The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-30
GALA DAyIFOR TIE GERMANS.



;heir adopted country
May srigh. Gun ard clear sky greet
you ALL May your meeting De ioyo as and
happy. Yours o-cdient servant end
fellow citizen
rHARLEg T. O'FERRALI.
The fslegraai rs'errcd 90 by Governor
OFerrall In his letter as follows.
Richmond Va
Meeting called FOR Tuesday three
o clock. Max every effort TO De- here
Wan' .ou % wec your associates. An
swer. g.. IT. VINES
The meeting rcio. = % iu the telegram
was ths' OF the board OF directors ~ the
British y ;tn American Trading and tx
ploration Company. OF which Cover Tor
. Ferran &C. first vlce-prcsIdent. - had
been called originally FOR Friday last
week. but the Governor Informed the
other members or the directory that hes
would not be able % attend at that time
and II was therefore postponed until tho
'oi wing Tuesday. The Governors abb
sence WAS sincerely regr-fcd by an pres
ent ~ the Exposition Grour Us. especially
IN view OF the fact that the CHIEF Magis-
trate. although invited every year. since
he .as been I'm the gubernatorial chair.
sas, by some strange coincidence of cir
cumstances. never been able yet 20 attend
ore celebration OF German Day.
Commonwealth OF Virginia.
Governor Office
MAYOR ThGLOR'S ADDRESS
Mr.. Strauss then introduced Mayor
Richard ~. Tavlor. who addressed the
Mr. Chairman. Ladies and Ny Fellow
German-American Citizens.
Autumn returns with her browning
glories Of o delightful year. 40 event can
excel her gifts of this annual CatuerIng
which speaks so loudly 90 the genial rel-
lOwshn Of our German-Americau citizens.
Nowhere in this broad land If ours IAN
the cares of a busy life be laid aside and
the frivolites OF n stivs occasion be
taken MP with more freedom than In our
beautiful city. 7 have always lO0Frf for
ward 20 these occas Ms with pleasure a. }
] am never disappointed when | ann per-
mittcd bv your gracious invitation 90 ho
one Of your goodly number. 7 bring to
YOU. Therefore. my anurcCl1 ion Of your
kindness and tho willing testimony of
your, rood citizenship. which is so COM
mondable
Tho pleasure Of testimony as your May
or. is 'rSs,y given end your conduct ON
these occasions is worthy of emulation.
I bid youu. therefore. God-speed IN your
JOYOUS life, may this day he cyenffuI iu
| our lives md tesch - that We are % one
country. under one glorious lag and cal.
freely ,ioin - our nation 81 anthems Hail
/ columbia, and the Yacht am Rhein.
As our voiree i0.n IN tho united praise.
! we can do honor TO the great nations from
/ which We oprang. ! thank You very much
/ for your attention
REV. DR.. MENZ1T SPEAKS
When the GcsangvercIu virginia had
rendered the chorus "S exc sgcsang der
Deutschen' by +. Abt. Mr. Strauss in a
| few pleasant remarks introduced RcV
| Paul L. Msnzcl ID. D.. pastor M ST. John
German Lutheran church. who also made
| a brief address and abiding t0 the adj
/ dress OF President Won Bosenogk urged
/ his he2 reTs 20 remain truo t0 The German
| language and 10 German Gus toms and
| usages.
TIE orchcs.ra of tho First Regiment
! n.Xt played a medley overture arranged
| from various operas by Professor q. f.
| Mutter and sir strauss :heu .nirod lced
| rs The llet speaker Pcv. Dr j.. y C7Ison
! who delivered "a highly interesting ad-
| dress. which kept the undivided attention
! Of the entire audience.
] DR.. Calisch spoke as follows.
DIR CALlSCHS ADDRESS.
Mr. Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen .-
| Conscious OF the compliment 81 being ro-
! Quested 20 say "a few words t0 you. ]
| shall try 20 make the few moments / oc-
| cuDv pregnant with something more than
| nero concentration and feIicitauon. N
| is true that to-day is day Of 1oy-a sort
| Of wedding dav-tho nupual7 NJ columbia
| and Germaula. united through auccton
| OF their common children. you. The mem
| bcrs of the Dcutsch- American he-lieS-
| selschaft To is "a knot that i- being well
|
| hciate.
II Is "a noble Columbia the re-
| public Of free men. whose crown ls mo
| halo Of the stars of tine sister states ana
| whose every point bears the possibility oi
| endless achievement GCrmani3. tho ru1-
! pire ~ scholarship. music and ph.lo-o-
! phy-theirs is the union of material
| mower and mental greatness union fnai
| is making for the dominant national force
| OF tle world.
AMERICAS DESTINATION.
The coming man win ho the composite
! of what is best iu alI races of men, tl.
| coming nation the composite oI ll' hD~'
| among the nations of the e1rih. fnf thl,
| was America palpably destined. when GOD
| ordained that she should remain uudIs
| covered while man t0Ilcd through tn'
| crude years of the beginnings of his cfili
! zation When. with five thousand year.
| OF culture behind him. Doe stepped unof
| the virgin soil of the western iieml- pu'ir
he needed but the few nnal hnIshinl
touches of preparation through "hloh in.
! pioneers of the nation went. Then he wa.
ready to lav the sure and deep f1uuda
tiOns % this empire az n dom. an,
| then became America the melting pot o
| the nations Into the CruclNlc or its eN
| istauca for the past one hundred year.
have been cast the hundreds of thousand.
| of Immigrants who have come To her nos
! Ditable shores.
with their aid. and upon these fouuda
! uons. has America upreared the magnin
cent cdihce of her colossal achievements
As with the eye of fancy we traverse tn'
broad borders Of our continent Wc see oi
! an sides the mighty monuments or sklI
and heroic daring AT mo- time in an th'
annals OF man has nation 500 achleFe'
and prOspered
We have "hitchcd our wagon % fn'
stars" and drawn The chariot m ou
! c0nquosts across tho very planet studde'
| pathways of the dome Of Heaven. Ih'
| earth. the air. the seas and ne Trina
| mont have an yielded thoir tribute q
| the potent sway of our uuparrdNeIed mt
! chanical genius and. MS Wc lald inc HnEt
| of inquiry upon cOsmic existence. mas B.
| answered 90 our pressure with the tcnes
| and rarest Of its treasures.
THE GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY.
| Within one century have we grown IRON
a mere rebelliOus colony 90 De conquer
ing factor in the destiny or the human
race and placed the formative impress o
our fingers upon the waNen tablets o
| history POeiuOued We are as no hauoi
over has becn. cXhaustless in resources
| boundl,ss i'm territory umitless 500 posi-
! bie wealth. OmnipOteut DO strength. al
! most urcountahle in the tecming million
az our population We stand to-day ln th
calm serenity OF unassallable power, th
world Is coming % us 10 buy oreaa
tho nations Of old came 90 Egypt 10 pu
corn. and while Europe ana ASIA ar
geetant with uncertain warfare We tI
/ safely sheltered under the shadow OF
neace that spreads lis pinions from ~
snowy mines OF Maine 90 white-bolled COZ
ton fields Of Georgia
In an this grand achievement the re
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