New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-17
4 GREAT DAY AT LEMON HILL.
The GERMANS IN COUNCIL.
Correspondence Of The n. z Tribune


| PHILADELPHIA, June L. 1851
To-day was the or, AT day among the Germans, cels
lra;irg the Seventh National Musical Jubilee, aud
never Las Lemon Hill pre- ~nted -uch sight a. when
the multitude assembled in sn ofthe platform at IL N
to receive formal welcome the President, and the
singing of grand chorus by h ,usaBds of voices for
| every German on the ground oined in, and each
seemed f. be anxious TO make his voice heard above
| his neighbors.
Lemon Hill, the place of assembling, s stusted i'm.
mediaely upon the banks of the SchuySi one Of the
most romantic streams 10 the vicinity of pb aiiephia
The bill is well covered with uxurant era and forest
trees while in IFS center is located an OLE building
formerly the mansion of the proprietor of tie Lemon
Hill estate From this building the lager flowed Ike
fountain, eco kegs each containing % glasses bay.
ing been ordered by the lessee Of the building In adj
don to this booths were erected in various pat, of
the Inclosure, where the thirsty could be accou-rao
dated with zwe lager, pretzel and Lmburger in sny
quantity.
At the lowest calculation there could not have be ~
less than lO,OCO persons assembled, and the noise
made by these visitors particularly after the lager had
been distributed freely, was something like that of the
confused wOIkmep on the tower Of Babel when the
various languages were promulgated. Your CORE
spondeni, who processes TO have picked up few
,y,.rds in German made an effort 10 ascertain some
flag Of the feelings Of those present IN reference 10
the jubilee, bot the crles FIR lager rose shove every
hi1S else and he had to give Up ise idea and in self
defe 1Ee cried FOR lager toe.
Afer dinner, which was Of the most solid character
being cnposeG at dishes Only to be Sound n German
cook books, the entire aude bee Iavited % assem-
bic in front of an immense platform erected beneath
the boushs of several large tees. Here the singers
and orators located themselves to the number a over
1000 The various .lubs under their Leaders were ar
ranged Oh the stand, and at signal from the leader
selected IN the occasion, the singing commeuced.
The chorus the most powerful shat ever semhled
AT Lemon hid and seemed 10 give unbounisd sssis-
faction to al! present
At the close Of the singing several speeches in Ger
man and Eug!Rh were delivered, atte which tie Clubs
separated to themselves by gynnastic exercises,
daLoug. drinking, sleeping, &c. At ! O'Clock =. m,
the Cubs formed into line end marched back 10 the
City. and at 9 o'clock the grand Ball Jayne's Hall
opened in brilliant style, tie immense room being
crowded with say dancers md heavily bearded Ger
mans.
The delegates If all the participating c'ubs will es
senble for consultation tomorrow morning. IN refer
ence 10 the place ~ holding the next Musical Jubilee
and at p IN. the Singers will assemble at Jayne's
Hall to partake % :. grand banquet. After the re-
ruoval If the cloth, toasts and addresses will be de-
lvered each club being entitled to appoint speaker
and to perform a piece of music. At 10 p. m, the
festival VIII be form2,ly closed by the President.