The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-03
IN HONOR OF UNITED GERMANY
THE DAY AND THE MAN WHICH
MADE THE EMPIRE POSSIBLE.


Remembered by German-AmerI-
cans-Judge Harden Recalls the
woman Who Made Bismarcb-HerI
GeiseIer's Patriotic Address-Pa-
rade of the Societies in the Cits
and the Events at TIvOIi ParIz-To-
day VIII BE Picnic Day with the
Germans.
The big day Of the three days celebra-
ton o. the twenty-fifth anniversary Of the
battle OF Sedan by the German citizens of
Savannah came yesterday. The parade
was witnessed by large crowds of people
and Tivon Park was crowded during the
afternoon and night with Interested par
ucipants and spectators. The street cars
had all they could do to handle the people.
In spite of the large crowds Repeatedly
good order was preserved and the ser
vices of the Thunderbolt police were but
little required.
Concerts were given by the bands in the
morning in Johnson and Madison squares.
The parade formed on the south side Of
Liberty street. with the right resting on
Bull at 2 o'clock and marched shortly
in command and looked every inch a sol
der on horseback. with his black SLOUGH
hat and long boots. The aides 10 the
grand marshal were Messrs. Henry Dree-
son, Henry Tolle. J. Kaufman and Franz
Heubner. Little Colonel Heubler,
mounted on a fat little pony and dressed
in orange and red, made a great position
and attracted the attention Of all the chill
dren. The line was formed in the follow
ing order:
Detachment Of mounted police. com
manded by Sergt. Mock.
Fourth Brigade band of Charleston.
German Volunteers, forty-two men,
commanded by Lieut.. Fred Schwarz.
German Guards Of Augusta, Capt A.
J. Renh, the two companies forming a
battalion commanded by Capt Henry kol-
shorn of the Volunteers.
Carriage containing Hon. W. d. Harden
and Vice President G. Bartels.
Then followed carriages containing
young ladies representing the twenty-Iour
states of Germany. This was one of the
prettiest features Of the parade. The
young ladies' We're all dressed in white
and looked very sweet. They all wore the
German cOlors, red, white and black, and
carried bouquets of flowers. The young
ladies taking part were Miss Gussie Bic
Der, Miss Mamie Witte Miss Mamie Tisch-
meyer Miss Tolle Miss Walscher, Miss
Kaufman, Miss link. Miss Mamie Lange,
Miss Addie Wohanka, Miss Lola Wohan-
ka, Miss Goss, Miss Helen Glaiber, Miss
Annie SCHNEIDER, Miss Emma link. Miss
Maud suffer, Miss Henrietta Wallace,
Miss Addie Miller. Miss Dora Myer, Miss
Hagin, Miss Wohanka, Miss Schneider
and Miss Della Brickman.
Then came the officers of the German
steamship Australia, in carriages; First
regiment band; sailors from the steam
ship Australia; Savannah Tur Verein;
Gesangverein Frohsinn and the Krieger-
bund.
The line Of march was down Bull street
TO Bay, to Jefferson, to Broughton, TO
Bull. to CASTOR. to Drayton, and thence
out TO the Bolton street junction of the
Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle Of Hope
road, where cars were taken to 1iVoli
park. The parade was viewed by large
crowds en- route.
At the park the exercises were not
resumed until after o clock on account of
the delay of some of the organizations in
reaching the park and also on account of
the threatening appearance Of the wealth
er, the prospect being that the rain would
prevent the open air addresses. The
speaking was from the judges stand at the
race track, the speakers facing the monu-
Ahtlt ~ lne uedu OF the war OF 1871, erected
just in front of the grand stand. The Ger
man Volunteers were drawn up on the east
side OF the monument, with the other or
CARNATIONS in their rear, while the tWen-
ty-four young lady sponsors were drawn
up in double rank on the north side.
Judge Harden's address of welcome was
brief, but fun of good points and was lis
tened to attentively by the crowd. He
spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: For the reason
that many of those here present are not
familiar with German, while all under
stand English, it has been determined that
the welcome, being intended for all should
be given in a language which all would
comprehend. And for the reason that /
am the only member of the committee
whose English is native not recently ac-
CURED, the honor of extending that well
come has been conferred on me.
1t is particularly desired to impress
upon all the true nature and signihcation
OF this festival 1t is by no means, and in
no sort, an attempt to glorify and exalt
German arms, skill and powers in compari-
son with those OF any other nation. Every
nation has had reverses as well as trf-
umphs, and pride of the one or grief of the
other, is thereby tempered. The German
hearts here to-day are filled with no feel
ing OF triumph or self Sterilization, but
with brotherly love for all mankind ana a
sincere desire that all the world should
Join with them in rejoicing over and cele-
brating the wonderful achievement OF
German unification, the birth of a great
and prosperous and homogeneous empire.
ara just as we. when We celebate the
birth OF our great empire on the Fourth OF
July, do so with no feeling beyond thank
tulness for our success. so with our Ger
man friends; the past and its incidents
has gone into history, the present re-
MAINS and they rejoice at the result.
one other thought before l close The
three names more especially honored in
this connection are Bismarck, Moltke and
the more they made Emperor William /
This is as il should be; but there is one
still more deserving Of German gratitude
and that one a woman. Until he was 3.
years of age Otto Edward Leopold Won
Bismarck wasted away and dissipated his
splendid abilities and magnificent talents
as freely as he did his patrimony, and Sc
wild and unprecedented were his orgies
that he was known far and wide as "tht
mad Bismarck" Then it was that ne met
loved, wooed and welded the woman who
might fairly be considered his creator
His love was so pure, so true, so endur
ing, and her influence so noble and con
trolling, that he reformed at once. utter