The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-11

Germany and France, and the demonstra-
ion was most imposing affair. At il ,
'cl,ck the various German societies COM ,
nenced to assemble near the City Hall, and
ormed in procession in the following
rider: q ars eh sa
Mounted police, chief marshals, aids,
oand on wagon, butchers, mounted COM
mittee of arrangements and speakers in
carriages, peace bureau with German and
American flags, S@ngerbund, Harmony
Singing Association, Schuetzen Vereln,
Germania band, triumphal wagon, all the
different lodges, Washington German Vet
eran Association, Bakers Association, Me-
chapcs Association, Turn Verein, citizens
on foot. band, Washington Schuetzen We
rein, Arion Quartette Club, other assocla-
lions, and citizens in carriages.
The triumphal car started from the head
quarters on Al street with eighteen young
misses. all dressed in white, with laurel
wreaths, representing the different German
States. A canopy was erected over this
car with red, white and blue colors.
. The Butchers Association was preceded
bv a band on one of Majors six horse
wagons, finely decorated with banners ana
flags.
a banner with the motto, "Friede Ger
MANIA" and Maltese cross, with the date,
4tb August, 1870, and by the sides STAN
dard bearers with German and American
banners. On passing the headquarters OF
the Chipman club, on the corner OF Tenth
street and the avenue, cheers were given
Chapman, and responses made by the
crowd about the doorway.
MoTToEs ON THE BANNERS:
awe shall be an united people OF breth-
REM nFrenchmen, liberty is already
free, but to be free decently must be I'M
derstood." "I.orraine gone and Alsace, too,
see Frenchy, that comes from you" "Only
a law and order-loving people are fit for
free yernment." "While we love our
adonted country, we feel for friends in
fatherjand "Moltke and Bismarck made
Germany strong" "The French desired
to 90 to Berlin, aud Moltke sent them
there under guard" at is good some
times if State has home guard"
The line of march was then up Penn
sylyania avenue and past the Presidents
house. and the President being absent at
the navy department, the procession pass
ed through aud continued on up Seven
teenth street to Fl, where it turned in an
easterly course down to Fifteenth street
and nassed the residence Of Baron Gerolt,
which was tastefully ornamented in front
with a fine flag of the North German Con-
federation. surrounded with shields and
banners of various designs. The door
way was festooped with laurel wreathes,
stresmers and flowers. While the process
sion was passing, the Baron came out and
stood 10 the doorway uncovered, and bowed
while the procession gave him cheers In
passing.
The residences of all the Germans on
the line of march were decorated with
flaos and evergreens. On Seventh street
some yerv elaborate and handsome prepa-
tions were made in honor of the occasion
This street, like the avenue, was crowaec
bv spectators to see the procession pass
The day was very pleasant, and nothing
but the dust interiered with the genera
pleasure. Seventh street was enveiopee
with a cloud Of dust while the line wal
passing, making it almost impossible t.
see across it.
Our German citizens can well congratu
late themselves on the suspicious da!
which they selected for their grand demon
stration commemorative of the return Q
peace to their distracted "faderland.
Twas proper, too, that clear, pleasan
spring day should be vouchsafed to then
for their celebration, as it is not the Haunt
inc of the news OF victory over an humble
foe. but an expression Of joy at the retur
of peace, the harbinger of happiness
those they have left behind, and well wa
that expressed on one of their banners
thus inscribed: "Though lovers OF gu
adopted country, we cannot forget gu
friends in faderand."
The arrangements for the celebrate
have been in progress for some time, an
IL was finally agreed that the various OF
carnations should assemble at the Git
Hall in the morning, at IL o'clock, an
from thence proceed to the Schuetzen raf
and spend the afternoon and evening.
At an early hour the different organiza
tons intending to participate met at the ne
respective halls, and repaired to the UT
Hail. Pennsylvania avenue, as well as
the prominent places OF business, wei
beautifully decorated with evergreens an
aaps of all nations, the old North Germa
Confederation flag, whisch is now II
standard of an united German emplr
matchmaking everywhere. Among IL
many houses decorated were principally
The headquarters, Wolf and Harris o
fee, on Four-and-a-half street; S@ngel
bund Hall, corner of Eighth and y street
where there were also, spanning the stree
s three rows of lanterns in carnival style
Shepherds building, on Pennsy lvania av'
nue., between Ninth and Tenth streets
COMBS building, 10 the same nelghoo
hood Dickson House, Benedict volkert
George Bauer's, Woodward's building, 10y
ter Bay, Concordia Hall, Arbeiten Ha
Bismarck saloon, the Platz House, an
Others. In fact the decorations were
general that one could not fail to see u
appreciation of the fact that peace ma
its victories no less renowned than war,
10 NAM