This newly organized club held a meeting yesterday, which was well attended, and assured the successful continuation of the same.

After the election of its officers, H. Rasper gave a very enthusiastic address, in which he expounded the necessity to always defend Germanism. He asserted that it is very urgent for the German-Americans to awake from their stupor and to shake off the chains with which they too readily had permitted themselves to be enslaved, from all sides.

A quartet was formed and it entertained the audience with the singing of good German folk songs.

All German citizens of Avondale are cordially invited to the next gathering which will take place July 8th at Stockhoff's hall, on Belmont Avenue.