The morning call., 1894-08-16
GERMANS TO REJOICE.
Preparations for the Kriegsrbund
Festival.
Old Soldiers VIII Be Present From
All Parts of the United
States.

PITTsBURG. Pa, Aug. 15-The arrange
ments for the tenth annual national
Kriegerbnnd festival, which will be held
in this city from August Is to 81 inclusive.
have been completed.
From what has been already accom-
plished in legal quarters, and judging from
cores pondence on hand from other cities
that will send delegates and members to
the Kriegerfest, there will be large gath
ering here of the members of this German
American association of soldiers who par
tleipated in the Franco-German war.
Inc festival will begin on Saturday.
August IL, with reception to delegates,
ana a "commers, which will take place
IN Music Hail. Allegheny This hall has
been secured by the Kriegerbund for the
entire sessions. On Sunday evening a
sacred concert will be the feature. The
GROWING event occurs, however, on the
succeeding day. Monday, August 20. when
the grand civic and military parade takes
place. Over 5000 men will be in line, in
Guiding large delegations from Chicago,
New York. Cincinnati. St. Louis, CIeve-
lard, Columbus and as far west as San
Francisco. In the afternoon large picnic
will be held in Ross Grove. and prepare
tons will be made for the accommodation
Of 10000 people.
Tuesday morning the steamer Mayflower
will take the delegates and visitors to
MendelSsohn Park on the Monongahela
River. Here will take place the shooting
for gold and silver medals. In the even
ing Schlachten concert (war songs and
music will be given in Carnegie Music
Hall. Allegheny, under the direction of
Professor Ecker, assisted by eminent solo
singers, good chorus and an excellent or
chestra.
In connection with the preparations now
going on for the kriegerbund festival, a
letter of invitation has been sent to the
German embassy at Washington request
ing their participation in the coming event.
The invitations are addressed to the En-
bassador. Baron A. Won Saurma- Jeltzeh:
Baron Klemens Won Ketteler, councillor
and first secretary; Captain Albrecht
Hesse, military attache; P. W. Bud
decke, chancellor, and Curt Won Mutzen-
becher. technical attache. The letter sets
forth that in behalf of the German Krieg-
erbund of North America it would be sig
nificant to have the festival graced by the
presence Of the German Emperor's repre-
| sentatives to the United States.
This reunion is considered by the Ger
man-American residents as a happy fore
runner to the Grand Army encampment
to be held here in September. Invitations
have been sent to the various Grand Army
posts 10 Pittsburg and Allegheny to join
in the parade. 1t is confidently expected
that the two cities will join with the Ger
man-American residents in decorating
buildings along the route of the process
sion. The last Kriegerbund fest took
placelin st. Louis. The present president
of the association is Charles BIebert OF
Columbus. Ohio. This event promises to
be the biggest one of its kind since the
German centennial. held about ten years
| ago. The Kriegerbund is composed of
| soldiers honorably discharged from the
German army at the termination of the
Franco-German war. The badge of dec
Grafton to be worn by the delegates is in
the shape of the famous iron cross, which
originated with Emperor Wilhelm at the
close of the war OF 1901.