{"id":58,"date":"2022-03-17T18:01:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T18:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=58"},"modified":"2023-04-28T19:41:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T19:41:53","slug":"german-cultural-garden","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/chapter\/german-cultural-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"German Cultural Garden"},"content":{"raw":"<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/42.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"499\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-177 size-full\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/43.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"495\" height=\"484\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-178 size-full\" \/>\r\n\r\nThe German Cultural Garden, third in historical order in the chain, extends from the upper to the lower levels of East Boulevard. With its fountain and stone walks and double lateral sections of linden alleys, it centers about an impressive bronze two figure statue of Johann Wolfgang Goethe (1749-1832) and Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), Germany's greatest two poet-philosophers. It is a replicate of the famous Weimar statue, modeled in 1856 by Ernest Reischal, the Dresden sculptor. Here tower the two mighty figures, joined in friendship as they were in life, and grandly dominate the spacious and imposing German Garden. The garden is entered at the upper Boulevard level through a triple-arched ornamental iron gate.\r\n\r\nAt the far end of the left lateral section is a bronze bust, a replica of the bust in Leipzig, modeled by Deffner, of Gotthold Ephraim lessing (1729-1781), German critic and dramatist. At the far end of the right lateral section is a bronze bust of Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), world-famous poet and journalist of German birth. It is the work of K harald Isenstein of Berlin. The lower Boulevard section of the German garden features a bust of Friedrich Jahn, founder of the first German turnverein program and originator of calisthenics.\r\n\r\nThe rare Unterbug marble fountain, dedicated in 1932, is a memorial of Friedrich Froebel, founder of the kindergarten system; it once stood in the garden of the Archbishop of Salzburg, in Austria. More than one hundred varieties of shrubs, hedges, and trees imported from Germany decorated the German Garden, which was designed by Architect Herman Dercum. The linden trees were the gift of Mrs. John Spenzer, in memory of her husband, Dr. John Spenzer.\r\n\r\nThe German Cultural Garden Association was formed on July 26, 1929, at a meeting at the Socializer Turn Hall. On September 9, 1929, permanent officer were elected as follows:<span> <\/span><span>Miss <\/span><span>,Elsie <\/span><span>Weitz, <\/span><span>president; <\/span><span>Charles. <\/span><span>Wolfram, <\/span><span>secretary; and Albert <\/span><span>Eisele, <\/span><span>treasurer. Presidents <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Association <\/span><span>serv\u00ad<\/span><span>ing through the <\/span><span>years <\/span><span>have <\/span><span>been. <\/span><span>in <\/span><span>addition <\/span><span>to <\/span><span>Miss <\/span><span>Weitz, <\/span><span>MIS. <\/span><span>L. <\/span><span>Schlather, <\/span><span>Dr. <\/span><span>Hugo <\/span><span>Polt (professor <\/span><span>at <\/span><span>Western <\/span><span>Reserve <\/span><span>University), <\/span><span>and Reverend <\/span><span>Wal\u00ad<\/span><span>ter Klein, Minister <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Evangelical Reformed <\/span><span>Church. Moving spirits <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>loyal members in <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>German Garden <\/span><span>movement <\/span><span>have <\/span><span>been <\/span><span>Mi-. <\/span><span>Charles <\/span><span>Wolfram, <\/span><span>founder <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>for <\/span><span>many <\/span><span>years <\/span><span>president <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Cleveland <\/span><span>Cultural Gardens Federalion; <\/span><span>Mrs. <\/span><span>Rose <\/span><span>Raeder, <\/span><span>at <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>present <\/span><span>writing financial <\/span><span>secre\u00ad<\/span><span>tary; William <\/span><span>H. <\/span><span>Engelmann, <\/span><span>recording secretary; <\/span><span>Mrs. <\/span><span>Gertrude <\/span><span>Benson, <\/span><span>vice-president; <\/span><span>Mr. <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>Mrs. <\/span><span>Enselmam, <\/span><span>founders, charter <\/span><span>members, <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>trustees; ISS Hedwig Wagner, Mr. Eisele, Mr. Dercum, Dr. Spenzer, Mi-. Krueck, and Mr. and Mrs. Brenne sew\u00aded as early trustees. Maps and models for the pro\u00adjected garden were made and donated by Fred Matt\u00admueller. The development of the German Garden was promoted in cooperation with the Park Depart\u00adment of the City of Cleveland. Funds were raised by a series of card parties, poetry readings, song recitals, and \u201ccoffee and cake\u201d benefits. The Jahn bust was donated by the Socialer Turn Verein and Germania Vorwaerts Turn Verein. Since 1932 a group of women members of the German Cultural Garden Association has been active in the garden management.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span>The <\/span><span>German <\/span><span>Cultural <\/span><span>Garden <\/span><span>was <\/span><span>dedicated <\/span><span>on <\/span><span>June <\/span><span>2, <\/span><span>1929, <\/span><span>as <\/span><span>part <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>a week-long celebration<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span>com\u00ad<\/span><span>memorating <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Lessing-Mendelssohn <\/span><span>Bi-centennial. <\/span><span>The <\/span><span>Lessing <\/span><span>bust <\/span><span>was <\/span><span>unveiled <\/span><span>at <\/span><span>this time, <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Goethe-Schiller <\/span><span>statue, <\/span><span>which <\/span><span>formerly <\/span><span>had <\/span><span>stood in <\/span><span>Wade <\/span><span>Park, <\/span><span>was <\/span><span>rededicated <\/span><span>in its new place <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>hon\u00ad<\/span><span>or <\/span><span>in <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>German <\/span><span>Garden. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span>Musical <\/span><span>selections <\/span><span>were <\/span><span>rendered <\/span><span>by <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Glenville <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>East <\/span><span>High <\/span><span>School <\/span><span>Bands <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Vereini,qte <\/span><span>Mannerchor <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>Cleveland. <\/span><span>The <\/span><span>opening <\/span><span>address <\/span><span>was <\/span><span>by <\/span><span>William <\/span><span>R. <\/span><span>Hopkins, <\/span><span>City <\/span><span>Manager <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>Cleve\u00ad<\/span><span>land. <\/span><span>The <\/span><span>Lessing <\/span><span>bust <\/span><span>was <\/span><span>presented to the <\/span><span>city <\/span><span>by <\/span><span>Mrs. <\/span><span>L. <\/span><span>Schlather, chairman, <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>Miss Elsie <\/span><span>Weitz, <\/span><span>associate <\/span><span>chairman <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Permanent Memorials <\/span><span>Committee. <\/span><span>The <\/span><span>bust was <\/span><span>accepted <\/span><span>on <\/span><span>behalf <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>city <\/span><span>by <\/span><span>Mayor <\/span><span>John <\/span><span>Marshall. Professor <\/span><span>R. <\/span><span>W. <\/span><span>Deer\u00ad<\/span><span>ing <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>Western <\/span><span>Reserve University <\/span><span>delivered <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>ad\u00ad<\/span><span>dress <\/span><span>on <\/span><span>Lessing. Rabbi <\/span><span>Abba <\/span><span>Hillel <\/span><span>Silver <\/span><span>deliver\u00ad<\/span><span>ed <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>address <\/span><span>on <\/span><span>Moses <\/span><span>Mendelssohn. <\/span><span>The <\/span><span>Star <\/span><span>Spangled <\/span><span>Banner was <\/span><span>then <\/span><span>played <\/span><span>by <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Consolidat\u00ad<\/span><span>ed Bands, <\/span><span>while <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>American <\/span><span>flag <\/span><span>was <\/span><span>unfurled, <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>a wreath <\/span><span>was <\/span><span>placed <\/span><span>on <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Lessing <\/span><span>bust <\/span><span>by <\/span><span>Mr. <\/span><span>David <\/span><span>Jankau. <\/span><span>The <\/span><span>assemblage <\/span><span>then <\/span><span>marched <\/span><span>to <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Hebrew <\/span><span>Garden, <\/span><span>where <\/span><span>a wreath <\/span><span>was placed <\/span><span>on <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Moses <\/span><span>Mendelssohn <\/span><span>tablet <\/span><span>by <\/span><span>Mr. <\/span><span>Ernest <\/span><span>Muel\u00ad<\/span><span>ler. