Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-04
PRESIDENT Is A Legislator
Vote Of Thanks Heartily Extended to
Omaha Landwehr Verein.
FIELD MASS Is HELD IN VALE
Chorus of Fifty Trained Voices Par
tioipstes in the Service.
sALUTEs FIRED BY VETERANS
This Morning TrumPeters Will BE
Detailed 20 Blast Reveine 20
Awaken sleeping Delegates
to Convention.

John Hecker Of Denver was elected
president for the next biennial period by
the National Association Of German We
terans at the German home sunday after
noon At the same session Cleveland was
selected as the 1913 meeting place.
Hecker. who represents the Colorado
organization as a delegate, is a member
Of the upper house Of the legislature OF
that state and has been for years acuVe
in the affairs Of the veterans ASSOCIATION.
He is extremely popular with the Germans
and his election was practically unopposed.
Max Hottlet OF Milwaukee was chosen
first vice-uresident: A. T. NJ. Mertens OF
South Omaha, second vice-president; Gus
tave Guenther Of Cheltun, Wis. secretary
and Rudolph Behrends of Sioux City, Ia
treasurer.
Beside listening to the reports Of the
national officers and transactng small
amount Of routine business, the delegates
adopted a rousing vote of thanks to the
Omaha Lsandwehrwerein, the Omaha Com
nercial club. the city Mayor Dahlman and
the press OF the eleven societies com
prising the national organization three
were represented
A meeting of the Western kriegerbund
which is combining its convention with
that Of the national organization, also was
held Sunday morning.
An impressive sight and one which
Omaha people have seldom had an op-
portunity TO witness was the field mass
in one of the valleys near the German
home Sunday morning. High mass was
celebrated by Father B. SHINE Of St Mag
dalen's church at a temporary altar erectdd
in the midst Of the meadow. Music was
furnished by Henry Lots double instru-
mental quartet and by a chorus Of fifty
excelleutly trained voices under the direc-
ton Of Prof. Reese.
Former German soldiers surrounded the
altar and at intervals delivered volley
salutes The sermon preached by Father
/ Alois KampmAnn of Sidney was stirring
one. The mass was followed by the
Lutheran church service conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Ahrens of Bennington. The ceremony
of Sunday morning. almost an exact re-
production OF the service with which Ger
man soldiers in the field observe Sunday,
was. for that reason the more impressive
70 the veterans.
Lotz's double quartet and the band which
accompanied the ClatOnia society to the
! city alternated during sunday afternoon
in entertaining the crowd with excellently
rendered musical selections. All day the
Z
grounds were thronged with delegates from
| out Of town and local Germans the
larger number remaining on the grounds
| for a huge picnic AT the noon hour. A ball
in the hall at the home concluded the en-
tertAinment planned for the day.
! Monday morning trumpeters. who will
set out from the central part OF town bit
after o'clock, are expected 10 awaken
the sleeping city. From that hour until
! late at night the time OF the visiting
Teutons will be well occupied. huge
parade, which promises TO be filled with
spectacular sights, will start from the cor
ner of Eighteenth and HRrney streets al
/ 10 O'Clock sharp and traverse the principal
! downtown streets. For the afternoon il
scheduled the decorating Of the medals OF
the veterans OF the wars OF 1864. 1866 and
1901, and in the evening the most spec
tacular event OF the meeting, a military
| concert with elaborate fireworks, is 10 take
/ place at the German Home.