Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-01
T H E ,G7E r MA N S
fHE GRAND NUMUTHEN RALLl
Masle, sensIlaea., ana hanelnrl
VISIT OF THE oITY COyEeILsI
sPhEoH OF MAIoR A Q. aIOHlaDs

--tI77 ~ ln'I1 n
sPEKcH OF MAJOR A o. RICHARDS
Tho annual ball OF tho Washington schut
zon Yereln took place last night at The, new
Masonic Hau, aud was, In all respects, {
magnificent Affair.", vedeetlug credit upon al
who participated Inthehnspttment and tn,
final triumph. III, .8 III, go. e.. q. r..
Thobeantlhnl hall .was Ia The ssmo eondi
tlou hs,ou last Thursday eveniug, tho occa
sion Of tho ball In honor or Prbte Arthur,
and the elaborate decorations Ehoae respien
dent ln7tAel glare Of tho myrlads Of gas
buruSrssni Ifr.n'F .sy 7aa.lT ne ..fli7l
The company present sonptised The iarni
lies or most o. DOR Pfonincpt German elll
soelabio, The president OF the verein, John
Vogt, esq, with his efnclent Assistants
Messrs, knessl, Ebel, Kronhelmet and Book
orschmldt, ably seconded by the urbA n,
chairman OF the oommittss on reception
DR.. Borland, were uniting In their Efforts Il
please all, aud we arc firm In the belief thai
they fully succeeded, 10 fact the ball was de-
cidedly the success Of the season. Abohl
1l;30 O'Clock tho ballroom was Visited BY
nearly All the members Of the City Council,
followed shortly amer by senator Patterson
and Hon Martin weiker OF Ohio, These
guests were properly received and hand.
somely entertained Ia one Of tho lower halls,
when a very pleasant time was enjoyed.
Speeches woro made by Mess-s. Pardon,
williams, Mcknight and Browne or the
Council, aud Col. Marshal and Major Par
kor OF tho Cherokee nation. The members
Of tho Boards were then escorted u the plat.
form At the east end OF the hail, where were
seated o number OF prominent gentlemen.
Amer Viewing the Rhimatod seems for q
abort while supper was announced, and
under the guidance Of President voght and
Or. Botland the, company, includlng N aJoF
politan police, and Gen, a. Grant, or the
boys in Blue, were escorted 10 the supper
room, where bounufui tabfas were spread,
and about two hundred and any persons
sat down 70 q Bumptuous collation. prepared
by Nj. r. Gently. Tho -snbpiy Was abun-
dsnt, and the edl6les Of nc choicest chArac.
Aner ample justice had bocd done The
feast tho scores Of bottles Of, Rhine wine
were farnlshed and properly cared for By the
~" Lrrna surrtR s.'gi :.
President yogt,, who was seated ct the head
Of the centre table, obtained order, and In a
short speech welcomed the tho Boards Of
city government to the schutscn entor.aiu.
ment. He was followed by Adolph Cluss,
esq, who spoke fcw words In German and
then proposed three cheota for the Boards OF
Aldermen aud Commtn Council. They were
given with will, and, In answer 70 loud
calls, Gen, Croker, PRECEDENT OF the Board
Of Aldermen, thanked the members OF the
association for their hearty greetings 10 the
German element Of the Population bf Wash
ington. N'.' -, a.
Tho health Of Donald, McCathrdn, "thS
peoples representative from the Sixth ward, p
was proposed by Major II. A. Han, which
was responded 10 by Alderman McCathran
In neat aud pointed speech, which he con.
oludcd by ailudlng in . happy manner 70 tho
In tho public schools. '' ~ -
When Mr.. McCathrnu had concluded,
Presldept Vpght alluded 10 tho fact that
Major A. Q. Richards was present, aud In a
very neat manner landed that officer In warm
language, closing BY proposing thFes cheers
for the Major. They were given with . will,
and then loud calls Wero made fer o speech
from the popular superintendent. - ~.
Major Richards, In responding, said that
he could not allow the occasion to pass with.
out returning his thanks to his German fol-
low-chlzens Tor this demonstration 10 ac-
acknowledgement Of his presence and his ser
vices. It was pleasant for him to meet his
friends, and receive, as he had done, the
many Manifestations OF their esteem aud
confidence. lie was proud 10 claim the
Germans OF Washington as his friends, as
good-hearted, kindly -dlsposed and order
loving people. In poliee circles II was q
notable fact that no detail OF men were re-
quired at a German Notwithstanding
needed, They were always competent TO
take saFo OF thsuasOl~es, snd ,nIuIo orderly
pleasant aud respectable companies are not
known In Washington. III
Again he congratulated his schntEen
brethren on the success Of the entertainment,
and lndulged In the hope that there will DO
many more such agreeable reunions. Tho
Major was frequently applauded during his
short address, Al its conclusion the com
pauy repaired 10 the ballroom, where dane
ing was resumed aud continued until an
early hour this morning, under the direction
Of the ntfable master Of ceromoniss, Mr..
Harry Rronhelmer. All ia, s-.r... f..
The muslc for the Joyous occasion was
furnished BY August schrosdsr's unriValled
cotillon band N r-r. ... ..r