The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-10
PATRIOTISM OF GERMANS
GREAT DEMONSTRATION YEsTER-
DAY OVER AMERICAN VICTORIES.
Thousands at Germania Park--Speech-
es by A. j. Beveridge and DIR.
William Jaeger.

Though the German fleet snarled at
Dewey's battle ships in Manila bay, the Ger
man societies Of this city yesterday, with
great enthusiasm, celebrated The victories of
the American troops and marched side by
side with soldiers that had been sent out
to fight the army to which the mother
country Of the Indianapolis Germans was
friendly The quiet and restfulness of Sun
day afternoon was broken by martial music
and the tramp of many feet, brilliant BAN
ners were carried and the cheers of spec
tators along the line of march of the pa
rade sounded in contrast TO the chimes of
the afternoon church bells.
Immediately after the dinner hour the Ger
man societies, with names unpronounceable
by exclusively English-speaking people, be-
gan to gather at Alabama and Washington
streets. The confusion of forming the pa
rade was cleared when the German Veter-
ans Association. at 1:30 o'clock, fired a sa-
lutte from gun in the courthouse yard.
This was the signal for the parade to move
AT the head of the column marched a
platoon of police, under command of Cap
tain Kruger and Sergeant Corrigan The
police cleared the street for the parade be-
hind and kept their line well. Chief Mar
shall ]. L. Bieler Chief of Staff Louis c.
Ruth, Adjutant George Deluse and the fol-
lowing staff marched at the head of the
When Band:
William Roeder, Theodore Woerner. Fred
Hergt, Gottfried Monnnger, Henry Vodke,
Gottlieb Leukhard, Sebastian Altering,
Pau Rpn, theodore DOOR Hauffe Joseph schaub,
terfeld. Frank Woerner, John p. Frenzel,
hermann Koss, George Wolf, Anton Lauck'
dale, Jacob Scholl, Jacob w. Loeper. Carl
I hleimann, c. Il; Truemper, George Lang,
6 6 ,fPeund, John Stehle. Rudolph Guth,
David Pfaff, Carl Ziegler.
Inc first division of the parade was COM
manded by Marshal w. Roeder and staff.
Captain Tarlton, of Company H, and Lieu
ared-and, hfty-eighth Regiment. led their
men behind Marshal Roeder. The compa-
pace winch made the older men of the So
ciettes draw deep breaths. The rest of this
division was composed of the German Pho
neer Verein, Indianapolis Maennerchor,
Druid Lodge, No. 8; Gardener Verein, Beer
Brewers Verein, Butchers Vereln, German
2fgrp ,.tlala -, verein, Schiller Lodge, No $751;
man-American Veteran Association, and a
carriage with Albert J. Beveridge and Will
nam Jaeger, the orators of the day.
A float made of a bower of flowers and
'Drllhant plumeS supported figures represent
ing Columbia, Cuba, Porto Rico and the
army and navy. Columbia, a young girl
dressed in the American flag, held out
wreath TO the soldiers and sailors The
noat was escorted by members of the Twen-
The Union Band headed the second divi-
SION. which consisted of Marshal George
Knights of st. John, oscar Winch COM n
manding; ST. Joseph Benevolence Society,
It Bonifacius Benevolence Society, ST.
Eranciscus Benevolence Society, Indianapo-
lis Schwaben Verein, Koerner Lodge, No
l, l. O. *. of p; Schiller Lodge, No. q L.
Q; X. |of P. Indianapolis Liederkranz,
The third division was headed by Miller's
CITY Band and Marshal Theodore Hauffe
pendent Turner Verein. South Side Turner
Verein, Schweitzer Bund, Pfaelzer Benevo-
lence Society, Preussen Benevolence So
ser Benevoence Society, German Military
society, German Kampfgenossenen Society,
south Side Schwaben Verein, Cheruska
Lodge, Germania Park Verein, Smoking Ca
sino.
The parade passed on Washington street
to Capitol avenue, north to Ohio street, east
to Meridian street. south to Monument
place, around the west side of Monument
place to Meridian street and south to the
Union Station Just south of Georgia street
Chief Marshal Bieler and his staff and the
platoon of police drew off to one side and
reviewed the parade as it passed into the
Union Station and into the coaches that
We're waiting to take it to Germania Park.
As the float; escorted by the battery boys,
cheered wildly. 1t took about twenty min
utes for the parade to pass. Though there
were thousands of people down town to see
the parade, they were we'll scattered along
the line of march, and it did not appear
that there were many spectators. When the
enthusiasm for the spirit which the celebra-
ton perSonlfied broke out it was deep, but
the knowledge that it was Sunday afternoon
had a quoting effect on the people and the
most of them were content to stand silently
and watch. Many Of those who marched
in the line were veterans of the civil war
and walked with canes. At the side of one
bent old man a little boy, probably his
grandson, tramped valiantly along, wearing
helmet that capped him like candle ex-
tinguisher and a sword that trailed on the
a ~ Il
laughter. The parade was a success and
the people said as they turned away to
go to their homes, and many an expression
of the gratifying difference between the
sentiment of the German-American and of
the German officials of the ''oid country
was made.