Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-20
JOINT CELEBRATION.
Approaching Festival Of German
American Citizens
pAST0RlUS AND K0ERNER.
The Settlement Of Germantown and The
POETS Birthday.
ELABORATE PROGRAM c.
Tcrch-IJCht rrocession-Day rarsde-Ad'
dresses, Tableaw. and susic NJ
the Exposition-Grounds.

Commencing on Tuesday and ending at
midnight Wednesday the German-Amori-
cans of Richmond VIII engage IN nloint
commemorative T. 'iyA. 1t Will he joint
common Grafton il npse senses that one.
IN ,ha, II Will le in honor Of the names of
franc,s Daniel rastor.us and Mari lheo-
der kocrncr. will celebrate the risnting Oh
the first German colony IN this country,
Ard the throwing "a 10y the tathor'and oil
the woke of Napoleon. and VII! be con-
Quoted under the auspices OF the "erhiah-
American Association of Virginia and the
younc men Of tho Gcyman-Amcrican ASso-
citation.
German-iay proper falls on the 9Th o.
October. that being the day on which. 2OS
xoars ago. pastorius ami his Little ha@d
settled Germantown. Pa. and t!alti inc
~sy for the establish ncnt - o'hc' r'i-
man colonial communities IN ms ceUH'l d.
TIE fret German settlement IN VIZ il"
vas IN l7i4, and tins latter foundei we
town Of Gormsuis On the Eappanann"cA'
TnE rwo ORGANIZATIONS.
J,st wear Germsu-dav was celebrated on
tho regular ann Nc:sArV ~ ~I''"''"
street demonstration and addresses III I''C'
and general cnjoVmont 81 th0 TX o., ~
Grounds and soon thereafter '1e '''-
uan.Aucrlcan Association W"s organ
izod on ~ permanent bass. ms as
scrlstlon. while raNiD. IN view 'he
,e-,.,uatiou e Gerwan-tay cei"hra,
ION is AlsO business BODY NeHiSheH
4 encourage Germ IN immigration 10 Wy
GIN. and assist 81 obtaining eWpi'! inenV
ioT destitute Germans VINO may come i.tic
and are Wiling 20 worS. in JahusfN AT
however, the young men OF the beruinh-
American Association formed WITHIN the
rofler organization another association
having cor lis object moro especially the
,rcoufaycmcnt OF the sOclai features
among youug Germans and distinctive
dav parade OF tho youth on the anhINcrsa-
~ This orgaulIaucn IN 10 wise coniilc'@
with the original ASSOCIATION, but Is II
valuable auxiliary.
1HY OFFICERS.
The officers of the German American
Association are: President. A. Won ~.
Tosoperk; First \Ice-fresldont, ii. H.
Miller. Second Nicc-ircsilent. t. &. LIBEL.
Thlrd N.ce-irosd.nt. Joseph NalIcrsteln;
Fourth v,cc.ft s-ident. j. u. NIlttendorf;
FecordlIg and Corresponding = secretary,
Carl Ruchrmund financial Secretary. I.
u. ligs.T. lI"N~lifls h4s v il'i'N4 - .s.'''.
Directors. William t!cgcIhelmer. julius
Straus. I. L. ILoll. uecmaun Schmidt.
The. Moekcr. j. {. selbert. and /. W.
Wagner.
lac officers Of the young men Of the Ger
uan-AlneT %. Association are. President,
{. Fred. kcaicr. First Nice-i.o sldeut, John
{ s-ibert. second Nice-lrr- dent, Henry
Tromm; ihud e-frcs'lcnt A. H. / cid
Laus: SecIotary. ,fsor-" {. lyituch. Jr.:
financial Secretary, ward Ii. Metzger,
Treasurer. Henry {. ScAott.
WHY TnE CHANGE.
when the details q ihe celobration ih.s
year were being considered the hap2y
fuCges ". va Inado and accepted that
the Il. s.il a. lea ONT COMMUNICATION OF
Geruau day a. tns one-hundrcth annIyer-
sarv Of 10 u.rtn of harl Ineodor hoern"T,
t. soiGie.-poet OF the wal Tor Gerrian iib-
Grafton. inns accounts for tie change 81
date of the anuus. celebration from OctO-
itI the 9th.
here IL 10 inconsistency IN Tins com
fir.iion. for however dearly the German
American may love tho land 0i IA
o option hr would not be WORTH = tse
name of German did his heart NOT tA.'i a.
the mention of hocruer's maine AND ,ie
Q und e the music OF ms worse. iiI'e' ,
Ia different aspects both Pa 'ouu, aud
kOcrneI were inc tiHbou!iueL'S "a .'"' e
KoYaNrE's BRILLIANT CArEsE.