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span>It <\/span><span>was <\/span><span>fitting <\/span><span>that the <\/span><span>bi-centennial tribute <\/span><span>to <\/span><span>these two <\/span><span>great <\/span><span>men <\/span><span>who inspired <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>befriended <\/span><span>each <\/span><span>other <\/span><span>in <\/span><span>life, <\/span><span>should <\/span><span>have <\/span><span>been <\/span><span>jointly celebrat\u00ad<\/span><span>ed. <\/span><span>Moses <\/span><span>Mendelssohn, scholar <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>philosopher, <\/span><span>was <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>prototype <\/span><span>for <\/span><span>Lessing\u2019s <\/span><span>stirring drama, <\/span><span>\u201cNa\u00ad<\/span><span>than the <\/span><span>Wise.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_179\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"745\"]<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/44.png\" alt=\"Miss Elsie Weitz and Mrs. Leonard Schather at Dedication of Heine Bust\" width=\"745\" height=\"481\" class=\"wp-image-179 size-full\" \/> Miss Elsie Weitz and Mrs. Leonard Schather at Dedication of Heine Bust[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<span>The <\/span><span>Lessing-Mendelssohn Bi-centennial <\/span><span>Commis\u00adsion <\/span><span>consisted <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>William <\/span><span>R. <\/span><span>Hopkins. honorary <\/span><span>chairman; Carl <\/span><span>D. <\/span><span>Friebolin, general chairman; <\/span><span>Leo <\/span><span>Weidenthal <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>Charles <\/span><span>J. Wolfram, <\/span><span>vice <\/span><span>chairmen; Carl Raid, treasurer. Charles Wolfram served as chairman of the executive committee; Mrs. L. Schlather, and Miss Elsie Weitz as chairman and associate chairman, respectively, of the Committee on Permanent Memorials. Samuel Newman was chairman of the Park Celebration Committee; Lewis Drucker, director of publicity; Edward J. Schweid, general secretary; Dr. E. B. De Sauze and A. H. Friedland, chairman and associate chairman respectively of the School Committee; Mrs. Jennie K. Zwick, chairman of the Speakers\u2019 Committee; Linda A. Eastman, chairman of the Library Committee: and Conrad Krueck and Charles De Harrack, chairman and as\u00adsociate chairman respectively of the Music Commit\u00adtee. Carl D. Friebolin was chairman of the German Garden dedication program.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span>A <\/span><span>long <\/span><span>list <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>enthusiastic <\/span><span>members <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>sponsors <\/span><span>also contributed <\/span><span>to <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>inspiring <\/span><span>success <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Cleve\u00ad<\/span><span>land <\/span><span>Lessing-Mendelssohn Bi-centennial, which was <\/span><span>dedicated <\/span><span>in <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>spirit <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>men <\/span><span>it honored <\/span><span>to <\/span><span>good <\/span><span>will <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>tolerance. <\/span><span>Because <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>significance <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>its <\/span><span>German <\/span><span>Cultural <\/span><span>Garden <\/span><span>undertaking, <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Less\u00ad<\/span><span>ing-Mendelssohn Bi-centennial <\/span><span>Commission was <\/span><span>chosen <\/span><span>by <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Charles <\/span><span>Eisenman <\/span><span>Award <\/span><span>Committee <\/span><span>to <\/span><span>receive <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Eisenman <\/span><span>Award <\/span><span>for <\/span><span>1929. <\/span><span>The <\/span><span>award <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>$500 <\/span><span>was\u00a0<\/span><span>contributed<\/span>\u00a0for <\/span><span>the further <\/span><span>development <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>German <\/span><span>Garden. