The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-10-05
THE GERMAN CELEBRATION.
One of the Grandest Affairs Ever
Witness "a in This
CitV.

One of the GrandeSt Affairs Ever
Witnessed in This
Verify has this been Il "red letter
week in the history OF Lexington
Never before have her citizens been so
thoroughly awakened, and now That
she has once gotten started and has be-
gun to realize what she can DO wheiI
she tries, there is no telling where a
halt will be called. Monday the COM
pletlon OF the pontoon bridge, an event
which is of more vital Importance 10
her business interests than any DINER
in her history, vas celebrated III a
manner calculated to provoke the envy
of her sister towns, and all account OF
which appears under n different head
In this issue of our paper. In this Gel
ebratlOn the Germans of our city look
an active and important part, as they
always do, aud right well did they
perform the task which they had vol
unteered to undertake. The part t'ey
took in this celebration seems to have
acted more like a "practice game with
them than anything else, for on last
Thursday, the day selected by them to
celebrate the two-hundredth anniver-
sary of the landing of the first German
emigrants in this country, they out
done all previous efforts OH the part
of the citizens OF this place and gave
an exhibition of their enterprise long
to. be remembered.
The day selected was a beautiful one
and all day long the Germans were as
busy as bees preparing to surprise the
visitors and our inactive citizens by
the grandeur of their Examinations and
trade displays. The procession formed
in front of Turner Hall at 8 o'clock
p. m, headed by Fiambeau Club No. l
and moved eastward along the same
line usually followed by professions OF
a like character. The Flambeau club
was well supplied with ammunition
and an exceedingly large variety of
fire works, and from the time the pro-
cession began to move until long after
they had returned from their long
march the rockets and Roman candles
could be seen sailing through the heav-
ems and the laundering roa of the
shot guns could be heard.
The trades display was, with Il few
changes, about the same as the one
given OH Monday night. The pioneer
tableaulst., Nicholas Hcarle, had a hand
in the preparing of several of the floats
in this procession and il is useless for
anybody to try and follow where he
leads in such matters.
After the procession had reached the
court house on the return march the
fambeau club, having a large quantity
OF fire works left, drilled up and down
tho streets around the court house
square until their supply had becn ex-
hausted and never before has a better
display Of fireworks been seen in this
city.
After witnessing this grand sight the
Germans and a few favored Americans
repaired to the Turner Hall where a
concert, ball and supper was to lie
discuurteous toward Americans that
they were not allowed the full priv
ileges of this part of the enter tainmcnt,
but it was because this was a German
celebration and the limited room they
Uau wuuIu o permit of them throw
ing open wide the doors, however well
they would have liked to have done so.
The exercises in the hall were in &C.
cordance with the following pro-
gramme and the strictest attention was
paid during the rendition OF the several
parts:
SofSa: THE Germans Futhrrllnl "........
The singing section Of III" Lexington
Torn Verein Society.
Welcome Address: ...:.........N HearIe
National Melody: .............. Star Band.
N. Hearle, with chorus by The slug
ing section Of the Lexington
Turn Verein society.
Address: HeqTle,
March: Band.
Song: The Guard on the Rhine. $50. 49,.
In this last song every German IN the
house joined and every heart seemed
to have been touched.
The deft handiwork of the German
laGies was plainly discernabIe in the
detoratio ls of the hall, tor no set of
women on earth know better how TO
please the eye than DO they.
AT the conclusion OF the exercises the
the band struck up with "B~oulanger
March" and to its music the ladies aud
gentleman promenaded around the
hall to await their luru at the supper
table, which was spread in the low er
room of the hall. E.
The supper was the grandest success
of all. Three large tables We're spread
and they fairly groaned under the
weight OF the many substantial and
delicate eatables thereon. Never has a
more substantial or better prepared
supper been set before any set OF people
than the one prepared by these German
citizens tor the benefit of their guests
Fully three hundred people partook of
this bounteous repast and the comfort
of each guest was looked after in the
most careful II by the ladies in
charge. Had the supper been the only
part of the entertainment this alone
would have been enough 10 have cover.
ed with glory every one connected with
the preparing OF il.
AT about eleven O'Clock dancing com
menced aud was continued until day,
when every body retired to their homes
highly pleased with the manner in
which they had been entertai ned and
all. declaring that the like had never
before been seen in Lexington.
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