New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-18
TIE MARKsMENs FESTIVAL.

A PROCESSION AND RgyIEw-BEGINNING or III
CoNEsT-sCEYEs Ar sonUIzEE PARK.
The German ri6emen and soldiers and their
friends AZ hey assembled the streets leading into
the BoWery, yesterday morning. were somewhat dis
couraged by the dars clouds and showers which threat
ened 70 interfere with the opening OF their shooting fes
tiyal The Germana Assembly Rooms, the headqunr-
tiers Of the Hew-York schHzen Corps, Raily deco
rated with German and American flags. and many
places along the march were dressed with flags and
bunting The procession, which was very long, started
tom Lafayettepaoe. First oame q squad of mounted
police and then companies OF artillery under com
mand OF Major j. Kem. band Of music
followed, and then came ohiefMarshal Colonel
Carl Jussen az the head OF largo stan Fol-
lowing, IN open barouohe rode Major George Aory'
the Union president ana C. Miller, of Philadelphia,
the exprealdeut Of the National sharpshoOters union
General Vilmar and STAFF followed, escorted by
mounted sharpshOoters. The hfst division followed
closely, composed as follows Assistant Marshas H.
Evers and d. Miller New-York schitzen Corps Phila
delpda schdtzsn Veron, zeter Rife Club, North vest
ern Rife Club Relyets Ride Club, Cincinnati sohttzen
Yerein Troyan Rife Club, NeW-Brtain qnd) Rife
Club, San Francisco schulzen Corps, and New-York In
dependent schttzen Corps. The second diyisiOn in
Guided the Deutscher LAndWehr Yeren, many Of whose
members had fought IN the Frane0-Prussan war; New
York Central sohHtzen Corps RheiaisoheF schhtzen
bund. In the third division marched The Brooklyn
and Williamsburg schutzen Corps. The fourth
the Hoboken Riding Club the Jersey, HoboAon,
newark and Groenvlle schHtzen Corps. The
hfh division contained the Hew-York City,
baltimore, staten Island, bridgeport, Hartford and
Deufseher Behiitzon clubs. IN the rear followed the
Tufner Singing societies. The procession mhrened
throuQb the B0WeTy. Canast and Centres 70 Tic Llty
HAIL where n arrived during shower OF RAIN Mayor
Elv and several Aldermen and other city au-
tllorfises stood on the balcony and reYleWed
the Schhfzen az they crossed the Park The pro-
eessio pissed over the Barclay Street Ferry 70 hOp-
Een here large number Of cars were waiting 70 CART
The members " Sehutzen Park, where they arrived about
yey large re club had booth Of ia own, and the
smaller ones dubbed together IN other booths eeeefe
Win national ard their own society oolora me ltl
thing every club did was 90 maroh stFaghs 70 US R0O
who're pe Of sandwiches and several kegs OF bee wee
ready for them. The 6ohdtzen dld justice 20 DOtn
sDis Wacbt un Rhein," tho " Star bpangied bahnef5
and other songs soon rose from dnerent parts 9l me
park amid cheers and sounds Of general errlment
Al O'clock the Philadelphia Bohhtzon CoTps fned W
line and marched 10 tho headqusFterH OF the
gebitzen Corps bearing tie Bhafpshooters Union nag
Al fbe head HE captain then presented the nag 70 MAYOR
AIRY the present president o. INC Union ne aeoepsy
Al in a complimentary sp6och Illis nag when 10 ~
SATIN, white on side and blae op the othsr rs
kept during the year By tho elm Xgse presoen -
prteident Of the Union, and "a VIII next year. 20 haneeo
81 Major Aery 70 his succeasgr ~ tne he1l 2
HyRis Wbsch va b held atho ~ ChieaSo u Nihoin
ThO crack Of rides At O'Clock announced that the con-