The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-20
THEY MEET AND EAT
BANQUET GIVEN BY THE SONS CT
HERMAN LAST NIGHT.

State of Kansas, the Local Lodge have a
Grand spread-They Feast and Reply to
Toasts Given by the Master of Ceremou-
ies-synopses of the Addresses Given
Why the Order was Originated and its
Purposes and Aims TO Spread and Main
tain the Victory Won by Herman.
Last night at Sons Of Herman hall,
| on North Main street, was assembled
| one of the happiest gatherings that
ever met in Wichita. Care was laid
| aside and good cheer and happy greet
| ing was extended TO all.
The occasion was the banquet given
by the members Of Wichita Lodge OF
Sons of Herman TO the visiting dele
gates who are in the city attending the
meeting Of the Grand Lodge Of the
state of Kansas. Delegates are here
| from thirteen Kansas cities, and the
occasion was not only in keeping with
Wichita's well established hospitan-
ties, but in full accord with the hearty
| welcome extended by the wholesoul
German citizens of this city and coun-
| ty. The hall was beautifully decorated
with notices and house plants, and had
| the appearance of chrysanthamum
| fair. At the south end of the hall was
erected a large arch upon which was
! inscribed the motto Of the order,
''F'reundschaft, Uiebe und True" which
| in English would read, Friendship.
Love and Truth" and an order found
ed upon such a motto as this can but
be noble in its purpose and beneficial
ITO any community where located. Over
the door was the motto, "Wilkonunen."
which means welcome to all" and true
to the motto not one entered that door
but was extended a hearty, wholesoul-
ed welcome.
Three tables extended the entire
length of the hall which were loaded
with all the choicest viands of the land.
At s O'Clock they all sat down to the
tables, and for a time the hall rang
with more conversation and sparkling
wit in the rich mother tongue of the
Father1and.
Dr. Newman acted as master of
ceremonies and with a rap of the gavel
all was still, when the doctor arose and
asked grace in German in the following
style:
"You. each have mouths. You have
| hands and ifyou are healthyand having
obeyed proper discretion you have APP
petites with you. Before you is spread
the best the land affords and all you
have to do is to eat and be filed. This
is time of JOY and good will and all
should help themselves. Amen"
After the asking of grace all joined
heartily to see that the physicians in
junction was fully obeyed and all did
| justice to the spread, for fully one half
hour, at which time the toaSts of the
evening were called for.
The first person called upon was
William Myers to respond to the toast,
why We Meet Around the Festive
Board Tonight" His response was elo-
quent and the welcome extended to Wis
iting delegates was such that made all
feel that in coming to Wichita with the
grand lodge meeting the visitors would
learn that Wichita is composed of true
Sons of Herman who have never for
gotten the motto of the order, Friend
ship, Love and Truth He declared
that the members of Wichita lodge es-
termed it privilege to be enabled at
this time to extend to all the right
hand of fellowship. Welcome their
brthren of the Fatherland to all the
Inequalities, both in the lodge room
and at the homes of the members that
was at their command. He hoped that
when they left the city it would be with
kind remembrance of those who had
the honor and pleasure Of welcoming
them to the city.
Otto E1ckStein was the next to respond
to the toast, "Why We Greet Our Wis
itors.'' In part he said: "Arminius,
who in the year Il A. d. was the first
general to win the victory of freedom
for the German people. And to him all
Germans owe debt of gratitude. What
Washington is to the American people,
or st. Patrick TO descendants of the
Green Isle, Herman or Arminius, IS to
every German heart. He it was who
first secured freedom for the German
people and this order is but to keep his
name fresh on the altar of every de-
scendant Of the great Fatherland. He
won freedom, and this order believes
that freedom should be exerted to the
greatest extent. When We are through
with the days labor and meet our
friends around the festive board, or in
the banquet hall, we deem it expedient
that all cares should be laid aside, and
Joy be unconfined. Then another thing
( why we rejoice tonight is. that of late
! Wichita has been chosen as the target
of the 1hypocrites Of Topeka, and We
are glad to strike glasses with our
friends of Leavenworth. the home of
Baker, a true resUbmissionist, Atchison
and other cities of the best state of the
Union and with the scepter of freedom,
in the shape Of good pure beer bring to
the last days of one Of the most dis
graceful laws that ever disgraced the
statute books of Kansas. Poor, down
trodden Wichita tonight through its
Son of Herman, lovers of true liberty,
at home and abroad. welcomes You 20
our door, and hope that when You leave
our city and return to your homes you
will have chosen our fellow citizen Will
lam Myers. as your president of the
Grand Lodge OF the state Of Kansas.
There is not a single hypocrite in the
lodge of this city, and when / extend
to you tonight the right hand OF fellow
ship and bid you welcome to our city
and homes. the welcome comes from
the heart of lovers Of freedom in Wich-
iua''
President Linck OF Leavenworth