The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-15
SOLDIERS OF GERMANY.
Veterans of the Army Of William ! Pre-
scented with Medals.
WERE MADE BY ORDER OF WILLIAM ILL.,
A Grent Occasion Was Made of the
Presentation by the People
of Brenhnm.

Brenhdyh, Texas. May 14.-This was q
great day for the veterans of the German
army who served under the First William
of that empire, and who are now in their
advanced years, honored with token OF
the appreciation of their fatherland for
their services in arms.
The Post has told more than once bow
the present emperor OF Germany had ar
ranged a special decoration for those VINO
served in the war under Wilhelm DER
| Crosse. the Deutcher Kaiser, aud mat all
residents In America who were soldlers
| in years agone are entitled to the IL eda's'
| Eighty five of these medals were sHnt ~
the county treasurer here, through the
| German consul at Galveston, TO be dis
| tributed to those entitled to receive them,
resident In Washington, Lee, Austin,
Fayette and Bureson and Robertson coun-
ties. Today a grand reunion took place
and at Germanik park there were eAer-
cses appropriate to the occasion. There
was q roll call of tie veterans, a lunch, a
welcome address, speech making. music
by the Second regiment band and the
Voewearts Singing society, banquet at
l .ght and a dance. The exercises were
all in German. and were well arranged.
The veterans formed in line and marched
about the park, under the direction OF
Advon Kalcksten, formerly lieutenant
OF dragons. There was 4 most onjoya-
BILE time spent by all. Those who had
teen together at Metz, at Gravelot, az
Orleans and other places recalled Incl
dents of those days when France and
Germany were at war, and comrades in
arms who have not met in years, some
who had not met since they left the father
land, found pleasure II renewing an ac-
qualntanoe. The affair was admirably ar
I. 80 aft al
hymn which is to the same air as
America
The following is the list of those entitled
to the medals:
T. Anlreck, sunnyside; C. Altenburg,
Bellville; Carl Blum. r. Boenker w.
Buck, Gotlieb Breitkronz. Washington
county; Heinrich Berndt, Industry; AL
bert Berndt, Bellville; Gustav Buro,
Washington county; Carl Dallmeier,
Johann Dushinski. Washington county,
Wilhelm pahse, Kinney; Carl DENLY,
Navasota; Robert Dierbach, Bellvile;
Heinrich Els, Washington county; Louis
Eckert, Burton; Christian Eddehaus In
dependence; Frederick Fenner Phillips
burg; Peter Grussen, Carl Wilhelm eau.
-deQo 'NsMolnD uueqor :Glunoo ell7ABI
pell Hill; Wilhelm CRUDE, washington;
Samuel Gajewski Brenham; Johann
Helm Gay Hill; Heinrich Halter
kamp, Washington county; August
Hacker. Phillipsburg August Henze,
La Grange; Michael Hahn. Long Point;
Theodore Herman, Gay Hill; Frederick
Hueske, Greenvine; julius Hansen, Fay
etteville; Franz Haudreck. Berlin Jo-
ham Helm, Burton; Heinrich Holdberg,
Industry; Johann Jaap, Burleson county;
Johann Klatt, Carmine; Andreas Kirch-
ner Brennan; Wilhelm Krause, Gay HILL
Alexander Kohler, Independence Peter
Kaminski, Bellvile; August Krause, In
dustry Gustav Korth, Burton; Won Kalck-
stein, Brenham; Wilhelm Kleine, Bren-
ham, Wilhelm Knippsten, Burton Will
helm Loesch, William Penn; Heinrich Lou
vein, Bellville; August Miller, Bremond;
Carl Heinrich Neimann, Burton; August
Noack, Navasota; Johan Neutzler, Burton;
John Nowak, Cedar Hill; Otto Neugebauer
Long Point; John Gottlieb Poller Burton;
Johann Peezelt, Washington county; Carl
Peter, Long Point Carl Pless, Cat
Springs; Edward Petrich, Patium Carl
Quebe, Samuel; Wilhelm Quebe. Burton;
Julius Rosentreter, Birch, Burleson coun-
ty; Julius Rottie, Welcome: Andrew Rose
now Brennan; Ludwig Stack, Brennan;
Gottlob Schulz, Welcome; Heinrich Schroe-
der, Brennan; Wilhelm SchwontkowsN
Chappell Hill Wilhelm Schill, Brennan:
Wilhelm Stegmann, Long Point; Ludwig
Slroeoh, Joseph Schramm, Greenvine;
Wilhelm Sander Wilhelm Stegemoller,
William Penn; Johann Steinke, Samuel;
August STERLING, schulenberg; Ludwig
stegemoller, Independence; Heinrich
schulke, Valentine stolariski, Bellville;
Albert Teske Bleihlevllle: Heinrich
lladen, Brennan; Johann Wicker. Well
come Heinrich Wendt Gay HILL Ernest
Zelske, Bellville; Adolf Ewahr, BRENNAN