A biographical sketch of tos-nor az.
pea! cd IN tine iIsPAI Il aboul tolt'
ago. That portion Of his career winch
made HIM "a national idol II t'cr1hhy was
bnef but II magnificent. IL was ncteorlc.
but il has lett tai Of light that VIII
never fade. IL WAS only twenty-one
WIS ot age when IN 1913 the call Of the
fatheraud Came 10 HIM AT Vienna and lie
fastened to ION iutZOw's Iree corps or
black huntsmeu, and what al inspiration
h was to that body NAV be judged from
b. Iutzows Wide Jagd. Il very good
tran alton If which is as follows:
Iut1ow's Wild Chase.
What CLEANS from yon wood in the brgh; sun
shine?
Hars nearer AMI ncarer It's sounding;
l. hurr,cs along. black lirs upon line.
Ard the snrlll-vOlccd horns in the Wild chase
Thesoul with dark horror confonnding;
And 4. the BLACK trooper name you'd know,
II LutzJw's wild Jaser-a-Auniing they so!
From hill TO hin, through the dark wool theyhie
Ana warrior t. warrior l. calling;
Behind tie thick bushes IA ambush they lie,
The iiic IL heard and the loud whr-cry-
IN rows tho Frank minions are failing;
And IL The hlack troopers name you'd know,
Y - LutDows Wild Jssor-G-hunting they eol
Where tho bright grapes glow and the Rhine
n.wc.ned they vou'd follow him never:
b., the pursuit came Ike Inc storm In It's pride
With sineNy arms they I'rted the tide,
And rca he'd tho far shore ~ the rltcr.
And II the dark swimmers name you'd know,
Ills Lutlows wild Jaeer a-huniins they eol
How roar- in the valley the angry fc't
Hark hOys Tie keen swords nre clashingl
Uigh-heartcl Ki'ters are nehiinF She Ashi,
1nc spark ~ Freedom Gwakris bright,
And IN crimson flames Il IS na-hiug;
And II The dark Ei'tcr. nam" you know,
lis LUTON Wild JAgor-a-nuniing hey sol
Who eurrlc In death mid TIE means Of the foe
No more the bright sunlight seeing:
Tre writings 90 death ca Their faces they snow
81; Ia, terror tn" hearts - the fr"csucn know,
fort.s franzmcn are routed and aeeius:
Ard Il ihr darA heroc- name you'd know,
IT. LutzoWs Wild Jaser-a-haut-ug they col
Tho chaae a. tho German, The chase OF the free
IL houu TX tle tyran- We strained Il
lr frl.la- tuat love ". look up Win glee
The nisht j. scattered. the dawn sc see.
1Aoush We Win our ITO s-ulcoi have gainedi,
hni from -ir~ To- son the tais snoUli 70;
Twas Lut1ow' Wild JAEGER that routed the ioel
Yet koerncr soueh. to impart still
nohlcr inspiration 10 ms compatrlots.
Above al things hc was the Christian
soldier. How teryent was his devotional
tp.rlt j. Illustrated in ppth his HOrs ans
! mGcsn3,r. Hear ia Almighty one. and
his . }c' NGhr,nd I,r Ntodcti, Prayer II
Battle" which have ocen rendered IN Eng
lsn thus;
Hearts. Almighty Ono.
Hear Ts, Almighty one, by Thee are armle
shaken.
Father, - praise but Thee. Father, We thanh
bu. Thee.
That We To- freedom Wakcn.
Let Hell roar and lower, COD. Thy hands drcac
vowcf 81 he's fals-hoO1- cursed head.
Load ~. HnI ~ sabbath, Lend US Iriuno God
Lead - ~ battlc. - victory lead.
Lead US Zen n We ,nust haste through m
grave 20 du't. - praise thy name ever
rcu
Kingdom and power and iorish.p forever ar
t4ine
Lead u, Almighty, Amen.
frny-r Ia Rattle.
Father. csl e. Thee,
Roar cnshrOrds ie NE Gin o. the battle,
EJgul re Ike lightning ,he ping shots rattle
Loader ui hstties. cni 10 I.cel
rather lhol lcsc me.
iafher, Thou lead me,
lsal me 80 sNfory, lrsi ne 70 death:
Lord ~ ny pleasure offer my breath:
Lord IS Thou wilf. 20 lead me,
Col, acknowledge Thee