Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-07
V|NDGATION FOR Mr..
PACH IN STATEMENT
Director OF Choral Society
Makes Statement Last Night
TO Annapolis Class
WILL BE NATURALIzED

The Annapolis Choral society AZ its
meeting last night. ii the lecture room.
of the First Methodist Episcopal
church. made public declaration of
confidence III Joseph Pache, the direc-
tor, and openly expressed apprecia-
ton Of MS work ana the Interest he.
has taken to establish permanent.
musical organization here
The work begun BY Mr. Paehe here
viii continue Ii the interest taken Jus
titles the time and energy that such.
work requires. The next meeting will
take place 1T 80 at the Sunday school
room of the First 1T. e church
Al last night s meeting the iirst Of
the local class since the pat lication
that the Memorial concert to have
been directed BY Mr Pache had been
called Oh. the leader Of the Annapolis
Choral society took occasion to make
the following statement
Mr.. Paehe's Statement.
II was born iii little corner OF
Germany that was once Austria
French on my fathers side, on my
.motherss. Is. Polish
II have lived III America about
twenty i've years, What am
In the winter prior 10 the war
worked III Baltimore and when my
American friends are tired Of me 60
fo Europe. Italy, France. Germany,
Poland, Copenhagen and when my
European friends are tired Of me
come back to America.
IN August. 1914 / was IN Germany
near the Polish forsier went to the
American embassy In Berlin and said
III wish you 10 know just where I
stand. and made out sworn state.
ment that would serve the United
States in any capacity WHICH might
.be called to do
These papers are ii the American
embassy need no papers to tell me
that am all right.
Because am d man without q
country and live IN all countries,
have never made out my naturaliza
ton papers am no longer citizen
of Germany because after residing out
Eof thar country for ten years one
automatically ceases to be 8 citizen
81 came to America In 1891 under
contract for one year AT the end Of
that time the people who paid me said
you must stay. In 1894 was asked
to come to Baltimore as the leader Of
the Oratorio society After thinking
about ii for six months ! decided 70
accept
AT the close Of his remarks, which
we're heard on the part Of the class
with deep interest, MT pache read the
following which he said would appear
in the Baltimore American this morn
ing
TO MY FRIENDS AND 10 MY
ENEMIES
ii am very much gratified by the
action Of the members Of the Ora
torio society. and encouraged by
the many expressions Of friend
ship and pledges of support that
have come to me over the tele
phone and by letter beg to ex-
press my heartfelt thanks anu lo
announce that. Notwithstanding
reports to the contrary, the next
rehearsal of the Oratorio society
will be held, as planned next
Sunday. February 8. at : $50 IN the
Academy of Music.
ITO my enemies want to say
DON'T TELL MORE LIES THAN
YoU CAN PROVE Z
Mr. Pache has decided to become
Inaturalized HIS sponsors are Gov
ernor Harrington. ex-Gow Goldsbor-
Eough, and Mr.. Eugie, treasurer OF the
Oratorio society, of Baltimore
Before the close Of the evening
every member 81 the class before TAX
| ing leave OF their leader expressed
confidence in his loyalty and integrity.
and promised him their support
The class has been = marked &C
QUESTION 10 Easic- loving Annapolis,
and has given number Of benefits for
worthy charity and for war work
Missionary S0ciesy