The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-07
NOT GERMANS NOW
Colonel Huttman's Definition
of German-American.
ARE ALL AMERICANS
Day of Mirth-Making at
Turner's Hall.

A iolher or better natured crowd than
that at Turner's hall on South Main street
yesterday never got together IN Wichita
There was liberal representation from
out Of the city. among whom were H W.
F. Keuhne, OF Winfield; Frank Vein
schenk. of Rochester, two or three from
Mcpherson, and a hundred or more from
St Marks and other places over Sedg-
wick county.
The Germans annual celebration OF the
Pastorius society is udrtt- making, hand
shaking. lively American holiday. The
speeches of Colonel W. E. Huffman and
Mr. Keuhne indicated this.
The crowd began to gather at Turner'S
about O'Clock yesterday afternoon. At
about 2:30 the afternoon concert by Prof.
Blume's orchestra began. AT the Man
nerchor sang some pretty selections and
after responding TO encore after encore.
Mr. Keuhne, of Winfield. was introduced
by William Meyer, ex-grand of the state
lodge of the Sons of Hermann, under the
auspices of which all these celebrations
are held Mr.. Keuhne's speech was
scholarly review of the civic history Of
the German race from the time Of the
Roman invasion of central and western
Europe to their colonization in America
It was a learned disquisition upon the
factors of civilization and social and scien-
tific progress, confined chiefly 70 the eff
forts of one race-the Germans. After
the conclusion of an hours talk by Mr..
Keuhne, the mannerchor sang a few more
selections and the concert by the orches-
ira was taken up again Besides the con-
cert there were all sorts of social enter
tainment, telling of stories, fatnerland re-
hearsais. At o'clock some of the crowd
went home, especially those who live out
side the city. A great many remained on
the ground, taking lunch at the numerous
stands placed for the accommodation of
visitors
At s o'clock the visitors began to re-as-
semble and hundreds went down from the
city, among whom were Mayor Ross, the
city and county officials.
There were several hundred people on
the ground at night. AT 8 o'clock the
mannerchor sang in delightful way sew
eral selections.
Otto Hellar introduced Col. w. f. HUT
man, who spoke in very interesting say
for fifteen or twenty minutes. He said,
in part:
while this is called the Germans cele-
bratfon, it should not be forgotten that
above all, We are citizens of the United
States. There are no Germans, no Swedes,
no Irish, no Frenchmen, no Spaniards
We are Americans. We have taken out
our certificate of citizenship and pledged
our faith and cur loyalty TO American
government and American institutions.
not as Germans but as Americans. We
should now be as loyal to our adopted
country as We were to the fatherland and
its laws.
These celebrations are personal 9loii-
days Of memory and of retrospect. We
meet in a family reunion We have other
ties We have other duties. but there are
associations which we are 10th to see
forgotten, and SO we meet in this annual
reunion. We are the more loyal to Amer
lea for it.
But we should keep alive our language.
We should not let the little customs Of
home we knew back there pass from US
entirely. It is a matter of some regret
that so many of the younger people can
4i'I SPVSiA TIRE NTeIiiIdl tongue II Is not
only the mother Of English. but the two
languages should be an requirement
sought by the younger people, not alone
for its memory but as an educational at
tainment. Let Us keep It alive"
The evening was spent in music. dane
ing and the indulgence Of refreshments
incident to such a gathering. 1t was a !
jolly day and jolly crowd.
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