The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-09-05
Celebration at friedensburg.

On Saturday August 25th the Friedens-
burg Lutheran sunday School held its
tenth annual Liar !esl Home Picnic. a
cordial invitation had been offended to alt
her sister schools in The charge. The
Hoffman. ~llorner AMI Stoystoyn schools
responded nobiy the Hoffman aud Horner
schools were esp cially well represented,
anu their many Wagons and buggies form
cd u long line Ia The procession, aud what
was conspicuous among the grand pageant
w,r Il number al large wagons beautifully
ANA u~llisllcally decorated, and gotten up
III railroad coach style, having spruce
ruoiS aad wiuuUAs aud GUOIs regularly
spaced, aud altogether iuuked ~ InNillng
az Il ful miu Palace cuaclI Un The TRACK oil
the L. IL {. Eai roGd. Thee wagons
were, uraMn 10y eight fine sleeds, and pre-
sented quite an imposing appearance in
the Caravan. 1t was II glad day 10 every
Gody that was present, every one seeming
TO enjoy themselves, and all looked happy.
The grove is Il large and beautiful one,
and specially adapted tor occasions of this
kind; II commodious stand to accommodate
the speakers, an organ, and large band of
singers, had been erected and beautifully
and tastetully decorated and iestoOned with
evergreensand flowers, by the iaif ladies
OF Friedens School; in a large arch above
was suspended sheavcs of wheat, rye and
oats TO symbolic the occasion, and that d
boUntitul harvest had been garnered by
the iarmers The entire populac: of the
community. of every creed and denomina-
ton, Joined in the demonstrations, and
everything was mutual and harmonious.
lla Errastang fFhn.r .ar ~ -
pieces, after which they vacated the stand
and the llOrner Choir took their position
un the stand and made tie'grove ring and
re-verberale with the melody of their
songs Uf praise. During the aflernoun
eXer,ises tne itoifman Choir occupied the
stand With an ablc band otsingers. The
music 'drsouIsod by these Imee ch6iis
speaKs web ior Pa m1slcqi talenL 81 li-ir
meMD,rs' ley. " efrA aHu iaage 1, C.
Mussr.ht.n "ere the pfato,s ul the ua}
Adult oie ~ ciueh The EiONe was %cuuttir
20 Lilo oIe Nast uinthgIuum, and h,p1
gf cups vi I~anliies. r,lauve , ucnds anG ac-
IA alliances formed collectively. s,at,d
The I%Is,lves around Widespread ttDi 5.
amidst The mfiln, JOY and laughter lhEt
eel oed through the grove.
The money, ti,a., lrUu0le and labor ex-
pended IN preparing and getting up these
HaIV 81 Home Celebrations Is a beautiful
~. preston OI the gruwing Interest nani
Tested IN the Sunday Sctuul work; the
Greatest impeachment in the way OF our
Sunday School labor is, that so mIny ia
rents oI the families get old too soon 10 at
tend Sunday School. The number pres
ent Was estimated from sixteen bundled
- fr.n FhnnSan1 M..Ah.l. fill. ...,
eel were duly appointed 10 guide and al
rect The prscesspnn, and the very best OF
q. der prevailed during the e3,ife day.
" But ~ waAld be unjust ~ conclude this
article without saying u word in behalf oil
the Somerset Cadets. u company Of hall
grown Toys wlo reported themselves fully
armed u equipped, and under the COM
mtnd OF Captain kimmei, at F~riedensJurg,
and escorted the Friedens School To the
grove; and their drill and ~dresspaIade
tormed "A very interesting part OF The GER
emonits in the afternoon. Their march
Ing aud 'cc-nteF marching and going
through the manual Not arms was witness.
edwim interest and qualification by tho as
sembled multitude, They Shaved re-
markab!e sklll IN tic handling at their
weaden guns. and the good discipline, aud
iuy,n |. officers was a mns, con,,,.,d.hI.
feature of their d,III and I would .y,in
hereby lender our hearty thanks mud I'm
ordinations 10 The. enriro rvn, n,Sv N,
aieir manly degotHM and military aud
snign'hca "aeportinenr' AT our Harvest
he!he: aao 10 Cap,a'n kimmel | would
say, no doubt pos'erity VIII read in The
pages oi lutufe history oil our country Il
nun as a great military chleiIain'