Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-28
rnE Yo1KsFnsr PARADE.

The procession formed on Fourth ftreet
right resting on French and at TO- 80
O'Clock this morning moved to Walnut
atreet, 10 Front, TO Market, to Second, to
Tatnsll, to Fourth, to Market, to Ninth,
TO Washington, to Tenth, to Jeiferson, to
Delaware avenue,to Schuetzsn Park. The
line of march was AZ follows:
Frederick Becher, chief marshal, and Charles
Mammele and William T. Greiner,
aids, mounted.
Platoon Of police, in command Of Sergeant
Hatton.
Part OF the First Regiment Band, IS pieces
Fest committee, 40 men.
Barouche containing Anton Hauber, Francis
Scheu and Mr.. Schaeffer, teacher OF
the German American school,
Delaware S@ngerbund, Charles Yetter mar
Bhal, 10 men.
Float representing Germania and Columbia
Fehrenbach; Columbia, Miss Pauline
Moerk; Apollo, Gus George.
Carriage containing President Fred NAM
mele and Vice President George Fehren-
bach OF the Young M@nnerchor Club.
Wagons advertising George +. Hodges, up
holsterer and carpet dealer; the Singer
sewing .machinei. William Lawton,
proprietor OF the china bazaar;
the Diamond State Laundry.
Two wagons containing pupils of the
German-American school.
A couple OF baroucheB containing members
Of the Delaware Smngerbund and the
German Library Association.
Two carriages, one containing Thomas Ford
and Charles J. Kyle, Esq, and the other
United States Marshal MoMullen and
Frank O. Stidham.
Wagon advertising d. Bubenzer, coffee
rooster.
Wagon containing pupils of Burkhard's
school.
Marshal Joseph Niedermaier, mounted.
Part of the First Regiment Band, ID
pieces.
Wilmington Turner'S Association, A. Hitler
marshall 23 men accompanied by
four boys carrying flag.
Two barouohes containing members of Della
ware Lodge, No. $40, D. o. II.
Delaware Band.
Wilmington Bakers Union, Charles Sauer-
maloh marshal, 26 men, mounted.
Wagons advertising the following bakers !:
Fred Pfrommer, =. Bolton and
William 0'Meara.
Wagons advertising John McHugh, liquor
dealer, and Jester q McDanel, iyerymen. :.
Minstrel Larty advertising Rosendale Park.
Two wagons belonging to William ii. Sohoen
and containing heaters and tinware.
A wagon advertising O. Witsil, flour dealer.
A wagon containing ELI Orozier and his MEM
orial suit OF furniture.
Wagons advertising M. Megary q Son, furni-
ture dealer; James F. Wood d Co., tin
ware; W. & ]. Lang, bakers.
Mendenhall patent road machine John Pyle,
general agent.
ALI the principal streets were crowded
with men, women and small children, snd
many buildiI gs were decorated with
flags. The decorations on some Of the
wagons were quite elaborate. The mem.
bers Of the Wilmington Bakers Union
were very prsssntabls In their neat white
hats, blue aashes and white linen shirts.
The men wore very pretty uniforms aud
carried artistic Japanese parasols. Ned.
Lsary made himself conspicuous all
along the route by advertising Rossndaie
Park.
Upon arriving at the park the process
sion was dismissed.
AT THE PARR,
There was large attendance upon the
opening services Monday afternoon u
O'Clock. A selection was rendered by the
First Regiment Band, after which Anton
Hsuber, president Of the Volksfest was
introduced, and delivered an address to
the audience in German.
After greeting his auditors'and extend
ing to them hearty welcome he ex.
planned what volksfest Is. Although
introduced In this country by the Ger
mans he thought It improper to term II
the German volksfest 1t ia festival Of
the people. In the United States, where
we have fundamental principles for our
government, there is better field for a
volksiest than In continental Europe
simply because here every body hiss a
right to enjoy themselves in any manner
they wish, so long as they do NOT
interfere with the pleasure Of others. A
volksfest has more privileges than any
other amusement Of amusing the people.
This Is true because the festival has
gained so much popularity, not only
among the Germans, but with Americans.
Germans take an interest in 1t because II
Is for the benefit OF the German. American
school and the German Hall. The latter
Is home for the former and
the two are 80 closely interviewer
that one can hardly exist without the
other, because the knowledge gained in
the school will, when the child bacomei
q man, be expanded by access to the
German library and the teachings Of til,
classics; while, at the came time, physi
cal development can be improved by
Joining the German Turner's. In con
olusion he expressed the hope that tn
fest would become national feast, ant
that the present one would prove sue
CESS both in social and peouniary sense
The Becher quartet, assisted by
strong chorus, then rendered Mr.
Becker's composition, "This Land Q
Ours" Other speakers will address tn
sssemblage later in the afternoon.
An English Grafton wts then delivers
by Anthony Higs ins, .Rsq. The orAto
was presented to the assemblsge b
President Hauber and was heard wit
the closest attention, interrupted frt
qusntly by applause. He at the outse
explained the object Of the Volksfest an
its meaning
The Germans Of to-day, with their cui
toms and institutions, mark their Ii
fiuenoe on our national life. You ~
coming among us, too, in vast numbers
liken the migration to peaceful inv
sion, peoplinE our prairies, enlargln
our cities, and spreading over all tn
broad land. It calls to mind this contra
between IL and that older migration ,
the German peoples, which changed ii
face Of Europe and laid the foundation
modern civilization. Indeed II Ia hard
too much to say that the history
modern civilization as distinguished fro
that Of the Romans is the history Of IL
German people and Of German institl
tions. Then as now "westward the BIT
Of Empire took its way !" while all 9th
races Of barbarians bowed to the sway
the Roman Empire, at last the Roms
Empire itself yielded TO the German
Ona after another they conquered, III
peopled the provinces OF western Europ
Taoitus, the Roman historian, desori
ing the German tribes before they we
yet civilized, said : "Their men we
brave and their women chaste." Tn
would follow the leaders Of their choit
but they would be the slaves or the an
ieots Of no man. Out Of this ingram
spirit Of individual freedom and person
liberty, Of wsrlike courage and domes
virtue, all their primitive customs a
laws grew. These the Saxons CARR
with them to England, there to
moulded into the common law. VIII
LombArdy and Spain, while France q
even Germany herself fell under
civil Law, that grekt body of law viii
constitutes the richest legacy left by
Roman genius, Saxon Eogland clu
with Characteristic tenacity Germ
customs and German laws, and In
island home the trial by jury, freed
from arbitrary imprisonment, the Ri
to b, taxed and governed only by
consent Of g parliament OF their o
choosing. moulded and orys,alized il
the great body Of the common law, W
preserved and perpetuated for all M