Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-03
UNIFIED GERMANY
Significant Celebration Of the Jubilee
Anniversary.
STIRRING Songs AND SPEECHES SPEECHES
Or. Strack Counsels Closer Union
Between German-Americans.
G. r E AT ENTH USIASM

The jubilee Of the uniacation Of the Ger
| man empire which was celebrated last
night at Bricklayers' Hall by large num-
Der Of the German citizens of Washington
| and under the auspices of the Association
Of Veterans of the Franco-German war.
| was a magnificent success.
The hall was beautifully decorated with
the American and German colors inter-
twfned. while at various places on the walls
| were displayed the names of Strassburg
Metz. Sedan. Paris and other famous VIC
| tories.
Had the hall been twice as large 1t would
not have sufT1ced to accommodate all who
sought entrance, but all present enjoyed
| themselves in the extreme. and will long
| remember the event with pleasure.
The program was begun with an overture
| by the orchestra, watch was followed by
| an address by Mr.. Rudolph Saur. president
| of the United German Societies, explaining
the object for which they had assembled.
The Entrance of the Veterans.
At the conclusion Of President Saur's re-
marks the orchestra struck up popular
air, and during the performance Of this the
veterans. who had meanwhile assembled in
| lower room. marched into the hall. AS
| the first veteran entered the door Of the
meeting: room the audience. among whom
were many ladies, rose en- masse and
greeted the old soldiers with round after
round of applause, all remaining standing
until the veterans had taken the seats as
signed them near the stage.
President Saur in some appropriate re-
marks extended hearty welcome to the
| old warriors, to which Mr.. Joseph Colignon
| responded in an equally happy manner.
! In concluding his speech Mr.. Colignon
called upon all present to join in a 'sala-
| mander," which is a performance that Ger
! mans but only Germans can execute to
perfection.
The anthem "Ecce Guam Bonum" was
then rendered by the Saengerbund and
lowed by "Zur silbernen Jubelfeier
Deutschlands. Then the song Itch HIATT
einen Kameraden" was sung by the audi
ence, the orchestra accompanying. After
voluntary by the orchestra. the Choir
Capella (a) "Gebet vor der S,hlacht,"
by Koerner, and (bl AN das Vaterland,"
by Kreutzer. was rendered by the Wash
William L. Elterlch followed. and at it's
conclusion the audience, the orchestra ac-
con:panying. sang Deutschland, Deutsch-
| land Ueber Allies" At this point a recess
was taken, during which refreshments were
served.
Upon resuming the exercises the orches-
ira played an overture, and then Mr.. F.
Claudy recited a poem. Next the Arion
Sill ging Society rendered the Choir
Capelle-"Das Deutsche Lied" by Abt.
DIR. Strack's Scholarly Address.
DR.. Christian Strack, president Of the As
ISOLATION Of Veterans, responded to the
toast. THE Greater Germany. and It's In
fiuence Upon Germans in Othe, Lands"
Referring to the last words of Mr..
Claudy's poem. Remain, o, Germany,
strong as thou art now. and to all thy sons
always the fatherland." and to the song,
Deutschland. Deutschland Ueber Allies"
DR.. Strack said: THE German literature
ebounded in the most inspiring patriotic
that which had been sung little while ago.
there was a certain melancholy, easily to
be observed There was good reason for
that. for those songs had been composed
In the first quarter of this century, and
in those times there had lived plenty of
patriotic Germans, but there was no Ger
many. no fatherland. Our country had
splendid works of science and fiction, but
it lacked national unity and the strength
and influence resulting therefrom. That
lack was felt, perhaps, even more by those
Germans that had emigrated to foreign
countries, for what was the best recon-
mendation for a young man who starts
by himself in the world-his descent from
well-known and influential family-was
missed by those emigrants. They could
not say: Waldeck is my fatherland, or
Lippe Detmold is my fatherland, for no.
body knew those small principaiities, and
II they would say, Germany is my father
what is Germany?
''Why is It," continued Dr. Strack, that
We even now are called by a name that
does not belong to u.s. but to a nation that
Is much smaller than the Germans, but
was much better known to the outside
world in former days than Germany? Ger
mans living In foreign countries were often
times ill-treated, but there was no hope of
protection from the old country for them
in case their lives or their property were
Injured: In this country, too, even natur-
allied German-Americans were, at the time
OF the knownothingism, subject to all sorts
of insults, and they could hardly dare to
talk their own language in public.
All that had been changed by the late
war. The land of our BIRTH which had for
centuries been the Cinderella among the
nations of Europe, became by the success
of that war all at once unity, the lead
Ing power of Europe"
Then DR.. Strack asked whether the Ger
man-Americans fully appreciated the bene-
fetal effects. the glorious deeds of 1901
had had upon their native country well
as upon themselves. In concluding his
remarks he expressed the hope that this
celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the unifcation of Germany might be
German-Americans in this city and
throughout the United States.
After another overture by the orchestra
Rev. E. Drewitz made an address on THE
German Women in Peace and War" his
speech being received with many manifes-
tations of approval
The songs The Watch on the Rhine
and THE Star Spangled Banner" were
sung, the orchestra leading amidst scenes
of the widest enthusiasm, and the rendi-
ton of the latter closed the formal part
of the program. The meeting did not, how
ever. adjourn until much later.
Among the noted veterans present last
night was Charles Otto Storm He was
member of the third company, twelfth
pioneer battalion OF the Army of the Mas
under the command of Prince Albert. He
took part in the battles of Gravelotte
Metz. Verdun, Mozart, Beaumont. Sedan,
Paris, Villers and Meziers.
He was also a soldier in the Austrian
campaign of 1866 and fought at Gitschin
and Koniggratz.