The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-10-14
Grand Parade by German Socie-
ties, Turner's and Civic
Organizations.
The Celebration at the Park At
tended by Th0usands-the
Orator of the Day.
A Gala Day Which Will be Long
Remembered-The Ball at
Harmonic Hall-NOteS.

The celebration of German Day will
long be remembered by Sedalians and
by those from abroad who partici.
pated in or enjoyed the festivities to-
day at Association park. The Ger.
mans of this city after a careful prep.
aration for the event have the salts.
faction of knowing that they inaugu.
rated a celebration which for splendor
and magnifcence has never before
been witnessed in Central Missouri.
The parade was finer and better than
expected, and the festivities at Asso-
citation park were more enjoyable
than could possibly have been
anticipated-the address of
Richard Bartholdt, editor of the St.
Louis Tribune, being a grand effort,
eloquent from beginning to finish and
filled to overlooking with intellectual
thoughts worth remembering.
Sedalia's citizens gave the visitors a
most cordial welcome. The business
houses on every thoroughfare were
covered with flags and bunting, Ger.
man and Swiss co,or, were seen on
every band, yet the stars and stripes
predominated but in perfect accord
with the spirit of the celebration by the
brance of the first German Colony
207 years ago was the theme, yet it
vas onlya text, for as whole it was a
purely American Affair.".
Delegations from abroad began to
arrive on the early morning trains, in
wagons, carriages on horse back, and
by noon the streets we're crowded with
thousands Of German-Americans.
The largest delegations were
from Boonville, California, Cole
Camp, Otterville, Concordia and
Lexington, each of which
were accompanied by bands. The
Boonville delegation also included the
Turner'S of that city. AS the delega-
tons arrived they were escorted to
Harmonic hall, which was most hand
somely decorated with the colors of
Germany, Switzerland and the
United States. As each delegation
arrived a salute was fired from a can
non, and a continual roar of cannon
aiding was kept up all day.
The feast at the park
was very enjoyable, Soc
ial party on very large scale.
1t was a feast of reason, a COM
mingling of old friends, a jovial
blinking of glasses. singing of patri-
otto songs and national anthems,
participated in by German-Americans
and their families.
The days programme will come to a |
fitting close by a ball at Harmonic
hall tonight.
THE PARADE.
1 o'clock was the time fixed for
starting the procession but the signal |
was not given until a half an hour
later and then not all of the several |
were in line, which pre-
vented continuous line of march.
The parade as a whole was the finest
ever seen in Sedalia and was wit
messed by thousands, Ohio avenue
and other thoroughfares being literally
damned with spectators, who cheered |
the "tri-colors" as they passed along
the streets. The line of march had |
to be changed at the last moment on
account of the extraordinary length
of the procession, and the parade was
made only on Ohio, Lamine, Ken
lucky, Sixth and Third streets.
The procession was formed as fol-
lows:
Squad of mounted police, with sa-
bres, commanded by Chief Prentice.
Grand Marshal A. w. Nuremberg
and staff composed of Judge John
Baker, A. F. Tessmer, Sen. Division
Marshal of the g. A. r., were
Charles Koock. The assistant mar.
shalls of the parade were 81. B.
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