The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-18
How the Teutons Enjoyed Themselves
The END of the Festival.

Tho oraat C3erman musical festival which has
been the leading attraction OF our city for nearly
a week past has closed, and by the time that
this is in print large number OF the partiol-
pants will be on their homeward journey, This
ia well. perhaps. for they have exerted them
selves SO greatly In their efforts at amusement
that one not OF Teutonic birth or ancestry would
fudge that they needed whole week of absolute
rest. before they would be able to bestow a
moments thought upon either the cares or
pleasures OF this life. L...|
The pageant winch our citizens witnessed
yesterday morning was one whtoh will not
soon be forgotten. In point of numbers, the
procession was large, but not formidable, and
Philadelphia has frequently been the scene of
more aIi,bitious parades. But there was one
feature of the affair which has been heretofore
unrivalled. We allude to the great number OF
flags and ensigns which we're carried in the
line. The procession was literally "an army
with banners" The flags consisted of the
national standards of the United states and the
North German Confederation, and many OF
them we're of the largest size. The banners
were as varied in design and execution as they
were plentiful in point OF numbers Each SO.
ciety represented in the procession carried one
or more elaborately decorated ensgns. bearing
its name and divers notices by way OF inscrip-
tion, while representations of music, It's patron
gods al goddesses, and the instruments from
which IL is evoked, all wrought in silk of the
richest and most tasteful colors and In the
highest style of the embrolderer's art, greeted
ne eye Of 0n beSs eveT aSs spd
was the manner In which they were all deco
rated with dazzling wTeathS OF natural and
artificial flowers The immense concourse of
people of all classes which filled the streets at
the busiest hours OF the day, in order to obtain
q view Of the procession. was a fitting tribute
TO the splendor with which 1t was gotten up
The Recipients Of the Prizes.
The grand picnic at Engel & VOLTS Farm and
the w s>hington Retreat has already been de-
soribed in hese columns up to the time of the
distribution of the prizes. AT the appointed
hour, of which timely warning was given by
rambling discharge of cannon, the multitude
dropped their sports for the time, and repaired
in haste TO the neghborhood of the hexRgonal
pagoda in which the Honorary Committee, the
officers and orators of the Festival, and the
prize judges were comfortably established.
The scene which was then presented defies
description. The number of people present on
the grounds has been variously estimated at
from thirty to sixty thousand, and the mere
figures. taken at the lowest are sufficient to In
dictate the character OF the spectacle. The first
thing in order was the chanting by this i'm
mense multitude of the "Star-Spangled Ban
ner." Then came the addresses, in English, by
Charles Buckwalter, Esq. followed by the sing
Hunters Farewell" Mr.. F. Schuenemau Pott
was then introduced and addressed the gather
ing in the language OF their Fatherland. after
which the award of the prizes was announced,
and the trophies of successful song delivered to
the recipients.
3he First Prize, o magnihcently embroidered
standard wrought in silk by Mme Francska
Klein, OF New York city, was awarded to the
Liederkranz of New York, of which Mr.. A.
Paur Is Director; Mr. w. Steinway, President;
and Mr.. @. Il. Koch, Secretary. It has eighty