The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-26
Public Meeting Of the Ger
man Catholic Organiza-
tion in Woods Hall
Last Night.
GREETING TO MAYOR ,WANsER
Professor Schrader Upholds Relig-,
ious Freedom in America II
Election Of Officers.

SSASSS, USSuu yesterday morning, came
to a close last night with a public meet
ing in Woods Hall. An hour before the
time fixed for meeting the societies form
ing the "Bund" met in st. Nicholas Hall,
Central avenue, and escorted by st.
Georges Company of Union Hill, looking
very soldierly in their dark TUNES, with
red facings and spiked helmets, they
marched through the principal streets to
Woods Hall. in Barrow street, where a
large crowd was gathered. The delegates
carried banners and Chinese lanterns,
and when they had all been seated and their
brass band stowed away in the gallery out
OF SIGHT but not out of hearing, Presi-
dent Botthof made a short speech of well
come, followed by John Zipp of the Ar
rangement Committee, who added a few
compliments. Beside the president were
the Rev. Father Wahl.$the Rev. Profess
sor Schrader of the Catholic University,
Washington; the Rev. Father Hofschnei-
der. of st. Peter and st. Paul's Church,
Hoboken; the Rev. Father N. J. Griff, of
Union Hill; John B. 0efkers, of Newark;
AsSemblyman E.. Hoos, A. J. Dittmar,
John Bischoff, w. Gerlach, Hugo Fuller,
Konrad Kraus. Joseph Bischoff and
others.
Mr.. zipp had scarcely finished his
greeting when Mayor Wanser took a seat
on the platform and the band struck up
'fHoch Zum Leben.' For fear that the
Mayor, who was busy shaking hands with
the clergy and others, might miss the
musical compliment, the cornet began to
repeat the .Hoch." followed after the
second bar by the drum and the ser
pents." The effect was splitting when the
audience began to cheer.
The secretary when Sthe noise had sub
sided read letters from Bishops Wigger
and McFaul of Newark and Trenton re-
spectively. Bishop Wigger's letter in Ger
man complimented the organization and
expressed his regret at enforced absence.
Bishop McFaul of Trenton wrote in a sim
liar strain in English. Greetings by letter
were received from Racine, Wis, and
other places. With a proud air and a high
shrill ~falsetto voice the Herr President
introduced Herr Wanser, and once more
the band struck up "Hoch," etc.
Ladies and gentlemen began the
Mayor, Il feel very much honored by the
invitation of your committee to be with
you tonight. Cries of aHoch,'' "Hoch')
l feel that it is not only an honor
but a privilege to be with you. Your peo-
pie are foremost in the affairs of our city
and State. ("Jawohl,'' from the drum
in the gallery.) You number among you
our most successful merchants, prosper
Gus tradesmen and best citizens. ('4Hoch!
Was ist los init Wanser2 p, asked an en-
a sword as big. as himself and which
would persist in getting between his
legs2 You always advocate good govern
because of your thrift you make the best
taxpayers, and the assessments are more
quickly paid in those sections of our city
inhabited by your people"
The enthusiasm of the cornet and the
a afra1nea II a ah@ gallery could not be re.
waved the president, and the Mayor con-
tinued telling the delegates THAI the rea-
son for this promptness in paying taxes
they generally owned their own houses
AID as a class numbered more houseown-
ers IN Jersey City than any other. The
BISHOP Wlgger who, he said, had gained
the esteem of those who were not of the
same belief, As for the delegates, his Hon.
or extended to them the freedom of the
city and hoped that their stay here would
be indeed a pleasant one.
cb yemen t hed Mayor aye S sat t. down yn the audience
fEnIglish spoken. II the speakers
of the Fatheriand. iansuase
The Rev. Professor Schrader, from the
Catholic University Of Washington, the
nTAt apeahsr, received a warm greeting.
he was a tall. stout man, with a leonine
head, a powerful voice and possessed ali
the graces of an orator. He complimented
them se ana yes on sddV ths a the Mayo yf p,s with
Wigger, whom ne praised for his zeal in
behalf g Of the German Catholic. societies:
that he hoped it would also include the
ladies, so that they would be in the Jung
frau to the ''mutter," the asancta Mater
Ecclesia., Turning to the religious free
+ dom of America, the professor said that
German Catholics should rejoice in it and
should above all hold fast to the German
pressively, touch them, for they are the
bulwarks of the church in America. Sc
cret societies he condemned and remarked
thrones and government, and an honest
German Catholic should avoid any con-
nection with them, as they might endan-
that the church desired its children to be
good patriotic, law-abiding citizens, and
he scsorned the idle tales that the Pope
government of this land. His Holiness was
the head of their church. and German
6 SAN Sv w standin not 3 please s. him any better
freedom in America, which would never
be assailed by German Catholics at least.
n closing. President schrades asked the
The big audience quickly responded and
shouted three 'Hochs' Tor the head Of
the c saars The band fairly outdid itself
SEM. :
Then the secretary read a set of reso-
iutions which were carried amid more en-
BY these the societies pledged them
selves to bring up their children IN the
on them the dmportance of upholding the
rights of German Catholics. They pledged
unswerving loyalty to Bishop Wigger and
emphasizedS their views respecting the
maintenance of the German Catholic
schools.
The Rev. Father Hofschneiaer, Of Ho-
boken, talked about the aims of the assoc
cation and WREN he co~mplimented the
delegates from the several clubs for their
zeal in matchmaking into one big society
the applause was deafefring. Father Hof-
schneider made a powerful speech in favor
OF 'freiheit" in the matter of educational
and religious lines in this country. He
counselled the society to push forward its
good work and train up Its young in the
principles of the Bund.
Mr.. John Oelkers and the Rev. Father
n. J. Griff spoke and the meeting ad-
| journed.
At the business session in the afternoon
these officers were elected
President, John Botthoff, Jersey City;
vice-president, John Koehler, Elizabeth:
corresponding secretary, Hugo Fuller,
Jersey, city; financial secretary, Joseph
Robecht, Newark; treasurer, Franz Hull
Ter. Newark; marshal, Conrad Krouse,
Jersey City
BEAUTIES OF LUTETIA DESCRIBED
The Rev. J.. Lester Wells delivered a
stereopticor lecture last night on Paris,
the Beautiful CITY, iii the Assembly
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