The Washington herald., 1911-09-04
COMMITTEES READY
FOR GERMAN MEET
Appointments Made for Ma
tionaI Alliance Gathering.
RESOLUTIONS ARE DRAWN
Congress to Be Asked to Recognize
German Genius-SubcOmmi
at United States Ports and Aid in
Travels-CIaim Has Backing.

Claiming that it was German genius
which made the Congressional Library
the most beautiful public building in
the world, Rudolph CrOnau, Of New
York, will offer a resolution at the con-
vention OF the National German-Amer-
lean Alliance which will be held in this
city October to to ask Congress
to change the present inscription on
the marble tablet in the famous LII
brary in order that II may show that
Johann Schmidtmeyer and Paul J. Pelz
were the real architects and authors OF
the Library and not Gen. Casey, whose
name appears on the tablet.
Another resolution, asking that the
government pay TO Architect Paul J.
Pelz. OF this city. his claims growing
out of his connection with the con-
struction of the Library. and found
valid by the courts, will also be offered
by Herr Cronau.
Immigrants to Get Aid.
Dr. Ernest Richard. another delegate,
will ask the convention TO organize
subcommittee whose duty it shall be
TO assist German immigrants and offer
them every chance TO go TO such places
or localities where opportunities offer
themselves for their advancement
At a meeting Of the arrangement com
mittee, at which Col. Martin Wiegand
presided. the following committees We're
announced:
Finance-Col. Martin Wiegand, chair
man; Karl Hammel. Jacob Bruegger.
Charles T. SChwegler. Simon Wolf
Philip Dittes, William F. Guide, Karl
Egolf Christian Beistein. Charles
Kuechle. Karl Achterkirchen. Hermann
Lechner. William Wiesmann. Paul Bach
sChmid. William Berens. J. George Auth,
George J. Bessler. Andrew LOeffier, jr.,
George w. Spier. Fred a. Kramer, Hen
ry Achterkirchen.
Reception WolfGang RuckdaescheI.
chairman. Fred ImhOf, Henry Streit-
berger. sr.. Otto BoCharding. John y.
StCrzer. William c. Lucker. Fred Stohl-
man. Fred IIanOld. George 2. Pitt. L.
= schubert. Ernst w. WclCker. Augustus
Schmid-, George Hausser. Louis Romig,
II Ellmenreich. Carl Braun. John Alt.
Paul HALTER. Conrad Mcinhardt. II. =.
NuluIcr. Joseph WOndrack. George J.
Ressler. Schwartz. A. F. Eskite,
Richurl We!sker. and John Weber.
VISIT at the White House and Congress
sionaI Lihrary-Kurt NoelHher. chairman.
Excursion TO Mount VernOn-Emil
SPAIN. chairman; Paul HALTER. GregOr
kramm, and Lee DieEelmann
German Day celebration in National
Rifles Armory. October6-Dr. Christian
StraCk chairman; G. Bender. Max Bern
stein. Paul Lnpper. Z. Saur.
Refreshments cOmmittee-JaCob Brueg-
ger. chairman: Karl Egolf, and Karl
AChterkirChen.
Banquet kommers, and music-Dr.
Alvin Won Meissner. chairman; DR.. Paul
HALTER, Col. Iarman Lechner.
Convention-Kurt Voelkner. chairman.
Hotels-KarI Hammel, chairman. and
Karl Egolf
Press and publicity - Charles T
Schwegler. chairman; Rudolph De Zapp.
f. Max HasselbaCh. F. A. Spencer, w.
II. Landveight.
Printing-Louis Bauer. chairman:
John Meininger. Henry Weber. Joseph
WondraCk. Reinhard Maui.
Programme and post-office John
Weber. chairman; c. T. Schwegler. and
Karl Braun.
Badges-Gustav Bender. chairman:
c. Bentheim. Conrad Mpinhardt, Kurt
Voelkner, and John Wischhusen.
Decorations-William F. GUIDE, chair
man.
1adies-The presidents of the Saenger-
bund Ladies Club. the Arion, the Ger
mania Maennerchor. the Columbia Turn
verein. the Orphan Asylum, the Platt-
Koenigen Louisebund,
and the Stauffacherin.