Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-06
HOCH! DER
FEST TAG!
eERMANs TODAY WILL OBSERVE
LANDING ANNIVERSARY
cHuTEs PARK IS TRANSFORMED
INTO BIT OF cERMANIA
City Officials VIII Ride In Morning
Parade, After Which Music and
Memories of FatherIand
VIII Be Recalled


well as elsewhere in the United states
will celebrate the anniversary OF the
first landing Of Germans in the republic.
Chutes park will be turned over to the
sons and daughters of the fatherland
in fact, 1t has been for a week turned
over to the scenic artists, decorators and
others, who will transform the big en-
closure into bit of old Teutonia.
The castles, streets, buildings, markets
and beer halls will all be there, the same
rosy checked maidens and the true Ger
man spirit.
Music, dancing, fireworks and more
music will be the principal form of en-
thusiasm, the only speakers being Mayor
A. c. Harper and DR.. F. w. Graen,
chairman of the German-American alli-
ance fest committee.
Parade This Morning
A big parade will be the feature this
morning, the city officials leaving in car
riages from the city hall at 10 o'clock.
The downtown streets will be traversed.
Prof. Ritzau. who will have direction
over all of the band and orchestral Sc
lections on the musical program for the
celebration, held his final rehearsals last
night and the executive committee, which
has charge of the fest, declared 1t to be
entirely satisfactory.
Prof Grosser, who will have direction
of all of the instrumental numbers on the
program Monday night, has given espe-
cial attention during his grehearsals to
the music which is to accompany the
final piece of the fireworks display,
which is to close the celebration.
The fireworks are planned to represent
one of the miner engagements during the
battle of Leipsic. and the music which
will accompany this piece was composed
ho nd t11Q q
of Berlin, to go with similar display
which was given in Berlin at recent
celebration in honor OF the kaiser's
birthday.
Members of the executive committee
spent Saturday in investigating the
Chutes grounds and looking after the
details of the parade.
Each Of the three floats which are to
have place in the parade was inspected
and declared to surpass the exhibits made
in the last fiesta pageant.
The members of the alliance are so well
pleased with the arrangements of the
executive committee that it is probable
that some testimonial will be rendered
them at the close of the celebration.
The members of the committee are:
Robert E. Kaestner, president; DR.. F.
w. Graeff, first vice president; Mrs. e.
Grosser, second vice president; Mic Schwe-
bel, recording secretary; A. G. Mayer,
corresponding secretary; Hans Zoellner,
financial secretary; Leo Winter, treas
urer.
The fest committee is: DR.. F. w.
Graeff, chairman; Hy Karstadt, secre-
tary; Joe Blust, treasurer; Mesdames G.
Johannsen, ]. Fischer, e. Grosser, E. Gle
shauer, r. Morlock, e. Nollac, c. j.
Rohde, B. Schedule, B. Schneider; Messrs.
J. Bartholowsky, C. Brunold, DR.. G. o.
Dietsch F. Dorner, P. W. Ehlers, ].
Heiss, r. Heussler, DIR. ID. Herbert, H.
Hueffner, F. w. H. jain, r. e. Kaest-
ner, Franz Kern, p. Pfrrmann, F. G..
Weik, M. Lersy, r. Matthias, A. G.
Mayer, r. Morlock K. Mueller, e. Mol
lac, J.. H Riedemann, e. Roedel, C. J.
Rohde, K. F. Ross, E. Sailer N. Schwe-
gel, z. Stuetz, E. Sohler, u. B. Thomas,
c. Warter, C. w. Weik, ]. Winkler, l..
Winter and H. ziellner.
Floats and Marchers
The three floats which are to be the
features of the parade need only the
fresh floral designs, which will be placed
at the last minute.
The Music" float of the Fidelia So
ciety, of which Joseph Blust has been
president for seven years, will be one OF
the finest ever exhibited in Los Angeles.
The Rhine Bavarians' wine Making"
uOaL Will De a scene lyplcdl OL lLS WlhS
producing section of Germany.
The Columbia Germania float will have
the place of honor in the first division
The order of the parade will be as fol-
lows:
Mounted police.
Moorc's Fidelia band.
Grand Marshal Frank Dorner and aides.
FIRST DIVISION
Fritz Dietrich marshal and aides.
Officials Of the German-American Alliance
Mayor A. C. Harper, city and county
officials and invited guests.
Float. columbia and Germania.'
Turner's. in five sections.
SECOND DIVISION
Grosser's band.
4 Henry Grosser marshal and aides
Hermann's Sont in medieval costumes
Hermann's Sisters in costume
Foresters, German branch.
Swiss society in costume.
Bavarian society.
{ Rhine Bavarian float. 1.-THE Wine Makers"
Women of the Rhine Bavaran society.
THIRD DIVISION
Catalina band
A. Kramer marshal, and aides.
Fdelia society.
Fidelia float Music, drawn by ponies.
Women Of Fidelia society.
Arion society.
DolgeVile Singing society
Badenia Singing society.
Saxonia society.
FOURTH DIVISION
Schoenenan- Blanchard band.
E. Heiss, marshal, and aides.
Rednlen. German branch in costume
North German society.
Austrian society.
German Hospital association.
German society.
German Veterans association.
Germans in private carriages, autos, etc.
Day Program
The musical program for Sunday and
Monday will be the feature of the cele-
bration and much care has been taken by
the committee in it's selection.
The complete program for the two con-
certs Sunday and the concert Monday
night is as follows:
Jubel, overture, c. M. Weber; Lohen-
grin, "Auswem," Wagner; address, May
or A. c. Harper; "Sonntag lists" Boen,
Vereinigte Sanger; "Das Treue Deutsche
Herr" Otto, Vereinigte Saenger: ''Weiner
BIut," waltz, Strauss; Flugelhorn solo,
Herr Franz Held; "Das Deutsche Lied, >
Kalliwoda, Vereinigte Sanger; ''Das Ros-
lien i'm Thai" Hermes, Vereinigte Sang
er; Fest Rede Gehalten von," DR.. F. w.
Graeff; der Freiheit Wacht," melody
.Wacht am Rhein,' sung by the entire
audience.
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