The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-20
VOLKSFEST CELEBRATION.
The Final Meetings Of the Commit
tees Yesterday.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PARADE.
The Street Pageant to Bc Formed Near
the Court House square-At
the Park.

The last meeting preparatory to the
holding Of the Twenty-afth annual Nolks-
fest. which takes place on April Il was
held yesterday morning at Turner Hall.
A great many members and nearly all
the chalrnen Of the various committees
were present
The reports Of alt committees were re-
ceTved and everything was found in per-
fec, shape for the celebration
The day viii be ushcred in by Ma
;icnal salute fred 10y the Houston Light
Artillery.
Ate a. nj. the ,nembers Of ,ne voiksfes,
association viii meet at Turner Hail and
will march IN a body 20 the court house
square TO receive ~ ersne marshal and
aides, Meantime the bands Will discourse
sweet music around ;Ae square.
Al 10 a. hi. sharp ire grand procession
viii start from the coar, house headed
by Chief of Police Helm and staff d
lowed by sh~rG Aiber, Erickson and
stsff. then the grand marshal and his
| aides. carriages with the municipai and
| county officials AMI officers OF tho Noiks
fest association. band of music General
K. Cooke ana stan. Brenaam light t;uard.
| Houston Light Guard t,mmat Rifles. L nj
! form Rank knights OF Pythias. kuther-
| ford Rangers. houston Light Artillery
| band Of music. Houston IRE department.
! decorated wagons. CIVIC societies. pOllc''.
| The procession viii movr up Fannn
| street 10 Rusk. down RusA to Main, down
| Main TO Commerce. down Commerce 10
ailain ana Up Milan 10 Preston, whore
| thr procession viii dlstani aud street cars
VIII be IN readiness Tor ihogc who desire
y 20 to the celebration grounds at Forest
| Park.
The afternoon festivities viii commence
at p m. with a grand promenade con-
cert.
AT 1 p m. President j. j se.tegast will
welcome tho visitors, followed by Colonel
A. B. Lansernann. who VIII deliver an
Dration in German.
Amusing nnl interesting games for
young and old, prize races bicycle races
AMI others Will be had from to p m.
; and nice prizes VIII be awarded the lucky
winners.
be given by the Brenhsm Light Guarl'
Houston Light Guard, Emmett Rifles,
= l.--hcrtord Rangers. Houston Light Ar
till.ry and the Uniform Rank, knights
! Al ! p. m. sharp there will be grand
dress parade Of ALI the military and 40.
d TO be In line. After the parade the prizes
VIII he awarded to the lucky winners in
. the games and races and beautiful! pres.
I ents have been provided for this occasion
+ and AT Y o'clock the celebration vii
g | close.
: Herb & Lewis excellent band has bee,
I secured and the visitors will receive
o rare musical treat. FIFTY cents admission
;, VIII te charged for gentlemen and % cen
r for ladies' and children. Children under i
: years of age free.
The members of the Noksfest associa
o ton have been untiring In their effort t.
e make the Twenty-iifth Voksfest a gran
IL success and there is nothing left to h
n wished fer now but f1ne fair weather an,
n liberal patronage on the part of III
4 good people Of the city and county.
= association requests all member
I TO call upon Secretary Alex Rarttlingc
D az l0loi2 Congress street during toda
~ fnr tickets for themselves and family. Al
IL owners of stand privileges also re
qucsed TO call upon Mr. Paul Floeck o
AZ Congress street. between San Jacsnt
Ia and Caroline streets. for tickets for thei
-, help and assisiant".
a. Regular admission tickets Will only h
- SID at the gate of the celebration ground
~ The good people and more especial!
,e all those In the business part of our city
y are rcspeatfullv requested by tho sssc
>, citation to decorate their houses and place
- of business for tho 2lst. and tn kind
:, close their respective places of bushes
u at . p, IN. on that dav in order to Civ
a, their employees n chance TO attend tn
~ grand celebration. Ample transportatio
10. has been secured The electric street car
~ will take the visitors to tho park gat
~ and great care has been taken u presery
:, | strict order al the park.