The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-30
GALA DAY FOR The GERMANS
The Exposition Grounds Filled With a
Jolly Crowd CelebFai I5 G6Tmau Day.
TIE EXERCISE VERY S8TI FACTORY.
The Balloon Ascension Did 40, Correspond
Wiih the Programme. But All other
Arrangements Were Carried Out

ton of G.rman-Day. which TOOK place
yesterday at the Exposition Grounds as
DID former years 30 was au all-day alldli'
tDr crowd was unusually large and tie
.urfr. rr.rrlfufnr was executed To Nir
FULLEST eaUsflctI0n of ol present
Whencvcr tho late Emperor INti+ "'
Germany ordered "a military m'noeu ulie
or parade or when hc went On one v' s i,lo
celebrated hunts iu the tiuh " .," . %
whore. be WAS favored with tnc nn'at
veltncr since then O. has bccolnc pro.
vernial with the Germans m tncf hdtiNe
,oIufr, .e weu as elsewhere % speak OF
.N4f..r-weftor and in nine cases out OF
ton tr.s are favored ln similar manner
. f...r beloved "Hcl0en Kaiser when
1hry gather in groups or ORGANIZATIONS I'D
participate ln some outdoor entertain
meuL
l.. ur9tlrIal EaisCr-wcltcr was also
with the GcmluAmcilcIn citizens OF
IIrhmoud yesterday whi'c they were ccI-
eurltue G.rmdu-bay. which ctltni dtiph'
IF some tacIt uuicrr iaudlns mas ncc1iue
almost a national One among lhe 'D.
rr1u- Americans. wherever tney nave stl-
fl.u iu IUIf vast country.
A famtlcsI blue sky ana "a southern
atmosphere greeted the Icutonic popu.a-
iIou m Richmond yesterday and made
their lcuts glad. with "a ifst-cliss pro-
rfmme for tho day they knew very wcl
THEY HAD HOLIDAY
The young people were just as much af-
fDrt.d bv 10 as tho older ones, for in due
orpre.iatiou of the importance Of the
day the authorities of tho public schools
lad kindly consented Go excuse aI chill
dru of German plrontaee or German
descent at l0 o'clock provided they could
show "a written request 90 thIt effect from
tlcIr parents.
That This privilege was very literally
made use of goes without saying an d
The juvenile audience was, OF course,
largely iu propouderncc during the early
pr.rTr,torv ,c tho festivities az Tho
Exposition Grounds carr had been eaiiy
decorated by the Richmond Traction Conn
pauy m German. Nlrelnian and American
,0lOrs with large German flag Rowing
fr0m tine trolley pole. With % brass band
of eighteen pieces from tho fIrst Neei-
mut Infantry. this car made Lying trip
over the various lines of the company
before 10 reached the Exposition Grounds
shortly after ten o'clock.
From that time the people began TO arr
rive at the grounds and by ID o'clock sev-
oral hundred were present However. 10
was deemed advisable 10 postpone the be-
ginning uf the childrens sport until j
O'Clock. in order to give as many as possi-
DIE an opportunity Of Joining in the same.
LADIES AT THE RESTAURANT.
The nrsl .hmg shat struck the visitors
csc upon entering the big exposition
building. was handsomely decorated
stand in charge of the ladies OF the Ger
man Sick benefit Society ON the north
slide of tine structure. There AN sorts ol
....r.uliu. dishes could bc had from tI-
NIrIIr German Niands TO- anything that
would satisfy even tne most laruhlous
Ine ladies had been working there all
dar Tuesday to got matters into shape
and deserve great credit Tor their untiilns
Efforts to please the crowd. The ladies
who deserve to have placed their names
u.-r "a rJl of honor for the successful
assistance which they rendered at the
Ie- aerant were Che following
Mrs j.. uass-L chairman, Mrs. A. Won
~. Poscncgk. MIS- John Does, Mrs.
George Dietrich. Sr. Mrs. Charles j..
I0onler Mrs. Charles ~. Phillips MIS-.
r r. Slu.r. Mrs R0thert. AIRS Charles
NI.r Nr-. John Steubrcchcr Mrs. i.
Dunetou. Nre. Wn.. 1T. 5chlucter, MS.
N0slrr. Alre. Elndevatcr Mrs. D. Vein
Ir.rn. NI. Charles Mctzger. fIrs Louis
Werner. Mrs. VIM. Mueller. Mrs. Otto.
Airs. Henry Bucker. Alrs. Hartuug. Mrs.
Pyle. Mrs. John k~1ueo, Airs. Henry
~Dhott Mrs John seIngcr, Miss Katie
s. lIpcrs.
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loon was nl,ced fn noqitior tn front of
tre rr9rd-slaul I'm the ccrtre fsId oe fEo
,srr-rrack
5fr Charles III. pmIirg fine chairman
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ribs
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over. e.aared inhurt. fhe oniv si.o .o' of '3 H,s