New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-06
GERMANS HONOR 1878
Celebrate Battle of LeipsiC at
Terrace Garden.

Hundreds OF German-American citizens
from all the boroughs hocked to Terrace
Garden yesterday afternoon and evening
10 celebrate for the twelfth time German
Day." the anniversary Of the battle OF
Leipsic. in 1913. when Napoleon | was
conquered and Germany freed from the
rule OF France.
One hundred and twelve German So
cieties were represented. Children from
the Turner societies sang and did cal
isthenic exercises, and there were prizes
for the winners. For excellent work In
German in the public schools $50 boys
and girls received diplomas from the
Board of Education. These were present.
ed by Albert +. Mahn, chairman OF the
celebration committee.
The principal speaker at the afternoon
session was Alphonse G. Koelble, president
of the German and state alliances. His
subject was THE Germans as an Organi-
cation I'm the United States" The cause
OF the Germans weakness In the past and
their negligence in uniting. he said, was
their lack Of power. Later on, ne de-
clared. through the influence Of such
pioneers as Carl schurz. Franz Sigel and
DR.. c. J. Hexamer. president Of the Ma
tional German Alliance. in Philadelphia
the idea OF uniting had gained to such an
extent that now the Germans were a
power In themselves.
Comparing present conditions with those
of one hundred years ago. when Germany
was freed from the Napoleonic rule, the
the nrpSpnt
great celebration OF that event by Ger
mans the world over, the elimination OF
when will be the unveilIng OF an impos-
ing monument at Leipsic on october IS In
the presence OF the Emperor and tho
reigning princes. He appealed TO those
present to be loyal TO Germany and the
United States. not forgetting Prince
Henrys admonition TO them on his last
visit TO this country not to forget the
mother tongue.
In the evening the feature OF the cele-
bration was the presentation by cast
of twenty-six persons Of portion of
Gerhart Hauptmann play ISIS" the
theme of which is the freeing Of Germany
from French rule.
Those present included Or. Albert ]. w.
Kern, George Ehret, Charles h. Stover'
Commissioner OF Parks; Professor Julius
Bume. Hermann V. Letkemann. Profess
sor Joseph Winter. Gus Zimmerman, Il.
l.. Graue and Max Tropp. Dancing fol-
lowed the evenings entertainment.
The prospective exhibitors believe that
the special patent law protecting the ex-
hibits is good as far as il goes, but owing
TO skepticlsm regarding the enforcement
OF American laws it is proposed to form
protective committee To follow this up
with criminal and civil prosecutions. II
necessary, and also TO start an agitation
for the extension OF the special law TO
general legislation protecting patents.
a feature OF the evening celebration was
the presentation OF floral wreaths to John
Bissinger and Paul krimmer. the cham
pions OF the New York Turn Nerein, who
have recently returned from Denver,
where they carried off most OF the ath-
letic honors. The United Singers of New
York, under the leadership of Herr +. AL
beke. filed the great hall with melody
while singing "Ewig Liebe Heimat' and
The Day of Our Lord" Edmund
Tiersch's orchestra played a new pot
pourri OF military airs entitled Die
Volkerschlacht bel Leipsig."