The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-07
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Sehuetzen Park Crowded With
jolly Sehwabs and Their
Equally jolly Friends.

Viie ocHuetzeH HafK. EVERY mousse anu
building throughout that section is
gorgeously decorated with flags and
bunting and they present a beautiful APP
pearanee. Next to the yolksfest the Ger
mans look upon the Schwabenfest as the
event of the year and it. was for this
reason that thousands of pretty German
girls with their escorts and fathers and
mothers visited the park yesterday.
The fest opened on Sunday when Vice
President Louis Frey. with a few appro-
pirate remarks, unveiled the huge fruit
column in the presence of about two
thousand people. 1t was a fine sight and
the crowd cheered Justify. AT the base
of the fruit column the ground is beauti-
fully barked and sodded and the flower
decorations are exquisite. The column is
about twenty-five feet high and every kind
OF fruit and vegetables known is placed
thereon.
Yesterday was the big day of the fest.
IL opened with a monster parade which
at Kraus' Hotel, Ocean and
Warner avenues. about ten O'clock. There
We're about fifty floats in line representing
harvest scenes. The most beautiful and
the one that commanded the most at
tentlon was the floral float, representing
spring, summer, autumn and winter. Then
came about one hundred horsemen.
dressed in gay costumes and presenting a
very pretty picture indeed. After the
horsemen, or courtiers, as they are called,
came the wagons containing the children.
all dressed in Schwaben costumes. Mr..
John Kohl, Mr.. William Kruse and Mr..
Archie Abenschied acted as marshels.
After ~parading through Lafayette and
Greenyille the parade marched to the park
about one O'Clock where about ten thou
sand people were gathered to greet it.
After ~partaking of dinner the jolly
Schwabs started in for fun. The park was
well worth seeing. The large arch over
the entrance which faces the Boulevard
was one mass of flags and streamers, and
the dancing pavilion was also ~georgously
decorated. 1t was about three O'Clock
when Mayor Hoes made his appearance,
and he was greeted with tremendous APP
plause. lie was escorted to the platform
by President Joseph Abel, of the Schwabs,
where he delivered a short address, in
the course of which he said that he was
very glad he came there to see SO many
happy people. He. then went on to talk
about the good work lone by the
$3.50 w ~~oR tliS tlAAS lliS Va
which was as far back as 1878. He told
how the Association was formed by KING
William, and how IL 1ourlshed for years.
II is now more popular than ever, he said,
and L am glad so many OF you take such
a great interest in II. He closed by say
ing hat it took the Germans, and only
the Germans, to enjoy themselves without
quarre1ing at these tests and that he hop
ed he would live to be present at many
more such festivals. At the close of his
address the Mayor was ~applauded again
and escorted by the President of the
SchwabS he was shown around the park.
Then began the games which included
potato and egg races, arrow shooting and
tug of war. These were very interesting,
and the contestants were cheered on by
hundreds of spectators. There was an
enormous wheel of fortune where you
could win anything from a shoe lace to
a bicycle. A big German. dressed in a
Schwaben costume, consisting of snort
orduroy pants, white stockings and a red
shirt, with a voice like a bass drum, was
in charge of the wheel. He had no trou-
BILE in diSposing of his wares. Prize bowl
ing and shooting held sway for the rest
of the afternoon, the prizes for which will
be awarded this evening. Seated under
the trees We're several bands, and the
crowd was treated to some excellent mu-
sic during the afternoon and evening.
One and was seated near a key of beer,
and it was very amusing to see several of
the musicians stop in the middle OF a
tune and 'shit up the keg." Supper time
CdlIlt d1Cdf1Q III lllG IoHo POoIC ~ LII tlAS
park, and by eight o'clock there was
about five thousand people there. The
dancing pavilion was one solid mass, and
dancing was simply out OF the question.
frankfurter man sang the praises of his
steaming sausage and there
were the German music halls and beer
gardens, fortune-telling tents, swings,
merry-go-rounds and the case ringing
stands. All of these plans did a big
business. On the stage adjoining the
dancing pavillions eight tableaux were
given, each being very beautiful. A
series of stereopticon views was also
given. 1t was about eleven O'Clock by
the time the views We're over and the
majority of the crowd started for home.
This cleared the dancing platform some
What and it was then that the lovers OF
that popular pastime got their innings.
1T was long after midnight before the
fest closed for the night. Today,s pro
gramne will be a repetition of yesterdays
sports with the execution OF the parade.
The officers Of the Schwabs and those in
charge are:-
Koch. Vice President: Ernst Ehing Sec
retary: L, Frey. First Speaker. Dom.
Kraus, Schuabemaster; John Straile,
Treasurer.
Ernst Ehing, Dom. Kraus, John Straile,
DR.. A.. Lignot. D.. Zeyher. p. Fisher, q.
Armbruster. ]. Alder, G. Abendschein g
Theurer M. Maier. J. Krumm, e, krumm,
W~achendorfer, c.. Sohner, J. Bender, H.
Etzel -
George Schnabel, J.. Render.
Eloor committee:-George Kruse, Ehren-
President: ]. Hieber. j. Grau.. G Groseh-
ner. ]. NJ. Jensen, c. Woeckner J: Bender,
@. Kiess. H. MAYER. A. Geiseihardf. y
dorf. B. French. A. Becker, ". Arm
hrlster. c.. Armbruster. w. Enteman.
George Kruse, George sebnabel Ant4n
Kraiis7 George Schrabel, E. Koch, r..
Ebinr G Sohmer, G. Kruse. J. A. Abel.
G. Schwab, H.. Etzel.
Floor Manager, H. Beck; Assistants, a.
VIM. Entemann. II. Etzei.
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