The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-13
WAS GREAT MEETING
GERMAN-AMERICANS KEPT LIN
COLIN DAY I'm ROYAL
FASHION
GOV. VAN SAINTS TRIBUTE
Spoke FeeIingIy of German Loyalty
in Civil War-Other Speakers
Pay Tribute to a Liberty
Loving Race.

Lncoln's birthday anniversary was
most fittingly observed last evening by
the German Veteran association. in an
address by well known speakers inter
spersed with music and Rotations. and
. held in the hall of representatives at the
CAPITOL The seating accommodations
of the hall, even including the gallery,
proved insufficient provision for the large
attendance, and a large number were
compelled to stand throughout the entire
programme. Through some omission or
misunderstanding, a piano which had
been ordered, failed to arrive and for
that reason it was necessary to omit sew
eral musical numbers which had been
arranged for; but while these features
were missed, the programme was a
highly enjoyable one, and heartily appre-
ciated by all present.
President J. P. Leitner, of the German
American Veteran association, presided,
and after. he had called the assemblage
to order, the exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. William LEM. The first
speaker was Gov. Van SAINT, who said
that it was a source of pride to him that
among his ancestors not very far remov-
ed were some who came of that liberty
loving race, the Germans. He referred
with much feeling to the grand service
rendered the Union by the German Amer
lean soldiers of the Civil war He said
that he had entered the army from st
Louis, and declared that he had always
attributed the fact that the state Of Mis-
souri, did not ssecede to the large propor-
ton Of COMMUNICATIONS in it's popula-
ten.
Mayor Robert A. Smith, who was on
the programme for a speech was unable
to be present and after a song by the
Concordia Singing society, J. n. Rogers
delivered an Grafton on Abraham Lin
coin, Which was a mastery eulOgism of
the martyred president as a statesman
and as a citizen. The speaker dwelt rev.
erently upon the personal character of
Lincoln as shown in his consistent god
illness, which was more than religious
ness.
After another song by the Concordia
Singing society, Col. A. R. kiefer de-
hYered an address In which he embodied
a personal Renaissance Of his meeting
with President Lincoln at Washington
at the close of the war. Lincoln. he
said, like George Washington. had a
high appreciation and great respect for
the soldiers of foreign nationality no
served in the American army, and
among his closest personal friends and
advisers he numbered many of foreign
birth
Miss Dora Henninger rectted barbara
Fritchie,' and that familiar classic Of
patriotic verse was received with hearty
and prolonged applause.
Judge Grier M. Orr, in a brief address,
paid a high tribute to the German
American soldiers Of the Civil war,
whose love of liberty, he said had de-
scended to them through many genera
lions Of a iberty-loving people, and it
was that which inspired them to take up
arms for the cause of the Union and
liberty in this foreign land.
Capt. Joseph Burger spoke briefly ex-
planning that the German-American Vet
eran association was in no way antag-
onistic to the G. A. R., or at variance
with the purposes of that organization
In fact all Of its members were also
members of the G. A. R.. AMI had mere
ly organized themselves for the purpose
of furtherfng the principles Of liberty
and Americanism among the German
Americans.
The entertainment closed with the
singing of America" by the audience