Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-19
The German Festival.

that the Germans were going to have o
| festival. everybody was a%uxtously and
eagerly awaiting the time SGT for the occa-
sion, knowing that 1t would, like all the en-
tsrtsinments given by our Germans, bs an
! exceedingly pleasant affair. We entered tue
hall about ii O'Clock, aud it, was . scene OF
gsiety, = large number OF p~eopIe-youag and
oid-bein2 present, each one seeming bent
on having . good time. The hall was
bilIiantiy lighted, and was neatly decorated
with, eyergreens. The tables presented u
very attractive appearance, and were quite
literally patronized, as the follow wing figures
will show: The cake and ice cream table,
situated In the southeast corner ofthe room,
seemed to be the most attractive, and was
presided over by tho following ladies:
Mesdame Henry Wiiter, Geo. King and
T~achbuering. The proceeds OF this table
were, $185 %.
In the southwest corner was the lem.
onsds stand, where many persons con-
ads the fair ladies served, whether they
were thirsty or not. Misses Lizzie
Winkisr, Emma HalukeI and Amelia Quandt
attended this stand, the proceeds of which
were, SOS 2o,
The oyster table was superintendsd by
Mesdsmes Sigwart, Goehner and MeIerer,
who served the delicious btvalves in q
manner which gave strong evidence of
their knowledge OF preparing oysters. At
this stand the proceeds amounted to SIP 25.
In the northeast corner of the room was
the postofice, and a very pretty one 1t was,
too. The fair postmistresses, it seemed,
were determined that no one should go
away without q letter, and they presided
over the duties OF the flee quite gracefully.
They were Misses Mary Sigwart and Carrie
Hines. The office proceeds were So %. We
un derstand that several letters are held for
postage.
The supper table was on the second floor,
which those who wished the more substan.
tial sdibles, considered quite q favorite re-
sort. Mesdamss Georges, Kuhn and Thomas
did the honors here, and the proceeds of
their table were $50.
When 1t was announced that q cake was to
be voted to the handsomest lady present, the
gentlemen began to tell each other who it
would be voted to,and prepared to cast their
votes accordingly. At first but little interest
was taken, but soon the contest became ex-
citing as we'll as amusing. The vote was
a. followed: Miss Hattie Keller, 4744 Miss
Katie Kriehn, BAT; Miss Lizzie Winkler, II;
Miss Sidonte Weber. 8 Miss Rosie Siivers,
s; Miss Johanna Kriehn, 8; Miss Emma
Halnkel, 9. Miss Keller returned the cake
IN thu OhlrNh and q yryftl, ao,o~ol ak..
was sold at auction. The votes were sold ut
ten cents each, and the cake brought, $50 IS.
1t was afterwards sold at auction, for 81 81,
making the amount Sss O3, which Is lnclud-
ed In the receipts Of the axe and ice.cream
stand.
Recapitulation-At the door,S12l 80; cake
and ice.cream stand ,Sl35 25;lemonade stand,
SOS Is; oyster stand, SIP Is; postofice, IS Is;
supper table. $50; lucky bag. s. 80. Total.
$3.50 10. The expenses were $50, leaving
the not proceeds $3.50 10. Donation of Mr..
Turner. IS.
The dancing was pleasant, and those who
Indulge in the ''mazy waltz" took advan-
tage Of the opportunity, and danced them
selves nearly to DEATH" 1t Is almost I'M
S~SSo oSoIAu'Sut uPol luc eACclleuCy VI
the music. Which was furnished by our
famous string band. consisting OF Messrs. &.
F. and c. +. Cors, Ell. and Jas. Zeiler and
Frank Krlehn. The music stand was sur
mounted by a large arch, nicely decorated
With %evcrgrsens and flowers, from the center
OF which hung a large card, bearing the
legend, "W1ikomme AlIe," meaning swell
come ALL" The most pleasant features of
the dance were the grand march and the
~waltE-quadrille. The festivities continued
until nearly six O'Clock. and this fact itself
speaks more than we can for the pleasure
the occasion afforded.
We are requested to return the thanks of
the ladies of the church to the Leiderkranz,
for the use of their elegant and spacious hall.
and also to the gentlemen who 80 generously
assisted in making the affair so successful,
The Germans of this city never gave u
festival before. and they feel gratifed at
their SUCCESS. Should they ever repeat 1t,
we feel satisfied that they will be none the
less patronized thsn they were In this ip-
stance, as their entertainments are among
the most pleasant given here.