Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-05
FLAGS ENTWINED BY
GERMAN-AMERICANS
Celebration of German Day for Ne
braska and Iowa Begins with
Interesting Ceremonies.
ANNIVERSARY OF SETTLEMENT
Opening Program BeEun Saturday
and iS Continued TodRy-Or-
chcstra and Band Music is
Chief Feature.

Beneath the stars and stripes Of the
United States and the red, black and
white, the national colors OF Germany,
lovingly entwined, at the German Home
on South Thirteenth street, the German
Americans Of Omaha ana Nebraska Sat
urday began the observance OF German
day. which was continued yesterday.
The observance of Germany day marks
an epoch in the life Of every German
American and has come to be observed
by Gefman-Amerlcans in every state in
the union, and with them It il something
OF holiday II marks the anniversary
of the coming of the first large ard per-
manent colony OF Germans to settle In
North America. October 6. 1888. Daniel
Pastorfus, with several hundred men,
women and children from Krefeld Rhein
province, Germany. came to America and
settled at Germantown. Pa. where they
engaged in all lines of business. includ-
ing manufacturing and farming.
While small colonies OF Germans had
long prior to this settled in New York
and as far north as Maine, the German
town settlement was, according to Ger
man-Americans, considered the real com
ing of their people to the United States.
linus Il6 ODbeINdHt6 OF NrbIiIdu udN D
which this year is celebrated a little
earlier than usual in order that visitors
may reach the city, conclude the exer-
cises and then enjoy themselves at the
Ak-Sar-Ben festivities
Committee Meets visitors.
A large number of the German-Ameri-
cans of Nebraska and Iowa arrived in
the city yesterday, but the major portion
of them will arrive in automobiles and
or early trains today. The plans for re-
ceiving the visitors are perfection in
, themselves. At the depots all yesterday
were Mesdames Adolph Brandes and Ber-
tina Getzschmann and Messrs. Voegle,
Klenke, Bloomer and Specht. This COM
mittee met all incoming trains and es-
corted the visitors to the German Home,
which is headquarters and where the eX-
ercises will be held. They also looked
after the assigning the visitors to hotels
and homes of friends In the city,
The big crowd is expected this morning,
when II is estimated that the arrivals will
be between 1000 and 1900 At II O'Clock
$50 automobiles, all loaded. will arrive
from Fremont and towns up the Elkhorn
and Platte rivers. This delegation viii be
met DN n NOHlIiltltt lHdN VIII ~ ohl tllr
Dodge street road as far AS the west city
limits. The committee is expected to
have twenty-five automobiles
Musical Program and Dance.
The exercises yesterday were entirely
musical though there was a dance In the
evening that was attended by several
hundred Of the local German American
citizens and visitors Supper was served
late in the evening.
During the afternoon the program was
entirely under the direction of Prof.
Theodore Rudolph Reese and opened with
concert by band, made up Of thirty
instruments. To secure this band, Prof
Reese picked his men from the musical
union OF the city, selecting only the very
best OF the musicians. The program
opened with the Stars and Stripes and
closed with a poutpourri Of patriotic Ger
man songs.
An interesting feature OF the program
and one that was greatly enjoyed was the
singing by chorus OF thlrty-five girls,
10 to 10 years of age. who had been drilled
by Prof Reese for the occasion. They
we're dressed in white, each wearing
small American and a small German flag,
pinned together
During the forenoon today the session
will be informal for the purpose Of per