The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-09
A Scene Of Mirth, Merriment
and Pleasure at Sicher's
Park.
The Queen City CT the Prairies
Welcomes Her Guests With
Music and Song.
The Session of the Grand Lodge
of the German Order of
Harugari at Their Hall
in POrter's Block
To-Day
THE PROCESSION.

THE PROCESSION.
The German citizens Of Sedalia and tn,
surrounding country have been i'm Il flute
OF excitement. for sometime past, over rh'
approaching festival that was to be tender
ed the Grand Lodge Of the German Ordcl
Of Harugari upon its annual session to b,
held in this city July 3lsr. Saturda,
evening the business places and residence,
OF the people from the Father land Haunted
10 the breeze the red, black, and gold color.
Of the flag OF the German empire
Flags, banners and notices, CLEANED
brightly among The festoons OF green
leaves and proudly waved from
more than one tall flagstaff. The
handsome park wore gala day appear
1 ance, and, to the stranger, Sedalia seemed
40 have put on her gala dress for the occa-
sion. The sun rose Sunday morning
bright and clear, not a cloud dimmed the
azure blue of the sky, and pleasant
breeze was blowing across the prairics
With the rising Of the sun, the peoplecom-
menced to pour into the streets, and at
eight o'clock they filled them. Al
$50 the Sedalia band took position on the
corner of Main and Ohio streets and
played several popular airs while
waiting for the procession to
form. The first burst of music was the
signal for the restless crowd TO surge to-
ward the place where the procession WAS
TO start. Every moment added its quota
to the eager throng and a. the sun rose
higher in the heavens, and his rays began
to start the respiratory organs OF the
crowd, umbrellas went up. and those who
could, got into the shade. But the crowd
It'll held its position. The rumble OF :,
ar-Off train is heard. 1t comes nearer
vet nearer. And now the cORsmand is
given to fall in" The band boy. arrange
their music and instruments, marking
time with military precision. The drum
major waves his wand, the marshal shouts
Forward" the silver-tsngucd instruments
burst out in ii grand volume OF music. and
the procession starts. With even. steady
tread they deploy on Main and marcel,
down to Usage street. The crowd chattcr>
merriiv, the brilliant badges. with the
mystic d. q. H.. futter i'm the breeze. and
a genuine spirit OF joy and hilariry seem
to pervade all. At Main and Usage the ,
procession is ordered To file right. and, |
with the band PLAYING, the gorgeous ban
ners waving, the procession march along
Usage street and to the Garrison house |
platform where they intend to wait for |
the tSain. The band scatterand try TO make |
thel6elves comfortable But the binding
Rays Of the sun beat down on the floor with
fervOr. II is too hot, they can't
stand 1t. The bugle calls the rccreant
of the band who hurry to their
stations, the procession again starts and
halts on Usage with the van resting ON
Main. 4 moment later special train
from Lexington dashes into the depot The
hree coaches are crowded and two hundred
people leave the cars, among whom are the
wO members OF the Lexington Turnverien,
twenty-five in number The Turner's form
abreast and march out on Usage, where they
ire halted, facing the members Of Western
Lodge lSS d. o. H., their right lying on
Main street. A moments pause and the :
rider forward is again given, the band
tarts up lively air, platoon OF police
tart of, the band follows, the Turnverien
ais in behind them, then come the men,
'ers OF Western lodge and visiting men, =.
'ers of the order, and finally the officers
f the Grand Lodge in carriages. Under
he morning sun, mid binding clouds of =
lust, the procession march east on
lain to Ohio, south on Ohio !
0 Third, and west on Third
. Sichers' park. The procession is march !.
to the grand stand, where they break :
anks and make general rush for the
ooths, where an ample supply Of the cold !.
everage Of the Teuton, creamv, foaming
eer is eagerly quafied. 7
The banners and flags were then laid
way and the pleasures of the day COM
fenced. The order in which the flags and G
anners were borne in the procession was = :
) follows: a
The United States colors.
The banner OF Western Lodge ls9 ID. o. !
The Turnverien banner. ~
The banner OF the Grand Lodge of the Z. :,
. O. H. III
The banner Of Western Lodge lS9 is an l
egant crimson silk with emblems of the Y, "
der worked thereon in silk thread. and l
'rdered with deep gold fringe. The sd
Ike is surmounted BY gilt eagle, from
hose feet swung pendant, long cords with re
avy tassels of old gold silk. This banner 'e
st $50 and is very rich one. oil
The banner of the Sedalia Turnverien is :.
50 Of silk, in the triple colors of Ger ~
any, black, red and gold 1t is bor,lered u Dr
tn deep gold fringe, the pike is sur "a
ounted with a spear head, from which M
at two cords and tassels of old gold silk. I'm
! one side il bears the words, sci
tut He'll, Won den Damen, 1870, sP
! the reverse side is the inscription, w'
ahD Fret, Balm Frisch, Balm N
Oh" 1t was a present to the Soda .n'
Turnverien, when that organization "'
5 in existence, and cost 500. The
and lodge banner is of scarlet silk, III
rdered with heavy gold fringe cord
4 tassels. On one side is the words I'D.