The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
BIG PROGRAM FOR
GERMAN VOLkFFSI
Anniversary OF Landing of Teu=
tons in America to Be Cele=
brated in Shell Mound
Male Chorus of One Thousand
Voices and Athletic Events
TO Be Features

LIE men anu " D4l-Cl4 II D-44 NA-N 1870
land. VIII gather today at Shell Mound
park, Berkeley, to celebrate the two
hundred and twenty-ffth anniversary
Of the first landing of Germans under
PastoriUs at Germantown, Pa, and the
twenty fifth anniversary of the hrst
celebration Of German day in America
ID viii be the greatest German volk-
fest ever held in California and VIII be
under the auspices Of the German
American League OF San Francisco.
The day is TO be celebrated through
out America.
The program viii be remarkable fox
the music that viii be given. The Pa
cific saengerbund. a federation OF all
the German singing societies OF the
coast, viii appear with a male chorus
Of 1000 voices. Governor James y.
Gillett and Mayor Edward Robson
Taylor viii address the gathering and
there viii be speaking by distinguished
Germans. Imperial German Vice Con-
sui William ErythrOpel viii speak III
the absence Of Consul General Bopp,
who is at present in Berlin. and John
Hermann, president Of the German
American League Of California, will
deliver an Grafton. Both of the later
addresses viii be in German. German
athletes will round out the Teutcnic
strength and there viii be prize shoot
.ug. bowling and races.
The vOlkfest at Shell Mound. park
win be participated in by Teutonic or
ranizatiors from all the bay counties
afIated with the German American
league of San Francisco and by other
natives Of Germany. The park viii
open at 10 o'clock in the morning. It
1as been gaily decorated, American and
-.---.r1rr far-e nr-edornfuarin@.
The literary and musical program
VII begin at o'clock 1t viii open
wfth "a march. II inter- dem Siegesban-
aer." by =. Won Blum, by the combined
bands under the direction Of Prof. {. H.
loge. That selection viii be followed
- The overture, 'Leivhte kavallerie,
~ Suppe.
The thousand voiced chorus win sing
20 Wald nit deinen duff gen Zweigen." "
1E Baeser. under the direction OF Prof.
j r. Riegger DR.. Julius c. Vote,
chairman Of the festival committee,
Til make q short address of welcome
and introduce the other speakers Of the
la1. AT the conclusion Of the addresses
-h4 Pacific saengerbund viii sing Men
ielsohu S masterpiece. -'Wer hat dich,
l1 schooner Wald' led by Professor
3iegEar The combined bands, under
De- .hc direction of Prof. c. Hoge. Will
'euder a. potpourri. -'Prinz yon Pilsen,'
80 d. Lueders.
The turner's Of san Francisco, Elm
IacAt, Mission and Oakland turn
-oIeins. viii then compete on the hori-
5ontal and parallel bars and horses
Prizo bowling and GermaH national
games viii also be conducted The
southern Pacific company viii provide
special trains.
Among the many societies which viii
have booths and headquarters for
themselves at the park, are the fol-
owing:
German house association. al which booth ths
leadgaarters of the festival committee vii
tI~0 be established, where all Information con
'eruilg the celebration car b. had: Arion
SorIdcutscher verein Schlesn-ig- -Holsteiner ve
rein. Ncrein Concordis. Court Hubcrtus No. %
q s.. Neren der SchlesieT. German Genera
Benevolent society. HOrtensis, NereIn Eiutrac L.
harmonic, B2yern-bund. Nerein Oesterreich
.Iermau order ~ liednei, Ereundschafts saeng
-rbuud, san Francisco Schw abeEyerein and Lied
r-sranz. Pacific saengerbund. san Francise'
] IlVercih. ionnungs logo Ne. J. o. q. Ii
I. s.: Deutschcr Kriecerycrein and Neteranei
Ser bcutschen Armce. NcrCin "Dcutschc F0er
=tcr. Pacific rurubezirk, San Francisco Hessen
luterstq tqetzungs yerein, combined lodges Of th'
anlog az Hermanu's Sons. San Francisco G-Iietl
erein Germania club and Martha logo No. 24l
a. a l. Of u.
The present officers Of the German.
