The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-16

Secretary OF the Geslngegein l.rgInia)l
membership after living in this city for
six months. ODD l>,1 Mr Nolkmauu WAS
elected secretary of the organization, and
has filled that Office ever since ln the
most faithful anI conscientious manner
Dir. Nolkmam SIS also 90 member Of
several other German American ofsini1a-
tions. and is ID prominent member in ST..
Johns German Lutheran church.
MIR. HERMANN sCHUHlCur.
Hermann schurcht. the orator of this
years celebration Of Grrmdn-Day, Was
a native of SiN0uy. who emisrltei 90
America m $50. Ie published ln Kicn-
mond. with Mr. Henry schott, as printer
ID daily German newspaper die Viz
gIulshe I.etuns,' and Supplementary
comic Sunday edition. "bie W cait.
Both publications were fNoraDiy receive
90. but the clouds OF war soon 'iafhened
the prospects. A few months previous 10
the outbreak OF lostllues the Two pare
uers accepted proposition - unite lHeiI
papers with tlc taclmoNd enquirer,
which appeared hereafter on lts 0ltsiGrs
printed ln German, and the inner pages
ia English. Alr. Sclurcht lcit The city
as "a member OF the Richmond Light I'M
fantry Blues. Was afterwards Transferred
as seareont 10 the Ordnance Depart
ment of tle Wise Legion and at Meadow
Bluff. Gretnnrler county 1tntfAl hcAiy
A. Wise promoted him Lieutenant OF
Ordnance in acknowledgment OF his
saving tho ordnance stores at Gauiey
Bridge. In ls62 he was elected first lieu-
tenant of Company ID. Fourteenth Viz
gluia Cavalry, and I'm 1864 ho organized,
upon request of Gov. VIM. Smith ~ COM
pauv OF German Volunteers at Noh-
mond. and was comm. STONED captain.
At tho end of the war Captain scnurlcht
went 10 Europe and took charge of "a
school Ina his native city. but in 1873. bee
returned TO America. lie was appointed
principal of the Gcrman-Amorican Cram
mar school, 10 Green street. NcMdih, ~
j.. and i'm 1876 he removed ia llhe ed-
pacify 90 Boston, Mass. lAe Nd'ioii"l
Csrman-American Teachers Association
.,,, ,srr,d on ar. Schurlcht the presllcn-
ev for three consecutive years lu-ncaliu
OBLIGED him 20 quit the school room, ana
iu the wear 1873. be took charge or the
Western branch office at Chicago, or the
educational and art-publsners, j.. Prans
* CO., Boston.
I'm lSs6 the position OF principal or
Gormau-English College nc chicago was
rendered 10 Mr. Schuricht, but sickness
i'm his family nectssitatcd its removal 10
IA mfder climate. lie returned 10 Old
VIRGINIA. and bought farm on the hill5
kirts of the Blue Ridge. near COD
han. Va. now known as 4hlrNiiu iN'-
YARD. In 1891. he engaged as editor OF
a new German weekly. Der Sueden'
but retired again 10 his farm on account
of his health Mr.. Scnuricht Is the au,
thor Of several educational ana HISTORICAL
notifications. associate editor or the Ger
man-American Journal OF Education ana
correspondent OF several American anu
German periodicals.
DIR. PAUL l.. MENIEL.
Rev Paul L. Mcneil. ID. j.. the pastor
O., ST. Johns German Evangelical church.
on Eighth ana Marshall streets, - one
OF the truest representatives or German
Amerlcauism in this country, ana oecn-
pies Il very high position Ia tie esteem
OF his fellow citizens. RE reached ihi'
city in February. 1886. and took pa once
charge OF his congregation. Under MN
s.. Johns church has continued TO pros
per. Tor he Is not only "A man OF rare CUE
uvatlOn and high education. but an tIo.
oueut preacher and a pastor in the tFut7t
sense ~ the word. Ills faithful WORK Is
hishlv appreciated by ALL and Dc - dear
IN beloved. not only by the members OF
his congregation. but boy all "no nave
come I'm contact with him.
Rev. Pual l.. Merzel was born IN Lsu-
same. Switzerland. on March o.. lS9
and when four years olI ms laHliy
moved to ST. Hypolite. Department Du