Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-05-29
LOCAL NEWS

TBE SHJIEEhFRsT Y ~ TYEpAy-Tba ta-..
val OF tD- wash n" tUu Shutzsn t,or,s -, :
larCeiy athueu yes'trcay. every car poing
out TIN street taking rumb,rs 10 The p,rI
Many OF Them WIRE run nm il an sa-iv L on
this morn ing, 70 accom- mousic n . croyr9s Tna
Park was Handsomely fitted up for the errr'
CIsts' W. con e.. .ehl tables IN arbors of ever
greens throughout the grounds. where marine.
could comfortably Quaff the fsyorit. hev-
eTage lager. The quarters of the eorns is
on the souih side of the Park, in hall. on
which II displayed n number of Wall ria
died targets, which bear testimonv 70 tba.
sXpertness of the Shu zen in hitting tho
'.bulIs eve; ond Immediately to The east of
tb Is Is auO. Der bali. on WHICH il the arnunni
ton for Loading RE rifles I'll . target is e.,
up At about TWO hU1tred yards distance. aud
yesterday there was a continued cractino
OF rnt> "a TIE Nlc'nity, and quite a num-
Der OF good Sbots WIRE made but the
average was not as good as could ha
wished, there being rather too much ,v;nd
To the left OF the headquarters several long
tables aTe set, and IN front are several tasta
fully constructed arbors. One has a number
of large flags upon il, including the German
colors- the UnItcd States, besides the flags of
the baltIn ore Shutzen, the Tur yerien ana
the lag OIL the Wasnlp gton Shuzen. JTndar
smother over which were severa tri-colored
burgess the various prizes are displayed heino
In charge of Spec'a' officer I RupD: while a
short distance off is a magnificent specImen of
an American eagle. In the rear of the large
paNill on Il stand wSs erected, over Which was
an aTboT, and here yesterday afternoon the
On the procession reaching the grounds the
festivities AT once commenced. some of the
crack shots, being eager % try their skill pro
ceediEC st once TO the ShutZen Halle uhprs
content 70 quaH their lager and treat heir
1raUs, took seat at The tables and attaIIxed
their favorIte beverage, while the young len
and maIdens wandered through the woodsor
whlrled round the pavilion to the music,f
the Ith cavalry band, and the children eithe
enjoyed themselves in some of the numerous
swings or gambOled on ihe green.
About i've O'Clock III the afternoon the as
StmbIage prepared 10 witness the presentation
OF flag by the ladies TO the Washington corps
and the members of the Shutzen formed in ihe
hall with their guests, Mayor Wallach in COM
pahy WIN the president of the association
ChaIIeS hloman, appearing at the head of the
procession, and accompanied by the hand
marched through the park to the stand where
tue presentation was To take place Here Mrs
hIeueItSk Cluss- In neat speech, presented
the nag, (Which is of blue silk trimmed with
heavy guId bullion, with crossed rifles sur
rounded 10y heavy wreath embroidered ON
one side and inscribed IN German on the other
presented by the l3dies TO the washington
target ASSOCIATION. organized November 16th
iSb1. The flag was received on the part of
the corps Dy the secretary, Dr. Lisler IN a
SPetCh IN German. Both the addresses were
6tdIuIN encOred, and at the conclusion MAYOR
"allach was loudly called for. and responded
hearty cheers "'''iu
The Sarngerbund here sung several piecas
III an excellent manner, and the procession re-
FORMING. marched back to the hall, and in a
snort tIiGe the company seated themseIye at
10 the yiauds " 0Ae
AitfT dinner the floor OF the pavilion was
cleared, ard hop and waltz were enioypo untiI
the mail hours of the morn