Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-01
PLAN BUSY MEETING
German-American Alliance to
Discuss Sunday Closing.
OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS
General Committee Is Busy Prepar.
ing for Big Congress Hero
in October.

| At the forthcoming congress Of the
| National German-American Alliance, to
be held at the New Willard Hotel the
| early part Of October, questions OF vital
interest to the residents OF the District
OF Columbia, especially those of German
birth or prediction. probably will be
| discussed. Personal liberty" as 1t Is
| termed, will be a potent factor in the de-
| bates, 1t is declared. and in the stand
! that the congress Is expected to take as
| surance has been given Of the close and
| stanch support of the Irish-Americans.
not only OF the District, but of the coun-
try. as well as OF others who resent re-
str1ct1ve legislation in matters affecting
temperance and Sunday observance.
Both the German and Irish residents Of
the District are taking deep interest in
| the forthcoming congress, 1t is said, be-
cause the congress is declared to repre-
sent 100000 voters throughout the coun-
try.
The United German Societies, Of which
DR.. Kurt Voelckner is the executive head,
| through e general committee headed by
Martin W1egand, Is perfecting arrange
ments for the congress and the enter
tainment OF the delegates while they are
at the National Capital
Meeting August II.
meeting of the general committee
| will be held at 9o2 Pennsylvania avenue
| northwest August IL, when many Of the
subcommittee appointed are expected to
| make their reports. An excursion will be
given under the auspices of, the German
societies August 81, to raise some of the
funds needed for the congress. Sub
scriptfon lists also have been circulated,
1t is declared. and the responses are
numerous and generous.
The National German-American Alliance
is chartered by Congress. and DR.. Voelck-
ner and six associates from Pennsyl-
vania, and one each from Maryland,
New Jersey, New York, Texas, Indiana,
Idaho. Ohio and Minnesota, were the
charter members.
According to the terms of its character
the alliance was formed for 1.-The con-
servation Of the principles Of representa-
tive government and the protection and
maintenance of all civil and political
rights; the protection of German immi-
grants against impositions and decep-
tons and to assist in their naturaliza-
ton; the study of American institutions
and the publication of American his
tory; the cultivation of the German Ian
guage. literature and drama; and the
perpetuation of the memory and deeds
Of those early German pioneers whose
influence has been of incalculable bene-
fit to the intellectual and economic de-
loyalty in times of stress and strife is
a matter of history"
Members of Committee.
The general committee making arrange
ments for the congress. in addition to
Martin Wiegand. chairman, includes Karl
Hammel, financial secretary; Jacob
Bruegger, treasurer; Capt. Charles 7.
schwegler, corresponding secretary: DR..
Kurt Voelckner, president United German
Societies; Simon Wolf, Philip Dittes, w.
F. GUIDE, Karl EglOf, Christopher Bell
stein, Charles Kuechle, Karl Achterkfr-
chen, Herman Lechner. William Wieg-
mann, Paul Bachschmid, William Berens,
]. G. Auth. G. J. Bessler, Andrew Loeffer,
G. w. Spier. Fred Kramer, Harry Achter-
kirchen and the officers of the twenty-one
District German societies that are ANIL
lated with the United German Societies.
The chairmen of subcommittee are:
Finance, Martin Wiegand: reception,
Wolfgang Ruckdaeschal; White House,
Capitol and Congressional Library visits,
Kurt Voelckner; river excursion August
81 Emil SPAIN, chairman; Paul HALTER
financial secretary; transportation, Paul
Brandstedt; German day. Dr. Chris
tan Strack; banquet, kommers and
music, Alvin Meiszner; convention hall.
Kurt voelckner: hotels and lodgings. Kurt
Hammel; press. Capt. c. Il. Schwegler:
printing. Louis Bauer: program and post
office in convention hall, John Weber;
ladies, the presidents Of the women's aux
iliaries of the Saengerbund Arion. Maen-
nerchor, Colum bia Turnverein, German
Orphan Asylum, Plattsdutscher Verein.
I,ouisa Bund and Stauffacherin; badges
Gustave Bender; decorations, William F.
GUIDE.
The subcommittee chairmen are to name
their own associates.