New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-31
soMMER-FEsr OF THE TURN-FEREM

On Wednesday afternoon the New-YoTksr TdnU
yerein held their annual SormsFs', Summer Festival
Paul Faks Lion Park Eighthaye and onehunirad an
tenth.st The day Just suoh as would DO most d
rabe for soQiabe gathering 81 s'co and was gladly tak
advantage Of BY hundreds Of men women and children vac
p.nted TO escape for few hours he heat anu oln Anu ~
mol of the crowded city and breathe the puer a o.
open country The ceremonies OF the estYa
dent there were but few people the ground unt -
hour Even the members Of the two bands .ns
occasion were delayed By the superior attractions OF e
oesson and review and did put in an appearance guy
O'Clock which time the garden was nng up "'o "''V
The ballroom was sney decked Tor the occasion. Tie Gag
OF Germany and tho United States were thrown out 20
breez from all available pOn3 aud arranged over aso 1ns
in graceful folds Chinese lanterns Of all coors veea
SUSPENDED from wall. and post and gallery IN tasty
Cros 6gures of gigantic miItb moving aspect sn3
benign looking Pomona with her lap hsd Win sos anS
pretaels instead OF anG @ g bssn
root Looking from this 30 the SOUTH We ca1sn pr
view Of csaTa P%Tt with SsT T sS%sG D s & %
East RIVER dotted with white sali; aud Mahhasa
white houses and green trees stood oai ia bold Tef ows
the North At s. the music struck up and the dsnoery
fastened to make up for lost time Every car as II cams
IS soSs sis;sSsa fhS eS
his badg-Germsn silver Of coursescudded hurtledy NON
place place filing nnumeribe orders for beer aha ~es
Men and women old and twiring tnrOugn tnI
waltz the music OF good band Children ran mere so
there lodging the dsres tripping ae WATERS W5se In
lamps were lit the scene was charming Fully 200 peop
the best possible spirits occupied TIE immense BAL room
the little erbors were all Illuminated and were filed with gay
companies drinking German wines and singh ernan sonss
lion of bat lie GOOD and ENJOYABLE With oil the crowd tbs
constant running and there the jimmng and sqncenn
anything to mar the festivities Of the evening and he vo.
defed whether the faculty of enjoying themselves IN crows"
without qusrie cling confined to the Germans alone
Att O'clock the OF ceremonies announced the Pre-
gramme Of exercises for the evening space was ceIrea
the north end OF the ballroom and the building OF nnms
pyrauds BY some 60 members Of the Association was oc
1enced The feats performed by few noticeable 81
Of the Association truly SUR riSng Inc -
all well designed and speDddly formed Az the aians
5000 selection Sches Wallenstein -
very cedtabe aairand AT ii The Visitors were Teaeu -
most musical entertainment the rehearsal Q, ~.
Sboet Pom Rand or o. Flats" The instruments OF tt
band "a In number of simple CONSTRUCTION no' o
collection being capable Of bringing orth any % cottss
strings and az Mr. Ward would 1.-The others we're -
proportion" The motions were all scrupuonsls ~ ~
music with their mouths Their solos and concert p,esss
were provocative Of much amusement AZ 5he close o Jus
concert their treasury q monstrols box labeled
pErRUs PPEsNIG FUR DIE Q. MoLL KAPELLs
was exhibited 1t Of the form Of the less preenhoa
savings banks effected 6y @ s M b the r1pf no Sou
many found its 70 the noor Oeheat tof ue
Of the @ Mol KaPelle. , ,s..to ..h,. n
Central Park attempted by band OF 200 IunVerenA
each supplied with torch The laying OF the CABLE ,s nes
essayed consisted keeping continuous string Oh nte
the rand motion of the who raced over me
ground ia zgzag The spectators rsnahea "a .as
ballroom from which the midnight view o. tne nove SONS
was The cable laid portion OF the CentfS
Park overlooking Eighth and In u view oy Jay VI sH
from the elevated places Of he BsTedero s .ssr tAs
dancing OF sundry values schotsches poka ana
Parting glasses lager imbibed by friends VINO wishes
each other stout matrons began 70 le sos
terea of their respective broOis sleepy children
whom the days excitement bad given an appetite lo
rest began yawn and the Iurnyefsihs oonmeri''' ''
We should not omit to mention tina. the Associaons
Buffalo FoIt Wayne sud Norfolk were al We hn
tue Festival by young Of intelligence ani sres'