The San Francisco call., 1909-07-25
GERMANS PREPARE
GREAT CELEBRATION
More Than 10000 Men From
All Sections of State to Join
in Street Pageant
Many Other Interesting Fea=
lures Being Arranged for
Battle Anniversary

With parade in which more than
10000 men will march and half hun
dred wonderful floats be seen, an opera
in which the best talent to be secured
viii give an evenings entertainment a
great "volksfest" and a festival OF
shooting and athletics that will exceed
by far anything before given here the
celebration OF the one hundred and
fortieth anniversary of the 'Hermanns-
schlacht." that battle in the Teuto-
burger forest in which the Germans de-
feated the Roman army of Augustus,
promises to excel in scope and in gran
deur of presente ton anything ever at
tempted in the eastern states and to
be hardly less impressive than the
pa geants given In the fatherland itself,
The German Americans have done
much within the last few years to aid
the growth of San Francisco and make
the Teutonic peoples one of the fore
most in good citizenship and their cele-
bration this year VIII be in the nature
of a rejoicing.
While San Francisco and other bay
cities are bending every energy to make
the celebration a truly great one, yet
San Jose, Sacramento. Stockton and a
half hundred other inland towns and
cities are aiding in every way possible
andI the whole state is behind the
movement. Men viii march behind the
ade from all points in California and
gather afterward at the volksfest at
Shell Mound
BIG CHORUS TRAINING
A choir of 1000 voices. members Of
the Pacific saengerbund, is in training
to sing German and American songs
the turner's of San Francisco and Ala
media win give exhibitions of their
skill. The net proceeds of the whole
.Lffair viii be donated to the German
house association.
The preliminary event viii be the
presentation of the operetta, Her
manns Schlacht," in Golden Gate Com
mandery hall next Sunday evening by
the Hermanns Soehne saengerbund
Prof. j. r. Riegger. the musical di-
rector, has put his best work into the
performance and Miss Rita di Rovey.
the we'll known German singer. has
/ been secured to take the part of the
4 leading soprano role, 'Thusnelda."
/ Stage Manager Hans Veroni has Sc
/ cured splendid sceneries and costumes.
After the performance a grand ball will
! be given.
WITH GREAT PAGEANT
/ The main celebration viii begin on
/ the following Sunday, August s, at 10
/ O'Clock. with grand historical
pageant, in which all German societies,
/ lodges and clubs in San Francisco and
the bay counties will take part. The
pageant will start from Van Ness ave-
nue. and Turk street and proceed down
/ the avenue to Market street, and thence
to the ferry Henry Maret. chairman
of the parade, announces that Oscar
Hooks will lead it and that Robert
Wienecke and Fred Siefke will be
] chief of stair and chief aidA
In the parade there will be floats
/ representing Columbia" "Germania,"
Eureka" and "Thusnelda." float,
! "Barbarossa," will be built by West
Berkeley lodge No. 21; William Tell
! float by the San Francisco gruetli
! verein; Flora" by the Verein Horton
/ sia of Alameda county; "Gambrinus,
by the Brewers protective association;
/ 'Meistersingers, by the Verein Har-
monte. The following societies will
! also furnish floats: Ladies Society
! s.Rothes KreuZ" German American
/ league of San Francisco. Vallejo lodge
! No. so. and others.
WARRIORS AND CAPTIvES
The feature of the parade will be
I an impersonation of Hermann, the Ger
man hero, on horseback. surrounded by
! German warriors and Roman captives.
! The German Red Men, Hannoveraner
verein, Schleswig- -Holsteiner verein,
Norddeutscher verein, Verein Eintracht,
Sueddeutscher verein, Germania club,
! San Francisco Kriegerverein and San
Francisco schuetzen verein will all
take part. The societies. of Alameda
county and the turner's will form a
separate division. The last division
will be formed by the lodges of the
! Hermann's Sons. In addition to the -