The Washington herald., 1911-10-06

1t is also understood that q resolution
will be offered to urge the defeat Of the
pending arbitration treaty with England
and opposing foreign alliances as a gen
eral principle.
The meeting this morning will be called
to order by DR.. c. A Hexamer. Of Phila-
deIphia, the president OF the alliance.
Kurt voelckner, president Of the United
German Societies Of the District, will
make the address of welcome, and Col
Martin Wiegand, the chairman OF the
general arrangement committee, will
speak for his committee. Commissioner
Cuno H Rudolph will extend the freedom
of the city to the delegates and visiting
friends, and will be followed by other
speakers.
| This afternoon at 5 o'clock the dele
gates will make a pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon on the steamer Charles Macal-
| ester. Chairman John Wischhusen,
president of the Arion Gesangyerein'
will preside. The Arion chorus, supple
mented by singers from the Saenger-
bund and the Germania Maennorchor, will
sing appropriate song numbers under the
direction Of Prof. Karl Holer. The Hon.
Simon Wolf will deliver an address In
English, and Col. Ernst c. Stahl, OF
Scranton, Pa. will speak in German.
A wreath will be laid at the tomb OF
Washington in the name of the alliance
and the Arion.
The Celebration Tonight.
The great German Day celebration will
take place this evening at o'clock at
the National Rifles Armory, and will be
presided over by DR.. Christian Strack.
There will be orchestral music, an intro
ductory address by DR.. Strack, male
chorus singing by the Saengerbund. the
Arion, and the Germania Maennorchor,
and speeches by Prof. Marion Learned,
of the University of Pennsylvania; Mrs.
c. ]. Dornhoefer, of New York; the Rev.
| DR.. Julius Hofmann, of Baltimore, Md,
and others.
| Tomorrow morning at o'clock, there
will be a business meeting at the New
Willard, which will adjourn for the day
at l o'clock. At o'clock in the after
noon the delegates, accompanied by the
local officials and committee, will visit
the White House, and at s o'clock in
/ the evening will occur the big banquet
at the New Willard at which Kurt
| Voelekner will preside, and at which the
| following honorary guests have been IN
vited: Vice President and Mrs. Sherman,
|
Ambassador and Countess Won Bernstorf
| the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador and
Baroness Won Hengelmueller. the Swiss
| Minister and Nine. Ritter, the Dis
| trict Commissioners and ladies, Represen-
! tative and Mrs. Bartholdt, P. T. Moran
and Patrick ]. Haltigan, representing the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, and Gran
dal Mackey. of Alexandria, The BAN
quet committee is composed of Alvin
Meissner, E. F. Mann, Hermann Lech-
ner, and Paul HALTER.
German SocietIes' Plans.
Sunday afternoon the delegates will
visit the Capitol and the Library Of
Congress, and a session of the conven-
ton will be held between 4:3O and $50
o'clock, after which the delegates will
be entertained at the Saengerbund, the
Arion, and the Columbia Turn Verein
clubhouses.
Monday, the last day of the convention.
will be devoted in the morning to a busi-
ness session. In the afternoon at 3 o'clock
the delegates will take a trolley ride to
the National Cemetery at Arlington and
Fort Myer under the guidance Of the
committee, headed by Fred L. Geyer. In
the evening at s o'clock there will be a
big reception and German kommers at
the New Willard in charge of the COM
mittee headed by George w. Spier.
The officers of the national alliance are:
DR.. C. ]. Hexamer, Philadelphia. presi-
dent; Joseph Keller, Indianapolis, Ind.
John Tjarks, Baltimore; Col. E. c. Stahl,
Trenton, N J.; John D. Cappelman,
Charleston, s. c., vice presidents; Adolph
Timm, Philadelphia, secretary; Hermann
weder, Philadelphia, financial secretary;
Hans weniger. Philadelphia, treasurer.
The Delegates.
The following is list of the delegates:
AlabamA-Emil Lester
Arizma-Charles Walter.
California-John Hermann.
Colorado-John Hecker. A. Godshe
ConnecticIt-Ferd WOehlert. Albert Kaufman.
DelaEare-A. L Weise.
District Of Columbia-Kurt yoelG1ner, Gustav Ben
der. Martin Wiegand. Karl Hanmel August
Schmidt.
Tdaho-Dr. Albert ]. w Kern.
nlinois-P. A. Domain, Pastor Pessell, c. H.
Kamann.
IDdiana-Joseph Keller. Philip Rappaport Helm
rich steinmetz, Hermann MAckwitz. Kari Dreisch.
IOwa-Chsrles Sass
Louisiana-Joseph VoeEle.
Maryland-Albert L. Frankhanel Richard c.
Sandless, Louis c. SchneideTeith, Heinrich Tuerk,
August Roeder, F. W. Wehrenberg, Karl A. NJ.
scholz, Pastor julius Hcfnann, Frsu Marie ROeder,
Frau Auguste Koeter. John TjarkS
Michigan-Dr. Emil Rosinger.
Minnesota-Julius Moensch.
AIissOuri-William O. F. LEM, Dr. Charles Vein
berg, August H. Holman
Montana-A. Godsho.
Ne6raska-Christ A Sommers. John Mates
New England-GeorEe Riette Carl EbeThArdt.
New Jersey-hdolph Lankering, Col. Ernst q.
stahl George Grimme Anthony ]. Oberst Frau A.
BuhI, Fri L. Haas Frau ]. Holdau. Frau A. Stern,
Frau Y.
New York-Theodor Sutro Richard Mueller. Ru-
dolph Crunau, DR.. Ernst Richard, DR.. Walter
BrigEs Dr.. Alfred H Riede, Christian krOhn.
Frederick Hensler. Albert P. Mahn, Henry Abeet.
Henry PfeifeT, Frau Z. ]. Dornhoefer, Frau NJ.
Rermes Frau f. Woke, Fri. A Dobes, Frau X.
Knopp Frau VI. GrceniEen, Johann MeinhArdt,
Georg KirchgesaeT, John Diehl Otto Poepei. Will
lam Grandpre, DR.. Gustav A. Hitzel, DR.. William
Gaertner Richard Lohrmann. David Mueller.
North Csrolna-M. G. Tfencken, ]. H. Nigel,
/ G. L. Gieschen, E. F. o. Banck, J. D. Doescher,