The Washington times., 1910-12-08
GERMAN VISITORS
LEAVING CAPITAL
'1Auf WiederSehen" Heard
on Every Hand AS Thous-
ands Depart.

Representatives Of scores OF German
societies w'sa Joined in the ceremonies
Of the unvs ling OF the statue Of Baron
Won Steuben in Lafayette Park yesteT-
day, are tocay bidding farewell 10 their
hosts. the GeTman-American societies Of
Washington and scattering 10 their
homes in a dozen States and hundred
cities
With its clear skies, today brought no
dis EreeabIe aftermath in the way Of
an uncomfortable journey home for the
thousands of delegates, and good humor
and ioviaIity prevailed Invitations 10
come aEain were oft repeated in the
words of farewell Of the GeTulan-An1er
leans of Washington, who have 70 their
credit a large share Of the success OF
yesterdays celebrations.
BANQUET at Willard
The comradeship and good feeling Of
today is an echo of the expressions at
the banquet at the New willard last
niCht- given by the Commandment
societies of the District jointly Cow
ers we laid for 500 Representative
BarthoICI Of Missouri presided
Among the speakers We're the Ger
man ambassador, Count J H. Won
Tseru=r.u@ Dr. HeNamer. president of
-he National Czerman-ArneTlCan ALI
anCe arr Commissioner Rudolph The
Commissioner was the only one 10 speak
III English
Another BANQUET was given at the
clubhouse OF the ATiOn Singing Society,
at Tenth and T. streets. in honor OF the
visitors = diamond stud was presenter
70 Col Richard Muller. VINO COMMANDED
a guard Of Minute Men who visited
Europe last summer
a third banduet at the Army and
Navy Club was another tribute 70 Won
Steuben. Of a more peculiar nature
The Society Of the Cincinnati met 70 the
number OF several score OF members
and paid tribute 10 Baron Won Steuhen,
who was the founder OF the OTEanlSa-
ton subse1uent to the revolution The
dinner was informal and private
Presidents Address.
Much comment was aroused by the
Presidents statement, in his speech at
the statue yesterday, that the theory
that an army could be made over night
had already cost the United states mil
lions Of dollars and thousands Of lives
The sUken cord with which Miss Helen
Taft parted the drapings Of the statue
has been presented 10 her a. ne
rnento OF the occasion.
The striking similarity between con
dftions for the great military and CIVIC
parade yesterday and those prevailing
on the Inauguration Day OF a year ago
last March was frequently c0InHeIlteG
7Tno0 Just like Inauguration Day
was the comment Of those WaShlng Ton
fsT,e mo watched the marchers as they
u
snIashed through the Slush which COW
cred the pavemeucs- On either side OF
italy cleared on the Avenue, huge win
TALLY cleared on the avenue huge win
rows Of snow. the accumulation Of two
DAYS lined the way
PlucIy Spirit Shown
Tribute 10 the pluck and spirit Of the
members Of the German-American So
cieries VINO marched was paid BY Of
1icers Of the army who were present yes
terday- AT first II was suggested that
considering the abOmiuabie conditions
under foot, the civilian part Of the pa
rade be called Of The soldiers wouldn't
mind said the officers, as they could
prepare for II, but he feared the civilians
might suffer bad results.
But not for one moment did the Ger
u1an-AEeTiCan patriots entertain the
suggestion They had come TO march
about the statue Of the great German
warrior, and march they would. as
Americans and as Germans And they
did, and presented a splendid appearance
On parade