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span>The <\/span><span>Father <\/span><span>Jahn <\/span><span>bust was dedicated <\/span><span>on <\/span><span>May <\/span><span>1, <\/span><span>1931. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span>The <\/span><span>Heine <\/span><span>bust <\/span><span>was <\/span><span>unveiled <\/span><span>and <\/span><span>presented <\/span><span>to <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>City <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>Cleveland <\/span><span>by <\/span><span>William <\/span><span>R. <\/span><span>Hopkins and <\/span><span>accepted <\/span><span>by <\/span><span>Mayor <\/span><span>John <\/span><span>D. <\/span><span>Marshall, <\/span><span>on June <\/span><span>14th, 1931, on the 75th anniversary of the death of the poet. Musical settings of Heine\u2019s poems were rend\u00adered by the Cleveland Vereinigte Saenger. Principal addresses were by Professor Ernst Feise, of Johns Hopkins University, and Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner of the Euclid Avenue Temple. The ceremony con\u00adcluded with the singing of America by all present. The sponsoring executive committee of the Heine Memorial Commission consisted of William R. Hop\u00adkins, chairman; Dr. Robert E. Vinson, Miss Linda A. Eastman and R. G. Jones, vice chairmen; Carl Raid, treasurer; Jennie K. Zwick, secretary; and Carl D. Friebolin, Alfred\u2019s. Benesch, Miss Elsie Weitz, Leo Weidenthal, Charles J. Wolfram, Charles De Harrack, C. R. Brenne, Albert Eisele, Professor E. B. De Sauze, Max E. Meisel, Fred G. Folberth, Miss Mildred Chadsey, and Clarence S. Metcalf.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span>Guests <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>honor <\/span><span>who <\/span><span>have <\/span><span>planted trees <\/span><span>in <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>German Garden have <\/span><span>included-<\/span><span>Graf Von <\/span><span>Luckner, <\/span><span>on <\/span><span>April <\/span><span>21, <\/span><span>1931, <\/span><span>and Madame Schumann-Heink,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">on <\/span>September 7, 1933.<\/span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_181\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"286\"]<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/45.png\" alt=\"Mme. Schumann-Heink\" width=\"286\" height=\"313\" class=\"wp-image-181 size-full\" \/> Mme. Schumann-Heink[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<span>The <\/span><span>purpose <\/span><span>of <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>German <\/span><span>Cultural <\/span><span>Garden <\/span><span>Association <\/span><span>as <\/span><span>set <\/span><span>forth <\/span><span>in <\/span><span>Article <\/span><span>II of its constitution, was to \u201cawaken by honest and broad study, investigation, and promulgation of the underlying principles of German Literature, Art, Science, Culture, past and present, and thereby exemplify and emphasize their culture value as contributions to man-kind.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe aims of the Association, thus stated, have been generously fulfilled.","rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/42.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"499\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-177 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/42.png 384w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/42-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/42-65x84.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/42-225x292.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/42-350x455.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/43.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"495\" height=\"484\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-178 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/43.png 495w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/43-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/43-65x64.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/43-225x220.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/43-350x342.