The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-03
Indiana Delegate to National
German-American Alliance
Meeting to Present the
Duning Method.
PERSONAL LIBERTY
LEADING QUESTION
Restrictive Legislation Per-
tanning to Temperance and
Sunday Observance Will
Be Condemned.
(National News Association

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. g.!
personal Liberty will be a leading
subject of discussion at the sixth an
nual convention of the National Ger
Alliance, which is to
meet in this city the latter part Of
this week. The convention is expect
ed to adopt strong resolutions in op-
position to restrictive legislation in
matters affecting temperance and
Sunday observance. In its campaign
for personal liberty" it is declared
the Alliance has teen given assurance
of the close and stanch support of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians and 9th
er 1rish-American organizations
throughout the country
The convention will be attended by
about 1000 delegates, representing
German organiZa lions throughout the
United States. The opening session
will be held Friday morning at the
New Willard Hotel and will be devot-
ed largely to the exchange of greet
ings. In the afternoon the delegates
will make pilgrimage to Mount Yer
non, where exercises will be held at
the tomb of Washington. The pro-
gram for Saturday provides for a bus
mess session in the morning, a visit
to the White House in the afternoon
and a banquet at the New Willard
in the evening. The banquet has been
arranged on a pretentious scale, and
many notable men in official and pri-
vate life will be numbered among the
guests of honor. Sunday will be devot-
ed to sightseeing and on Monday the
final sessions of the convention will
be held.
Is Eleven Years Old.
The German-American Alliance was
founded eleven years ago in Philadel-
phia An idea of the influence it
! Yields may be gained from the fact
that it numbers nearly 1000 societies
in the State of Pennsylvania alone.
1t is also heavily represented among
the German population of the western
states. At the time of the Boer War
petition presented by the Alliance
to Congress, praying that the Govern
ment use it's good offices to bring
about an honorable peace, bore the
signatures of 100000 voters.
The object of the Alliance is to ex-
ert a wholesome, salutary influence
over public affairs in this country and
incidentally, to promote friendly rela-
tions with Germany. 1t is civil rath-
er than political body in it's aims.
One of the most worthy aims is to
perpetuate the memory of the early
German pioneers, who made so many
sacrifices for America in the dark
days of the French and Indian wars !;
the struggle of the Revolution, in
which men of German blood, SUCH as
General Stark and Nicholas Herkhei-
mer, gained splendid victories for the
cause of the united Colonies, and OF
the early days of the last century,
when the development of the Great
West was undertaken.
DR.. T. l. Haxamer of Philadelphia
has been president of the Alliance
since it's first organization. The other
officers are: First vice president, Jo-
seph Keller, of Indianapolis; second
vice president. John Tarks, of Balti
more; third vice president, Col. E. G
Stahl, of Trentin, n. j.; fourth vice
president, John D. Csppelman, OF
Charleston, S. c.; treasurer, H. Meni
ger, of Philadelphia: financial secer'
tary. Hermann Weder, of Philadel
phia; recording secretary, Adolph
Timm, of Philadelphia.