The Washington times., 1911-08-24
GERMANS TO FINISH
PLANS FOR COMING
ALLIANCE SESSIONS
General Committee Will
Hold Meeting Tomor-
row Night.

The general committee now preparing
plans for the entertainment~of the con-
vention of the National German-Ameri-
can Alliance will hold q meeting to-
morrow night, at which time 1t is ex-
pected that completion of arrangements
will be reported by the several slGo-
committees. Chairman Martin Wiegant
and Capt Charles T. Schwe1ler, the
secretary, state that the credentials al
ready returned and the word received
from Dr. {. J. Hexamer, president Of
me National Alliance, gives assurance
OF a record-breaking number of dele
gates and visitors
Inc list OF credentials now in the
hahds OF Secretary Schwegeler includes
itepresentatiyes-from nearly every State
IN winch the alliance has branches.
Each or the delegations will be supple
hented oy many more delegates and
each delegation will bring with AZ a
group OF convention visitors. Letters
from the State officers of ali the state
branches promise full representation.
The delegates already listed Include:
Californta-John Hermann, San Fran
CISCO
Delaware-John P. Theo. Frick, John
Soloday, Wilmington.
District OF Columbia-Dr. Kurt Voelck-
ner. Gustave Bender, Martin Wiegand,
Karl Hammel, August Schmidt.
lndiana-Philip Rappaport, Indianapo-
tiS, NdIl bIGlSCIl1 ENdHSVllle.
Louisiana-A. G. Kicks. New Orleans.
Maryland-Albert L. Frankhanel, r.
c. Sandlass, L. c. Schheidereith, II.
Tuerk. A. Roeder. F. w. Wehrenberg,
K. A. NJ. scholtz, Rev. Julius Hof-
mann. Mrs. Marie Roeder, Mrs. Au-
susie Koether.
Missouri-W. F. C. Lenz, ST. Louis.
Nebraska-J. Peter Val, Omaha.
New Jersey-Adolph Lankering, Hobo
ken; Col. Ernst c. Stahl.
Oreson-Dr. F. H. Dammisch. Port
Pennsylvania-Adolph storck, PhiIa-
deiphia; Frederick Reinick, Philadel-
Rhode Island-H. NJ. Frech, Paw
tucket
West Virgtnia-F. Riester, George
Schramm, c. W. Bente, Wheeling.
Plans for financing the convention, the
estimated cost being 1000, will be COM
pleted by the finance committee at the
necessary money already has been
raised, and the excursion to Marshall
Hall on Sunday will add considerably
mere to the fund. The finance commit
tee has begun a canvass among the
business men of the city ana has re-
celved several generous pledges.
The program for the German dav'
observance or the convention, at the
Tomb or Washington. on October 6, will
be completed tomorrow night The
Arion Gesang Verein unanimously has
given over TO the entertainment COM
mittee that date. The vcrein has for
years made a pilgrimage TO the tomb
on that date, to commemorate the land
ing Of the first German Hnmigrants
Singing by the Arion chorus AMI an ad-
dress by DR.. Hexamer will form part of
the exercises of that day.
Other matters that finally will be de-
termined at the meeting tomorrow night
will be the exact dates and times for
holding, the formal banquet that will be
given to the delegates and visitors at
the New willard: the time for the Kom-
mer., the visits to the White House.
Capitol, Congressional Library, and troll
ley and automobile tours about the city.
1t is expected that practically sll the
details of plans will be worked out to-
morrow night.