Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-16
THE VOLkSFEST.
Immense and Enthusiastic
Crowd Of People in town.
Grand Procession.
MUSIC. DECORATED WAGONS.
MILITARY. FIRE DEPART
MENT. TURNER'S AND
CITIZENS MILNE.
Grand Triumphant March to
the VOlkSfeSt Grounds.
Reception Of the NAY Queen-Songs and
Observation-Disclosures Games and
Turner's Exercises.
THE CITATIONS.
GRAND BALL AND EVERYBODY
SATISFIED-THE entire
AFFAIR 4 COMPLETE
SUCCESS.
Grand Triumphant March to
the VOlkSfeSt Grounds.
THE CITATIONS.

SATISFIED-THE entire
Il AFFAIR 4 COMPLETE
SUCCESS.
FIRST DAY.
About sun rise on Friday tn;
sleeping citizens of the beauti
full and thriving little city o
Brennan, were aroused from
pleasant dreams and peaceful
slumbers by the boom of anvils
which in point of noise rivallec
Ioo-pound columbiads; thi:
booming of artillery was KEEP
: up for some time and those or
the streets might have seen ev.
erybody and his wife and theil
children peering out of the
windows with. mute astonish.
ment depicted on their drowsy
countenances, seemingly inquir-
ing what's up. The matutinal
meal was in many instances
speedily prepared and disposed
of and children dressed in holi-
day attire. At an early hour
the streets were thronged with
crowds of people Of both city
and country; Everybody seem
ed to be happy and contented
andat peace with himself and the
balance of the world not even
forgetting his creditors. The
city had put on her holiday attire
and many of the business hous-
es were decorated with flags, al
though the display of bunting
was by no means lavish. The
occasion of all this 7commotion
was the event of the century, the
Fifth Brennan
voLKSFEST.
which was just opening on us
in all its glory. Providence It's
said, favors the good and the
just, and providence certainly
was on the side of the volksfest
as fneer weather could not have
been had were 1t made to order
for the occasion. The soul stir
1ring strains Of music from num-
erous bands were to be heard in
every direction, the streets were
enlivened by the appearance of
men in soldiers uniform. fire.
men in blue shirts and in red
shirts. all hurrying toward their
several rendezvous preparing
TO join in the grand march.
Here and there could be seen
gaily decorated wagons etc.
BY nine o'clock the homogeni-
Gus mass began to assume
shape. The
PROCESSION
formed at 1890 A. NJ. headed by
the irrepressible Doran on a
spirited charger, clearing the
way, in the following order:
1. Chief marshal H. Mueller,
aided by several assistants, the
most gallant of whom was I'M
questionably our friend VIM,
Schuerenberg.
2. The German Flag.
3. Houston Brass Band.
q. BRENNAN Greys headed by
theif captain, Graham Sloan,
numbering rank and file 2Smen.
5. Coach of the pesident of
the association.
9th. Orators coach.
7. Committees coach.
s. Voss' Brass Band.
9. The Washington county
Schutzen of Salem in full dress,
commanded by their president,
F. Winkelmann, numbering rs
men; their banner bearer was
Mr.. Paul Lehman.
10. Decorated wagon of May
Queen, containing containing
Miss Selma Engelke, May
Queen, and Misses Annie Es-
till and Annie Morriss. maids of
honor; Misses Lee Hynes, Ber-
tina Reichardt, Berta Lockett,
Louise Minkwitz. Sarah Kohl |
mey, Mamie Cooke. Hallie
Cooke, Lenore McCoskey, Net
tie Pampell, Pearly Parks, Annie
Vinson, Louise Sydow, and Ada
Moldenhauer as singers. This
wagon was very beautifully ar
ranged, niche for the May
Queen being formed of a flag,
and the whole presenting a very
attractive and and admirable
feature of the procession.
II. Decoratedwagon of Wal
lenstein's Lager, a tableau rep
resenting the camp of the illus
trious German general, Wallen-
stein, the chief figure of the
80 years war during the 18TH
century. OF course, the inevi-
table Capuchine monk was
there in it, in his dark robe,
holding his hands up in holy
horror at the depravity of the
soldiers, and crozier in hand
warning them of. their evil hab-
its. The costumes were most
gorgeously gotten up and torci-
bly, brought the mind of the
spectators back to those days
when sturdy blows were the or
der of the day.
IL. A wagon bearing an in
scription walking Match, at
Dryers Hall; admissission q
cents" 1t contained q sons
of Ham. three of whom were
gayley dressed in cheap and
largely figured calico. They
were no doubt the pedestrians,
and judging from the length of
legs possessed by the chief
Walkist; his success seems to be
a faregone conclusion and Bren-
has will certainly pride herself