The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-10-07
THE GREAT
GERMAN DAY
THE Us ANNIVERSARY OF The LANDING OF
FIRST GERMANS IN AMERICA HON0RED
WAS A NOTABLE CELEBRATION
Street. Parade Appropriate Addresses---Mus;c
Dancing and Fireworks.

The citizens of Denison turned out
in crowds on Tuesday last to honor an
anniversary of the day when the first
Germans landed in America. The
afternoon and all attention given to
showing appreciation of the Germans
and what they stand for. The exer-
cises were in charge of the Deutsche
Bruederschaft of Denison which has
4 hall and park in the northwest part
of the city.
The grand parade took place at
1:30. The procession formed on East
Broadway IN front of the court house.
Mr.. Grill. the largest man in the
county. was marshal of the day.
The members of three German
societies formed, two abreast on foot.
These were the Landwehrverein or
veterans of the war in Germany of
1870 IL the German Brotherhood of
Denison and the Hermanns Soehne of
Schleswig. On the order of Prof. j.
F. Harthun. commander of the first
two organizations the column started
heading the parade. The Denison
band gave martial music. Pastor
Hansen of Schleswig rode in lead
ing carriage. Many of the mer-
chants had prepared floats and wagons
decorated to represent their bust
nesses. In this parade Mr.. Knaul
had his medicine wagon handsomely
bedecked; the Moeller cigar store a
float surmounted with huge wooden
cigar; John Saggau advertised Pabst
Blue Ribbon beer; Rachwitz. the
butcher, his meat wagon decorated.
and in it rack containing fine veal
calf which took It's part by bleating
at intervals; The Boys store with its
float advertised Queen quality shoes
for women and Seltz shoes for men;
Bale Brodersen Co. had two delivery
wagons decorated with flags; The
Nelson Hotel had handsome hack;
The Solomon Furniture Co. was in
with a large float and many pretty
children were riding; Mr.. Lorenzen
the harness man had grand float
showing his harness goods: the City
Bookstore displayed plenty of hand
some literature; Mr.. Grill called at
tention to his lumber yard: The Peer
less Cleaning & Dying house made
notable showing. the process of clean
ing and pressing going on in the
float: Mr.. Tamm had corn shelter
under Roadway run by gas engine.
Mr.. Jacobsen appeared in carriage
bearing magnificent wedding cake.
There were boys on horseback carry
ing huge cornstalks. All these made
very creditable parade.
Arrived at the handsome grove
which is part of Grace Park a stand
was there and seats. Mr.. Harthun
took charge as president of the day.
The invocation in German was deliver
ed by Rev. Hansen. and after music
the main ADDRESS of the day in the Ger
man language was made by Mr.. Har-
thun. He spoke in his usual inn
passioned manner and held the apt at
tention of all. He soon took his
hearers back to the days of 1853 and
to Oct. 6 when the first thirteen fam
lilies of German weavers came from
Crefeld, who had left the Fatherland
for religious liberty on invitation of
William Penn, the founder of the
Quaker colony on the Atlantic sea
board. Each family was given a
three acre garden and then more land
outside the settlement. He related
how to, the everlasting glory of these
Germans t.ae 1853 they signed 8
protest agalast African slavery tt
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