San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-09
GERMAN DAY.
FIRST DAY INAUGURATED.
Bicycle Parade-The Grand Pa
geant-Hoiels and Streets
Crowded - Promenade
Concert - Tab
Ieaux, Etc.

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The German Day celebration opened
last night with grand parade of bicycles,
| of which there were As in line, and were
all decorated, some merely with lanterns,
| others with flowers and colored ribbons.
Alamo plaza was the assembly point and
| a spin was taken about the city, crowds
of spectators being passed at every cor
| ner Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Rounds rode a
| tandem, or double bicycle, and there were
several other ladies and misses in the pa
rade.
After an half hours ride the parade
dispersed and new bicycle club, over
the ashes of the old league club, was
| formed. A committee was appointed to
draft bylaws and constitution and "a
members were enrolled. Another meet
| ing will be held Saturday, Oct. "a.
This morning the day opened clear and
cold. almost frosty, and San Antonio was
| more than usually early astir. The prln-
nearly all business houses, saloons and
offices being gaily decorated. Some de-
corators worked nearly all the night in
identifying buildings and succeeded very
admirably.
The city guardians worked all night
in cleaning the streets on the line OF
parade, and the central committee and
early this morning. BY a. m. Mr.. Harry
Dressed, the artist in charge
of the decorated floats was
busy with corps of hearty
fellows, getting the heavy floats out of
the warehouse sheds into the street.
They were surrounded by admiring
crowds, who did not, however, interfere
with the work. By twelve o'clock all the
floats were out and ready to put in their
proper stations in the parade. At
II o'clock the grand procession began
were consumed in this work and at 2
o'clock promptly the procession moved in
the following order:
Grand marshal, Mr.. Hans Degener.
Assistant Marshals-Messrs. r. J. Hof-
heinz, r. Seebe, H. Guenther.
Carriages with President of the ASSocia-
ton, Governor Hogg. General Stan
ley, members of congress.
Two mounted aides, Messrs. C. Gerhard,
Otto Fischer.
Carriages with secretary, treasurer, scenic
artist, chairman finance COM
mittee, musical director.
Carriages with city officials, etc.
FIRST DIVISION.
Chief n arshal of procession, Mr.. Henry
ElmendOrf.
First section.
Division marshalS, Mr.. f. Wild, and two
aides, III. Clemens, Geo. Bartholmaie.
Military band.
Pioneers of Texas and Veteran Fire De-
partment; G. A. Duerler, guide.
Float 1-Germania and Columbia.
Grand Army Republic with two marshals,
Mr.. w. c. Peters, HI. Mccall
Carriages with children.
Float 2-BeowulfS battle with a sea mon
Ster.
Krieger verein.
MarshaIS, MessrS. Gust Jannitz, Charles
Richter.
Two carriages with children.
Second section.
Section marshal, Mr.. w. w. WaIling and
one aide, Mr.. G. Wagner.
Float 3-Wolf Diedrich in Moorland
Swamp.
San Antonio Deutscher Maennerchor.
MarShalS. MeSsrS. Hy Schoen-
fcldt, L. j. Wefing.
Two carriages with children.
Float 4-Palace Hugieich.
FrOhSinn Singing Society.
MarShalS, f. Deininger, +. NOgel.
W. CARRIAGES WIFI CnlluTeH.
SECOND DIVISION.
Division marshal, Mr.. Julius Schuetze
aud two aides, MesSrS.
+. ROtzler, j. Bauer.
Alamo Band.
Float 5-Boewulf's Escape from the Flam-
ing Dragons Mountain.
Sons of Hermann and two marshals,
MeSSrS. Aug. Rebberg, j. WOlfahrt.
Two carriages with children.
Float 6-Warriors on Guard.
Society of Gardeners
MarShalS, MeSSrS. II. KOlmS. W. Layer
Two carriages with children.
Section marshal, Mr.. w. NJ. Locke and
one aide, Mr.. l.. Tarleton.
Float The Treasure of the Niebelun
gen.
Order OfChOSCn Friends.
| MarShals, MeSsrs. w. Mueller, Jr.. S. Jo-
| achimSthal.
| Two carriages with children.
| Float S-Siegfried Staying the Dragon.
ST. JOseph'S Society.
| MarshaIS, MesSrs. John f. RippS, L. J.
SueltenfuSS.
Two carriages with children.
THIRD DIVISION.
First Section.
| Division marshal, Mr.. Charles Sauer and
| two aides, Messrs. j. Hermann,
| H. Schultze, Jr.
| FIRE Company Band.
| Float 9-Awakening of BrunhildS.
| Schleicher Lodge. Knights of Honor.
| MarShals, Messrs. w. Altwen and Wurz-
| bach.
Two carriages with children.
| Float l0-Hagen in the Griffin's Nest.
| Schiller Lodge, Knights Of Honor.
| Marshals, Messrs. j. Hager. K. Fresenius.
Two carriages with children.
Section marshal, Mr.. Charles F. A. Hum
| mel and one aide Mr. IL Realty II