The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-02
WITH FIREWORKS
AND CANNON
MAY DAY WAS CELEBRATED.
SINGING SOCIETY FRoHsINN HAD A
RED LETTER DAY.

More Than $50 Members and Invited
Guests Were Present - Festival
rendered by the Ladies-May-POIe
for Children in Afternoon and
Shooting Contest for Ladies-Sa-
lutte of Cannon and Fireworks
Display Followed by supper.
With the booming of cannon and the
explosion of fireworks, the Singing So
ciety Frohsinn held it's annual May
festival yesterday and last night.
The festival was rendered to the So
ciety by the ladies. More than $50
of the members of the society and
their invited guests were present. The
occasion also served to mark the for
tieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and
Mrs. C. o. Tischmeyer.
The May festival, always an event
of much interest, was celebrated at
the home of Mr.. A. C. Oelschig, oppo-
site the Cathedral Cemetery. Passen-
gers en- route to Thunderbolt were
startled by the sounds of firing and
many were the inquiries telephoned to
the Morning News regarding the cause
of the jubilation.
Early in the day the members of
the society and the invited guests be-
gan assembling and a day of unalloyed
pleasure and merry-making was spent
The feature of the afternoon was the
May-pole, arranged for the children.
This charming feature was carried
out in detail, and the sight of the lit
tie ones dancing about the pole and
Intervening the multi-colored ribbons
was decidedly pretty. s~-
salute from Cannon.
Immediately after sunset the battery
of the society formed and, accompa-
MED by its cannon, rode up before the
house. In an instant the cannon was
wheeled into position and fired. Eleven
times the salute was sent booming
! across the country, announcing to all
in the vicinity that the May Festival
| was in progress.
Just previous to this salute a shoot
| ing contest for ladies was an inter-
esting feature of the celebration.
Some excellent shooting was done and
many were the compliments shower
| tlemen in the party.
The first prize was captured by Mrs.
! Fostering. The second went to
Miss Mamie Tischmeyer and the third
to Miss Anna Oehlshig. Mrs. Emil
Peters was awarded the leather medal.
From s until 9 o'clock a fireworks
| display was the feature of the pro-
gramme. Sky-rockets, Roman candles,
and similar pyrotechnical devices were
| fired off and the sight was a pretty
one. Dozens of whistling, twisting
rockets were sent skywards, and at
the same time ffower-pots, pin-wheels,
and red-lights made a brilliant scene.
Following the fireworks display an
| elaborate supper was served. The re-
mainder of the evening, was spent in
| informal addresses. etc.
Founded in 1892.
The Singing Society Frohsinn was es-
| tablished in 1892. 1t is in a prosperous
condition and to-day numbers men,
| bership of 80. All the meetings of
the society are conducted in German,
the books are kept in German, and
everything carried out in German.
Meetings are held every Tuesday at
| Germania Hall. The following are the
| officers of the society:
President-Mr. Charles Toussaint.
Vice President-Mr. c. o. Tisch-
meyer.
Treasurer-Mr. A. C. Oehlshig.
Financial Secretary - Mr.. Emile
Peters.
Recording Secretary-Mr. G.. Smith.
Musical DirectOr-Mr F. Hubner.