The Washington herald., 1907-08-30

Ever since Franz Daniel Pastorius
landed In this country at the head Of a
band Of German pilgrims and founded
the first German colony at Germantown,
Pa. two hundred and twenty-four years
ago, their descendants and later arrivals
in this country from the fatherland, and
their children and their childrens chill
dren, are won't TO celebrate the event every
year in a manner fitting the occasion.
The German citizens OF Washington.
or to be more correct, American citizens
OF German birth and extraction. their
friends and invited guests. will observe
the day Monday. September 9. The ex-
ecutiye committee of the United German
Societies has completed a programme,
consisting OF speechmaking by prominent
German and American speakers. singing
by the various singing societies. gym
nastic exercises by the columbia Turn
vereln, and all sorts OF popular emuse-
ments
Another point which has received par
ticular attention on the part Of the COM
mittee is that they have fully prepared
TO regale the hungry and thirsty with
all sorts of German delicacies. such as
imported saueTkrsut. wiener wurstchen.
brodtchen. senft. sehwarze rettlche. salz.
pfener. und gutes bier.
Programme Is Arranged.
AZ a meeting Of the executive commit
tee. held at Bessler's hall last night, Dr.
Kurt Voelckner presiding. the following
programme was adopted: Song numbers
by United Singers, Emil Christlani.
leader. address OF welcome by DIT. Kurt
Voeickner, president of the United Ger
man Societies; oration by Hon. Crandal
Mackey. district attorney Of Alexandria
County, Va; gymnastic exercises at the
hIppodrome by the Columbia Turnvereiu,
under the leadership uf Prof. Carl
Duehring. The programme numbers VIII
be interspersed with orchestral numbers.
The motion TO extend an invitation 20
The children Of the German Orphan Asy-
lum to be the guests OF the Verein was
unanimously adopted.
The United German Societies compris-
ing twenty-one organizations. with a
membership OF 800 II is the desire OF
the committee that this celebration be
looked upon as the official observation OF
Der Deutsche Tag
Many Organizations Represented.
The following organizations VIII par
ticibate: German Orphan Asylum So
ciety. Veterans Of Eighth Battalion. Dis
trict OF Columbia Volunteers. Civil War;
Arion Singing Society. Germania Maen-
nerchor. Verein Bayern. Verein Baden,
Schwaben Verein, essen-Darmstaedter.
Platdeutscher yerein. Columbia Bund.
No. 81. d o. 5. r.: Druids. No. 81 Wash
ington Hahn, German-American Benevo-
lent Association. German Beneficial Union.
Nos 20 a4d 100. Occasia Lodge and VIII
liam Tell Lodge. Improved Order Of
Knights OF Pythias. Brewers Benevolent
Association. Butchers Benevolent AssO-
citation, Onkel Braessig Verein, Columbia
Turn Verein. and German Historical So
ciety
The following comprise the committees
| IN charge OF the celebration. Kurt Voelck-
uer. president; F. A. Reckar, first vice
president; Dr s. A. Czarra, second vice
president; A. T. Mann. secretary; Charles
Gerner, treasurer: Conrad Meinhardt.
Louis Bauer. Wolfgang Ruckdaesehel,
Fritz Seebete. and c. T. Gundlach. trus-
tees; Fred Imhof, Chr. Dietrich, F. w.
Helbig. Louis Schren, E. 4. Schuerger
Henry Weber, Henry Achterkirchen, VII
liam Stuermann, Rudolph Schmidt, G.
Heuning. ?. HALTER. Carl Egolf. Ch.
Rammeling, Henry Leroh, Henry Carl.
John Buechling. Henry Grau. George
Bessler. and Dr. Chr Strack.
The celebration Will take place at Luna
Park.
Arrangements have been completed by
the directors of the German Orphan Asy-
lum, to give a picnic September p on the
grounds surrounding the Institution, for
the benefit of the home.
The opening Of the fall term of the
Columbia Turn Verein will take place
September ., and a varied programme
of speechmaking. music. recitations, and
exhibition drills by the various classes
has been prepared. Prof. SpanhofG viii
deliver an address on the Introduction Of
gymnastic exercises in the publ.D schools.
and the Marine Band will furnish music.