The Washington times., 1911-09-23
GERMANS INCREASE
HONOR GUEST LIST
FOR BIG BANQUET
DR.. Wiley and Other Promi-
nent Washingtonians to
Participate in Festivity.

The guest list of the banquet that
will form part of the program OF the
convention of the National German
American Alliance, has been increased
by five names, chiefest among which Is
that of DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, the pure
food champion, in the Department OF
Agriculture. In proposing DR.. wiley
name. Max Bender. of the general en-
tertainment committee, said that DR..
WILEY had proven himself to be the
enemy of food poisoners and the friend
of the people.
His recent victory over grafters
should receive the hearty Endorsement
OF all German-American citizens" said
Mr.. Bender. The other names added to
the list of special guests are Herbert
Putnam, librarian Of Congress; Consul
Iuderitz, representative Of the German
government, in Baltimore; Col. John A.
Joyce of the Treasury Department, and
Frederick Mertens. president of the Mt.
Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat
Company. Martin Wiegand, chairman
of the general entertainment committee,
was commissioned at the session last
night, to extend to Cuno Rudolph, chair
man of the board of District Commits
sioners. invitation to welcome the dele
gates to the city.
Will Go to Mt. Vernon.
The subcommittee on music, banquet,
and kommers, through Alvin R. Meiss-
ner, it's chairman, reported that Mack
er's band has been engaged for the
German Day observance on the evening
of October 6, the Soldiers Home band
will play for the banquet at the New
Willard on the night of October I, and
Siegfried Scharbau's band will furnish
the music for the kommers in the New
Willard on October 8.
Preparations for the pilgrimage to
Mt. Vernon as part of the German Day
observance are made. Emile SPAIN,
chairman of the subcommitte on this
outing, reported that 1000 tickets have
been prepared, that include transpor-
tation on the steamer Macalester and
admission to Mt. Vernon. Simon Wolf
Of this city, and DR.. Ernest c. Stahl. |
OF Newark, n. j.. will be the speakers
at the tomb of Washington. John
Wischhausen. chairman of the Mt.
Vernon trip committee, will preside and
the chorus of the Arion Gesang Nerein, |
of which he is president anumented by
singers from the Saengerbund and
Maennerchor, will give several choruses. |
Wreaths will be laid on the tomb of
president Of the National Alliance, and |
by a representative Of one of the local /
German societies.
Kommers Informal.
The evening exercises of German Day, |
to be held in National Rifles Hall, will |
he under the charge of DR.. Christian |
Strack, editor OF the Washington Jour |
nal Prof. Marion D. Leonard, Of the |
University of Pennsylvania, will deliver |
an address in English, and the Rev. DR.. |
Julius Hoffman. Of Baltimore. will speak |
in German.
The kommers, on the night Of Octo- |
Der 8, will be entirely informal Colo !
mel Joyce has promised to be present
and to read an original poem that he
has prepared in honor of the convention. |
Scharbau's Band will give. the Ger
man singing societies. under the leader !
ship Of Heinrich Hammer, musical d. (
rector Of the Saengerbund, will sing. |
Chairman Wiegand has designated Capt !
w. F. Meyers and c. Meinhardt. of the |
Washington Saengerbund, and H. |
Eskyt, and ]. Wondrack. of the German .
Maennercher, to rally the singers in |
each of these organizations for the
grand chorus at the kommers.
Other Entertainment.
The delegates and convention Wis
itors officially will be received at the
Library OF Congress and an adequate
force OF guides viii be provided by
Librarian Putnam to conduct the
party through the building. The
White House will be visited irrespec- l
tive Of whether President Taft is in |
the city. These features of the plans
were reported by Kurt VoelCkner h Il
VIII serve, too, as toastmaster at the
banquet. II
WOlfgang Ruckdaeschel has called L
a meeting Of the reception committe9 II
and Max Bender meeting of the
badge committee for early Friday II
evening. The general committee also
will meet on Friday evening at Bcs-
6ler's hall, 922 Pennsylvania avenue.
The finance committee through
Chairman Wiegand, reported that sat
isfaCtory progress is being made in
raising funds. Additional appropria-
tions for the banquet and the kom-
mers were voted last night.