The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-07

! | an ell aware % t:ie efforts irut are beias
irs1a TO E9st them ag.tius, % I'll other. nave
.yeh ,h hear! people say that GERMANY ana :hfa
! tepuhiic are both n-si and czpsnd!ng Pow
Win -mbit!cus nav ba!isE. which, WA 80
without ceusr. aorl: day VII hay" u nersl!'e
lh.ir strength o. tho .o-cslilrd field Il honor.
arn"nE tho n.vy ofdcera bu~yns themsrly.s
| =" talnk ou' psa1s and preparations Tor tA-I
Sha aara.4 Are en- ~ a * Ps bat mt ssE & @
gf Countries the wild !nstIgator o: horrible.
sport. k. .; ,dn;ssFg s@GF nm .s4Sssn , D.9 MI
presses IRE snch p.in:.pes rTeEy honest boot soH
eivll!zed men At tines this ie@rp:i5n ei6thcs
IN hes. he. very .ss"asy aag. Psl2s P shf a have read in
Amariean j3ur:.as one. more The old ions con-
r ne IN South America, espscially in Brazil -
;his worry nom. at German oItcsrs ar. trs.vsii
through THIS country ~ spies. 90 inform tifonI-
ttS mhtSh wouid o6!Ls" us TO await armed T., the
Ten ;sil him boldly to his face. that either h. mas
sSsedd dnas In CIRCULATING ,S. the lies OF ethn'z
peacesbs and Honorable nation, natioa. Who Do not
y ss sJr as sG 9s aha ieg ere % ta rnt
states world be the very last country IN me
war And what t'ti German @ @ sts;ssman nan be he ever
- d..irons OF colonia! possessions. could be go
the friendship Of the @ united nit a.es /. Worth in
nnitsls more to German tan any colon IN
2: sohnict that ats Is to spring oit Of GERMAN.
hostility or ambition, Is nothing bur an enpty'
And i what ssli ss q .ha; DurapStyo 81 tS OK II
lean competition an Amer.ean danser,' I;,nih gdh
s sas to 10 met With whatever % means? Sshna Ssl
s,Ishsg "Sf"a hsrsef II Ills aab sah6!, In yiew q
WIN be be too proud to | fear any competition. be
| It ever poweriul. ''eanger.' and 10 see
:or Industrial energy and inyen;ion
And so l offer here on this tisater Of ..c the
ran Day" and in German s9eecs,.and na let ice zoe
s @ ha thss' s ss t' ns ns.'f n hts s6d
| ;tscf in German speech-w''' my whole heart;
S the ali s.. Of wo a ss ase 0i MS T
peace and frtendshiD what It if-thanks 70 TIE |
ihe ae aean sali moeror Eas 's whose tr.ndp M ,oT
America and whose Energy have so p9wertuiy |
| art thanks to the Imperial C,,mnissioner. Doc:
tor Lewald. whose rare skill OF orsanihation and
shane to this great work: thanks 20 the German
nuah TO the honaf na q the the German
thanks TO ire lrre-can ssnse Ok instl.e. when !
Ss, place among sas thcse Of totesn nations
| And With new confidence in the future; va
| peace and friendship fer all time.
| Following Mr. Schurzs speech. Doctor
Theodor Lewald. Commissioner General to
the Exposition for Germany. also made
\ an address. After the exercises Baron Won
| sternburg held an Informal reception in
| the pavilion. The exercises were attended, |
| by some OF the most distinguished citizens
| OF German birth IN the United states: In
| cluding both those of other cities and those
| OF st. Louis. The Merchants Exchange |,
of 81. Louis was represented at the exer-
| cises by more than fifty members, and the
st. Louis Bankers Association also sent
many representatives,.
The music wes a pleasan. feature OF the
| exercises. A combined male chorus from
Louis, under the leadership Of Professor
Rehsrd ssmR5 sans Gsnan oeTs
more than 1000 voices in the chorus. Be-
| sides playing the accompan!rnents for the
songs. Wells Eend rendered selections
from music dear to the German mar heart: heart:
were: 'Das Deutsche Lied - Die Gscht
Am Rheln" and 1.-THE star-spansed Ban
ner.
KoMMERs CLOSES FEsIvITY.
German Day was brought to close in
the evening with kommers in Park View
Cottage at which not less than l,sDo per-
sons were present. Doctor George Richter
served as toastmaster, sitting at the head
OF the table. at which sat Baron specls
Won Sternburg. Ambassador General to the
United States from Germany; Doctor The
Odor I<eWal0. Imperial commissioner from
the German Empire, with other members
OF the German Commission, and Doctor
Carl Schurz Of New York City, the guests
OF honor.
tor Richter, who spoke briefly Of the
meaning of the occasion. Friedrich c. Rie-
loft, Imperial German Consul In St. Louis,
the distinguished guests Other toasts were
responded to as follows: German Day"
Dlward c. Kehr; "rhe First German Inn
%outs ote
Heller of Washington University: THE
Motherland,' Doctor Max Hempel: The
German Prsis Of am, and GHFt
The toast Of America" to which Con- ,
gressman Richard Bartholdt was to have
ent because Of serious illness. John 7
sshroers Who was to have ,Vs.. SPOKEN p, Is,9a On
President francis and Mayor Wells
fpent n short while at the kornmers. and
President Francis replied to the short :.
spaech OF Doctor Rieiof. which was de- I
livered in English. soon after President ..
Francis and Mayor Wells arrived. !.
terspersed with TIE toasts. and German G
Day" the competition OF Doctor Max =
Hempal, wsa sung several times during
the evening.
iSllo.> ~ LEW ALL |
The illuminated address rendered 10 the T
Imperial German Commissioner at the /
Worlds Fair Councillor Theodor Lewaid. =
is handsome specimen of the .1rinter's, C
BINDERS and metal-worker's art. !
Silk. vellurl. parchment. colors and Ire
cious metal were lavishly employed in the
creation of tie work. the design of which p
from the sumptuous cover. having fo- it's :
centerpiece beautiful replication Of tho i
German House and its surroundings TO the G
last page containing the names of the Ma Q
tional Executive German Day Committee Fl
is n succession of the really remarkable Il
designs in the execution the best local ar y
tistic skill WAS layishly laid under contri-
button. &
The volume. handsomely encased was h
handed TO Doctor Lewald by John Shroers b
of the Executive Committee a
Doctor Lcwald made Lrief response or c.
thanks. In which he voiced the sentiments b
of his august master. Emperor William II. ii.
and begged to be permitted TO assure the IL
and Americans CT German de- tr
scent in general that German Day was hut I
another mark In that constant proyrees | <;
by which Germany and America Were des- NJ
tined TO lead The van In the. cause of hu-
man hapoiness and entightment G
The address printed in German trpe I, Z ~
the Middle Ages. in detail is as follows: 81
THE ADDRESS. r:
Inbucd Wits the sentiment or high n,c-tb, d
ness End Heartfelt thankfulncss NAV W. b. n,
permitted. honorsd Councillor to prcsen. 70 | =,
you this day oi homer this address:
II IS Il fact well recognized that the r.,-. | m
Fenatic:i Of the German Empire ut the Wo-d's ia
Fair In sii of its varied departments occupies bc
oS g. nf i eiT go'ls. ms,.sps Transcend @ the &
,s.tI Joy c:ery heart In which but a yinYi- -