The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-04
A BRILLIANT CELEBRATION.
The GERMAN-DAY FESTIVITIES
NEXT MONDAY.

Grounds. the Games, and the Torehiight
proce..ion-Mseting Of the Committee
The celebration OF German-Day VIII
occur next Monday, and 1t promises 10 pc
ono of ihe grandest celebrations that mas
ever been held in this city. For m@nth
mast all of the committees who have the
matter in charge have been at work, ahd
their efforts have been rewarded with great
success. Financial aid has come In hner-
ally. patriotism and enthusiasm have been
manifested. and all German citlIen- navy
mt their shoulder 10 the wheel and helped
10 make the celebration a grand success.
Next Monday will witness realization
Of these anticipatiOns. In the morning the
narade of the young Germans VIII he the
feature. They expect 10 have about tnrec
hundred in line, three in row. ne hrst
row will represent the German coipiS,
black. white. and red. The next row VIII
represent the American cOlors. red, whltr,
and blue. and i'm this manner the Whoie
line will be formed. IL can thus be seen
that the effect will he very picturesque
one. The young Germans deserve ihucn
credit for the pretty idea.
AT THE GROU NDs.
AS soon as the parade reaches the IN
nosition Grounds. or about 10 O'Clock, the
programme will be begun. First, there
will be games participated IN by the Young
men and children; at this same hour
dancing will begin.
At12 O'Clock the set programme COM
mences. which will take place in the EN-
position Hall. First, overture; called TO
order by the chairman Of the reception
committee. Mr.. J.. J. Splitting; speech
of greeting by the president, vi,
A. Won y. ROsenegk; song OF
Celebration, the words of when
have been written for the occasion by Mr.
lie; the introduction of speakers by second
Vice-President II. Miller; prayer, by Pas-
tor Paul HenZel; orchestra: German speech
bv Hermann schmidt; song .of victory Dy
Abt. sung by the Gesangyerein Virginia !;
English speech by First lce-Iresideht
William L0yenstein; march.
The singing will be- directed by Mr. I. l..
Siegel. accompanied by the following bands;
First Virginia Regiment Band and drum
corps. Hampton, soldiers Home. and Rich
mond Blues. From 80 until : & 'l0ck the
games and dancing will be continued.
CONE TO THE CITY.
At : O'Clock conyeyances will be ut the
grounds to convey the ladies' OF the families
home. 4 short time after, the torchligni
procession will start. They will parade
| through the principal streets and IN 'front.' oi
the CITY Hail: amid the burning VI tue
torches and fireworks and the playing ol
the bands the vast cOncourse VIII sing
("The Watch on the Rhine and "lhe star
| Spanged Banner
From the above programme 1t VIII DE
seen that all arrangements have been maze
| for an excellent entertainment. III lne
torchlight procession there viii be iuli{
fifteen hundred TO two thousand men. ana
the iluminatiOns and fireworks VIII MAKE
the display a dazzling one.
Tho Gln raj Committee Of the celebration
| held meeting last night at sanger nan.
! The Collection Committee reported about
! - 400 received. and the various committees
reported as having completed their labOr7
and everything in readiness for Monday
! next.
CONNEYANCEs.
It. was agreed that wagons ON Monday
| leave sanger Halle every half hour. or leave
seventeenth and Main every hour. The
conyevances have been engaged by me
! TRANSPORTATION Committee. and VIII be al-
! lowed on the grounds.
The two oldest Germans ln Richmond
| we're introduced to the General COMMITTEE
at the meeting last night. They are VI. kai-
!
they expressed their pleasure al being able
| 10 be at the meeting.
Thanks were voted the GosangyCricn Nir-
| ginia for the use OF the hall as headquar-
tiers.
\ permanent organization was made last
night under the nameot the German-Amerl-
| can Society. \ committee ot twenty one
| was appointed for the purpose of organiZa-
iion. They will report within the next -four
weeks. The committee Is rs follows
| Messrs. \. Rosenegk chairman. II.
schmidt. Joseph Wallerstein, \. II. Ray
nal, W. Zimmerman. William Fcldhouse.
julius ~trausc William LOyenstein. II. &.
! Miller {. L. Loehr. +. {. Ebel, +. Iundner.
| II. W. Moesta. {. +. kOhler. W. flegen-
! heimer. Joseph Winter. Julius Idle, ].
Moeker. G. krew, john Messerschmidt, aud
VI. Gunst.
DECORATIONS.
On Monday the houses Ofour German clt-
zens will be decorated, and Richmond will
again put on her gala appearance. NJ
night these same houses Will be brilliantly
| Illuminated and German and American
flags will bee flung 10 the breeze over The
principal streets. The committee on deco
ration request all citizens in sympathy
with the movement 10 decorate and illumi-
nate their houses.
| The marshals oi the Young men paiddr
viii meet Tonight at sanger Hall. sunday
afternoon at I o'clock all the young men
will meet 10 complete arrangements for their
parade.
All Germans VINO have not yet OBJ
tanned admission cards can procure them al
MIR. W. II. /immcrmann's, 103 east Broad
| street.
In The young mems parade there will be
twenty men from the Tredegar Iron Works
and hny from the Richmond Locomotive
| Works.