The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
FINE PARADE OF SINGERS
END OF THE GREAT STATE SENG-
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 Reviewed by tho Mayor-Beautiful Wealth
 CT Favors the ocessionists-Listo of so-
 Cieties Which Took Part in the Parade A Very Fine Scene.
 Hartford, June 3O.-open air festivi- ties, inaugurated by a grand parade this morning and concert and picnic at Union Grove in the afternoon and evening, constituted the second and closing days program of the German State Saengerfest. The day in every particular was most suspicious and from early morning the various socie- ties were astir arranging for the chief event of the day, the parade.
 At 10:30 o'clock the various eighty, nine organizations formed in line on Grove street. It was divided into four divisions. When everything was in readiness Marshal Spieske gave the word "Forward," and the procession began to move. First came platoon of police in charge of Sergeant Lyman Smith, followed by Pope's mili- tary band, the scarlet uniforms of the members adding a deep shade of the picturesque to the scene. The Ger manion Guards, keeping step with the precision and exactness of a Roman legion, or of a company of their an- cestors' compatriots who fought under the Great Frederick or of those who were with s'Unzer Fritz'' at Sedan when the eagles of Imperial France bowed to those of Germany, won expressions of admiration from the crowds that lined the sidewalks. The beautiful new silk banner of the Quartet club of New Britain was admired. About half dozen young ladies had a place in the parade. The dark gray uniforms of the Schutenhund of Hartford, trimmed in dark green lace, were quite attrac- tive. They wore black broad trimmed hats and in their leaders hat was a black plume that Garibaldian colonel might have envied. The banners were all very handsome. Each society had a banner distinct from the others. One society carried "Old Glory" in beautiful silk. Hats were instictively raised as the Stars and Stripes were carried past, and the people from a patriotic impulse applauded. It was one of those unstud- jed, spontaneous bursts of patriotism which shows, if the rhyme from Pima fore' may be paraphrased: In spite of all temptations to belong to other nations, we are still Americans" Fec Meriden Saengerbund was represented by twenty-five members; Arions of New Haven, 35 members; Concordia of Seymour, 25 men; Eintracht of Wal lingford, 20 men; Quartet club of New Britain, 3s members, with $500 banner lately imported from Germany; Hart ford Saengerbund, 60 members under the command of Major William Vest fal; Liedentafel of Rockville, 100 men; Liederkranz of Southington, 20 men; Lyra Waterbury, 40 men; Herman Sohnne Liederkranz of Norwich, Is men; Mannerchor of Union City, 30 men; Liederkranz of Norwich, 15 men; Mannerchor of Union City, 30 men; Bergische Harmonic of New Haven, Az men; Union Singers from Harugari and Fidelia, 40 men: Schutzenbund, 20 men carrying guns with their lnuzzles stopped with boquets of flowers; active Turner's from Hartford Holyoke and Waterbury, fifty in all; Ulk Quartet club of Ansonia; Germania Cycle club, 35 men, under the command of Capain Schonhaar. There were number of ladies in carriages. Ten carriages fill ed with gentlemen followed the process sion. There were four bands of music -Popes, Colts, Hatch's and band from Ansonia. The line of march was down Pearl to Ford, to High. to Main, down Main to South Green, where the processionists took the electric cars for Union Grove, where picnic was en- joyed this afternoon
 The procession was reviewed by Mayor Preston, city officials and mem bers of the common council. His Honor stood surrounded by the others of the reviewing party on a stand in front of the city hall Each company salut- ed as it passed, the mayor politely re- turning the salute. In the reviewing party besides Mayor Preston were AL dermen Coles, Child, Gunshanan, Bax- ter, Hansling; Councilmen Brown. Lyon Segur, Mahl, Blumenthal Hart, Bull, Brott and Shelton; City Clerk Henry F. Smith, City Treasurer c. c. Strong Health Inspector NP. J. Darcey, Otto Neuschulten, Plumbing Inspector John MOilOy dilu Slby MdlSIldl OUSCpll I'e1 son.
 At 5 o'clock the judges of yesterday s singing contests met to decide upon the winners in the respective classes, after which prizes were awarded Four military bands furnished concert music and special feature of the even- ing's entertainment was pyrotechnic display at o'clock. The committee in charge of yesterdays exercises were F. Schirn, J. Keller, A. Treiss, Oh. Woer- ner, A. Helfricht, A. Baumgarten, H. Reuss, E. Preissner, J. Rabs, F. Bar tels, Oh. Krauthoff, H. Spieske, P. Groebel, o. Kuehrt, H. Schwertfeger.
 Many of the visitors remained over till tomorrow, when they will take the early trains for their respective homes. The Hartford Maennerchor de- serves great credit for the royal way in which it entertained it's guests,