The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
THE N-AMERICANs.
A Large and Enthusiastic Meeting
of Delegates.

In compliance with resolution passed
10y the "Germania" association, the most
numerous German-American society of
Austin, all the German associations of
this city were invited to send delegates,
one for every ten members, to meeting,
in order to discuss the propriety of invit-
ing all the German American associations
of the state of Texas to participate ia the
dedication of our new capitol.
This meeting of delegates assembled
last Monday and consisted of ffty-six
delegates, representing $50 members.
Mr.. III. Karber, president of the Ger
mania association, called the meeting to
order,and, after brief address of welcome,
recommended an immediate organization.
As president of the body, Mr.. Julius
Schu'2e, and as secretary, Mr.. VIM. Bes-
serer, were unanimously elected and the
asse nbled delegates organized as a
special executive committee of the fes
tival.
After the president elect had thanked
the delegates for tbs confidence they had
placed in him, hs briefly stated the OBJ
ject of the meeing, taking the position
that, as loyal and true citIz5ns of this our
adopted country, it was not only our
privilege, but also our duty, to paItici
pate as such in full harmony and CON
junction with our native born fellow-cti
zens in the festivities of this approaching
grand dedication of our state house
And not alone the German associations of
our Capital city, but all the Germans and
German associations of the state should
take part ethics in corpore or by dele
cations.
After fu discussion of the subject
matter it was unanimously
Resolved, That all German-American
associations, societies and orders in Texas
shall be Invited to participate in the fes =
tvities of the dedication of our new gran
g state capitol, either in corpore or by
duly accredited delegations, and all Ger
man Americans in Texas generally shall
be requested to join them. 1t was fur
Their
Resolved, That all the the Texas news
pers printed in German be requested to
publish this resolution, as soon as an
understanding and agreement be had with
the official com mittee of the board of the
interstate drill and dedicate in order to
co operate with them harmoniously.
A committee of arrangements was
then appointed, consisting of one member
from each association of this city, and the
president appointed the following gentle
men:
w. Jacoby, Turnvereip.
j. Brehop, Concordia association.
George Herzog, Scheicher lodge.
Ed Schutze, Maennerchor.
William Bes erer, Saengerrunde.
Ferd Schieffer, Agricultural society.
Carl Fuhrmann, Concordia lodge.
e. Behrends, Garden as ISOLATION.
II. KarbeI, Germania.
Also, committee on finance was ap-
pointed, consisting of the following gen
tlemen: Eugene Won Boeckmann, j. C.
Muller, Theo Reisner, George p. Assmann,
ii. Lueschow, Phil Buchanan, A. Traut-
vein, George Keller, AGg. Groos.
Messrs. Geo. Herzog, VIM. Besserer and
the president of the meeting, Julius
Schutze, were commissioned to confer
with the drill board and report at the
next nesting. This conference was held
yesterday evening, and the executive COM
mittee of the interstate drill board met
the delegates in most cordial and har-
molious spirit, and it was agreed that
Friday, May Is, from r. m. to l d. m. be
set apart for such public festivities on the
grand stand of the drill grounds as vocal
music, gymnastic exercises, addresses,
etc, as may be arranged by the German.
Am srican citizens of the state.