The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-23
'eit moro comfortable than when sur

felt moro comfortable than when sur
rounded by German-Amcricans
| Mr.. zimmerman then introduced MT
Sitzontcchcr. who, he said, had only peeh
| in Richmond few days, but whom
he had found TO be a thorough German
American. The latter gentleman upon
invitation. made brief address, ana
mentioned the fact that this very DAY
was also being celebrated by the Germans
In Chill. from where he had just come
Mr.. Miller once more addressed MS
audience. and said that he had been
| placed In rather peculiar position that
morning. when be was asked by an
American what the word, 'Coinmcfs
meant. which was the title OF this cele-
braiion. Tho only explanation that ne
could give was that 1t meant: Eat by
command. drink by command. speak by
command. and shut mp 10y command.
For this reason. he called upon Mr.
| Carl Ruehrmund the secretary Of the
impromptu organization. and the latter
/ also delivered an interesting address.
REV. PAUL l.. MENIEL.
After the singing OF Der SUISSE
Iraum." by the Gesangvcrein. Rev. faui
l.. Mcneil. y. D., pastor OF 81. Johh
German Lutheran church. was called
upon, as the originator Of tho ceiebIa-
ton. VINO briefly replied. and alluded
10 the simplicity Of the character OF
Emperor William. his plain and unassum-
ing manner. in which he informed the
Empress Augusta. Of the victOriei achiev-
ed by the German armies during the
Franco-Prussian war. lie also lald
stress on the fact that the Emperor
always showed his clear head by APP
l tfrrf4F
lie stood by his friends at all times. was
devoted to his mother. and 10 the house
, Of Hohenzollern. II had often been SAID
that Bismarck had dcne everything, but
this was not so. for he only was sue
ccssful as long the venerable Emperor
stood by rim. After the latter closed
his eyes forever. It took not long Tor
the intrigues prevailing az the Court OF
Berlin TO press bin TO the wall.
Mr. Charles +. Locflor was then intro
duced as president Of the Bismarck Club
and made a brief speech which was to
the point and set forth that
this club had recently been
started TO uphold the ideas
and principles for which Bismarck had
fought during his entire life.
President Miller then called on Mr. Will
liam Krug. one Of the Oldest German
I
under Prince William directly during the
revolutionary outbreak in Baden in 1870.
lie gave a very interesting description OF
his experience during that period.
Brief addresses were also made by
Councilman Fred &. Ebel, Mr.. Adam
Mol and Carl Wippormann. and a vote
! of thanks was rendered To the daily pa
pcrs OF Richmond for the manner IN
which they had called attention 10 the
celebration Of the day
After the singing of several more hymns
the gathering dispersed.
THOSE PRESENT
Among those present were Henry G.
Miller A. Nolkmann. Charles II. Phillips.
c. A. Bank. II. Greener, Carl Wipper-
mann. J. Wolf, Carl Ruohrmund, f.
Bernhardt. Max Z. Under, r. Wagner
4. Holzapfel. {. Schaaf. O. Morgenstern
J. Witte. Charles f.. Loefiler II. Rich.
H. +. Miller. G. +. Muttor o. King H.
Muller. c. Wendlinger. J. Ilurderro' A.
Shumaker. VI. Briel. g. Runga, +. a.
Stumpf. Joseph Stumpf. G. thinner NJ
Vogel. A. Pohlig, Charles Dtiker. \.
Osterloh. T. Korsten, J. f. kohler. r.
Mueller. a. Feltner. 4. Hartung. \. Mol.
J. Wehler. II. Blenner. j. Schumicke, NJ.
Gripler. Rev. +. j. Menzel. ID. D., {.
Spott. William Rueger, Louis Euker. i.
T.. Schmidt. A. Won y. Rosenogk. +. {.
Ebol. G. f. Koehler. II. Iiilge. !. Tishen.
q. Kindervater. c. Bochen, J. Foege.
William H. Zimmerman, 5. Scheer, j..
Enders. NJ. f. Richter. J. Schopf. j.
Kohler. +. A. Spott. II. Wunsch. i. Lind
ner H. Kramer. | Held w. +. Klein. {.
II. Motzger, j. Blun.elinck. a. +. Sauer-
wald W. Rehlng. c. r. Ioehr, NJ.
Schaaf NJ. ID. Hoge. D. D., Or. BROCK.
August Mol. William Krug. Arthur Mat
tern. Eugene Dietrich, j. J. Splitting