St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
Enjoy Together the Delights
Of Reunion and Hospital
ity of st. Paul.
An Imposing Procession From
Turner Hall to Schade's
Garden.
Mayor Smith Delivers an Ad-
dress Of Welcome to the
Veterans.
Speeches in Response Were
Made, and General Enjoy
ment the Rule.

Yesterday was gala day with the
German population. The porches and
doorways of almost all the German resi-
dences were gay with flags and bunting,
and the people themselves enjoyed the
holiday as none but Germans can. Early
yesterday morning the reception COM
mittee appointed by the Kreigerverein
of this city to meet the Eastern delega-
tons repaired to the depot to await the
arrival of the 7:15 train from the East.
On the train arrived societies from Gin
cinnati, Columbus. Cleveland, New
York. Philadelphia, Chicago, Milwaukee
and other Eastern points. The delegates
were escorted by the committee
to the Merchants hotel, where they
were entertained by number of the
st. Paul members of the order until the
time arrived for forming into line for
the march to Shades park. The pro-
cession formed in front of the Peoples
theater, with the right wing at the cor
ner of Sixth and Franklin streets. The
veterans are a finely appearing body of
men. and as they moved off up West Sew
enth STREET. to band music presented al
imposing appearance. Marshal Hop
ping and his aides, Messrs. f. Lehman
and +. Daily, wearing shoulder sashes
of the national cOlOrS, were in charge of
the procession, and everything in con-
nection Herewith, moved smoothly and
without hitch. The route to the park
was lined with people on their way
to the
SCENE OF THE FESTIVITIES. e
and what with fluttering banners, bright
saSheS, cleaning medallionS and bright
ly clad holiday-makerS, the scene was a
most pleasing one. The procession was
led by squad of mounted police with
Lieut.. Budy in command. Following
was Seibert's band, and next to the
band came Marshal Hopping and his
aides, then the American flag, the COM
mittee on arrangements, officials of the
union, guests and delegates. Then
came the Concordia Singing society, st.
Paul Mannerchor Singing society and
the local Kreigerverein assembly. Fol-
lowing were long string of carriages
in which were ladies and gentlemen,
friends of the order. The carriages
were headed by the conveyance con-
tanning President JeSsrang, of the local
Kreigerverein, and President Wairaffi
of the union.
After O'clock every Wabssha and
West Seventh street car was crowded
to Suff0catiOn, and by o'clock there
were fully 5000 people, veterans and
wives, sons and daughters.of veterans
GATHERED on THE GROUND.
Occupying gaily-decOrated stand in
the center of the park was Seibert'S or
clIestra; and as the crowds filed in
through the park gates the orchestra
played the martial airs of the father
70 Ut Of
man citizen. When the crowd, OF as
many. as could find seats, had BEEN
seoted round the hundred rmore tables
in. the park, the gathering was
to the observer a typically Gers
man one, happy, good-natured1
and apparently content. After several
selections by the orchestra President
Jessrang Introduced Mayor Smith, and
as that geHtleman'S genial face beamed
down upon the crowd from the band
stand, there arose storm of cheering,
ere yet the orator had opened his lips.
When silence had been secured the
mayor made brief, though all-suffi-
cient speech, in which he said that he
had not come to the park with the in
tentlon of infiicting talk upon those
assembled. He had been informed that
the gathering was one of soldiers who
had served under the German flag be-
fore coming to America, and that the
object of the assembly was first and
foremost to have
A ROYAL GOOD TINE.
He took this opportunity of welcom-
ing the delegates to st. Paul, and of ex-
tending to the visiting thousands the
freedom of the city-a freedom which
he knew they would not abuse. When
the mayor ceased speaking there was
roar of applause, which shook the walls
of the new court house and startled the
inhabitants on st. Anthony hill. PreSi-
dent JeSsrOng responded at some length
in German, saying that the reception
accorded the visiting members of the
Krelgerverein had been most gratifying
to him, as it had to them, and, thanking
the mayor. on their behalf, for the cour-
tesies extended by the city. Many of
the veterans OH the grounds yesterday
were minus an arm or leg, and bore
other evidences of hard fighting, in
which they were among those in
the front ranks. These manned and
crippled soldiers, however. were not
crippled or manned in the service of the
German emperor. The wounds and
scars they carry, the empty sleeves and
crutches. are relics of hard service
rendered the land of their adoption in
the civil war, for many of these wear
ers of German medals earned equal, if
not greater. decorations in the civil
war. In many cases this Grand Army
badge reposes side by side with the
iron cross upon the breasts of grizzled
veterans, who sit smilingly drinking
THEIR BELOVED LAGER
as though the dread struggles in which
they have participated had never oc-
Cured.
Other speakers followed in German,
and each as he stepped from the plat
form was vigorously applauded.
This morning the business of the con
vention will open in Turner hall, with
President Wallraff in the chair. The
first matter to come up will be the cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year.
This evening a grand ball will be given
in the hall, and it is safe to predict, that
the attendance will be large enough to
satisfy even the most ardent lover of a
crowd. Tomorrow the guests and Wis
itors will be shown round the city by
their local brethren, and will then pro-
coed to Minneapolis, after viewing which
the festivities will be at an end for the
present year. -
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