Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-20


Of the troublous times, addressing them:
Geht machet anstalt! Morgen ist die Iioch-
Hett;
Ich viii das game Dorf soil Sic mitfeern.
Go make readyi Tomorrow is the bridal
| wish tile whole village to celebrate it with you.
Conversing with well read dsrman
upon this subject, STATE JOURNAL
representative CLEANED the following:
''Our modern Yolksfssts date back"
said he, "to about 20n years ago. Go
back ~ far as you will iu the history of
our people aud yon will find similar
gatherings but in the olden time they
we're confined to families and their kin
dr4d Iu the old fsudal days, when the
government was of patrisrchal nature, the
head of the family being the rnle OF his
children aud grandchildren, his younger
brothers and sister, his nephHws and
oeicas aud of all who came uudet his
guthority by iutrImarfisgs, they we're
accustomed to hold great fsmily gather
ings In the forests. The Voikstest is the
sut1ps9or of these old German family
gatherings, and in 1t we keep up the
remembraaces of the spirit of fatherhood
bro hnrbood ard sisterhood whioh hal
| lowed the 'tests' in the cid forests. This
spirit can never be kept alive unless We
come together in tfis way, man and wife,
brother and sister, all the children, every
body, aud renew cur acquaintance with
Zach other ss members Of one family
| such is the aim of the Voiksfest in the
| Vaterland.
| ,tTAa Volksfest in America lis even
dearel TO MS. Here we are foreigners
| il is our duty to make ourselves good
aitizans of the land of our adoption, but
ii ia also our duty to keep up the same
connections We have learned to value il
our native land and to educate our
children To tue sans heritage of family
bood and by this mineliug to develop
AID broadsn the good there is in us and
To .seed out th- evil; TO maintain the
standard Of membership in the great
German tamily high enough, il We can,
| to makt each member resolve 10 nothing
| to diahopoi it
sAnd so you will zee, said the speaker
coming down to less ETHEREAL regions,
that what the German wants in his
yoksfest ia not only ssuer kraut and
beer, but he has higher principles; he
wants everybody to he hsppy and to be
the better for being happy
Upon the hesr question the Freie ifesse
utters q tew words OF caution: "We, as
Geenans," it says, "hay. tha oppor-
tuuity to show that we, as Germans, eau
congregate together in place from which
spirituou5 drinks are not exoluded, with
oul giving way to any excesseS. In this
connection, we hope that opponents of our
national drink may be given to learn that
it does not drive us TO commit eXoesses
aua make beasts of ourselves, but, on het
contrary, is coudnclve only to joy and
good fseline."
Early Monday morning the main streets
0. tAu city presented lively appearance.
Dense crowds gStbersd on Market street,
awaiting the procession, and Fourth
street was fairly lined with men, women
Ard children. Straug RS from all around
tho country came in Sunday night and
Monday morning IN the trains and boats.
" hen the parade started up Market street
people were ushed off of the pavements
oat into the bed of the street, and il was
With difficulty that they could be crowded
back IN order TO make way for the pro
ctAsiUu.
little after . 80 o'clock the parade
got under way and about . As thu head OF
the line passed the corner Of Fifth and
Nstk-t going north The line was IS
m uutts ia passing this corner. The
ctpwl followed tLs parade in small de
tsrhinriits, aud esger lockers on hurried
from Mark4o to Orange streets as the line
passed up tile latter thoroufhfare. The
line cf mare. vas followed ont according
10 the programme already printed. The
f llowing Was The order Of parade:
Platoon Of police in charge OF Chiet
lIaubi,a Elinf Marshal G. Il Rhna1a
Ads.-Auton Hauber, G, Auferger and
W Il Fairlamb.
First division, Nelson R. Bertolette
marshal- First Regim mt Band ,2l pieces
FIRST R, giment, D V NJ, ip Command o.
NJ jar .Curtis.-Gcmpsny, A, Edward
Mitchell captain, sud Frank Smith and
/ harlps Hobson, iieltenants, rs men
Company G, | Puaey kershGIn cap.
tan, and Savoy Rvaus iir't sergeant, q
men. Company +, Oscar F. Munds cap
tain, and Thomas Kare lieutenant, 2t
mem William Y WstasG's EHglisl
,irsg, driven by MIR Warner, ard cortair
ing Governor Stockley, Scr taly Of Ststt
+. f, Causeg aud Gen ] Parkr Poatls6
Lgui.u drawn by two hOraes and r5n
t4i,!iug senatnr Bsyard, August kuhl
ulau, Francis Scheu Apd h P. Frey
| 0bStu cbil hlhlIg llAu \ 'AtlHJ buh'niiS
sioner Willian Dean, PROBES or FREDERICK
b: cher, Colonel Thomas b Brisop of th,
i'ugeruot's staff ard Robert Justis Of the
late legislature. Landau containing
George b Na;xusr aud Fred Wey!, Jr
i members OF tbs Fest committee.
= istr id Division, August Biermah a,aT-
sh,-- tugVhes vautaj lug ire'ue.rs o
f Gig Council, Mayor Wales, Judge Cum
! tuias and other city piidialf coach toD
= taiLiu. Nich"ios Jenny, Nj l. Liohten
S ein, JJAn Fuiiner aud john Fghren
ba Ii iardsu containing members of thu
tifia OF Penu0ek X FOrenen, vluthisrs
landau containing Chrisiian Spotr! juiin
GGnther AID two little glris cacriag
containing i dew Wilh"lm, J0sepi
= Nei1amRier, A1tou irU'1 aid Frsdeiicl
!, W Hei earrisst chhtaiAing James /
. Ware, City Snliei;or Turner, Thomas For
> q Charles j XVII, Eq ..
THIRD Dtvlslou, Cnarits Ietter sn
Petsr Elmer, marshals-City Corne
Bsnd, IA pieces. Delaware SmIgerbund
20 men, Anton IIinderer marshal an
August Georges assistant. Delawar
n Swngerbund's wagon, drawn by 81
r horses and filled with girls dressed i
J. white, one young lady sitting on a
q elevated seat ana representing tne Gou
D dssa of Liberty. Delegation OF Delawar
d Lodge No. 349, D. 0. H., nine men, &c
d ward Seidenbnrg, marshal. Norm
h Musical Society, 10 men, William Ge
"a ling marshal. Saxonsbund, 13 mel
Raymond Beyerlin marshal. Smyth POI
Fife and Drum Corps, IL pieces. Wi
mington Turnvereip, 40 men, A. Hillt
marshal two Turnverein wagons, oil
. filled with girls and the other col
- tanning young men, the latt'
y T. boxing and performing gymnast
:, feats. Coach containing four senit
.. =. members of the Turnverein. Landa
u containing Thomas Robacker, ]. Thom
TO Robacker, ]. Thomas, C. Dolly and
Stab, Philadelphia brewers. Carria,
containing Sngley Brothers, ,confeotioner
Wagon containing Eli Crozier, preside
x OF "We the People," Butcher Boy
e. Base Ball Club.
N Fourth Division, John J. Dougher
ed marshal-DuPont Post Flute and Dru
er Corps, No. 2, II pieces. Carriage 90
sr, tanning Joseph Stoeckle and John
il Graham aud two young ladies. Wsgo
advertising Joseph stookle's and Spec