Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-16
THE MENNERCHOR.


Music, Dancing. Fessting. Fratsrnal Visits
No Picnic Yestsrdsy-sersnades this
mornIng-The lsal Tonight
Although the wet weather of Wednes.
day broke up the M&nnerchor picnic al
Rocky Springs it did not in the leas
dampen the aldor of tho jolly men ant
women who are taking part in the dedica.
tion festival of the Lancaster NJ Mannerchor
Driven from the woods by the rain they
assembled in Mannerchor hall and The
afternoon and evening were spent in sing
ing, dancing and feasting. During thu
afternoon all the bands that were engaged
for the picnic were at the hall and dis
coursed excellent music. Taylor's orches
ira was also on hand and furnished music
for the dancers. Late in the afternoon the
Ironville and Mountville bands left fol-
their respective homes, but the City band
of Lancaster and the Buckalew band of
York remained and furnished excellent
music for the throng assembled in and
about Mennerchor hall.
The festivities were kept up until about
midnight. The large hall upstairs was
devoted, exclusively to dancing. The sew
eIal rooms down stairs were occupied by
singing, drinking and feasting parties.
There was not the slightest disorder
during the festivities, and not an oath or
profane word was uttered to shock the
propriety of the guests, many of whom
were ladies.
John COPELAND was the caterer, and lie
was ably assisted by Joseph Lebar as chtf
waiter and a score of under walters. The
dining room was elegantly set and tho bill
of fare was varied, embracing all kinds of
soups, entrees, meats, game, pastry aud
CONNECTIONS.
1t was intended to have the picnic at
Rocky Springs to day, but the weather
again interfered, rain falling from carly
dawn until noon, and tho committee Of
arrangements were reluctantly compelled
to postpone tho picnic until Monday
next.
This morning the several societies me
at MRnncrchor hall. and with the Bucka.
lew band al the head of tho COL
umn, marched to Liederkrapz hall,
to accept of the invitation to.
lunch extended them by that society.
BOuntifully laden tables were spread in
the second-stoIy hall. and the bar in the
third story was we'll supplied with beer.
The visitors were welcomed to the Leder-
kranz in brief spsech by Prof. F. w.
Haas. After spending plea-ant hour in
".
.See ', president of the Harmopie-Mnn
nerchor, of Reading, made a brief speech
inviting all tho societies to meet at Mar-
nerchor ha ut o'clock this afternoon to
sample an inv, Ice of Reading beer sent
there for that special occasion.
At the close OF the lunch three hearty
cheers were given for the Lederkrauz and
the societies, with the bard at their head
of the column, left the hall and paid their
respects to a number of their friends and
favored them with some choice music and
at several places, including Woehrle's,
Snydsr's, ,SchOenberger's, Knapp's, Bauars
and other saloons they were made the
recipients of handsome SGT outs.
This afternoon there were no formal
ceremonies, the visitors being FREQ to como
and 60 as they saw fit. THIS evening the
grand ball in Mennerchor hall takes place,
and will no doubt be the cr1wning event
OF the dedication festival.
Mnnnerchor rLtss.
The Buckalew bald, Of York, which
has distinguished itself for few DAYS by
its fine music, will leave fer home this
evening.
The Harmonic, OF Philadelphia, quar-
tered at Rlhtcr's Grape hotel, leave for
home this evening They arc fine body
of men and women and have won golden
opinions from all oIts OF psoplc duliag
their stay in Lancaster.
Daniel Webster is the name of the col
cred waiter in attendance on the Harmonic
Of Philadelphia. He is quite highly edr
Gated and speaks German like Prussiar.
At the picnic yesterday forenoon Officer
Winouer, o. the city police force, after eat
iDg twenty-four sandwiches within an
hour complained of being hungry, and
wanted to know how soon dinner would
be ready.