The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-05
GERMANS IN CONVENTION.
Delegates From Twenty-Five States
at Philadelphia.

National Alliance to Further Edu-
cationnI Observation-Disclosures eveI-
OUmcut al the Young One Of the
-Hbjects-'che District Represented.
PHILADELPHIA. oct 5-Twarty-two
States OF the Union are represented today
iT the Joint convention OF German n,-ri-
cans in tise German Society Han. Mar
shall and Spring Garden Streets. for the
purpose Of extending and shaping the pro-
posed work Of the American-Ciermcn Ali
auce. Pennsylvania and a number Of
other States already have such State or
gauizatious. and the scope Of the work
will become national under a merging OF
interests.
The Pennsylvania State organization
which is prototype of the whole ALI
ance, combines in its membership about
IHp German societies Of all sorts and the
combination Of interests and aims of all
these State bodies is in the direction Of
preserving German traditions to an ex-
tent compatible with American customs.
of spreading the study OF the German Ian
guage, Of Introducing systematic physical
education in the public schools and Of
lberatinS the schools from political inter
I ference
a
are being held today and viii continue to-
morrow. a temporary national orgauiza-
( ton was formed at meeting in this city
4 on June %, last year. when delegates from
State organizations Of Pennsylvania.
4 Maryland, Minnesota and Ohio We're in
| attendance. Since that time Indiana.
Michigan. California. Idaho and the Dis
/ trict Of Columbia have fathered Individual
| organizations The Pennsylvania Alliance
/ has already shown its power for good in
/ the success IF its efforts 20 have the Leg
/ islature pass a law requiring compulsory
/ physical education In all public schools Of
/ cities Of the first and second class.
Today is the anniversary Of the landing
I Of Pastorius. the founder Of the first Ger
/ man colony in this country. at German
: town, and tonight the delegates viii par
/ ticipate in exercises commemorative Of
! the anniversary at the German Society s
. hall Members Of the Historical Society
/ Of Pennsylvania will also be present.
I Committee meetings will be held tomOr-
row. and in the afternoon the delegates
Will visit the Germauic and Archaeology
I cal Museums at the University Of Penn
/ sylyania.
/ Il the new National Alliance shall ap-
I prove the platform adopted at the pre-
/ liminary convention last year the individ-
ual organizations viii be left TO work out
the problems inviting attention in the re-
/ spective States. ana the national body
viii direct its attention along somewhat
/ broader lines. Special care will be be-
slowed upon the study Of German-Ameri-
can history. OF the historical committee
! OF the National Alliance. Or. Marion H.
learned. of the University OF PeuuSyiva-
I MIS- Is chairman. Arrangements have
been entered into with that institution for
the publication OF q periodical. under Dr.
. l.varnCd.s editorship. called Americana
6crm@nlca-' Its present quarterly form
viii probably De charged at the couveu-
ton INTO monthly enc. and il viii be-
adapted for publishing the historical ma
/ t-rIal Of the differed States. under the
toltprship Of the respective State editors.
/ with one national editGr-iu-Chief having
charge of the publication.
I A tTeru1Gn-Arnercan Historical Society
. has recently been founded. and win CO.
operate with the National Alliance IN the
! study OF GermaC-AmeTican history.
DR.. q. j. HcNamer. OF this CITY is pres
ldeut OF both the German Society of this
E cry ana OF the AmeriCau-tieTman ALI
ance OF Pennsylvania. the latter number
! ING about 10000 voters as its members.
The number Of Americans who can -e-
Z gard themselves AS Germans has been
cunstrvatiyely estimated at lHOUG.gD