Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-29
THE SCHUETZEkFEST.
Reception of Baltimore Visitors.
An Imposing Proecssien.

! lie seventh annual schuetz nfest Of the
| Washington Schuetzen Verein commenced to-
I cay az the pa-k, CD tn street. and bids fair q
/ suIpass any OF the previous "fests," both il
attendance and IN the zest with which it Is cee-
/ bIated by the |erein ard their friends.
] RECEPTION os TIE BALTIMORE sCBUETzEN
he members met this morning ar Sproh'
Hotel, CT street, at \ O'Clock, and the rece g.
: ton committee Immediately proceeded ID thl
depot, where Colonel Blumenberg and Presi-
2 Gslt LcmkLLl, = lie Baltimore SShue.zen
/ with delegation CT about forty Of that corps
/ we're received. The visitors were then escorted
4 20 SProh's and regslad with a bolutiful cola
/ Baltimore delegation.
! Z large crowd assembled aroue tue head
! quarters, and the members Of the var Gus com
/ assistants, Of the hack committee, were bEsy in
! arranging the hacks, al Of which were bsnI-
| 5oDs!y decorated w:th american days.
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
| The procession was formed about - o'clock,
! IN ne following order, under the marshsish,P %
| Ny: George L. Walker, With IL. IL. Il. blGgt
and NJ. Cato assistants,
DetaCI1ent OF mounted policc under Lieut..
Ichrso0s Chief Marshal Walker and Assistant
Cato; section Of L. ). Marine Baud. under
Prof. Fires III che of AdaTag7 Express wagons,
Handsomely decorated. and drawn by fou- gray
! horses, uext followed the cClor-besrers, H. Gro
vermaEH bearing tho Sch1Ctzer flag, l. Ben
rerdS and =. Smith tho = meT. can AMI Germ an
flags respectively: following these were car
ria2es containing the markers, uniformed in red
eLig;s. bearing the targets; President Wolf with
President LemkUhl. OF Baltimore, and Schurt-
zon King SCh!Otterback, with guard OF honor
then followed the various officers auI com
mi--ees, all in carriages. Tie second division
headed by =. l.. BiOut, assistant marshal.
and section O. tie Marine Band in one OF
idaIcs' Express wagons, furnished BY Mr.. Z. =.
Smith. and driven b Mr.. George Smith. A
IiGe q c2Iiagcs containing members OF the
NaSEiEs ton and Baltimore SchuetZeE fCll2wei.
THE LrcE o. MARCH.
TIE rGE e OF tEC ITGG oSziOn vas bv street to
A., TO Cd. down PENNSYLVANIA avenue 20 LIST
street, couGtermarchinG to 9Th, TO F 18th, Pres
idents House, down the avenue to eth, thence
70 lie park.
STREET DECORATIONS.
Al The corner OF eth street and Louisiana av-
enue representation OF two schH zen, with the
announcement o. the fest famed by the Amer
Ican and German flags, is displayed. From the
Washington house to McDerrrCt--s building a
handsome American flag, with small German
eoioTs, are displayed. Among other places dec
Grated are SchlOtterbeck's, Mess-S. H. HANDLER,
John Ar german, EneeSi, Heimys. Aman, c.
Rupert, hades, Mrs. Z. Engei, Wns. Shurger,
J. G.. Killan, G.. G. Walker, II. Koch, Clifton
House, butcher Kaffee Haus, Il. Tobriner, and
others.
ON arriving at the park salute was fred. The
members and friends, after alightng and taking
short rest, formed il une-PreSiient Vol,
with Colonel Biumenberg and Baron Won
SchlO1Cr, the German Minister (who Joined the
procession WREN il passed his residence), head
ing the pr0cession-and marched to the banquet
han. EiT. kessell had fine set out, and after
short address of welcome FROM President Wolf
combined assault was made On the various
good things IN the shape of refreshments. At
TIE conclusion of the banquet the sports COM
menced. the shooting gallery being tue princi-
PAL point and the dancing pavilion, where
ShTOader's band was stationed, being the next
POINT.