The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-07
GERMAN DAY.
A Grand Celebration OF Grand Event Con-
Quoted in a Grand Manner-The Parade,
Picnic and Ball.


the landing OF the first German families on
American soil All the German settle
ments in the neighborhood of this city
were well represented by strong delega-
/ tions, especially that Of st. Marks, which
! turned out en- mssse. The parade formed
! at the corner of William and Market streets
! at 1920 and started on the line Of march in
| the following order:
! FIRST DIVISION.
! Squad of police, marshal of the day and
aids, Wichita Board of Trade band, flags
| of the societies, carriages containing the
! speakers. executive committee, mounted,
/ prominent guests in carriages, Turnverein
( ''Varwaerts," Sons of Herman, mounted,
/ ladies in carriages.
SECOND DIVISION.
| Band. marshals of the divisions. German
( Military society, German 'Maennerschar,"
float with children
THIRD DIVISION.
German farmers mounted, guests mount
/ ed, guests in carriages and wagons
The parade moved east on William street
to Fourth avenue, north to Douglas, west
to Water. south to English, east to Main,
north to Oak west to Davidson park.
The banners bore such legends as:
"I6S3-lSJO. y Period of German Pros
perity."
In Union is Strength"
Germans by Birth, Americans in Heart.
"Eintrdcht und Liebe."
Germans are Second to None in Loyalty
to America
American institutions, first, last and
all the time"
Loyalty to America"
"Frish, Fret, Stark und Treu."
"Wichita Lodge, No. 4, o. d. r. S"
There were two large floats bearing on
their sides the following large paintings,
large likenesses Of William Penn and Dan
lei Pastorius, and between them the words.
'Pastorius, Fuhrer der ersten Deutschen
Anseidler," and the following: "Aukunft
der ersten Deutschen am ten Okt., 1868. y
AT the corners OF the floats were little
signs with "Our New Home, America
America and Fatherland," Loyalty
and on top were long streamers telling all
that the floats contained the Lutheran
Sunday School" There was a screw loose
somewhere, for a large majority of those
children were Catholics. When all had
entered DavidsOn's park the speakers
stand was decorated with the different
flags and banners, while the ladies of the
different congregations took in many
shekels for all sorts of refreshments, while
the Board OF Trade band helped to enliven
the occasion. At 1880 all took seats and
Master of Ceremonies Meier in neat ad
dress introduced Mayor Clement, who
said:
Fellow citizens. ladies and gentleman:
1t affords me the greatest pleasure to be
allowed 10 address such large and en-
thusiastic gathering-tO address as fellow
citizens you, who, though you first opened
your eyes in distant Germany across the
sea, vet have your homes on free Ameri-
can soil You, who are bound together by
the ties of American citizenship, are never
theless drawn here on this day by your
ties of German blood 10 celebrate great
event. / extend a cordial welcome to those
from outside our limits, and congratulate
you all on taking the initial step towards !
making this day annually observed. For
it IS the celebration of an event which was
of the utmost Importance to both Ger
many and America. (Applause.)
i wish | were fully prepared to speak 70
you as would wish | would like to take
good old German here present and wan
der hand in hand with HIM through the
Naterland and see all the scenes of his
=
that | were able 10 stir and thrill your
hearts with those bright memories. What /
pleasure ii would be for me to uncover 10 /
you the classic lore of Germany, than |
which none is more brilliant | would |
like to call up visions of the immortal |
Goethe, who was TO the Germans as was /
Homer to the Greeks, Dante TO the Ital- (
iaus, Shakespeare TO the English and Long /
fellow to America. Would that | might !
call up the imprisoned Schiller, whose /
name ! see upon banner before me; /
could | rehearse their startling dramas 4
how ! could move your hearts with those .
"Reminiscences. Would that | might be per
mtted 10 watt To your ears strains from
MendelssOhn, Schubert, Wagner and .
Beethoven, l know you would glow with /
pride. All this Is not permitted me, but T.
| can say in all truth that IN all depart I
meuts of literature, learning and science /
you excel. \ score of brilliant lights does
Germany boast in philosophy, theology .
and natural sciences-and more. Ger
many has grown and improved in every
thing and today stands at the head. Let I
me ask, where does the student who has
been polished in Yale, Harvard or any
other American institution of learning, 20
70 receive the final touches? To England or
TO FranCey No my friends, Germany is
his or her destination, and TO Germany
alone does he 90. Applause. GOu may
Justly be proud of your institutions and
we are so too that many of our students
are finishing in German schools. Germany
i at present the Mecca, the Ultima Thule
of students / am unable to 90 into details
regarding your history and | am not here
Tor that. But | am hers 70 join with you
in the celebration of an event-the land
ing Of the first German families on Ameri-
can soil at Germantown, near Philadel-
phia. In return FOR claim Of El6,0O0 which
William Penn had against the English
government he received the tract of land
known as PENNSYLVANIA. Having so much
land on his hands he wished to see il pop
ulated by thrifty citizens who would not
only perpetuate his name, but would
make it a model state. So in 1851, he
went TO Germany 10 work up tide of i'm
ana was successful He well
knew the thrift and sobriety of that peO-
pie. Ia lUe3 this delegatIon-l2O families
~tr0ng-CrOssed the sea hlther. Their
leader who was not only that, but at the
same time pastor. guide and brOtherj was
Daniel Past0rius Their ship was the
Concord, a most appropriate name see
ing that Philadelphia was small. IN
promising place. they made settlement n
little distance away and called u German
town. They were little aware OF the events
which the next hundred years were 20
bring forth. They lived on in peace, eX-
tending their possessions and u j. recorded
that in 1854 thew held a fair similar, no
doubt. 10 the Southern Kansas fair just
closed, -minus the fast horses, Tor the
Of what they had done and how.
We all know the German farmer ! am
convinced that were a German colony set
down in the Desert OF sahara, II three
years the sandy waste would blossom. In
- they established n permanent fair. !
\ bout this time they tOok decided steps
against slavery but they were toe few In
number 70 arouse any excitement over the