The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-03
SCHWABIAN MERRYMAKERS.
a Gorgeous Procession with knights i
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a orgeo Procession with knights in
Panoply and ~AllegoricaI TabIeaux.
The S~chwabians Verein inaugurated
it's two days festival at Armbruster's
Schuetzen Park. in Greenville, Yesterday
morning with a gorgeous parade, which
started from Kraus' Hotel, No. 529 Ocean
avenue, at nine O'Clock. The floats and
| wagons were prettily decorated with
flags and bunting woven into German
and American emblems. The glittering
armor Of the knights, the pretty gowns of
the women, who unprecedented various
characters in the tableaux, and the line
of industrial displays combined to make
the spectacle quite imposing.
Many of the residents of Greenville and
| along Ocean avenue for miles this side
| decorated their houses.
: The route was along Ocean avenue to
| Grand street, to Washington street, to
| Montgomery street, to Newark avenue,
to Jersey avenue, to Grand street. to Pa
cific avenue, to Communipaw avenue, to
Jackson avenue, to kearney avenue, to
Ocean venue to car stables, to Garfield
avenue, to Danforth avenue, to Old Ber-
| gen Road, to Greenville avenue, to Ber-
gen avenue, to the park.
The procession was viewed by great
| crowds, and the downtown people espe-
ially were warm IN their praise of the
S~chwabians.
President Joseph Abel was chief mar
shal. He was ably assisted by Mr.. A.
Kraus. Patrolmen THAI and Mack,
mounted Upon prancing chargers, cleared
the route. About thirty mounted Schwa
bian knights, handsomely uniformed,
rode gaily caparisoned horses. They were
commanded by Captain Albert Abel, VII.
Lembeck leading on the right. Following
came a decorated wagon occupied by q
full military band. A continental float
followed. In the front were General
George Washington and Lady Washing
Mrs. v. H. Lembeck. An Indian family,
Mr.. Diedz, Miss Lena Schafer and Master
Christie Zeyher, occupied the centre, and
Mrs. Annie Koch, as Columbia, was
mounted upon a pedestal in the rear.
Float No. 2 contained Bacchus, King of
Wine, unprecedented by Charlie Baier.
The kellermeister was Jacob Hahn, and
the wine goddesses were Misses l.. and r.
Kruse. George Theurer and Joseph West
erman acted as heralds.
One of the handsomest floats was that
contributed by Florist George Kruse, in
the centre of which sat enthroned the
Queen of Schwabia-pretty Miss Katie
Smith. Grouped around her as maids of
honor were Misses Lille Roeder, Gussie
THAI, Florence Zimmerman, Mary
Gotthardt, Annie Bartcholz, Henrietta
Loudly, Emma Heisick and Pauline
Gaubisch.
The G~reenville Gardeners Horse Troop
was represented by Captain Charles
Woeckman, Louis Mang, August Woeck-
ner, Henry Meyer, Jacob Meyer, John
Bender and several others who ode in
open barouches.
Joseph Heiber's display attracted much
attention. 1t was a handsome suit of
furniture. In the front of the Loaf sat
Jacob Alder by the side of Miss Ladeur,
of New York. They i-mpersonated the
contracting parties at a mock wedding, in
the presence of a great crowd at the park
in the afternoon.
Zimmerman's express wagon also made
a great show, and Grocer H.. Wood,
Plumber James Dodd, Grocer Letter and
l.. S~teinbeyer made creditable displays.
Several large decorated wagons were
filed with little boys and girls, all in
Schwabian costumes. Altogether it was a
great parade for the German folks of
Greenville. The festival is under the
management of Mr.. Emil Koch.