St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-26

! at Hesse- -Darmstadt. All right George. bu
You will have to learn to say 'Hoch'' with
little more, cultural than you did yesterday
| To tell the truth. at the wind-up you coulo
manage to say it pretty well.
Mayor Wright has improved wonderfully
in his German since his debut in the Turner
/ hall last Friday evening. and he can say
| almost anything now-so he thinks. The
| ease and grace with which he spread around
| the ''Wie befinden Sic Sich?f made the visit
4 ors take him for the real stuff, but when he
1 heard the Arion sing 80 Lebe den Unse1
| Bob he wondered why be had so neglected
| his German education in his early youth in
| Pennsylvania that he could not suggest q
| change of refrain. All he could understand
| was Bob, but that was enough.
| .Then it's hang the old white hat on peg
| behind the door, is the refrain that came
! waiting with the balmy breezes from the
| halls OF Wabasha street. as Auditor Burns
| walked into the grounds at the head OF the
| Cigarmakers union, ana Jim turned around
surprised and wanted to know who sent that
street piano up to the park. The music Is all
| right. Jim, but look out for the hat.
the fifth division of the parade was in
charge of Chief Marshal Zertler. and finer
| line was never formed under more compe-
tent commander. 1t was the best division of
| the parade and the Arion took the lead.
When Zertler raises his staff of red, white
and blue the serted columns close into solid
phalanxeS that can only be accomplished by
the eye and motion of leader.
John NJ. Guenther Impressed his friends
more than ever with the fact that he is tired
of bachelorhood. The way he escorted the
ladies and the smile with which he greeted
them were so very different from his former
habits. that we inform the young ladies of
Z ST. Paul that John is ready. Who will be
the lucky glrl?
Assemblyman DAILY. in very recherche
manner. meandered the grounds, and as he
viewed the masses of good Germans
md ff1n oh olyc Of fnt1 hot it1n
around i'll the air wondered why Mayor
Wright had asked him to come out as he
said II don't'see anything | can reform out
here, and that is what was elected for"
There was one notable feature about the
parade and picnic that distinguished it as a
German eventand that was that every father
and mother had their little ones with them.
This shows the generosity of the German
soul i'll wanting all to enjoy themselves
equally well.
John Matheis the carpet king of the North
west, never missed a German gathering OF
any kind in his lite, and without him the
social would not have been success. There
is no better German, no better singer, nor
better all-round good fellow than John, the
carpet King.
john Hickey learned one thing to perfec-
ton in the German tongue by visiting the
Saengerfest picnic and that was last uns
noch ems trinken." John said this so often
that he got so dry that he hired little Ger
man boy from Jordan TO say it for him.
Miss Maggie Lauer's sailor hat was the
prettiest Oh the grounds-it may have been
because the prettest face was under it. Who
knows? AT any rate, she got so many intro
ductions that it made all other girls green
with envy.
Chief Marshal Budy, of the Sons Of Herr
man, and grand president of that society of
the state was the most military-looking mar
shal IN the parade. and it is no wonder that
tley generally select him tn head the mOuQt-
ed police.
Ibe many prominent people present, Off
cials of city and county, politicians and
their fugelmen, showed that the members of
the singing societies are extremely popular
III one way or another.
A Quintette-John Hickey, president;
Charles Spell secretary; Al ocpweizer,
treasurer: Fred Schweizer. furnisner of
cigars; John Nagel, will buy the beer.
Dr. Hurd never misses a saengerfest. never
misses turner fest. and the charming bellies
that accompany the genial dentist are said to
carry the best ivory i'll the city.
The German press was we'll represented in
the personality of Messrs. Roderig, of the
Jordan Volksfreund, and j. p Muller, of the
Minnesota Post, at Shakopee.
While County Auditor Burns led coterie
OF congenial spirits in festive chorus Chief
OF Police GarYin bowed his head in wrapt
admiration.
A Curious Trio-Ex-Mavor Smith. Chief
Garyin and Mayor Wright walking across the
park: But then, saengerfests make strange
bed fellows.
Ex-Mayor Smiths Grover Cleveland hat
was often the only thing pertaining to him
that could be seen in group of surrounding
admirers
Fred Bott and Paul Quehl sang lowly as
they wandered under the trees and the re-
1raln OF the melody was where are we at?''
Fred Zertler-W When they want good mar
snail they know where to go. | don't want
to go, but then you see they're after me.'
Bill Foelsen, the Eighth ward Dem ocratic
war horse, was as full of melody and gin
ger as If he never had a bone smashed
Fire Commissioner Prendergast was on
The ground 10 MAKE sure that his department
should be kept in good countenance.
President Platte devoted himself princ-
pally to seeing that all hands were happy
ana no lady left without seat.
NJ E. Murray, president of the trades and
labor assembly, was thoroughly at home in
such gathering OF unionists.
Assemblyman DAILY did not wear badge,
but his broad smile covered any possible
lack of ''Vaterland'' pedigree.
William Bickel covered the long line Of
march on foot with as gallant a mien as the
sturdlest marcher of them all.
Arbogast was escorting people around. but
ne found the crowd too big, and had to let
his Chicago friend steer him.
There was just one missing friend from the
old crowd, that is all-CEGrlie Friend. He is
in Chicago with mamma.
George Warren-I cannot speak German.
but can print the pretiiest German pro-
gramme you ever saw.
President Platte worked harder and ac-
complished more than any officer the Saeu-
gerbund ever had.
Officer Metzdorf wore the whitest gloves of
any officer on the ground-he was the only
one who wore them.
Joe Mueller. of North, St Paul, looked yery
CLERIC al yet comfortable, in conventional
Sunday outfit
Lets have something" was a popular
expression between the songs the people
liked to hear.
Chief of Police Garvin-I am not chief to-
day. Every German in this park outranks
me now.
A Labor day picnic could hardly draw to-
gether more lights of the union armament.
The TWO biggest men on the grounds were
Sergeant Sexton and Andy CALL
The Eighth ward was the best represented
OF any locality in the city.
Schmidt. the st. Paul BreYer-Boys let's
have another drink.
Mic Pothen was there, but not as county
"Das Bruderle' was there, but William was
far away.