Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-14
GERMAN-DAY FEST.
THE OCCASION TO BE ONE OF MUSIC,
ORATORY. AND MERRIMEMT.
The Parade of the Juniors-Line OF
March-Progrsmme at the
Grounds.

To-day will be great occasion for our
German-American citizens, and hundreds
of them, according to their custom of re-
cent years, will unite In celebrating Ger
man day. Both old and young will take
part in the Fest and from early morn
until far into the night they will pass the
hours in merriment and pleasure.
The programme for the day will be OPEN
ed with grand parade at 10
o'clock and in this the young German
Americans will take the most prominent
part, though many OF their seniors will
also march in the line. Mr.. William II.
zimmerman. Jr.. will be chief marshal,
and the following gentleman will act as
his assistants: First assistant August
DietZ; second assistant, G.. 4. MetZger;
color bearers, Oscar Spott, Louis Briel,
Charles Battige; couriers. 9. w Spilling,
Ed. H. Metzger; aids, Henry Schott Carl
Kneisel, r. Felthaus. y. Burnsteln. Louis
Blenner. Moses Weiss. Henry Wunsch,
John Schmenke, August Jamings. John
Llesfeld l.. X. Mttledorfer, j. u. Witt
kamf. l.. w. Brauer.
President Won Roseneqk. OF the senior
association. has issued orders for the
on Sixth and Grace streets. from which
place they will join the procession. They
VIII have on horseback President Ros-
eneqk. and n. Kramer. J. Sebert and T..
Schaefer. and color-bearers. The escort
Of the color-bearers will be Messrs. a.
Stile, and Charles Euker, Jr.
THE LINE OF MARCH.
The procession will be formed in front
OF Sanger Hall at 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing and the line Of march will be as fol-
lows: Down Seventh To Broad. down
Broad 10 Governor. down Governor to
Main. up Main TO Fifth, up Fifth to
to Broad and thence to the Exposition
grounds where the day will be spent In
speech-makng. singing and pcnlcking.
The following is the order in which the
various organizations will fall in line
A squad OF police. chief marshal and
aids. president and staff. Blues Band.
Young Mems German-American Assocla-
ton Germania Pleasure Club. Petersburg
| Association. Social Home band. members
on horseback. carriages and wagons.
CHILDREN'S GAMES.
Upon reaching the Exposition grounds
! the happy Tentons will abandon them
selves entirely to pleasure. The first thing
on the programme after the procession
will be the series OF childrens games for
the little ones. and these will be followed
by the regular order of exercises, which
are as follows:
l. "Wein blelbt Vein" march-(V.
| SchrammeD-By the Blues Band
.. Lebendes Bild-"Germana," by Miss
Louisa Wolf Columbia, by Miss NJ.
Senf: "Virglnla." by Miss T.. Schumann,
with a fest dialogue by Hermann Schu-
rlcht. and the chorus "Die Wacht Am
| Rhcin."
,. Address Of welcome by President a.
| Won Roseneqk
l. Overture BleseD by the Blues
| band.
3 German Ballad. "Ich hab' mich erge-
| ben" to be sung by chorus Of children
! from st. Marys Catholic School, under
| direction Of Professor G. f. Mutter.
G. Jagchor on. CarD by the Social Home
band. Father Gregory director.
| 7. Grafton Of the day-The object and
purposes OF the German-American AssO-
! clation-by Mr.. Henry G. Miller.
| 8. Das Deutsche Lied (Kaliiwada) by the
Gesan grerien Virginia, under direction
OF Professor Iae.
O. Potpourri from Lucreut Borgia, by
! the Blues band.
TO- "My Country, IT'S for Thee by the
| chlldrenS' chorus
/ H. "Klange Won Rhein"-Social Home
! band.
70. "Osslan" BeschnlD. by the Gesang-
| vereir Virginia.
B Waltz. by the Blues band.
II. Studeriten Nachtgesang tFischer)
| bv the Gesangveren Virginia.
Il. March composed by Professor NUT
ter. by the Blues band.
The exercises will close with grand
ball. which will last until 10 o'clock at
| night.
The Music Hall, in which the meeting
will take place. has been beautifully dec
| Grated by Nittedorfer