Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-16
LAUD THE NEW LAND
Fifty uhoussnd Germans csle-
bsats 1t the Fair
A0er lGuusoer P0pane Down Town
spsscHss Wsss n1aas - 0se-
uasy's Dsihnkse.

woRID's FAsR Osorxns. CnscAoo.
June Ii ---(;ernan day" st the expo
sition ncs<3ipd bat tl,s august presence a
his majesty. Enpsror William. 10 mako
the Success a she Tsutouic srason of
festivity complete IN every detail. Tho
weather was gloriouA tho crowds i'm
menss. and the enthuaianm most marked.
From noon until late In the evening
German hands and drum corps at the
head of hands a shouting Tcutons
marched through aii parts of thr park
and the cclors of The United States in
termingled with the tri-coIor and eagle
of Germany. 6oated from every build
ing.
la addition 10 Germany's jollification.
Arkansas and Indiana entered the Co
lumbisn union of conference.-the by
dedicating their state buildings. aud
these events drew out crowds to the
different parts oi the geounds. The
Germans br2nched out all over the
grounds.
The masses were everywhere. all the
buildings were crowded. the different
streets about the grounds were thronged
all day and the electric launches and
gondosss did thriving business All
the balconies and promenades on top IT
the buildings held crowds constantly
during the day aud evening. and when
the crowds went home tonight after wit
messing the fireworks. the gates closed
on the largest crowd that yet visited the
fair in one day.
A City or Tcutons-
Staining on the raised tiers oi seats
in front Il the German building this
evening and gazing 10 the south and To
the north a. far "A the eye could reach
all that could he seen was humanity
and the colorn of flags and banners
wedge<l between the lake shore aud the
fringe II buildings west Of the beach
promenade.
The celebration OF German day.
judged by the standard of attendance.
was the most successful of any fete day
which haa been held in connection with
the fair. Princess Eulalia's day must
now take second place. At 10 o'clock
tho s4,cieties and hands Of music which
participated in the city parade began to
rendezvous in sections in front Of the
building erected by the German EN-.
pire. which stands between. Spain and
Ceylon. On tho stone bcdded beach in.
Ginning towards Lake Michigan was the
large gallery of seats which wore rapidly
filled by the German American worlds
fair chorus and the united singing
snrictics k Chicago Tho singers faced
the invited Qucsfs who we're accom-
nodated on tiers of seats which had
been raised across tho promenade slop
man building. Extending from the
center OF the seats was a box in which
the speakers stood. but in their best cf
forts the words were only heard by a
few thousand.
>s'
At one time there Verc probably 50.-
600 men. women and children with their
faces turned toward tho imperial build
ing OF Germany From the Maine state
building on the north tn Victoria house
aud the Canadian pavilion ON the south
and east 10 the very waters edge were
tnc pe"p'e % tns republic. mostiy Ter
Of Tcutonic parents. There was no ac.
eouu,o.laf,on FOR fh;s vast mass RI hu-
manify. although the cxcrciees were
long and late Ia berinuing.
On the ton nicr ~ the sinrers' stand
glistenei the eagle capped banners and
Hays of tho eociet,e~ which marched in
the parade. The whole animated pic.
ture was ss grand a has ever been seen
in the White city. One thoueand voices
blended Ia the sing: ne Of ~Germany
| Over ALL by Joseph Haydn. under the
direction OF q. katzruburnor. While
the singinR and epeech- making were in
progress band after band OF musicians
! followed bv rections Of the procession n
from the city arrived in the square re-
scrvcsl for them betwcen the sfnnda. and
after finishing their seIections took mn
| their r,o~,t,on With the asremblesl armv
I 81 r~ace in ievman uniformn Won Bu.
low y orchestra. the German infantry
hand from the VILLAGE and the Spauinh
hand contributed The instrumental mu
/ sic. The imperjal German commie.
| s;oner. Privv Counsellor Wermuth. in
court dress. buhhIcd over with German
and American patriotism.
.-s.-.r-
| sa0
| More than 30.O0O people left before
| the exercises were over because they
| could hear nothing of tho speech max.
ing and sss little. Even tho scholarly
ofat'un ~ saS, oehust Vas hsersup'es.
nod arpIsu.led cverv fcw minutes. The
la4t speaker was Mayor Hnrrison. Then