The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-02

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-. Tic Washington schuetzen vereln will
commence to-day, the festivities continuing
nyo days. A grand procession will be formed
o.. lock this morning, consisting OF the
,rruclEen corps and invited guests. Headed
Ia" Annapolis Naval Academy baud Il
owe through number Of the principal
. 81, finally by way Of the Avenue, turning
into seventh street and through the grand
archway at the intersection Of Seventh
and Louisiana. avenue, and continue
" ute to tho park.
THB GRAND ARcHwAr.
'ls novel structure Is an Improvement
=. tnc Schuetzenfests heretofore held In this
cty and has been erected at cost to the as
ISOLATION OF about $500. Tho archway has
been constructed by Mr.. Job W. Angus from
designs Furnished BY Mr.. Lufers, Of Balti-
moro. Gas has been introduced into the
Interior, AID every night during the fest il
will be brilliantly Illuminated.
The arch Is raised about forty feet, span.
niEg Seventh street from pavement TO pave
Inent, while the whole frame IL neatly COW
cred with canvass and bunting. Tho frst
transparency over the centre, facing the
avenue, shows the Goddess OF Liberty and
Germania in friendly interchange under the
colors Of America aud Germany. Under
these tho Inscription, ''In honor Of the fourth
annual sehuetzen OF the Washington We.
reln." The reverse represents a Schuctzer
OF the nineteenth century, clad In the dress
OF our present societies, and bearing q rife
OF the day. At his feet the command in
German, ITO go ahead with q sure hand,
and prove that you can shoot" appears
By his side rest American and German flags,
with target and crossed rifles.
The figures (also transparencies) which
grace the pillars of the arch facing the ave-
nue. represent the eleventh and thirteenth
centuries by Schuetser in the costume and
with bow and arrow and the cross bow of
those ages, while tho other arms Of those
centuries are displayed over each Hgure.
Each reverse bears the figure Of Schuetzer
oil TIE fifteenth and seventeenth centuries In
tic garb Of that period, bearing the long
Matchbox and the blunderbus, which were
then In vogue.
twill thus be seen that the changes Of
two hundred ypars in dress and arms arc
represented by the clever. artist and designer
OF the arch. From the centre Of the struc.
ture three small banners Of America, Ger
many and France are suspended, while an
innumerable number representing all ma
lions hang from available points.
The FORK upon the arch was In charge OF
Mr., Rullman, chairman of the committee Of
arrangements, and Il is altogether a very
elegant piece of work.
AT TIE PARK.
Tho procession will reach the park about
lo'cIock, aud after the members Of the as
ISOLATION have been refreshed by partaklng
Of collation. with accompanying speeches,
the attention of. all will DO turned to the
prize shooting, bowling, dancing, &c. The
gymnastlc exercises OF the celebrated ar
ustes that have been engaged will be very
agreeable feature Of each days amusement
The following gentlemen will have charg
OF the procession to-day; VIM. Munder
chief marshal; Jno. Hockemeyer, assistan
chief marshal and chief of staff; Georg
walker, assistant marshal commanding
second division adjutants, Capt. Jenk, Geo
karl, John Michel, George Otto, Sebastian
Aman, A. Holtzstein.
OBrru ARY.-John 8. Hollinghead, esq
died on Saturday afternoon at his residenC
on Eighth street, in this city, In the SGT
year Of his age. Although this sad ever
was not altogether unexpected, Its announc
ment carried grief and sadness to the hear
of scores Of people in this community. N
Hollingshcad was native OF Georgetown
where many of his relatives still reside. Il
has filled with distinction offices of homo
trust and profit in this District, and WI
especially well known as a magistrate an
notary public. The deceased had his fault
Who that Is human has not But In lool
Ing back upon his life bright chapters shil
forth glorlously, and blot from the view
the charitable all darker phases. His life
ended, and in a few hours the clods Of Il
valley will hide his mortal remains foroy
from oar sight, and as the grass grow
above his grave there are scores OF no
pleasant homes In this community whe
happy wives and children will drop a tear
the memory OF one who had much 10 {
with driving the horrors Of the drunkard
home away from the family circle. A fe
years ago seven gentlemen OF this city wi
had been saved by the power of the tempe
anee pledge formed the Washington Ten
peranCo Society.
In that organization John s. Hollingshei
was the master spirit. From small begi
nings II rose to be powerful engine for 90
In this community. Early and late, in SC
son and out Of season, summer and wintt
In rain and sunshine, Mr.. Hollingshead
bored for the good Of man. II was he wi
nrst suggested the meetings at the marke
houses and in other public places, aud u
community wen knows the great good TIL
was thus accomplished. TWAS he, too, wi
Tor years presided nightly at the meetings
Queens Hall, and afterwards "a Temperan
Hall. The Washington Temperance Socis
now has not only hundreds, but thousands
names upon its pledge-book. All, 1t Is trl
have not kept the faith, but in many hap
household In this city and District, hap
wives and children, aye, and happy husbar
who have been redeemed, raise their hea
and hands to God, and implorc the choc,
blessings of Heaven upon the Washingt
Temperance Society; and In SO doing th
implored blessings upon John 3. Hollinl
head, who was really Its founder, and
years Its most steadfast friend.
For few months past Mr.. Hollingshea
familiar face has not been seen at tn
meetings, but In his death he has left beh
him the kind remembrance Of crate
hearts-of men who, through his inhuen
have been saved from drunkards' gray
We repeat that we recognise the fact Il
the deceased was not without his fau
But who will be bis judgel Who will C
the hrst stone No man living, except
who has drank deep of the poisoned G.
and who has made efforts to reform, kno
what II Is to be soroly tempted. God ale
knows the struggles such men engage
He alone can see the anguish Of soul. Sh
the good deeds Of our deceased friend l
live after him, and hide from view his fau
stepsf Charity coyereth multitude
sins, and we would be worse than heathe
II we did not feel that God, In His infin
mercy, took account, In the final hour,
the good that men do in their lives, csJ
clally when, after a struggle Of years,
temptation become greater than poor, VIC
human nature can stand.
Mr.. Hollingshead has gone from amo
men. There are those in this community W
cannot, from their nature and habits, und
stand what il is to DO tempted. They wi
perhaps, take exception to what Is here sal
but the writer Of this paragraph speaks q
visedly when he says that during the yea
that the deceased was active In the cause
Temperance and morality he accomplish
more toward the redemption Of men fro
lists of disgrace and dlshonor than all OF /
selErighteous, Pharlsaical temperance m
In the community, who are temperance m
because they cannot be otherwise; who new
drank In their lives, and who have new
known what 1t was to be tempted. The
will view this recent death In very difere
light from that In which 1t will be regard
by the reformed men, Of which class the
ceased was one.
REPORT OF FIRES FOR MONTH OF july
%, 2;5s p. M, box "a, two stables on Wasl
lngton street, between Fourth and Fiji
west-loss $500. 7th, 10 a. M, test ruI
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