The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-19
kIRMESS IN ST. PAUL
CHURCH WILL CELEBRATE
FESTIVAL
ELABORATE PROGRAMME ON
improvements of $4,000 Have
Been Made by This Progressive
Parish and VIII Be Com
memOrated.

st. Paul will have an opportunity next
week of witnessing a kirmeSS conducted
il. true old-country style. The kifmess
G s it exists in Germany and the German
dependencies is an out-of- door festival
1t dates back many centuries and orig
mated as a strictly religious ceremony i'll
commemoration of the dedication of a
church. By gradual evolution, however,
1t has come to partake more and more
of the secular characteristics until now
1t is perhaps best described as fair.
although the religious features have not
been entirely eliminated.
The kirmess of next week will be given
Under the auspices of st. Agnes church,
corner of Lafond and Mackubin streets
and will be participated in by all of the
German, Austro- Hungarian and Luxem-
burger societies regardless of religion or
politics. 1t will continue from Sunday,
Aug. %, to and including the Saturday
following, and will be held on the prop
erty of st. Agnes church on Lafond
street, between Mackubfn and Kent
streets. By permission of the council La
ioRd street between the points named
VIII be closed to travel for that time
ana will be devoted to the purposes of
the kirTness. Solemn high mass will be
celebrated at st. Agnes church every
morning Of the week at o'clock.
The programme of the kirrness proper
afternoon
at : o'clock with a scheutzenfest. in
which all of the societies are expected
S to participate. The opening address will
be made by Joseph Matt, editor of The
Wanderer.
TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION
Sunday evening will be devoted tn
torchiight procession with tableaux on
hoats representative of prominent events
IN the history of Germany and the arch
oucny OF Luxembourg. The procession
VIII be preceded by a platoon of mounted
police, and will be participated in nv ali
Oh the societies many of which have
handsome uniforms; the uniformed
Scheutzen club; the children of st. Agnes
school, 1000 in number; st. Agnes choir.
IN TyroleSe uniform The line of march
will be from the church at the corner
OF Lafond and Mackubin streets. on La
Iohd street to Dale. to University to
w Western, TO Lafond, to Kent Among the
plctures which will be presented on the
noats will be one of Germania and Co
luinpla and one of John, the blind duke
u Luxembourg, to whom is credited the
olIslh OF the krmess as it now exists.
Nnohaay VIII be German day, and at
tndt tlfne German plays treating of ma
tional subjects will be presented and
mere WIZ be singing by the Arion Singing
secretly. Inc choir of st. Agnes and As
sumption churches will also furnish music
supper will be served on that evanino,
from a menu distinctively German and
by walters dressed in ~. 4 4t ana
tire 4''ioadl at
IueSaay Will be Austro- Hungarian dav
anu the exercises of that occasion viii
pe opened with an address BY Rev Ea+b-.
81 ooince, pastor of st. Agnes church
ne Austro-Hungarian societies will Gov
ulct phe programme, and the sumner
VIII De made UP from dishes chapsc+ey-
IS1lc or that nationality, and win he
served by walters appropriately costun1-
Wednesday will be Luxembourg dav
e.io the Luxembourg societies will have
ei,aise OF aHa1rs. Francois l. Martin.
eulIor or the VoHkszeitung, viii make
the address of the occasion. TabIeaux
VIII De presented representative of the
German empire of the Middle ages dur-
ing the dynasty of Luxembourg IRE
1yroler Either club Will be one of tbo
features OF the entertainment. and SIM
per consisting of the delicacies OF Inv
en-. eliI'uls VIII be served by walters wear
ing the trieolor Of the archduchv
Thursday will be COLUMBIAN do, ava
George N. Gerlach has been chosen as
the orator of that occasion Appropriate
taoieauX will be presented and New
England supper will be served.
Friday has been designated as chill
ofen's day, and short plays will be pre-
scented during the afternoon. There will
De singing by the children of St. Agnes
school.
saturday is st. Agnes day, and one
Oh the features of the programme is a
kafiekraenchen. At that time also win
De decided the voting contests which will
extend throughout the week.
oh Austro-Hungarian day will be held
barbecue Which will be prepared bv
twenty native Hungarfans who have
just arrived in this country
TIE principal object of the Kirmess. is
to assist in defraying the expense of a
number of improvements now being
mace In the parish buildings of st. Ag-
mes. The improvements include a nnw
parish house, which is now ready for
occupancy, and a convent and school
now IN process of erection. The total
cost OF improvements will be $4,000.