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The German Cultural Garden, third in historical order in the chain, extends from the upper to the lower levels of East Boulevard. With its fountain and stone walks and double lateral sections of linden alleys, it centers about an impressive bronze two figure statue of Johann Wolfgang Goethe (1749-1832) and Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), Germany&#8217;s greatest two poet-philosophers. It is a replicate of the famous Weimar statue, modeled in 1856 by Ernest Reischal, the Dresden sculptor. Here tower the two mighty figures, joined in friendship as they were in life, and grandly dominate the spacious and imposing German Garden. The garden is entered at the upper Boulevard level through a triple-arched ornamental iron gate.<\/p>\n<p>At the far end of the left lateral section is a bronze bust, a replica of the bust in Leipzig, modeled by Deffner, of Gotthold Ephraim lessing (1729-1781), German critic and dramatist. At the far end of the right lateral section is a bronze bust of Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), world-famous poet and journalist of German birth. It is the work of K harald Isenstein of Berlin. The lower Boulevard section of the German garden features a bust of Friedrich Jahn, founder of the first German turnverein program and originator of calisthenics.<\/p>\n<p>The rare Unterbug marble fountain, dedicated in 1932, is a memorial of Friedrich Froebel, founder of the kindergarten system; it once stood in the garden of the Archbishop of Salzburg, in Austria. More than one hundred varieties of shrubs, hedges, and trees imported from Germany decorated the German Garden, which was designed by Architect Herman Dercum. The linden trees were the gift of Mrs. John Spenzer, in memory of her husband, Dr. John Spenzer.<\/p>\n<p>The German Cultural Garden Association was formed on July 26, 1929, at a meeting at the Socializer Turn Hall. On September 9, 1929, permanent officer were elected as follows: Miss ,Elsie Weitz, president; Charles. Wolfram, secretary; and Albert Eisele, treasurer. Presidents of the Association serv\u00ading through the years have been. in addition to Miss Weitz, MIS. L. Schlather, Dr. Hugo Polt (professor at Western Reserve University), and Reverend Wal\u00adter Klein, Minister of the Evangelical Reformed Church. Moving spirits and loyal members in the German Garden movement have been Mi-. Charles Wolfram, founder and for many years president of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federalion; Mrs. Rose Raeder, at the present writing financial secre\u00adtary; William H. Engelmann, recording secretary; Mrs. Gertrude Benson, vice-president; Mr. and Mrs. Enselmam, founders, charter members, and trustees; ISS Hedwig Wagner, Mr. Eisele, Mr. Dercum, Dr. Spenzer, Mi-. Krueck, and Mr. and Mrs. Brenne sew\u00aded as early trustees. Maps and models for the pro\u00adjected garden were made and donated by Fred Matt\u00admueller. The development of the German Garden was promoted in cooperation with the Park Depart\u00adment of the City of Cleveland. Funds were raised by a series of card parties, poetry readings, song recitals, and \u201ccoffee and cake\u201d benefits. The Jahn bust was donated by the Socialer Turn Verein and Germania Vorwaerts Turn Verein. Since 1932 a group of women members of the German Cultural Garden Association has been active in the garden management.<\/p>\n<p>The German Cultural Garden was dedicated on June 2, 1929, as part of a week-long celebration\u00a0com\u00admemorating the Lessing-Mendelssohn Bi-centennial. The Lessing bust was unveiled at this time, and the Goethe-Schiller statue, which formerly had stood in Wade Park, was rededicated in its new place of hon\u00ador in the German Garden. <\/p>\n<p>Musical selections were rendered by the Glenville and East High School Bands and the Vereini,qte Mannerchor of Cleveland. The opening address was by William R. Hopkins, City Manager of Cleve\u00adland. The Lessing bust was presented to the city by Mrs. L. Schlather, chairman, and Miss Elsie Weitz, associate chairman of the Permanent Memorials Committee. The bust was accepted on behalf of the city by Mayor John Marshall. Professor R. W. Deer\u00ading of Western Reserve University delivered the ad\u00address on Lessing. Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver deliver\u00aded the address on Moses Mendelssohn. The Star Spangled Banner was then played by the Consolidat\u00aded Bands, while the American flag was unfurled, and a wreath was placed on the Lessing bust by Mr. David Jankau. The assemblage then marched to the Hebrew Garden, where a wreath was placed on the Moses Mendelssohn tablet by Mr. Ernest Muel\u00adler. <\/p>\n<p>It was fitting that the bi-centennial tribute to these two great men who inspired and befriended each other in life, should have been jointly celebrat\u00aded. Moses Mendelssohn, scholar and philosopher, was the prototype for Lessing\u2019s stirring drama, \u201cNa\u00adthan the Wise.