The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-05
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.


| state should be accorded representation,
| and, therefore, moved that the constitu-
/ ton be amended to provide for three
| vice presidents. The amendment pre-
| vailed.
There was a contest for the office of
treasurer. William Dux, Joseph Bauer
and Peter Joseph Giesen were nomin-
| ated. The latter withdrew his name. On
the ballot, Mr.. Dux received AZ votes, and
Mr.. Bauer IA.
The chair was empowered to appoint
the standing committees on finance, re-
solutions and entertainment
Secretary Nienstedt was directed to re-
turn the thanks Of the society to Maj.
Gerlach, Of Fort Smelling, Gov Lind and
Mayor Kiefer, for courtesies extended on
the occasion of the German day celebra-
ton.
T-KOMMERS.
The first fest-kommers of the central
bundle was held last evening in Mozart
hall and was attended by more than 300
members of the allied German orders Of
the state. Three tables, running the
whole length Of the hall, were filled by
those present and addresses, songs of the
fatherland and music filled an evenings
entertainment which did not close until
the small hours of the morning. No fest
kommers was ever a success without
his fiagon and mug, from which many
| deep toasts were drunk. The DAM Or
chestra furnished music, and Prof. Claude
Madden led the German folk songs which
/ pealed forth from hundreds of threats
1 at frequent intervals.
The kommers is distinctively German
| institution and the first annual fest of
! the centralbunde was the first held in
| ST. Paul for several years. 1t cannot be
ofnh
were complied with last night to the sat
| isfaction of every one. One of these is
that glass once tasted must be drained
| to the bottom without a halt and another
| Is that only those who propose to join
| in the occasion with wholesome enthusi-
asm may attend. A commers leader Is
| appointed, who acts in the capacity OF
| POSTMASTER and occupies the seat of hon
! or At each of the tables Is lieuten-
ant, who sits at the head and enforces
the orders of the leader AT the foot Of
| each table sits an assistant to the lieu
tenant who officiates whenever neces-
| sary to preserve order or enforce rules.
| The long auditorium of Mozart hall
was filled with German-Americans and
/ as the fest-kommers is a popular lnstl-
| tuition and partakes much Of the charac-
| ter of legendary ceremony, the gallery
| was well filled with ladies, who remain
ed during the earlier hours Of the even
ing and joined in the folk songs ana cho-
ruses. Last evenings kommers was high
! ly successful and was an Informal reun-
| Ton and festival, at which the visiting
| German-American citizens of Minnesota
| enioyed reunion and an opportunity TO
sing the student songs of the fatherlapo
and nartake of the national beverage III
| a distinctly national manner.
/ Presi sent Boenisch, of the &c man-AneF-
lean centralbunde, opened the komaeis
with a short address OF welcome III
| which he introduced DR.. image as ieau.
/ or of the kommers, and bespoke instant
obedience to his mandates. He spoke OF
| +bo work of the federation in Minnesota
| end protested against the criticisms lev
| aIad eainst it in certain quarters, INSIST
| ing yehemently that the Germans OIL tiie
| state sought no organization Wnlch was
not distinctly American, and adhereo 70
M purpose which did not embrace lne
| fullest degree or patriotisln ~
/ adopted country. He sala' ..ut-
N"Tein Herren, welcome to the nrst Ies.-
,o,.noars of the Centralbunde. Let TINS
eooasion he one of pleasure and JOY 10
80, and let your songs bring again 10
! 1,o,, the memories of the Fafherlanu. Du.
ren,ember that we are here to celebrate,
49, &C citizens of Germany, but as loyal
| German-American citizens. Let US never
| o,1,. adopted mother country. Our society
| was founded simply to oppose ana over
| tbrow the charges made against as, that
| wa seek to retain, as Americans, an al
leeriance to the Fatherland, and to reIute
! the insinuations which certain yelloW
| Journals have thrown out that we lack
patriotism In It's truest sense. Allow me
| To present to you DR.. Justus Ohage, TO
/ whom I give the scepter which ne VIII
| SWAY this evening. His mandates are
| law and his orders as irrevocable as the
| codes of the Modes and the Perslans. L
| hone that each will enjoy this occasion,
! both as reunion and as a fraternai
gathering which shall strengthen the ties
between u.s. l call for cheers for the
| German-Anlerican Centralbunde. Ho!
Three hundred voices took up the cry,
ana every man in the room was upon
| his feet in minute. A toast to the sue
cess of the organization was drained, ana
there was prolonged hammering Of the
mugs on the table in the center, occupied
! by veterans of the German wars and
| German veterans of the wars of the
United States. Then the orchestra burst
into the strains of the old volkslied, 1--WE
Kraft und Muth In deutscher Seele fam
! men," and the rafters rung again with
a rolling volume of inspiring melody.
The leader of the kommers spoke briefly
In response to the words of the president,
and accepted the office rendered him.
/ Secretary J. H. Nienstedt confirmed the
choice of leader, and called upon the
/ support Of those present to aid him in
! the discharge of his duties. Pastor AL
bert Thiele, of st. Paul, then gained the
floor and after giving simple illustra-
ton Of the legendary German lad
| Michael who met three-headed dragon,
| drew a comparison in which he likened
the three heads of the monster to the
~. t,H uybi 70 tho
state German federation; the sarcasms
and criticisms of the unfriendly press,
/ the spread of fungus Anglomania and
the agitation in certain quarters against
further German Immigration. The Cen
| tralbunde in his opinion was to do battle
against these influences, and would ulti-
| mately vindicate the patriotism of all
German-Americans. He held that there
was too much of the America for the
! Americans hue and cry from misinform-
ed people, and predicted that the time
would come when it will be realized that
in her German citizens the United States
| has faithful and sturdy sons and daugh-
| tiers. For the future glory of our coun-
| try. and for the Germans in arms in her
behalf, he called for a toast which was
drunk amid enthusiastic pounding of
tables and rousing cheers.
Thomas B. Neuhausen, city editor of
! the Volkszeitung, responded to the toast
/ "The Young Germans of America" He
called attention to the fact that not only
| had the country citizens who had left the
''fatheriand' for ho,tieS in the new world
but thousands who are the sons of native
Germans and who represent an inlluen-
tial element in the body polite of the
nation. EIe called attention to the fact
that those who in the early eighties
condemned the study Of the German
language in tho public, schools were now