The Saint Paul globe., 1899-09-04

pair to the Animated Scene OF
Patriotic Exercises Near Fort
SneIIing-Addresses by Gov. Lind,
Mayor Kiefer, Congressman Heat
woIe and Others.
The arst formal celebration of German
day In Minnesota occurred yesterday.
and the success of the exercises, togeth-
er with the immense crowd which par
t1cipated In the ceremonies, makes 1t Ger
tam that the day will be celebrated an
nually in the future. A conservative esti-
mate of the number who attended is 12,-
oHe, although the more enthusiastic Of
fcials say there were nearer 20, ,000 people
on the ground. The crowd commenced to
start for Harris park as early as IL
o'clock, and from that hour until o'clock
In the afternoon the street cars could not
Accommodate these who were desirous of
attending. At least 5000 people were
obliged, after waiting for hours, to post
pone the trip, owing to the, limited ac-
commodations furnished by the street
railway company. So many were the
tee having the affair in charge announced
last evening that next year the celebra-
ton would be held at some point where
adequate facilities could be secured to
reach the grounds.
AN IDEAL DAY
The park was tastefully decorated,
American and German flags predominant
ing, and the Gay was an ideal one for
picnic or festival, as the affair was called.
Seibert's band gave a concert, commen-
cling at 10 o'clock, and at that hour there
were over 1000 persons on the grounds.
The limits of the park had been enlarged
for the occasion by the removal of fences
to the north and west and five additional
acres added to accommodate the crowd,
which the committee said was certain to
ccme. And they cid come
The programme announced the exercises
to commence at o'clock promptly, but
it was an hour later before the uniformed
members of the Krieger verein from st.
| Paul and Minneapolis arrived on the
| ground. The companies from the Twin
i Cities were reinforced by thirty members
of the Waseca county organization OF
the German veterans was greeted with
cheers and applause.
The twenty-seven societies, including
delegations from Saltwater, New UIm, WI
mona, Shakopee, Carver and the Twin Cit
les, formed in line and headed By Danz's
bank marched about the park and then
formed about the dancing pavilion, which
mad been decorated and was used as a
platform from which the addresses were
delivered and the invited guests viewed
the ceremonies.
Address OF THE PRESIDENT.
On the platform were Gov. Lind, Mayor
kiefer, Congressman Heatwole, Eddy and
Stevens. President B. w. Boenisch. of
the German-American Central society.
Maj Gerlach, of the Third u s. infan-
try, Prof. Lugger, DR.. Justus Ohage.
Thomas B. Neuhausen and the twenty
one members of the committee of ar
rangements. Secretary Nienstedt, of the
society introduced President B. w. Roe-
nisch who spoke in part as follows:
We are assembled here today on the &C.
caslon of this great festival to commem-
crate the founding of the first German
settlement in Pennsylvania in 1858. We do
this with unanimity of sentiment which
VIII unquesuonably always be one of the
disting gushing characteristics of the Ger
man-Amerfcans of Minnesota. The Cen
trail bund, of which l have the honor to
De president, now numbers among it's
members something like 10000 loyal Ger
man-Amerfcans. We honor the memory
OF the great paladins of Germany and we
respect the work that their descendants
have accomplished in the land of the free
we are not exacting in our personal
demands, but we do insist with all the
lnfinlnGl hY~ir1
bear on due recognition of the service
which German-Americans have rendered
C 70 the country OF their adoption. We be-
lieVe in freedom of thought execution of
the laws, preservation of good order and
the maintenance of the republic in Accord
ance with the glorious principles enun-
GATED In the Declaration of Independence
We oppose, however, and will always
oppose an alliance with any of the mon
arches OF the world. We do not see the
necessity for any such alliance, and above
all We will wage war in every legitimate
way against the consumma ton of the
hopes of those narrow-minded persons
who are seeking to further the cause Of
an alliance with perfidious Albion To
German-Americans who insist on no al
lance with their own mother country, or
with any other government on earth il
seems prepoSterouS proposition that
Americans should combine In either an
offensive or defensive manner with those
who shed the blood of the founders of the
American republic on many a field os
battle. We shall always strive to defend
the honor of the Stars and Stripes and
to further the cause of American institu-
tions.
TALK BY THE "BUR0OMASTER
AT the conclusion OF the remarks OF
President Boenisch the color bearers OF
the several societies marched to the
front of the massed square and grouped
the colors while the band played and the
audience sang America"
Mayor Kiefer was introduced by Presi
dent Boenisch as the "German-American
burgomaster of St. Paul" The audience
cheered Mayor Kiefer enthusiastically
and the "burgomaster'' proceeded to de-
liver an address in the language of the
Fatherland. He said in part:
From a full heart I thank you for
this cordial reception. In the first place,
my German-American fellow citizens, let
me extend to you behalf of the beau
tiful city of St. Paul a most hearty well
come The, interest that the German
Americans of Minnesota take in the ami
yersary of the Inauguration of German
immigration to the United States is
demonstrated by the presence of so many
thousands here today. We honor today
above all the memory Of that valiant
band of Germans who sailed away from
England in August, 1888, on the good
ship Concord, and who landed at
Philadelphia in October following.
twelve families from Crefeld composed
the pilgrims who left the old country to
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