Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16
GERMAN DAY GREETING
Local Organization to CeIe-
brate Landing of Forefathers.
FETE AT BENNING TRACK
Barbecue and Ball Under Auspices
Of Windthorst Club.
SCHEDULE OF ATHLETIC GAMES
Fun to Begin at 10 O'Clock To-
morrow Morning-Features
Of the Program.
SCHEDULE OF ATHLETIC GAME

With practically all the preliminaries
arranged, only twenty four hours sepa-
rate the German residents of the Capital
city and its envrons from one OF its great
est gala events of the year-the annual
barbecue and ball of the Windthorst Club
This organization will act as host tomor-
row and all other German-American
societies. their families and friends will
be represented among its guests in the
mammoth inolosure of the Washington
Jockey Club at Benning. the jubilation
being in observance of German day, or
the anniversary of the first landing in
America of a colony of settlers from the
fatherland. To be sure the actual ami
versary falls on October 6. but custom
has sanctioned the celebration of the &C.
casion by different local German associa
tions on such days during the late sum-
mer or early autumn as are to them most
convenient And the Windthorst Clubs
German day of this year promises to
mark an epoch in affairs of its kind in
contemporary history.
Opening of the Program.
The fun will begin at 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning, when the members of the
Windthorst Club gather at the school
building at the corner Of 5th and Wash
ington streets northwest to form for the
parade through the principal downtown
streets and thence to Benning. Unusual
preparations have been made for the
procession. which will include a company
of equestrians, other Windthorst Club
members in carriages, the Marine Band
and finally a number Of automobiles,
which are later to be entered In great
race on the jockey clubs course. In the
mid OF Of fhn limo mill no hondCnmalv
decorated advertising wagon. bearing
a general invitation to the citizens of the
District of Columbia to join In the frolic
at Benning. Gregg o. Kramm will be
marshal of the parade.
1t has been planned to have the parade
reach the race track at o'clock. at which
hour the gates will be thrown open to all
visitors-and the club has arranged to en-
terrain thousands Of persons at the barbe-
cue and other events Of the daylight hours
and at the ball in the evening.
Some Leading Events.
Among the amusements offered on the
program are a series Of automobile races,
one of them over a distance of twenty-five
miles; bicycle and motorcycle races. be-
sides a base ball game between two of the
fastest amateur teams in the District, and
a number Of egg races, potato races. sack
races, a creased pig chase and similar
provoking COnloSIS TOT the CnllQTcn
and their elders. The Marine Band will
furnish music for the dancing, which will
be held under the big pavilion. According
to the official program the athletic events
and the races will be started promptly at
$50 o'clock, and at almost any hour the
club members and their guests who hap
pen to feel the pinches of hunger will be
permitted to present the coupons attached
to their tickets to the attendants at the
barbecue and receive in exchange luscious
cuts of the freshly broiled quarters Of the
bullocks that have been done to turn
over the Goals in a long trench in the GEN.
ter of the race track Enclosure. Mr.. Frank
Auth of the n. Auth Provision Company
will supervise the barbecue, and Mein-
berg. the baker will donate all the bread
needed to complete the feast
Philanthropic Purpose.
The executive committee of the Wind
thorst Club, Joseph Zegowitz. chairman;
August Specht, vice chairman; Lawrence
]. Mills, secretary, and Frank Auth, treas
urer, have exercised general supervision
Of all arrangements for the celebration.
and all proceeds of the affair will be de-
voted to the philanthropic work Of the
Windthorst Club, the announcements
reading that the financial increment is for
the particular benefit of the school build
ing fund of st. Mary's parish.
Because the large covered Enclosure be-
meath the grandstand at the race track
offers ample shelter in case of inclement
weather the officials of the club stated
last night that the celebration will be
held "rain or shine"