German-Americans Celebrate Their Annual Day in Big Style

Tbe ninth annnnal oelebration of German-American Day in this oounty was held in Manchester yesterday and was a great snocess. Although the skies were lowering, the rain kept off and a very laige orowd gathered to witness and take part in the feativities. The number of young ladies on the grcrands was espeoially noticeable. An exoorsion train from Jaokson brought in abont 400 gnestB who made a determined eflfort to have Jaokson bionght into the circuit and given the celebration next yeai. The gronnds were packed in the afternoon aud everbody seemed to be greatly enjoying thernselves. The crowd was a happy, good natured one, aud old acquaintanoes were renevved and friends greeted. Manchester raanaged the celebration in an excellennt raanner and deserves oongratnlations npon the snooessful wayin Wüich they oatried out the aelebration. It was fully 11 o olok bef ore the procession started for the Arbeiter Park. It made a splendid appearance as with playing bands and flags Üying in the breeze it paesed down the ruain Street. The Chelsea L. O. T. M. Band headed the prooession. Tben followed [Jnole Sara and Olumbia in appropriate oostunie, the Independent Military cotnpany, Jackson Band, Chelsea Arbeiter Sooiety, Milan Band, Saline Arbeiter Society and the Manchester Arbeitei Society. The rear was bronght np by a nnmber. of tasty advertising floats Among these were Joseph Crauier anc Son, wasbing machines, Knebler & Landwebr, butcbers, Wëstgate, lomber and fanoy soroll work, Lonis Kuebler tinware, Martin Tranb, water tanks William Daviditer, agrioultaral imple rnents, Johü Weidiraann, creatu separ ator, Steeb & Wynu, oigar raanufaotor ers, Yeager & Schaible, groceis, and Manchester brewery. Where possible the varions trades were in operation on the floats. Kuebler & Laudwehr, the butchersj killed a calf and dressed the animal before the park was reaohed. At 2:30 o'olook the speaking cornrneuuecl, the president of the day Nate Sobraid presiding in a genial luannar. The speeches were good and were all the better bacanse they were not solong as to tire the audieucs. Mr. Stauger, the abln young editor of the Hausfreund and Post, spoke in G-ermau on the "Contest betweeu tbe Germanic and Latin Raoes and the Influence of the Germans in the World's History." He briefly reviewed the enmities between the ancient Germans and the Romans, the fall of the Roman empire throngh the Germán couqueror, the Anglo-Saxon oontest of Britian, the formation of Germanio England and the Germán principalities in the north and tbe Latin states of Italy, France and Spain in the sonth. He spoke of the normal bostilities of the races breaking ont anew, the wars between England and France, Holland and SpaiD. Euglaud destroyed the armada and the power of arragant Spaiu begau to decline. He referred to the rise of Prussia as a military power destined to free and unite Germany, contemporary to the war of independeuce of England'f" colonies in America and spoke of the influenoe of the revolu'tiouary war on Pranoe. The Frenoh as a people veere not competent to profit by the exainple of the Anglo-Saxon Americans. He passed on to the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and bis fall throngh the Anglo-Saxons and the Gerinans and to the humiliationof the ambitious Napoleon III and France throogh the Gerrnan armiee direoted by the genius of Bismark and spoke of the prospecta of united Germauy. Onr war with ápain, he said, was the latest continnation of the old hostilities between the progressive Germanio and the stagnant Latin raoes. Ho spoke of tbe difference in the stage of civilization and onlture of the two nations and the part the so-caled German-Americaus nlaved in the war and the triumph of intelligenoe over ignorance. He oonoluded with speaking of the grand progresa of the Germanio States in soienoe, the arts and good governrnent. Gernaanyvias the eradle of all free and ruighty nations. The friendly relation between Gernif.ny and onr nation ought to be maintained. A. J. Waters president of the Manchester village, made a speeob of welcome and aoqnitted himself with ored it. It was a speeoh that wonld wel bear printing as would the others whioh followec and whioh are omittac owing simply to the faot that the Ar gus goes to press Friday moruing. Judge H. Wirt Newkirk followec with a witty speeoh, the first part o: whioh was in Euglish aud the rest o I it in Germán. The stories evok6 angbter and the Yankee Germán enbusiasin. Fred M. Freeman did himself credit □ an able and patiiotio address in whiob he referred to the American patriotism of the Germana in this oountry and said that they were an imortaDt aüd successful factor in Ainerioan bistocy. In the course of his remarks he referred to the fact that 35 per oent of the 250 soldiers from this county in the war with Spain were Germans. Editor Wnertb, of the Volkefreund of Jaokson, made a pleaaant argument or admitting Jaokson into the circuit with Washtenaw and the annual celebrations of German-American Day.