The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-06
BIC ATTENDANCE
FOR GERMAN DAY
Committees Expect an Unusually
Large Crowd at TO-Day's
Festivities.
DUTSCHE HAUS EXERCISES.
Programme Begins at . O'Clock
on Plaza st. Louis and Includes
Drills and Turner Feats-
Massed Chorus.

Final reports from all the committees in
charge of the arrangements for German
Day at. the. Worlds Fair to-day showed
last night that the attendance and cooper
alton In the observance of the festivities
will come from all classes of citizens. The
landing of the FIRST Germans on American
soil on October s. 1893. will he appropri-
ately commemorated.
Exercises will begin on the Plaza st.
Louis at 2 O'Clock this afternoon with ex-
hibitions in calisthenics and gymnastics
by the local Turner's and children's class
es Three thousand children will appear in
massed exercises. such as wand drills and
marches. All will be new, many OF them
especially arranged by instructors for the
occasion. Slaves. clubs and flags will be
used. and the evolutions will be by signal
Invited guests will view the exhibition
from the pavilion in the plaza.
The chilren's display will be followed by
that Of the Turner's. who will make the
largest exhibition Of open-air ladder and
pyramid exercises ever attempted. Hun
Greds will take part. The entire Turner
and gymnastic and calisthenic contingent
will then form into parade. the objective
point being Das Deutsche Haus, where
the exercises will be of choral charac-
ter, Massed chorpses will sing the hymns
and songs of the Vaterland. after which
all present will join In The Star-Spangled
Banner
Leading citizens citizens of ST. Louis of
German descent will make addresses in
this part of the programme.
At o'clock the formal exercises will be
held at Das Deutsche Haus. the principal
speakers being Doctor Emil E. Preetcr1us
Mayor Wells. President Francis. Baron
Speck Won Sternburg. the German Ambas-
sador to the United States: Carl Schurz
and Doctor Theodor Lewald the Imperial
German Commissioner to the Worlds
Fair.
MANY SPEECHES TO BE MADE.
More speeches Will be made at the ''kom-
mers' in Park View Cottage tonight.
where dinner will be served to 5000 guests.
A large orchestra will play patriotic airs
during the dinner proper. and Doctor
George Richter will act as toastmaster
The toasts are: Our Guests Doctor F.
G; Rielof. German Consul: German Day"
z. G. lKehr: The First German lmmi-
american Youth" Professor Heller Of
Washington University; The Mother
Free Community; The German Press of
the United States" Curt Thiersch. editor
OF the Westiiche Post: America" Con-
Richard Bartholdt; 1.-The Worlds
Fair" John Schroers; THE German Wom-
en-" Doctor Carl Barck and Patriotism"
General p. ]. osterhaus.
The German House. near the Cascades.
will be specially decorated and tonight
will shine forth in a beautiful scheme of
Of Doctor Lewald's own d.
rection.
A very large contingent OF German
American editors arrived last night and
the North and Middle West being fully
represented. At the ''kommers" there also
will be more than 400 local vocalists and
turner and social organizations which.
from the flrM.. took an active interest In
the promotion OF German Day.
DETAILS OF CELEBRATION.
The details Of the celebration of the
day are in charge of the Executive Com
mittee. under the craftsmanship of John
treasurer. H. H. Wernse, president of the
Merchants Exchange. is chairman Of the
German Day Finance Committee. funds
for the celebration being readily forth
coming by reason of Mr.. wernse' 3 activ-
ity. The Arrangements Committee con-
sists OF Doctor Carl Barck. Adam Fell
mayer n,ss Gpssay ,,n Goetz, Peter Herzog Au-
CHARLES Leibnitz. John r. Payken. Doctor
George Richter. William Roehlin. c. G.
w, n; seeger; William Each
and Ferdinand Wiederhold
alton, comprising all German American
societies, will be well represented. as will
the National Federation Of German Sing
ing Societies, with Its membership of 800
different organizations, and the National
Association Of the Veterans of the Ger
man Army and Navy.
The Imperial German Ambassador at
Baron Speck Won Sternburg
was entertained at a dinner last night by
Doctor Lewald at the German House. The
Ambassador arrived yesterday morning,
and is the guest at Doctor Rfeloff's resi-
dence. No. 1897 West Pine boulevard
The Bankers Association of Missouri
Will be represented by the following COM
mtttee: Charles Parsons, chairman: Will
lam y: Thompson. William H. Lee, Julius
g. Walsh. Adolphus Busch, August Geh-
ner. Charles H. HuttIg, Ben Altheimer, |
Tom Randolph, August Schlafiy, H. A |
FSrman. c; Winkelmeyer. G. W; Garrels.
Wahl. R. C. Hutchinson. II. II. Wernse,
F. W. Prange. Peter T. Doerr. F. w.
Feuerha cher. August HOFFMAN and Will |
lam Davies Pittman.