Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-18
"SOMMERNACHTF EST, "
GIVEN BY THE ARION ON THE STATE FAIR
GROUNDS, LAST EVENING,
In Celebration Of lis Fifth AnniysrSary-A Big
Crowd and a Delightful Time
Passed by ALI.


the Arion celebrated their fifth anniver-
sary in an elegant manner on the State
fair grounds. As everybody is well aware,
this popular Society have knack of never
falling to make their social affairs extreme
" ENJOYABLE, and all who attended yester-
davis festivities will long and pleasantly
remember the fifth anniversary Of the
Society.
A good many of the members went over
in the afternoon and enjoyed the pleasant
shade and cool breezes and helped in ar
ranging things so that the programme for
the evening could be successfully carried
out, and when at Z o'clock crowds began to
assemble on the grounds, everything was
found in neat order and the enjoyment was
begun with hearty good will that was
pleasant to even look at, not to say any
thing about participation. The Opera
House orchestra occupied the band stand
in the dancing pavilion and rendered
its usual charming music, to which
q merry crowd gaily danced.
| Interspersed with the dances n
fine musical programme was rendered on
another part of the grounds, by the full
brass band, which was also highly enjoy
able. Early in the evening several exciting
games of foot ball occurred, the contestants
being several heavy and light weights.
DR.. Booking was in charge of the depart
ment of fire works, and he sent off gilt
tering succession of Roman candles, sky
rockets, red fire, fancy pieces, &c., &c.
Four immense paper balloons were also set
free and sailed away into the distance I'M
til they looked no larger than star, to
those who lost enough good fun to watch
them. The Doctor deserves credit for the
excellent manner in which his department
was conducted, as it lent much additional
pleasure to the occasion. The grounds
we're beautifully illuminated with long
strings of Japanese lanterns running i'll all
directions, which cast soft radiance
over the scene that was not too
bright nor too dark for delightful prom
enade or bewitching tfe-d-tete under the
spreading branches of an apple tree. The
main hall had also been thrown open and
cleaned up and illuminated so that the
promenaderS who desired could take adj
vantage of it, or be used in case of rain.
Fortunately the night was all that could be
desired. although the heavens for time
did present rather lowering appearance,
which happily swept away when the moon
arose.
The fun was fast and furious until about
1920 o'clock, when the grand parade &C.
Cured. This was participated in by about
two hundred ladies and gentlemen, being
headed by the band Almost every other
person carried red fire stick and as the
procession moved around the track led by
lively music, it certainly presented
a grand appearance to the
SPECTATORS, of whom there were many. The
parade ended ut the dancing pavilion,
where what is known us the ''Salaman-
DER was held This is sort of n ceremony
popular among the Germans, with some
changes suitable to different occasions.
Last evening it was in honor of the death
of the famous musical composer, Franz
Iistz. The members of the Arion singing
section took part and it is carried out in the
following manner:
| Incy range lnclllSclNcS along III lIIlc ana
listen to n short history Of the subject of the
ceremony, after which the commander,
who, on this occasion, was Prof. {. A.
Schacler, takes charge. All those taking
part have a glass of lager apiece, and as the
commander counts Onc-twO-threc, they
raise their glasses at one, empty them at
two and set them down at three. Then
each takes a lighted candle in the left
hand, and the same performance is gone
through, with the exception that at the
word three the commander daShes his glass
| to pieces on the ground and all the rest
silently set down their glasses and eXtin-
guish the candles The ceremony isa very
solemn and impressive one.
During the evening the singing section
rendered Hunters Farewell" There
Stands Tree in Odenwald," and "Volks-
led in an excellent manner, and received
hearty applause. In fact, the whole af-
fair was delightful, and those who at
tended were loud i'll their praise of the
excellent manner in which everything
was managed, and the various committees,
of course, as well as the whole society, is
cOmplimented.