Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-07
GERMAN DAY
At the Great Worlds
Fair at St. Louis.
Impressive Exercises and Feel
ing Speeches by Guests.
Heartfelt Message Received from EN-.
pcror of All Germany.

st. Louis. Oct. G.-Dispiaying white
! ribbons bearing the inscription: do
your duty to the old country and the
new. Germans from all parts Of
America assembled on the Worlds
Fair grounds. today. to celebrate Ger
man day in commemoration of the
landing Of the first Germans on Amer
icnn soil, Oct s. 1893.
The German American National
Federation. comprising all German
American societies. was well repre-
scented, as was the German American
singing societies, with it's membership
Of geo different organizations and the
National Association of the Veterans
OF the German Army and Navy
The principal exercises Of the dav
We're held on the piazza of St. Louis
comprising exhibitions in calisthenics
and gymnastics by local Turner's and
childrcn's classes, some 5000 of the lat
ter appearing in massed exercises. At
the conclusion all Joined in singing the
hymns Of the fatherland and concluded
with THE Star Spangled Banner"
Later in the day more impressive ex-
ercisHs We're held at the German ma
tional pavilion where addresses were
delivered by Dr. Emil Pretorious of
st. Louis, the nestor of the German
American press; Baron Won Sternburg.
the German ambassador: Theo Leo
valid. the imperial German commits
sion: Carl Schurz and number Of
prominent Germans and Exposition Of
tjCialS.
The German ambassador, Baron
Spcck Won Sternburg spoke as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen and friends: To greet
YOU il St. Louis. today. and to con.
Etira tulate You on vour great work is
source of special honor and 10Y to me-
Never before probably in the history
Of this grand republic has it happened
that 10000 men Of German blood have
stood together shoulder to shoulder
Your achievements have flied the
hearts in the fatherland with pride and
thankfulness. America owes her as
toIIshinG rise in large measure to Ger
man virtues as frequently announced
from the lips of Americas foremost
mon.
You are well awlrn of the warm in
terest the German Emperor takes IN
your life and doings The splendid
i'ihiItHl ~ German accompaniment
and knowledge created bv him, shines
ont MS one of the principal gems among
the daZZling treasures Of this exhibit
ton. II prnClaims that both the Ger
man fqtherland ami your American
adopted country have produced similar
great things in their astonishing do
velnnrnent.
HIS MaieSty. the Emperor requested
n" to announce the following message:
81 convey my imreri1l greetings and
to those dauntless riti-
z"ns Of America. whose wish II has
been that the WORLDS E'nir ut 81.
louis should not pa go hv without the
re Inhratior Of a German dav.
May this glorious dav he celebrated
IN unmarried reiocinrs and stand as 4
worthy testimonial Of tho important
0art MI? we'd hv the German immigra-
ion in the wonderful DEVELOPMENT of
h" -rnrt trans-Atlantic republic
"RoILinten. Oct. 6. 1904
WILLIAM L r"
Now Jersey and Ohio days ut the Ev-
POSITION "as cel"hratod At the tw,
tate BUILDINGS with receptions 10 ~
-"v"rnors. and Informal sponches nv
''h"ials Of the Respective states today.
The final sectional meetings Of the
ntn"nHtinnnl Engineering Congress-
we've held. today. Pap"rs were real
rom Tur OF Paris Errdolnlr Herring
f Germany. and George w Fuller. as
ocinte momher Of the American So
ietv If Civil Engineers.