Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-25
THE BALTIMORE sCHUETZEN FES.
TIVAL.

Zine eProceseion-Openins Ceremonies.
The annual festival Of the Schuetzen Asso.
will continue until Friday evening. The
parade yesterday was fine affair. The Balti.
more Snn OF this morning says: About ten
o'clock the procession was fully formed on
Eutaw street, the visiting delegations from
New York, Washington and other places hav.
ing been duly received. The following was
the order OF the procession: Detachment o,
city police; mounted escort Of Schuetzen, with
pcnnons; First Cavrlry Battalion Maryland
National Guard, Capt. Jos. Raiber, with
mounted band: Chief Marshal J. Pit-of: Ass.
isstant Marshals j. SummerfeId and George
Blum Aides, J. Doberer and T. Polmyer; Ma.
val Academy Band. Julius Conrad, leader; ma
tional ensigns Of Germany and America, with
escort; Schuetzen King, with guards of honor
T. A. kenee, president Of the Society. with
ladies'; Flrg OF the Society; with guards Of honor.
Schuetzen cd foot ind in uniform, armed: un
armed Schuetzep, delegation Of New York
Schuetzen, uniformed and armed; Washington
Schuetzen, unifC rmed and armed.
This ended the NJ .. division. Then folio wed
the second division, headed by Professor Win.
ier's band; marshal, Max Lindon; aides, G.
Rueckert and Chas. knipp; delegation of Phil
adelphia Schuetzeu, in plain dress; delegation
of Frederick Schuetzen, in PLAIN dress; Buer.
ger Schuetzen of Baltimore, uniformed and
headed by Charles Klein, hauptman; United
German Singing Societies OF Baltimore Then
followed the third and last division, with
Mackie's cornet band at its head, and George
kepler as marshal, with w. Heise and j. Diede.
man as aids; mounted members Of the Schuet.
zen, corps OF Junior archers, with cross boz ws
and targets, with members of the association
on foot closing the procession. II is estimated
that there were between seven and eight hun
dred persons IN the procession, which was
well managed by the marshals and moved
quickly and in compact column.
From theWashington Schuetzen Verein there
was present delegation Of fifty, under Cap.
tain IL. Henze. These gentlemen are in nui.
form similar to that OF The Baltimore Schuet.
zen, but are without arms. Another large del.
eRation is expected from the capital this morn
ing
A pleasant feature Of yesterdays entertain.
ment was the grand concert given in the after.
noon by the delegations from the different sing.
ing societies. consisting of the Baltimore Lei.
derkronz, Arion, Turner, Liedertafel, Harmo-
mia, Germania, Baltimore Singing Corps Tur-
ner Association. the East Baltimore Leider-
kranZ. Some of the choicest operatic music
was given, mucn to the delight OF the large
crowd present
The shooting prizes will net be made known
until Friday. In the bowling alleys the roll
ing for the ten prizes offered for general com.
petition was kept up until six O'Clock, when
the official judges awarded the prizes as fol-
lows:-lst prize, half dozen parlor chairs, Ii.
Henze, OF Washington; I'd prize, CHINA tea set,
Herman II. Washington; Sd prize, silver hunt
ing case watch, VIM. Rohlfng; Ith prize, mar.
BILE top table A. Windolf; 5th prize, silk um-
brella, B. Selzig; 9th prize, China tea set, Chas
Bothmann; .Ih prize, meerschaum cigar-smo.
ker, Henry Walker: sth prize, wine set, Mr..
Klenker, Of New York; 9th prize, walking
cane, Captain Charles Klein; 10Th prize, half
DOZEN table spoons, Mr. VOnderfeldt
Targets had been provided for the cross-bow
shooting by the boys, and all afternoon the
twang of the young archers' cross-bows was
heard, and among them there was an intense
spirit Of emulation. Many made capital shots
and won prizes. Their names, however, Were
not announced.
The beautiful arch erected at the corner AZ
Baltimore and Gay streeIs was brilliantly ilIu
minated last evening, and presented a decided :
ly rala inU N D<a 10
admired by the visiting Schuetzen as thew
passed beneath II in procession yesterday.