The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-31
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TO COMMEMORATE SEDAN.
TOMORROW THE TwENTY-FII'TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE.


Final Arrangements for the CeIebra-
ton Completed Last NiEht-Large
Crowds to BE Here From Charles
ton. Augusta and other Points.
Hon. w. ID. Harden VIII Deliver
the Address of welcome and MIR.
T.. A. GeiseIer the Grafton of the
Day-Events of the War 10 BE POr-
trayed in Living Pictures.
The committee in charge of the Sedan
celebration met last night at Turner's
hall and completed the arrangements for
the fete. Communications were read by
the secretary, showing that there would
be large attendance from other cities.
Charleston, or its German population,
at least, is evidently preparing to empty
itself on Savannah during the week. A
train load of excursionists will arrive
from that city at 1880 o'clock Sunday
morning. All the Charleston societies
have accepted the invitations sent them
and will send large delegations. The Ger
man Fuslleers, the German Hussars, the
German Artillery, the Freundschaft Bund
and the Turn Verein are among the Char
lesion organizations which have accepted
Owing to the fact that the military
companies cannot leave the state without
the permission Of the governor, the Char
lesion commands will not come under
arms, and consequently will not be able
to take their places in line with the mil
itary in Mondays parade. The MEM
beers are expected to come in uniform,
however, and the officers will wear their
sidearms. An excursion rate of $50 has
been made by the Charleston and Sa-
vannah railway for the fete, good during
four days.
The German Guards of Augusta write
that they will come 80 strong, accompanied
by a number of German citizens. The
Plant system will run a special train to
bring down the party. Five coaches were
sent up TO Augusta yesterday for the use
of the party. The train will arrive here at
$50 o'clock Sunday morning.
The Macon societies will send delega-
ton Of fifty or more Savannah being the
only city in the south to observe the an
niverasry a large attendance of German
citizens is expected from the entire sur
rounding section.
The military companies will be met at
the train Sunday morning by delegations
from the German Volunteers of Savannah
and escorted to the armory of the First
regiment, where arms will be stacked La
ter in the day they will be taken to Ttvoli
park, the headquarters of the celebration.
The Fourth brigade band of Charleston is
to furnish the music during the fete and
will give a concert at the park Sunday al
ternoon.
Concerts will be given by the band at
Madison and Greene squares Monday
morning. The parade will form at $50
o'clock on the south side of Liberty street
with the right resting on Bull Mr.. A. G.
Oelschig president of the committee, Will
be grand marshal. His aides will be Hen
ry Dreeson, Franz Hubner, Julius Kauf-
man and Henry Toehl. Col. Albert Heu-
bier, the midget, has been appointed pos
tillion. The Fourth Brigade band will
head the procession. The carriage con-
tanning the orator of the day, Mr.. c. A
Geseler, Hon. william D. Harden who
will deliver the address Of welcome. and
Vice President George Bartels, will fol-
ow the band. Next will come the military
companies, the German Volunteers of Sa-
vannah and the German Guards of Au-
gusta. The battalion will be command
ed by Capt. Henry KoIshorn.
Thirty-two men from the German steam
ship Australia, now in port, will be in line
in uniform. The officers of the ship will
be in line in carriages. Next will come
twenty-four young girls in white, in car
riages, carrying banners representing the
different states of the German eTapire.
The German Aid, German Friendly, Turn
Verein, Gesang Frohsinn societies of Sa-
vannah will come next, followed by the
visiting societies. The two divisions Of
the uniform rank of the knights of Py-
thias have been invited to join in the
parade, and will probably do so.
The line of march will cover the principal
streets of the city after which the parade
win be dismissed and the participants
will take the cars to Thunderbolt. The
address of welcome will be delivered by
Hon. William d. Harden at Tivon park at
1880 o'clock. The grafton of the day will
be delivered in German by c. A. Geiseler,
Esq, of the United States engineer
office. The ceremony of defeating the
monument to the dead of the Franco-G er-
man war by the veterans of that war will
follow. The remainder of the programme
will consist of appropriate ceremonies, in
terspersed with vocal and instrumental
music.
At night the park will be Illuminated
and series of living pictures represent
ing events of the war will be given. The
programme will close with display OF
fireworks.
Tuesday will be a general picnic day,
with games of every description. The liv-
ing pictures and fireworks will be repeat
ed at the park at night.
Tivon park has been put in shape for
the celebration. The fence separating the
park from the race track has been torn
down, allowing ample space for the &C
commodation of the largest kind of a
crowd. A handsome monument of marble
and granite, twenty-five feet in hight, sur
mounted by the German eagle. has been
erected at the park by Mr.. John Walk. the
sculptor. The eagle is said to be a most
artistic piece of work. The monument
bears the simple inscription '1SE-ls95."
The German citizens have prepared 10
make the event one to be remembered and
the celebration is certain to be a success.
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