The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-02
THE GRAND LODGE.
Of the D. O. 81. Society, Meet
at Sicher's Park To-Day.

at Slcher's Park To-Day.
The Affair to be One of the Grand
est Events of the Season.
For several DAYS pat the Germans ri
this city have been making grand prepar-
ations f"r receiving the members Of the
Grand Lode II. q. ii. vi Missouri. which
is to meet in this city on Monday, and ior
the purpose oi making the occasion one
long to he remembered by the visitors
from abroad, nothing has been lett undone
that would tend To- make the meeting anv-
thing but Il pleasant one.
To-day grand picnic will be given the
visitors at Sichers' park by the members
Of the Western lodge. at which everybody
is invited To k present. The managers
Oi the affair have made ample arrange
ments for all who wish to attend, and the
only thing that will be asked Of them Is
good behaviOy, a. no admission will b.
asked ut the gate.
The procession will he formed abour
$50 front Of their hall near the corner
Of Main and Ohio streets by the chief
marshal, Charles Wentzleman. assisted
by deputy marshals ChaS. kleuber and
August S..hrankler. The following will
bc the order Of procession:
lst.-I.exington band.
Ind Lexington Turnverrrein.
:M-lexingtOn Liederkranz.
4th.-lHxington base ball club.
5th.-Queen City Guards band.
6th.-Fidello club. ri Sedalia.
-sk Snlal;, E,lrar femme, aud p..aI
bands.
Sedalia.
eth.-Cole Camp band.
lOth.--Diferent societies from abroad.
Members u. o. II. from abroad.
l3th.-VOllrath's -. Louis band
Representatives Grand lodge OF
the state.
lith.-G ermania clubs in carriages.
l5th.-City officers in carriages.
l6th.--M Members of Grand lodge oi state
in carriages.
About o'clock the procession will move
on Ohio street. south ,O Third, thence west
to the park. Arriving ut the park an ad-
dress III welcome will lie delivered. alter
which grand dinner will h. served -, the
park hotel.
After dinner, Mr. John W. Siebe will
deliver short address, and will introduce
Mr>srS. Heiminz, knickmayer and ObeI-
buck, Of ~. Louis. Alter the speaking a
concert will be gwen by members of the
Fidelio club.
Att o'clock supper will be partaken Of.
after which another concert will be given,
followed by dancing.
The Grand lodge will meet Monday
morning Tor the purpose OF transacting
business.
THE STREET DECORATION.
The streets were being decorated with
hags, evergreens, and iestOOns last night,
and the city began To assume a gala apIer-
ance. Looking up Ohio from the Pacific
railroad, the brighter colors Of the flags
cOnarasted beautifully with the green les
tOOns that decorated the front OF buildings.
At the corner vi Maine and Ohio streets,
an evergreen festOon stretched ACROSS
Main street from the Citizens bank to
u. H. smiths building. From the center a
white banner hung pendant, ON the
west side hearing the inscription "Wil-
kommen Ieu,che Bruder." welcome
German brothers" and ON the east the mys-
tic words "Freundshait, Liebe und Human
itst" "Friendship love and humanity"
The banner was fringed with evergreen,
on the north side the flag OF the United
States shook its starry folds to the breeze.
and on the south the tricolored banner OF
Germany swayed to and fro at every pull
sation OF the evening zephyr that kissed
its folds. On down the street the fronts OF
MANY buildings were hidden in a proius-
sion IF green festoOns. and the foliage Oi
forest trees that had been brought from
their native woodland to lend grace and
beauty to the festive scene.
Stretching across Third and Ohio
streets was iestOon similar TO the one
above, on one side bearing the words ''Seid
Wilkommen in Sedalia," or Welcome in
Seaalia," ON the other face "Ausharen
Tuhrt zumz ziehle" ar Patience strength
ems our aim"
All through the night these decorations
waved to and fro in the evening breeze,
fluttering over the heads of the throng who
were passing back and forth beneath.
The city has already began to assume
holiday appearance. and the BAzOO is safe
in making the assertion that the amnse.
ments Of to-day will equal, ii No, surpaA,
anything vi the kind ever before attempted
in Sedalia.