New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-21
THE YOLKsFEsT.

The Germans know eminently well hov
to enjoy themselves, and they never fail t,
render their festivities pleasant to them
selves as well as to other people.
Sunday morning their grand procession
exceeded that of any former year, and passed
over the route in the order and through tn,
streets indicated in the advertisements pub
hshed in the leading city journals.
In the first division were four gentlemen
dressed in Prussian cavalry uniform.
! Mr.. w. Miller wore the uniform of one OF
the celebrated Red or "Ziethen" hussars.
named after the famous Prussian general OF
old Frederick the Great in the seven years
war. Mr.. H. ThOss appeared in the uniform
of the "Blue Hussars," which were SO ter
ribly cut up in the late war. Mr.. A. Scllnei-
der, of the Germania National Bank. in the
full uniform of the "Uhlans, who did such
eminent service as vanguards. Mr.. George
Juergens brought up the rear in the uniform
of the Prussian dragons
Following came a large wagon of the
Southern Express Company, drawn by four
fine horses, containing the YOlksfest print
ing office in full operation. Messrs. R. H.
Benners & Co., No. 56 Camp street, printed
the VOlksfest programme in English, the
German page of it having been previously
furnished by the German Gazette. The
paper on which the programmes were
printed had been kindly furnished by the
Louisiana Paper Manufacturing Companv.
whose wagon came next, handsomely deco
rated and loaded with paper of different
kinds of their own manufacture.
A nice little pony turnout of Mr.. Joseph
Walker contained the prize flag of heavy
blue silk with silver stars. The Louis
waffle bakery came next, their wagon hand
somely decorated, and their delicious pastry
was flying around, regardless of noses and
Greeley hats of the crowd. r......'
In the second division were the following
nOtables;
The German Harmony Club, of Carroll
ton, under command of Grand Marshal
Henry Juergens, made fine display They
had five decorated wagons, trimmed with
large pine trees, shrubs, flowers, garlands
and flags, and the society carried a splendid
German and some American flags. A large
barrel, containing something stronger than
the extract furnished to our citizens by the
Department of Waterworks and the father
of rivers, was borne on the first and largest
wagon, which was drawn by four fine, white
horses, furnished by the grand marshal, Mr..
Juergens. Il
The German Harmony Club (branch), of
New Orleans, President H. F. Sturcken.
came next in a fine body with handsome
banners.
The New Orleans Lodge No. 2IS of the
Order of Harugar appeared, with about
100 men, bearing fine German flag, pre-
sented to them by their lady friends on the
fourth of July, 1870. The German Veteran
Club, Charles A. Meyers, president, had an
American and a German flag and about
fifty men, each of them wearing little sill
yer cross of honor. Next, escorted by AS
sistant Marshals Philip Writ and Philip
Hoffman, AdoIphe Schrieber and George
Merz, Jr., came the Gambrinus wagon, fur.
nished by Mr. George Merz, the proprietor
of the Old Canal Brewery, corner of ViIlere
and Toulouse streets, which was a feature
of the procession. It was drawn by six
white horses belonging to Mr.. Merz, and
his largest beer wagon had been trans
formed into a chariot, covered with pa-
vilion of evergreens, flowers, vines, and a
ine cupOla under which was resting on his |
throne old Gambrinus, the king who, in his |
leisure hours, was struck with the glorious |
dea Of inventing the celebrated "bock |
beer"
Old Gambrinus has appeared almost in |
every YOlksfest and Maifest procession, and |
ais last visit was in 1868, at the turner's |
uaifest. He looked so much like one OF
lpr welEknOwn carpenter bosses, named |
Charles Egellmann, that several hundreds |
n the crowd really thought that it was he.
He was dressed in his royal robes, the her
nelin trimmed mantel falling gracefully
rom his shoulders, while on his head rested
I crown Of gold, sparkling with precious
gems. Inplace Of a sceptre he held in his
light hand large bumper of foaming beer,
with which he greeted his subjects in the
most royal style, and drank the health of
everybody, the bumper being continually
etlled by his ''Ganymede," +" represented by
dr. Henry StreckwoOd The rear of the
wagon was covered by an immense cask,
# very fine workmanship, which bore the
olloving inscription on the head: