The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-07
A GREAT GERMAN FESTIVAL
FiTHERLAND HiRTEST UOHEC ELE.
BRdTION IN 1MEEICA.
Rcvi wing the Monster rrocespton in cay
H"n PHrk The Narth TO the Schuta,n
Park on Union Iiill-A Fivc Dty-' PrcIic.


Rcyi wing the Monster rroccseion in City
Hrn PHrk The March TO the srhuts,n
Phrk on Union Iiiil-A Five Dtyp' PrcIic.
The first Plnttdcuschcs-Voll> F,.st ever
c,lo rated in this country was legun y,.tcid y,
and viii be continued fer G,c successive da,s.
II Is founded upon the timc-hJnurcd custom II
The people OF North Germ ny Of nolding fost-
val at the annual gathering OF the harvest. Tho
procession witch was tie mann fc turc Of !, i've
tcrddy's festivities, began to form about nino
O'Clock under the direction OF Col. A. Never,
Grand Marshal, assisted by Major W. brands,
Capt. John Iorstmaun, Capt. William Behr,
Ldcul.-Col Boyer, and Cot. Perry. As f. moved
tlone Centre street and into the CIV HAL Park
1t oimcd spectacle In point 4 extent such a.
New York has seldom seen, and It may be a
question whether even the me uorabc German
Peace Festival exccllcd 1t a. to numbers. A
large force OF horse and foot police. commanded
Nv Inspector lltks. heated thu line. follow 4
hN the nitst DIVISION, consisting " the Third
Brl9ade OF Cavalry. with Col. JUhn II. Uuukc in
o"nil 70. me s'cond. or festival DIVISION,
WIS led by the Grand rahsl and following
MN was Hermann the therusket, rcurcsentod
~ George Werhan. q sort Of German gttnt, SIX
fert eight inches In height, riding ON horacbacll
WIN q naked sword In his hand. lie was en-.
ciscd ~ knightlV nrmur. and attended Nv twelve
rept, scntatves of Old Gcrmaniaus IN the dic-s
sUnyoscd to have been worn hy the afbui!n
soldiers who tourht the Romans IN tire etrlv
Ncats OF Chnsti nifty; then bodies covered with
coNiid =, VITA the mar nn, and ihoir he d. sur
two carriages. the first. dawn by four whitc
horses containing tho President and Wee
President: while the second. " ich h,d four
tlack no ses attached. WA occupied by Mr.
QUO T.. Wcgcuer, the arch, ct, aud Nr. y.
Miller. the master huilderof all The clincrs ~
the Iui0n Iiin SchutIen PARK. IIelnnd THESE
marched i've parties uf soldiers, each seven
strong. clad respectively IN tho uuiforuso i tho
time Of, Charles The Greet the Crusader, lhe
lhir.y Years War. ." All FrGz," or Fredefic,
tire treat. and the w3rof lsis.
rated with flags aud Guughs and sgrf,,1u,l,oI
by sue Gus dome, under which stood rome
s'ntatiVes OF Germanit ahd COLUMBIA, s,r.
rounded Nv twelve young ladies dressed IN
white, representing the twelve principal Gov
man districts rhc wagon ana 10, f,if occt
tant- were escorted bv six officers on hurs hau k
aud uohind hem rode Representative. OF .oItkr,
Blsm REX, and Gen Room.
then followed another wagon with "A repre-.
sentative deees lion from thc q ru,1n E.i,n-
sJ,g. Then . barouChe. surmuunt.d by "A SUI
Zero nng OF the North Germ "A l.. tnt v't,tnl
an Sl.,O. Nr. Gc0.gc &c .r1o. prosi lcit II t,e
society," rode next, attended tV am osrnrt al
twenty e. nir,rs " N'' "
lntefsoefsrd in the prccc sion "a, re- miner ~.
hands oi music ans, ana w.eons trc,rifci with
g rinan aud American ilag., occupisi Nv 81. ,in.
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