The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-30
March Through City Precedes
Patriotic Exercises at Shell
Mound Park
Every Conceivable Type of Ma
tive Life ExenpIified in
Imposing Line

any that has passed over the city's
streets since the return of the Califor-
MIA volunteers. on horse. afoot. in
= ptomobiles, carriages and floats, with
4 dozen military bands crashing into
The stiffness OF the Sabbath morning
and between two lines OF people bank
ing the streets from Jefferson square
Te the ferry building, the long column
unwound itself
Germans there were from every sec
ton OF the state. Their emblems and
banners were upfung by the side of
the national colors. Their plumes and
regalia stood out in vivid contrast to
The plain uniforms OF the rough riders.
i: German life in every conceivable form
MAS in the parade. Huntsmen in quaint
costumes Of green with feathers jaunti-
= lysstuck in their hats. rihemen in uni
form. students brave in sword and
- gala Of the 6ueling corps. devotees
Y Gambrinus, portiy, jovisl in buff
sserkip, surrounding with laughter an
immense cask, flower maidens. char
arsers Of the old world. chara cters of
the now. of olden myth and present
reality, all marched together.
PAGEANT A REVELATION
To the spectators the parade was
revelation. A parade had been ex-
=
Steresting as ii turned out to be-
every division was a surprise. A float
loaded with laughing girls would give
sysy 70 the unbrolzea lines and tramp
ing feet OF military society A caval-
ycaoe Of borsemen would have in its
wake sturdy boys Of the turn vereins
who. with linked arms and proud heads
thrown back on straight shoulders.
swung along with the stolidity and seri-
BUSINESS of the trained rif1emen Aged
sseFoes of the range, their breasts COW
cred with medals. walked as briskly in
their ranks as their younger brothers
.yDith honors yet to De won.
The various bodies began gathering
N emerson square, the meeting point,
before o'clock in the morning They.
came marching in from every section
y :the city. each one headed by a band
At. $3.50 o'clock Golden Gate avenue
nd the surrounding streets were a
af2ss OF uniforms and colors. The
rumble OF military orders. the crash Of
fIIe butts 10 pavement and asphalt as
5sach successive organization came TO
.paft, the music. the cIatter OF hoofs.
{he trumpet calls. filed the air So
perfect were the arrangements. how
ever, that there was not the slightest
-llte-l. Zach body took up its appointed
s9osltlon rapidly. and at $3.50 a m the
parade was ready TO sta IT.
'NESIC BY MASSED BANDS
: The opening feature Of the day was
music by the massed bands under the
charge OF Conductor Ritter. The hands
men, numbering more than $50. took
up their position in the square. and for
blocks around could be heard the stir
ring strains Of the Stars and Stripes
Forever"
The parade marched down Golden
cate avenue. headed by a platoon Of
rnfnN E7.-HHs
snsl Colonel Wienecke and the follow
sing aids:
3lAeief q star, Charles F. Curry: chief aide
Lss.s,1~aa Siefke and the following aides: Cole
~ Se "a; = seymour. Robert Wannernacher II
: tfLsa suit u, Colonel Tbeo- Gier George s
MeSo4o- $ y. Costello. A. J. Becker r lie
gol. ~; = = " Leland. George F. Schwartz
;sdoiph Huber. Victor G. Veeki' M n Sg'o1 y
SFiro. 4. Nreden. Otto Stirnus. Colonel walter
\ Kelly. Henry VIII, B. H. Bsrtbold. A =
Thode, John wiese J. H n Iea Is.Tro a X 4
ste'rbach. Harry Wendt. II. Hinricbsen I'd
kHpfer. Philip HerlIhy Ton MgbIbe-cer' 90;
Max Weiss. Albert AliIIy o. = Meussdo-rya-
Jacob Feiibscb. Louis F. Erb George Al Srsar
Ben Hilsen. Fred Gessler Kari Hoizmil,sr .eoa'
NJ Poalsen Walter NJ Msrsfon yTiIii.-s r, a
Ken. J. n. Lindermann Christ Mipgsf Hem,
&eyu. William Beusch. Martin Fipek = :.
HeEgemsnn. William Jebe P A. Kaiser N n
5: hleperts. William p earns Jr George =
f-,aoiS herman Nertsch. A. n HaIIen Toe
a,sSSa,7' y sMeyers Henry F. Hsgemsnn, e.
DIVISIONS VIE IN SPLENDoR
-. The first division was under tho
command or Marshal Oscar Hooks and
consisted Of the SAN Francisco turner
senuetzen, San Francisco turn vereiu.
MISSION turn Verein, Eintracht tllrn
Terein, San Francisco schwaben verein
and two floats.
The second. under Marshal Iob,
Schieemann. had the Independent rife
and drum corps. members of the grand
. lodge o D. H S. and Order OF Her
i1Iann's Sons and several floats.
The third division. under Marshal
. Rudolph Mueller. was composed NJ t},a
Red Men schuetzen. grand lodge T. n
: r. n and Order OF Red Men. Yerba
BUena lager, Pocahontss Daughters Of
'Metsmora and Eureka stamm. Verein
Eintrscht. F'rauen Verein Efntracht
'Gesang verein harmonic and floats. Re-.
tween the second and third divisions
was the Genevieve drum corps. n. d
80. W. and detachment OF rough
riders under Colonel A. B. TreadweI1
The fourth division, under Marshal
George Braun. consisted of the Kreirer
schuetzen section. Deutscher Krferer
vereins veterans Of the German army
veterans Of tie national guard of
California, San Jose rife club shooting
section OF the Los Angeles turn verein
Sacramento Helvetia rife club. cham
pion marlsmen OF other. states who in
tend TO take part in the shoot. Frauen
Verein Rothes Kreuz and ladies of the
Krieger verein and California schuet
zen club.
The nth division. under Marshal
Charles G. Bolsdorff. contained in its
ranks the Schlewig Holsteiner verein
and its auxiliary corps. Germanla club.
Hsnoveranner verein. Norddeutscher
.verein and it's auxiliary, san Francisco
frauen verein and the Arion gesang
verein.
The sixth division, under Marshal I.
D. Bachelor. was composed Of the
Austrian military and benevolent So
ciety. Nerein Oesterrefch Verein
Deutsche Forester. Verein Concordia.
Bayern bUnd and gessng section
Freundschsft saengerbund, Germania
schuetzen club. Shell Mound rife and
pistol club. Women's shooting club and
the golden Jubilee host.
WOMAN LEADS RIFLEMEN
Bringing up the rear of the parade
was the San Francisco schuetzen We
rein. under the command of Captain J.
d. Eeise. One OF the most important
figures IN its ranks was Miss Alice
Nordin the daughter of the regiment
who. with q rife slung over her back