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179\" style=\"width: 745px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/44.png\" alt=\"Miss Elsie Weitz and Mrs. Leonard Schather at Dedication of Heine Bust\" width=\"745\" height=\"481\" class=\"wp-image-179 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/44.png 745w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/44-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/44-65x42.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/44-225x145.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/44-350x226.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miss Elsie Weitz and Mrs. Leonard Schather at Dedication of Heine Bust<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Lessing-Mendelssohn Bi-centennial Commis\u00adsion consisted of William R. Hopkins. honorary chairman; Carl D. Friebolin, general chairman; Leo Weidenthal and Charles J. Wolfram, vice chairmen; Carl Raid, treasurer. Charles Wolfram served as chairman of the executive committee; Mrs. L. Schlather, and Miss Elsie Weitz as chairman and associate chairman, respectively, of the Committee on Permanent Memorials. Samuel Newman was chairman of the Park Celebration Committee; Lewis Drucker, director of publicity; Edward J. Schweid, general secretary; Dr. E. B. De Sauze and A. H. Friedland, chairman and associate chairman respectively of the School Committee; Mrs. Jennie K. Zwick, chairman of the Speakers\u2019 Committee; Linda A. Eastman, chairman of the Library Committee: and Conrad Krueck and Charles De Harrack, chairman and as\u00adsociate chairman respectively of the Music Commit\u00adtee. Carl D. Friebolin was chairman of the German Garden dedication program.<\/p>\n<p>A long list of enthusiastic members and sponsors also contributed to the inspiring success of the Cleve\u00adland Lessing-Mendelssohn Bi-centennial, which was dedicated in the spirit of the men it honored to good will and tolerance. Because of the significance of its German Cultural Garden undertaking, the Less\u00ading-Mendelssohn Bi-centennial Commission was chosen by the Charles Eisenman Award Committee to receive the Eisenman Award for 1929. The award of $500 was\u00a0contributed\u00a0for the further development of the German Garden. <\/p>\n<p>The Father Jahn bust was dedicated on May 1, 1931. <\/p>\n<p>The Heine bust was unveiled and presented to the City of Cleveland by William R. Hopkins and accepted by Mayor John D. Marshall, on June 14th, 1931, on the 75th anniversary of the death of the poet. Musical settings of Heine\u2019s poems were rend\u00adered by the Cleveland Vereinigte Saenger. Principal addresses were by Professor Ernst Feise, of Johns Hopkins University, and Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner of the Euclid Avenue Temple. The ceremony con\u00adcluded with the singing of America by all present. The sponsoring executive committee of the Heine Memorial Commission consisted of William R. Hop\u00adkins, chairman; Dr. Robert E. Vinson, Miss Linda A. Eastman and R. G. Jones, vice chairmen; Carl Raid, treasurer; Jennie K. Zwick, secretary; and Carl D. Friebolin, Alfred\u2019s. Benesch, Miss Elsie Weitz, Leo Weidenthal, Charles J. Wolfram, Charles De Harrack, C. R. Brenne, Albert Eisele, Professor E. B. De Sauze, Max E. Meisel, Fred G. Folberth, Miss Mildred Chadsey, and Clarence S. Metcalf.<\/p>\n<p>Guests of honor who have planted trees in the German Garden have included-Graf Von Luckner, on April 21, 1931, and Madame Schumann-Heink,<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">on <\/span>September 7, 1933.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_181\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-181\" style=\"width: 286px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/45.png\" alt=\"Mme. Schumann-Heink\" width=\"286\" height=\"313\" class=\"wp-image-181 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/45.png 286w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/45-274x300.png 274w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/45-65x71.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/their-paths-are-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2022\/03\/45-225x246.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mme. 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