The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-10-14

cally embraced opportunity 10 heip
abolish it with their life blood On the
battle fields of the South. And right
here permit me to mention the histor-
ical fact that, considering their mum.
Der, they have relatively furnished
more soldiers in the late civil war than
any other element. The same is true
of the struggle for independence, in
which the German colonists partici-
pated in masses from their love OF
liberty. The brilliant military
achievements of the De Ka lbs, Herck-
liners, Steubens, Mullen bergs and
others even up to this date fill every
heart with enthusiasm. Washin gton
himself placed such implicit
confidence in his German COM
rades that he surrounded
himself with a body guard composed
exclusively of German cllonists.
Every where in the colonies German
industry titled the soil converting the
forests into fertile farm lands, step by
step, conquering the ground against
the obstacles of nature ond the atticks
of hostile Indians, taking up the
farms abandoned by other eOlonists
and turning them into flower gardens.
Wherever the German colonist settled,
the log cabins gave way to cheerful
brick houses and barns, surrounded
by carefully cultivated fruit, Vegetable
and wine gardens. A large number
of industries were first introduced by
the Germans; the first evening schools
were founded by them they bought
the Christmas tree and the Kinder
garden to this country and first intro
duced music and drawing into our
school.
Who would deny that the German.
American, besides the many other
rich gifts he would be brought from
mother Germania as present to his
bride Columbia, has added to every
day life here the poetic spice of So
ciability, of popular fes ivlties of song
and music ard athletic culture ? In
fact it is justifab'e to say that if the
Anglo-Americans have contributed
the head and other nationalities other
parts of our body polite, the Germans
have added the heart to it, warm
heart as their contribution to our
grand nation.
Of all loyal Americans the German
is the most loyal. He is of course, true
to himself and to the mother that gave
him birth If not, he could not be
true to others-but Yet he recognizes
the heroes of our independence as his
heroes. Out Of a hundred German
Americans ninety.nine love Washing
ton more than any of the old German
rulers aud if a war should break out
to-day between Germ ny and the
United States--an utter impossibility
the German-Americans would fight
adop:ed c cOuotry. fO-day's festi-
val is the proper occasion
to assert anew: That the Stars and
Stripes are our flag and that the enc.
mics of this Republic are our enemies.
But We adhere to our language and
customs and we owe it to our ances-
tors, the pioneers of this country to
stand up and defend them against all
attacks.
After the v-atiop of the day exhi-
billions in athletic sports and past
times were given by the Sedslia and
Boonville Turner'S. The games and
races INDUCED in by the young peo-
pie, boys and girls, were very enter
tanning and full of amusement.
After the ball tonight at Harmonic
hall, the Germans of Sedalia may be
congratulated on the great success of
their entertainment. 1t was all they
wished and more too. The weather
was not what it might have been, but
the crowd was fully large enough to
keep the managers of German Day
busy entertaining their guests.
Everybody enjoyed himself and her.
sell ana VIII return on next GERMAN
Day, Oct. 6 1891.
NOTES.
While there were many business
houses beautifully decorated, special
should be made of Fulton
Peter Pehl exhibited the
largest German and u. 8. flags flung
to the breeze anywhere in the city.
Albert Tessmer's Postoffice Exchange
was also most handsomely decorated.
The BAzoo was honored with
TWO most excellent serenades this
morning, both of which are appreci-
ated; one by the Sedalia Cornet Band,
Profes sor Friemal, leader, the other by
he Boonville Cornet Band. Professor
0rebaugh, leader. Both bands show
evidence of careful TRAINING and oreat