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

Two prizes were 0Tcred-S5 for the one
killing The greatest number Of birds. and
ine was the result.
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Dickeuson ...1 o o o o o
Nrause and the second by Nr. liam
mond.
At Z o'clocl, in the afternoon the audi
cnco was requested 90 assemble in tho
Auditorium. where the official program me
was then carried out.
After the orchestra o. the First Roai-
ment had played n march. sou nda rom
Home by Professor g.. d. Muror Mr
a. Won ~. Roseuegk. the presidonf of ine
Germau-AWcriC8u Association. delivered
au address, of welcome. lle spoke as
tOli0ws
AiR. Won ROSENEGK' 6 ADDRESS.
In the ramc of the Germau-Amcric1n
Association of Virginia. ] extend 10 al
present 20 most hearty welcome 10 thla'
tho eighth celebration of German Day.
Allow me % express thanks 90 the ladies
and gentlemen of The several chofusna
ari 60 their efficient director. the differ
out committees and the English ana Ger
man press for their kind assistance ln
One of the objects of German Dav is 10
express Our iOv that the first German
Immigrants. who. 2l4 years ago selected
this beautiful land and here found eucn
"a marninccnt home for themse ives
and for us But the PRINCIPAL fcd-
ture Of the Observance of the dav is 10
strengthen tho aclf-eetrcm which we. Hs
German-b0m Americans or as dcscend-
ants of German parents @houd diW tN-
maiut1in-the sclf-ostcem ot man whose
H.H NHH
considers himself too good 10 do any
thing mean or bad.
TO CULTIVATE THE LANGUAGE.
7v. sbo,,i5 have eifcient pride TO cuI-
tiVate our beautiful German Language. al-
though some unoduCatod pcopla mshl
ask why and for what reason TINS s''' .H
be done. But we would con iuti ll n -i"
againet ourselves and our children DIT we
did not urge them tO learn the GERMAN
Language and 20 retain its use. our iuti-
mate and decent German home lie Would
ba DESTROYED bv the failure of its use ana
children and parents would ue c-tianeed.
Does it. perhaps harm anyone ll ne is
master of another live language in addi-
Hon to- the ENGLISH? We're not we, as
Cerman-boru citizens. c0u~DNol to learn
in addition TO our mother language either
French or English2 or has. DO neeh q
dotrimcnt 10 any one 90 be anie 20 SpeiN,
road and write German Tn this. our
present home. there is hardly single
business man who does not consider N
To his interest to- employ those VINO are
proficient iu the German liH-ui-c.
Through its KNOWLEDGE many D. young
man finds it easier 10 obtain employment
and Advancement and in me LARGEST ana
most advanced high schools German pro-
fogeore mnv now Boz found.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY AMERICANS.
"Furthermore. the German language is
q blessing in au educational and religious
sense. I'm art. literature Ieilsioh anu
every branch OF knowledge st. is Ncri-
table mint and storerOom for the entire
civilized world The American has poe
knOWledged this more than ever since the
WORLDS Fair at Chicago. Ihi5 lanfuaEe
which is mere pla- for our cnlldIcn TO
master whenever induced Co do go. many
Americans are now having tncir cnilditn
instructed i1 at a great expense dn4 WIN
a. GOOD deal of mental labor ll l5 I'D
fact now considered 20 DE 'ln slile pF
Americans t0 speak the German language
in addition 10 The English
"Thc intelligent American nc present
holds the German American in just con-
tempt. who through Ignorant stupidity l8
ashamed OF bis ancestors or OF his notu-
er tongue. Alone and forsakcn hc stands
having separated hImsci from hif brcth-
rem and being barely tolerated 10y the
American.
"a sufficient degree of scll-esfeem SIS
also Cvnectod from us. $50 that we may
fTGU our duty towards the general well
rra of our newly adopted FainrriHnd
Nhfa afudv must be- 10 some extent
hi.ror th..n any allegiance Co any party
If a party is bad. it becomes the duty
or evart honorable citizen TO turn bis
hack to IT, but. if he allows himself
Al La influenced bv the reDrOach of un-
.aithumess to such a party Do ls an
acf oc cowardfcc. We can only right
,,Ii,, rr,5e ourselves ae being the sons
'.r .,rb q gr.lt. noble and glorious poO-
I.
tl,o,..If .nI action we do honor to this
''-,,,i.'r,a,taI nrinc.ple
,ro NTD THE NEEDY.
s..rotr,r, .liect of the German-Amcri-
,..- ,'.r.i.tio, b. fo aid tho needy and
ttfs ,r. haya carried out in The past to-
n,a hest of our ability.
..r c.n.i1ar myself bow in the name
or IN c.a-r,.n- ''t,ncricans of Richmond to
-. f--. ,-itj, +ho most heartfelt gratitude
a.. tl,o t.lr,,,ro Tadfosi Ala Socictv for
.,o siol- Ti,l.a i96ias have with un-
ti-i,'- ,rd s,ifbfrf labor cared for the
,,.if7ro 0f our indieent SICK. either at
their homes OF in the hospital . Not un-
tu the formation Gf tlis noble society
were we in "a position 90 ascertain, how
r,i,,b distress and suffering existed
among the INDECENT sick.
Get us an encourage these ladies by cur
ro,,iinn5 I'm tbe future TO fulfill their ar
duous tasks.
"Our society as well as the ladies' So
cIctv may hotn hooiy 'liNe 20 eNcei IN
good deeos ana "i1' 20 tiEal lll 9t-u'i iil5
i"h9' .oi lile cII' st9n ~ " 5'i,,t,,
aseo liiii.' "i hl,..l,-
tsi,c5 br foundafion of love which
would cement together our descendants
n fond remembrance of us and our for
mer homo.
The German-DaY celebration rekindles