American league OF California are:
sohn Hermann. president; Prof A. Putzker
p rirc pres ideut; Henry I. Budde. recording sec
-etars; Carl ". Mueller. corresponding secre
airy: j. IL kelten, financial secretary; Juiiu
and Henry J. kcssel. trustees.
The local celebration of German da,
ls-under the management Of the follow
ing committees:
Executive c0mmittce-Dr. Julius c. Vote
chairman; J. II. Vclten. secretary: Charles "
A1s treasurer; August Hansen and c. zwieI
Wonien's committee-Mrs. Amanda Hermann
chairman; Mrs. Anna J0hsnnsen, secretary; Mrs
.. lphof. Mrs: {. Hoge, Mn. X. Albert, Mrs
~ Friedman. Mrs. Marie Herting Mrs Thom
Both, Mrs. Thomas Pinther. Mrs. Katherin
Jotz Mrs. 7. GrauenBeck Mrs l. Meredi a
Mrs. H. keroni. Mrs. J. Simmer. Mrs. J. +
Miss Hulda Iwierlcin Miss Rosa Burgh. Mis
Louise Burgh, Miss Grace Gier, Miss NIildret
Simmer.
Deception committee-Julius r. Hans. chai,
man; .. Baltrusch, secretary; George Boehm
OTTO Guy, i. ". Reich, Louis Schulz. Joh
riiiuiann L. Wula. c. A. Bertram e. " Gel
hard. John Pope Henry Schulz, y. Stclkcr
Strosmeier. O. W Wuln.
Committee on athletics-Emil Liess chair
man; Robert II. Barth secretary. &. r. Spei
ing G. Liebold Louis Markus. Z. BercheI
W. Haberfellner. c. Rahmig a. Pencil I
Nestphal, C. 6olizene, II. c. +. Stahl, .. Lie
Games eommittee-Fritz Attinger. chairman
Henry liinrehsen, secretary: Curt Both. Wi
lam Ghndemann. H. Kluever. II. Mohr. Joh
~ Both. II. DiedrichseD.
Committee on singing and muslc-Robert Il
Lentz, chairman; b, Blauert, secretary; Prof J
II. Riegger director; T. W Dulfer John G
Plagemann. H. A. Candrian William Kucblen
and Joseph Straub.
Refreshment cOmmittee-Adolf Becker chair
man; W krabbenbOeft. secretary: Adam Brehn,
Adam Beck. Christ Ruhl r w Gersbending j
Nachau, II. F. Strip William J. Jaeckel
Charles Adams. J. J. Mahr OTTO Koch N
l;abe. +. Krueckel, Julius A. Stin and Chris
SchOene
Entertainment committee-Hans Eeroni cbai,
man; Fritz Gercks. secretary: WfHam Gerel-e
Otto Frank. II. 4 Candrlau II +. Slim
George SchwaTZ, Charles Gebhardt Wiuisn
Bechtold, r +. Rathjens. Charles Hahn Frit
Nchaefer, Charles Adams. Ed SchuuferI1aus II
]. Iirsch. Charles Schulz l. Alkaly Josen'
Eudde. William Kahn. William Wankovrsii
Iranz Acker and Herman Schaefer.
Decoration committee Henry J. Keesel chair
man; Max Foehr secretary; Albert Mallv an,
Louis Zumsteg.
Press and literary c0mmittee-WiIliam Ziu,
lnermann cha airman: Carl ". Mueller secre
tary; Prof. A. Putzker. Or. NJ Msgr7is !
tuendeline- Albert Curtin, Or. l. Steltzne
2ad T. N. Goldstein.
Finance cOmmiffce-Wiliiam NertSch chair
mas; A. Nitschke. secretary, and +. Buelow
Order cOmmittee-Capt. 1. Siebe and J
Ricmer.
Ball commitfee-C. A. Zimmerman. aoor man
osel. Joseph Hess. J. Il Mas. William Klee
= hruSe, l. Link. J. Sehaaf. Theodore See
q berg. II Ertel, Robert Wendell. Jacob Stroh
meier and Robert kleineri. assistants
Committee on headQuarters-H. Manet. chair
man John Simmer. sefretsry: Ad. .Edel II
loefher. Carl Edel and Frank NOigtlaender
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