and respected In every quarter OF the globe. They
In turn took possession Of this portion OF the new
Worll, ana through their colonies laid the broad
lonhaations OF what y now the worlds greatest
and freest republic.
Two hundred years ago the Germans in person
began to follow their English cousins to the new
world, and during that period the ever-swelllng
tlue OF that people has increased to countless
numbers, Who In their peculiarly earnest manner,
have engaged in the affairs OF government, in
clearing wlldernesses and In following every art,
trade and profession known to American indus
No historian can properly explain our history
VINO does not give that people large credit for
extraordinary influence they have exerted upon
our national character and Institutions. Should
ne divide our people into three parts tas Cesar did
GauD he VIII say one part was German, and that
IL was especially characterized by that thrift that
follows honest industry, by an abiding love OF
prompt to demand for themselves an to accord to
others, and by that earnest patriotism which led
sneln 70 perform every duty required Of good citi-
sent1al elements OF character that make and per-
petuate great nations.
Therefore 1t is with great pleasure that we ac-
cept the invitation OF our German neighbors to
look with them this evening into the history OF
thelr two centuries OF American life, we'll know
ing the record is an honorable one, and that It viii
give abundant assurance that America will long
De proud OF her German children.
Ihe chairman read letter from Hon. r. T. Mer-
TICK, expressing his regret at being unable to at
TEND and address the meeting, and his full sympa-
thy with the object OF the meeting. Letters ex-
pressing regret at being unable TO attend were
read also from Postmaster General Gresham. AS
Sistant Postmaster General Hatton, Adjutant Cen
eral Drum, Attorney General Brewster and Chief
CIeTk OF the treasury Amos Webster.
Mr. SIMON WOLF
was then introduced, and delivered an eloquent
address, referring to the surprise of citizens that
the Germans OF the city could with little public
agitation get up such parade as was seen Mon-
day, and the general praise OF the orderly char
acter Of the proceedings Order, he said, was
of the Germans-the love of liberty
and respect for laws when they were right. and
steady purpose to upset them when they were
wrong The demonstration here had surprised
numbers and power OF the Germans who had re-
sided quietly in their midst He observed AS an Illus
tive Journal-s.aiways right, said Mr.. Wolf. and
then, pausing, he added with laugh, latter an
event mas happened-came out with an editorial
COMMUNICATING the Germans" In closing he al
luded to the fact that this was proper time %
TO commemorate the name OF Luther and he paid
eloquent tribute TO the great boonS conferred upon
men by Luther, who had unfettered the mind.
Mr.. THEODORE PoEsCHE
then delivered In German an address descriptive
OF German emigration to America, during which
he stated that the charts prepared for Columbus
voyage were made by a German, and that Amer
lea derived its name from a German name
Enrnerick.
The exercises were closed with a brief address
0y Mr.. HabercOrn.
THE slFNGERRUND AND THE BI-cENrRNNIAL.
AT a meeting OF the S9ngerbund, held last night,
a statement was prepared relative to the reported
conflict between the SiBngerbund and the execu-
tive committee OF the bi-centennial celebration.
The statement says that the SBngerbund, when
invited, unanimously resolved to take part In the
concert, and began preparations for the event. At
a meeting. september 30, q proposition was made
TO take part in the parade, but 1t was voted down.
as many OF the members intended to represent
their own business interests In the parade. ga
few days thereafter" the statement continues
1.-The members OF the Sangerbund were astontshed
TO learn from the daily papers that the executive
cOnmlttee nad excused the society from partict-
pating IN the concert, upon the ground that the
president and several prominent members had at
most shameful manner This was not true but
TO avoid further Misrepresentation the society
thought proper to defer this statement until the
celebration was over. so that 1t could not with
truth be said that the SRngerbund had done any
thing to folnent dtSSenSiOn among German or
other citizens Of the District, In any way to OBJ
struct the complete success OF the procession in
which so many OF its most prominent members
participated"
Taking the White Veil