New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-18
change and inwardly determined to get even on the
first small boy that attempted TO steal ride.
GERMAN SOCIETIES ENJOY THEMSELVES
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL or THE PLATT-
DEUTSCHE yEREIN

The sixteenth ANIMAL festival OF the ninety one
North German societies. whose headquarters are in
the nelghborhOod Of NewYorl City, Brooklyn, Jersey
City and Hoboken was opened in scheutzcn Park yes
teray afternoon, under the of tho Pattdeutsche
Vokstes Verein. The festival Is continue for four
days. All the societies having membership OF over
fifty Ore entitled to five representatives on the Board
OF Delegates, and all having less than fifty are repre-
sented by only three OF their number the same
board The latter Is made up of 4G5 representatives
in all OF these 435 are active and the rest are
honorary members Of the board. About O'Clock yes
terday afternoon the president Of the combined So
cietles John Riefe; the first vice-presdcnt, Henry
Kroger; the second vice president, William Grell:
recording secretary, Ernest Kulman; corresponding
secretary Bernard Meyborg financial secretary Fred
erck COLDER who is also chairman OF The Gate Com
mtee; John C. Iuser president Of the saciety and
acting treasurer In place OF the treasurer George H.
Wehrenburg, who is absent with the NewYork
Scheutzen Corps In Germany; John D. BUllwnklc.
custodian and all the members Of the Executive Com
mlttee met at the Chrstopher-st. ferry house In
Ecw-YOrk and went over the ferry to Iob0ken.
Carriages were in waiting there, and they were con-
veyed to the park. on arriving there the president.
John Refe opened the festival with q short speech
In the presence Of about 5000 people. The opening
took place the amusement grounds, where an I'M
mense German flag raised to announce the open
ing. Ex-Presdent and Acting Treasurer John c.
luscr followed the president IN brief address to tho
assembled members OF the Vereln
Mr.. IInser was heartily welcomed by all on account
Of the fact that yesterday he celebrating his fifty
fifth birthday and also because Of HIS many abors in
placing footing the society since the date
Of its birth sixteen years ago After Mr. Iiusers
address the committee aud the officers had luncheon
in the castle The people poured IN steady stream
all the afternoon into the park by every entrance until
about dark there were between $4,000 and 10000
wandering through IT, Every means OF securing en-
ioyment for the thousands they expected had been
tanf1cnt committee who had full charge of all such
under the direction Of Herman Roepker, chairman
Theodore Brandberg, first assistant chairman and
mItce was assisted by Frederick Fnckcn, chairman
Of the committee whose experience OF several years
During the afternoon the Visitors to the park amused
S ss N sr r SF e sn At S s
Of fortune, and their si on variety OF machines.
There wers any number Of stands At which the garr cur,
table upon one Of the stands provided for that pur
kaus Orchestra and vocal selec tlons BY singing soce
ties belonging 70 the Platduetsche -Versn
laus. and consisted Of fifty pieces, The concert was
followed by exhibitions By wcLknown acr0ba tic
given by the Hungarian ballet troupe of forty. There
also an Italian ballet Of nifty Ref The close
pictures by Professor Won Osten.
At one part Of the days entertainment given by the
acrobats, Of the women performers while making
q rapid descent hanging on a rope received injuries
which caused her removal 70 house In the park
been called to attend her. There were also in The
day ring riding and games Of every description. such
clImbing Of poles walking matches washIub races
thcatficals The singing societies belonging to the
society gave monster concert early in the evening
They were the MarnnergeSang -Veren Lvrb- H0bokcn
The Fritz Reuter- Lyra New York the Bremen Gesang
Vercln New York; the ycrein Untor Uns, New-York,
and tho schlesins lolsteinscher GctansVerein, Ho-
bOken.