The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-06
FOURTH edition
GERMAN DAY.

First Landing In America-Eioquen
and Patriotic Addresses by DrJoseph
Beirut, Henry @. Conrad, Esq, and
Gustav keineke.
To-day 1t is 2Os years since the first
German settlers came to the shores Of
America, and last night the German
citizens celebrated the anniversary In a
rational manner characteristic OF Ger
man character. The exercises were
held In German Hall, and were under
the auspices of the German Bund,
which is an organization OF all the
local German speaking societies OF the
city.
DIR. Emil Hertel presided at the meet
ing, and J. L. L. FeUkel acted as see
Rotary. This Is the second anniversary
of this kind in this city, and it has been
received with such favor that next
year 1t will be celebrated with an I'M
mense parade and with allegorical pa
gentry.
The effec OF such celebrations Is to
create i'll the minds of the younger
generations greater yeneration for
American institutions and more sin
cere reverence for what Germans have
done for America.
An audience Of about 800 persons
was pltStHb W JdhG phEJ III lile bAeE-
lclses. President Hertel introduced
as the first speaker OF the evening Dr.
Joseph Bernt editor OF the Volks. Blatt,
and secretary of the German Society
OF Philadelphia. DIR. Bernt spoke in
German and congratulated the German
Citizens OF Wilmington on the interest
manifested on this occasion as shown
by the large audience present.
| DIR. Beirut said that the Germans were
not assembled as Germans, but as
American citizens who still loved the
the memory of the old country and OF
their countrymen beyond the ocean
, and connected by common rationale
ty common history;but.stil more love
their new Fatherland, the Unlted
States OF America and very gladly take
the opportunity to celebrate German
Day, to give the most sincere and
earnest expression OF patriotic feelings
for the free, great and glorious repub-
lie that has given happy h mes to SO
many thousands OF German people.
, This day is similar to the anniversary
days of other nationallties.
The Germans celebrate the day for
their own sake to remember the hard.
ships, labor and honesty Of their fore
fathers and to pledge themselves true
sons of worthy fathers. They cele-
IbratD IL for their chlldren's sake to
SHOW them tile great merits of the
Il o man-Americans in this country and
TO teach them thai it Is an honor to he
10 Gernlan-American citizen. They
,celeblate it to show those not Ger.
mans that there are Germans whose
names are recorded on almost every
page of the country's history. and
rightly may their descendants claim
that they are not strangers in this
country, but citizens who worked and
fought Tor its welfare long before tho
Declaration OF Independence.
H DIR. Bernt tier went into u detailed
sketch OF what Germans had done fol
America both In times of peace and IL
lall the wars of the country.
Henry O. Conrad, ESD, was then in
troduced and speaking In English he
lgave II detailed sketch Of the first
kierman settlers who came to America.
lie sail III substance that thirteen
heads of families and thirty-three peo
lple left Crefell. on the lower Rhine
sailed from London, July "A, 1858, anL
Handed In Philadelphia, October q, 1888
Mr.. Conrad 8 paternal ancestor was il
tine party. Samuel Cunard establish
led the lirst limo OF ocean steamers be
tween England and America. After
lly Germans MIR. Conrad drew the les
,son for those present, saying: "The
, Icivilizntion and liberty founded by
these lowly people are still our heri
ltuge. They laid tho foundations oil
lonr happiness i'll times of trouble, in
.Idhys or sorrow and perplexity, o.
4Idolbt, distress and dang or of colt
land hunger, of suffering and want
Is well to commemorate the pas
= with song and eulogy and pleasan
tltoStival, but this is not enough, WI
unjust be ever courageous and vigi
! liant"
+ Gustav T., Relneke of this city wa
{ The next speaker of the evening ant
y Imade n practical aud fOreib!e speech
ellie said the Germans of this eountr,
SIwere only entitled to the heritage pro
yided by their fureIathers when the,
showed themselves capable OF appre
chatting and fulfilling their evident dea
tiny.
& MIR. Reineke is working man am
= treated the question from workinl
mans standpoint and said. hat theIeuu
stitutiOn of the United States youch
sailed to all Of It's citizens certain euuQ
and lncontestable rights that the Ger
=, lmun-speakiBg people OF thls cuuntr,
n ieHlI eNeIc seurOnsiderable and weight
.sllilluence In pTeset wing these rights (,
he people and fighting the encroact
of the money power.
6 He sHid that the German Bund whlcl
I. IL an association OF all the local Ger
i man speaking societos, could AM
{ IshOuid use its influence In this caus
ID by standing up for right. liberty OH
under all circumstances.
e ! lie literary feast OF The evcnin
rs being over Tie flow of German sou
- commenced by dancing and 50 greu
Is was tine crowd that Turner's Hall Il
yIFifth and Walnut had 10 be throw
'yIopen TO accommodate The overflow {
'e people. Refreshments were served d
! both places.
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