The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-10-10
GERMAN FEST.
An Important Event Commence
rated in Grand Style.
A Gorgeous Procession and an ElO-
quent Grafton by the Hon.
Seraphim Meyer.

The 2OOth anniversary of the first set
Element Of Germans in the United
States was celebrated with great pOmp
and magniticence, by the German citi-
zens of Stark county, in this city ON
Saturday last. The weather was not al
together such as could have been desir
ed for a celebration of this kind, being
damp and muggy, with a tine drlzzllng
rain falling at times. Despite this in
clement state of the weather the streets
of the city were filled with people at
an early hour in the morning, all eager
to witness the advent of the great pro-
cessiOn. The general appearance of the
city indicated grand gala day; it was
dressed in holiday attire, and the glOri-
GUS stars and stripes tlOated III company
with the old German revolutionary flag
of 1913, from staffs on all the principal
business houses and many of the pri
Yate residences of the city, while the
fronts of stores and houses along the
principal streets were decorated with
flags and bunting of all sorts, which,
with the martial strains of the several
bands in attendance, presented gay
and lively appearance.
The different societies and OTganiZa-
tiOns of this city and other towns of the
county who were to take part in the pro-
cessiOn assembled at their respective
rendezvous, the head forming on East
TuscaTaWaS street, with the other divis-
ions resting on North and South Market
and West TuscaTawas streets. Precise
ly at half past ten the procession started
on its line of march up North Market
street, along the following route: North
Market, North, Poplar, West Tenth, South
Market, East TuscaTawas, North Cherry,
East Third, MahOning, and from thence
70 tho Eufr lrnnnho yUharn thA mnat
important part of the exercises of the
day were to take place. The procession
was very imposing one i'll appearance,
and contained MANY fine features; the
marching of the different societies com
posing It's makeup, being of an excel
lent character The order of the pro-
cessiOn was as follows:
Marshals of the Day on Horseback.
Policemen on foot.
Carriages containing the officers OF
the day.
German Protestant Aid Society in car
riages.
Grand Army Band.
Triumphal car, decorated with the
revolutionary cOlOrs of 1913, on the top
of which was lady in appropriate cos
tune, representing Germania, surround
ed by btVy of little girls dressed in be-
coming order,
German Pioneer Society.
COncOTdia Singing Society.
GeTmania TnTn-Verein.
Students Germania TurnVeTein.
HarmOnieSinging Society.
Protestant Relief Society.
Swiss GTuitH Verein.
MassillOn Citizens Band.
MassillOn German Pioneer Society.
MassillOn knights of st. John.
MassillOn st. JOseph's Benevolent So
ciety.
MassillOn WOrkingmen's Aid Society.
MassillOn German Odd Fellows.
Canton German Odd Fellows.
st. Joseph Catholic Society of Navarro.
Washington Aid Society.
German Reform Aid Society.
German Reformed Schools in wagons.
Osnaburg Band.
German Catholic Schools in wagons.
Canton City Band.
st. JOseph's Catholic Aid Society.
st. Peters Catholic Aid Society.
German Mutual Aid Society.
WOrkingmen'S Aid Society.
Children in decorated wagons.
Citizens in carriages.
Throughout the entire line of march
the sidewalks we're thrOnged with peO-
pie, while the windows of houses were
filled with the heads of men, women and
children. Arrived at the Fair ground
prearranged order of exercises, as here
tOfOre published, were gone through
with, after which the remainder of the
day was given up to dancing and other
social amusements, the vast thrOng of
people present, numbering many thOus-
ands, entering heartily into the spirit of
the day. The whole celebration was a
grand success, and reflected great credit
on the managers of the affair.