Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09
GERMAN DAY:

for it. invitations sent out and mucl
was expected, and those who came
were not disappointed.
As the curtain of night was dis
PEELED by the roseate hues of morn
the memorable 9Th was ushered be
hind the footlights of time, and al
Brennan was astir clothed in her
holiday attire, on the tip-toe of anx-
ious expectancy, ready to cheer with
cannons thunder, the spirit stirring
drum and the ear piercing fife, her
DEBUT. The first faint glances OF
the rising sun kissed bright flags
that foated to the breeze from al
most every house-top, and the thun-
dering cannon cheered the hour,
and summoned forth those who in
dreary slumber were too long wind
ing up the raveled sleeve of care.
The business houses, most al,
we're decorated for the occasion and
over most of them foated the Ger
man flag of black, white and red.
All of them were very creditably
decorated, but some of those which
deserve special mention as being the
best decorated were Messrs. Ringe-
ner Bros. G. Co., Werner & Dobert,
Louis Bronenkant, Fritz Krentlin,
C. W. Hess and Mingo Mathews, of
the Grand Central market. In fact,
the entire decoration of the city was
elaborate, Sandy street being decora-
ted from one end to the other of the
business portion of it.
At an early hour the crowd began
to gather, and by eight o'clock the
streets were lined with a seething
mass of humanity ready to celebrate.
Hurrying horsemen, special marshals
rode fast and furious giving orders
right and left preparatory to form
ing the procession.
Dark clouds doomed up and the
ominous thunder betokened a COM
ing storm, but the gay crowd were
not dismayed, and none needed the
warning. At ten o'clock the process
sion began to form in front of the
old Mcintyre hotel on Main street,
and though a slight shower sprink
led them, the procession was formed
and traversed circuit of the princi-
pie streets twice The procession
was composed of quite a number of
large floats decorated in evergreens
and flowers and trimmed in the col
ors of the day, black, red and white.
1t was headed by an elegant float,
with the two seats of honor occupied
by two beautiful young ladies,
Misses Alma Amsler and Maggie
Fisher, the former representing
Columbia, the latter Germany.
On the second float was presented
the LIST Prince, Salms, of Braunfels,
and Pastorius, friend of VIM. Penn,
on the sides of which was the legend
illustrated ''Going to New Brauns-
fels."
Messrs. Winklemann & Bohne,
general merchandise and shippers
agents, had a ship on wheels,
the Concordis, which was a good
advertisement and made creditable
display.
The Conner Hose company were
out, and with the flowers and bunt-
ing displayed made about as pretty
a showing as anything in the parade.
The rattle of the blacksmith ham
mer on an anvil in a float got up by
Mr.. W. Wilhelm was very credita
BILE representation.
The display that caught the small
boys and was followed by a large
troop of children of all ages
and sex was the hardware
and manufacturing establishment
of Messrs. Reichardt g. Seel-
horst. Timers made handled cups
by the hundred and cast them into
the crowd, while a fire burned brisk
ly in stove and baked tea cakes
that were likewise cast into the midst
of the crowd that followed.
The "Yolksbote," was represented
by well decorated float on which
was job press, a stand of cases, and
an editor welding theoretically a
huge pair of shears.
One of the most creditable adver-
Using displays was that of Mr..
Chas. Halenza, OF the Lone Star
Brewing company. Mounted on
well decorated float was huge cask
of beer embedded in flowers and
evergreens, besides a row of small
kegs from which two men from each
end of the float dispensed free
Lone Star beer" In half gallon
schooners every time the procession
stopped. The reporter accepted MIR. |
Halenza's invitation to ride on the
float but there need be no insinua-
tons that, that had anything to do
with the mistakes that may or may
not occur in this report. He has
our thanks for the courtesy extended
us.
Interspersed between the floats