Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-02
The MAI-FEST.
HE DAY RATHER CHILLY But
The OPENING a SUCCESS.
Ias Trades Display Extensive and Attractive
The Streets Ihronsed All Day.
The Program Tody.

The annual Mai Fest Of the Fort
Worth Deutscher Netein opened yester-
dag. aud will continue for three days
lie day was a cool aud decidedly chlily
enc, aud this had considerable innn-
enos upon the Attendance, yet notwith-
standing this. the attendance was large
and the affair a general snccess.
The custom OF observing the first day
If May ~ a fcsinl day, and which has
become known is May Day. is an an
Gent one. aud dates back u the days
Of the SaNons and the Druidical rites.
With It's appropriate customs, It's gar
lands Of flowers aud general merry max
ing over the advent of summer. this
feast day has descended through all sue
caading generations and through ali nut
tons spriugluE from the nnalgnmation
forming the AuglO-SaIou race down 10
the present time. II was a popular les
tai day ia England from before the days
of Harold. the last of the Saxon kings
perpetuated by the SaNOns during the
reign Of William the Conqueror, and by
the analgafuatcd race known ~ the
AnglO-Saxons. dating from the time OF
William the COnqueror, down To INC
present century, and generally observed
until within the last nifty years since
when il has become, to u great extent
abselete. but which IS stall observed IN
many Of the rural districts Of 'Merrlo
In The purer lineage Of the sa1ons.
now represented almost exclusively BY
S,yonv ma tbe German or reutonic
neonIp the Nautical or MAY Day festi-
val, has been carefully preservad and
wherever the black, white and red Of
a;ertuauy fonts there will ba seen the
old custom Of observing May Day In
many countries the fest il held later in
the month owing 10 the prevalence Of
chilly weather. but IN the more southern
portions Of the temperate zone the feast
day comes on the lst OF May.
In COMMUNICATION Of this tine-honored
festival. the Fort Worth Dcutschrr-Ne-
rein holds its annual Mui-fest ON the
LIST, ID and I'd days OF May, and on the
first day the ceremony Of browning same
yOWuy ludy, elected by popular vote, as
Queen Of the May occurs. Yesterday
the Mai'icst opened.
As early Us o'clock tue streets were
lhrongcd with mass N people, both
from the city and from abroad, The
marshals of the day, rcsplcndcnt in red,
and ththcr, arranging the crowd aud
he great display, aud shortly uttcr 10
O'Clock the parade was formed ON the
square Hhu TOOK up inc me OF march
along Houston street 10 Front, thence
to Main, mp Main to the square in the
loilpWlhg 3gl'ri
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M'uhi'I npuceln'n' lod by Nhlot Mad
10Y nhu flTsl Assistant thlei Charles
""'hlh' ,
oHlel phhI.
nlWecuuu 30 hre company.
rttr smith hose company.
az WnaEge,l engine
ne h'nu nose anu chemical engine
AMI lu'ker hose company
lhr Engines hhl nose companies were
ahHWluliN decorated with cut tlowcrs
The hire companies Were followed by
Sheriff EnlcHs and first deputy, William
tea, carr'nGca containing members ui
Tue cry council, City Secretary Burns
w. hsslS,9hl nnrshal' Aults band
hirHntis 81 rue DeutSchcr Nerrin mount
81; h'nt belonging to the May Queen
Mlss bertln Lchcda, and her maid'
% nolor' misses lhHzie Aritchie, lido
prShetl Annie conrad, ella li0ckness
ienn l,nnhirr Lena Ioand, Alta Iaori
hnsic ghuIawskt Uelte Kujowski nd
'Nlr Morohlcr
the noat was IN the form of a pyramid
pfoiusely decorated with flowers Of all
Kinds
Prominent German citizens followed
the May Queen hoat, Next came float,
representing the business enterprises In
the city
Al the grounds the pavilion was throng
ed with people aud II general air OF
SOY - ~ W. hlfAAAf wv Nll
~ y o'clock the excciscs began, the
mst NinE thy ADDRESS OF welcome 10y
Muyor luiu3ck thc coronation followed
w a. HPoe'n ng a; Hnlky; AT me end OF
Mnivu W v'oNneu M,ss berthh Lebcda
p'vcn VI ~, w MNN, WIS i4eoeua lnnut
3, nea' hVuo spVech TO her subjects
S,I"'y H., NV'huels was iheh introduces
wv uv''ntrvn NNc'Iul orauen on IN,
e,i ,h VI onsIrNNn'e OF tne MAJ resi-
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oS'"rs'r" va,he tne professional mnr,l
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M MM nv U1eIn w nvr ',tShV, which 4
with the national coiors Of Tho Iin{tc,
| States ami Germnny entvinrJ
The PAVILION hns been nroinsslv d,-ro
rated with green bonrhs. fcstooned Win
| bunting of red. white and blue M,
management of the Mai Fest desire I,
| express their obligations 30 the Drum
Seed COMPANY for the tnstcfully arrange,
queen Oh 5he MAY ana hcr maids o
| UldHrld fnr tho nrorrnm mi nth,r ~" as
sistnnce "'' 50
The fonoyyinr Ia IN. us, ~ co,,,,,,
toes having thr matter In ch,r,,n al,