The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-08-05
GERMAN DAY"
Arrangements For lis Cele.
bratiOn i'm Sedalia.
How The Holiday was Instituted
by The German-4mericans
EARLY History.

LAST October German Day" wa.
&c ebrated in Sedaia and other cities
in this country for the first
time. The Celebration in St.
Louis Was a grand affair and this
year, it is predicted, that in beauty
and grandeur of the display it will
equsl the procession of the Yelled
Prophets.
"German Day" is the celebration
of the anniversary of the land.
ing of the first German
Colony iu America. This country is
indebted 10 William Penn, The En-
glish Quaker, for encouraging Ger
mans to enigrate to America. At
the death of his father he was left an
annual income of $1,000
and a claim against the English
government for $4,000. This claim
was settled by Great Britain giving
Penn patents for the lands now COM
prised in the state Of Pennsylvania.
This vast body of land was White
Elephant on his hands, and he went
to work with The shrewdness of real
estate dealer in a "boom" western
town to secure settlers. He went to
Germany TO induce immigration to
the new world. His mission was sue
cessful and ON July a, 1853 the good
ship Concord" sailed from Amster-
dam, Holland, which was then great
maritime port of Europe.
with the first installment
of the German colonists. The "Con.
cord" was favored With fair winds end
she arrived in port on some day &c
tween the 1st and 10th of Octp, or
As the exact date is unknown Otto
Der 9Th has, by common consent,
been fixed upon IS the day of the
landing. The leader of this sturdy
band of Germans was Frautz Daniel
Pas;orius, and through him the colony
secured from William Penn 43, 900
acres of land. for which they paid ten
cents per acre. They located at a |
point on the Delaware river, where
they laid out a town and named 1t |
COMMUNICATIONS a prosperous and
rich s:s'er city Of Philadelphia.
This colony prospered and
the emigration to America
from the Fatherland incress.
ed year by year. The Germans soon
became prominent in formulating
public opinion, and as early ss 1858 |
took a decided stand in opposition to
slavery. The first German news
p per ever published in this country
S aw the tight of day in German
town, aud VS. edited by Chris Saur.
This newspaper had four pages and
was thirteen inches long sni niue
inches wide. Although not a blanket
sheet" it had quite good sized name.
1t was called "Der HOchdeutsch
Pennsylvanische Observation-Disclosures"
From this colony came
some of the most noted of
the German American citi- |
zeus. They became a part and par
Gel Of this country and from the date
of their first landing they have been
loyal to the government, and with
their swords and wealth aided to mske
this country a free and Independent
nation. On the pages of the United
States history no names are more IL
lustrious than those of Baron Van
Sieuben, Johann Kalb, Mullenberg,
Christoph Ludwig and many
others.
1t is for the purpose of keeping
green the memory of those noble
men and to celebrate the landing
of the first German colony
In America that German
Day" has been instituted. The
Germans of Sedalia and Central Mis-
souri, intend to observe the day this
year in a grander style than lat year.
A meeting was held at Harmony Hall
last evening which was attended by
delegates from the different German
societies and organizations, censtitut-
ing the executive committee Of the
joint societies. The following COM
mittee was appointed to arrange the
and plan of arrangements:
Albert Tessmer, chairman; Charles
Botz, Alderman Honkomp, Frank
Kruger and Emil Muehl. This COM
mittee is to report to the executive
committee on Friday evening, Au-
gust 15.
1t was also decided to hold q mass
of the German citizens Of
Sedslia at Harmony Hall on Aug. Is,