Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-02
The ScHUETZEN FEsr.
FoGrth Annual Festival of the Washin.
ten SCAu-tZPa Verin.
Reception OF Visiting sehue,zens.

The fcuTrh grand sho rung festival .; the
Washington Scaue zen Vsrin commence TO-
day al the para, on 7in s.reet. few hundred
yards norm O: Howard UnIvrsity. Tue grand
procession IN honor OF the event was one Of the
largest o; the KIND ever seen in this section, and
:: attracted a great amount OF attention as il
passed through the streets. On the route many
places of business and residence of our Ger
man feIiOw citizens were handsomely dacorat-
ed, the German colors as the insigLn Of the
Schueize being prominent and the words "WiI-
komen Sci uetZen" being freq uently seen.
Al quite an early hour was the German pop
ulation on the move, and engaged In the worz
CT decorating their places, the points OF attrac-
uon being the Victoria Hotel (the neadq uarters
OF the w. 5. W, Arbeiter Hall (hsadq
OF the 5. v. }, the east portIco Of the Capitol.
in front OF which the process ion formed. On
the arrival of the trains from Baltimore at Y
O'CLOCK, the Reception Committee were in wait
ing, when they received the Baltimore ,huel-
zen Nerein, The Baltimore Burger SchuetZen,
aud delegation OF the Hsivetou Rife Club, OF
New \ Ork, who were escorted 10 headG ud!ters
and entertained. Abou: l01 CLOCK tue oro-
cess ion was formed, aad :hs order being =, zen
moved OF in the following order: l. cut. john
son and a detachment of mounted police.
Chief Nsrsbai, WIn. Munier: Assistant Clief
Marshr aud Chief of staff. John Hockmeyer;
Adjuta nts, John IeCk, George Carl. $ Armor,
A. Holster, George Otto. Bard Of the Naval
Acaremy, "a pieces. lead by Prof. Schoef.
Colors of the Washington Schueizen Verein
borne by II. GIOvermon, e.. kenna, and W.
Meuhleiser. COlors of the Baltimore Schuei.. q
borne by +. Hasselhorst, II. Habblemau au1
A Martin, fanked by mounted men. Wagon
draw by four white horses with targets and
aitsr Jants On the targets dressed in red shirts
and black caps with plumes. Carriages con-
tanning President Eogt. OF the w. s. v, with
President Seip, Of the Baltimore Burger, Sur
gson Borlsnd, and Assistant, King. Peter Dill.
with Messrs. Eucbstadt and Heunscn shooting
masters. EXPIRES dent Henze. W. 5. v. Bal.
timore Scheltzsn Verein, e. keene, with IS
Cwr0k Ia 10 ahr "a
members. Captain Kneesi and a delegation OF
the Helvetian Rifle Club of New York
Schuetzen Eerein Germania, headed by the
colors, borne by Philip der, Henry Elder.
and Andrew Miller, MarshalIed by John Reid
Chief, with ME HanneImU an and ID Pfsti Ad-
Jutants. and Messrs. Briggsrmon and Gehrun 9
Marshaled by A. ksistr, and coiors borne oy
Henry Ockerhausen and Charles O'BreiI
Washington Germ MIA Band. led by Weber.
Second DirisiOn.- George Walker, Assistant
Chief Marshal with assistants, COmE1ittca of
the Washington Schuetzen Verein. car drawn
by six horses, on which Mr.. A. f. l.. Reese APP
peared in the character of Tell, with about 81
boys dressed In green smocks and black
hats with feather, arm ed with a cross gun nm.
der blue canopy decorated with flowers. The
members OF the Washington :. v. in c1rriaga
and mounted brought up the rear.
In the secoud division was Mr. ). Wolf, Re
corder OF Deeds, who will deliver thu Grafton
/ to morrow afternoon.
The procession on forming at ne cpl
CONFERENCE.-THE and oy way Of the nortu gate
20; into the Avenue. thence to 9th 10 +, through
by the Presidents Mansion, down the Avenue
10 TN street and TO the Park.
Along the route the folio wing parsons ma Z
decorated their residences and places oi
business :-Killian, T o. Mclaughlin. q
Walker, II Blau. Nelkert, Green & Williams
4. Rupperr, Klein merger, Stl>sen i kra.k-
hardt, Heimus, Angermann. R1hr. knaasi 4
Norflset, PROT, Fisher. J. Vogh,, Franc.
SchwInF, KsncheI, Pehrsen, Mrs. krpger.
Scbmidtta. Phel, Helmus, Reas~ner, h ittI,
mann. Lewis. Silverberg, EPhlav, A. Dir
trich. Knorr. : -itZ, Mplech. Iederer, Ariou
headquarters kohlh berg, wills Hall, Gothel
Il Behrend- T.. Nogt. III. Kandi-r, Eagis rc.
taurant. G. Hartig, NJ Rupert, ROlb-n, SAX
Columbus Il King, Mrs. Freiss, BlrtholDm4vF
j. j. ShuIZe, Berens- X. Hines, F. Hugl-
StinZing. r. Rudhardt. Zimmerman, Pfufer
G. Shurster. F. Herman. John KesseI, Gin.
ION House IT. St0ne's,) with flags and words
"WelcOme ALL" Abner's PARK Hotel. Il. To-
briner's establishment.
The procession, numbering 100 carriages
entered the Park-which was hands, nelly dec
Grated and had in front an inscription o. vel
coms-abou; ~ O'Clock, a salute being fired
from TObriner's place, as also from two field
pieces AZ the PARK.
At the collation. which was a very fine ore.
MI. Weight, the resident, delivered an addT sss
of welcome, after which a number OF toasts
Wee proposed and appropriately responded to
Hardly had the procession entered The
grounds before the public at large were on the
way. and the tour ernnibuses of the NailoI
Brothers were soon buslly employed.
Mr.. Welt Will deliver the address Tomorrow
OIL browning the king.