A Gala Day

As pleasant a day as ever dawned ushered In the first celebratlon of " Gerinan Day " i" tlis city yesterday. In preparation for tliis all the public buildings of the cily had been gaily decorated, and nearly every business house displayed the uational colora in profusión, many of them BJingHng witli tliem the oolon of Germany. Upon soine of the buildings the decorations were very elabórate and ñiic, notably J. T. Jacobs & Co., Kbcrbach & Sons, two stores, Mack & Schmid, E. F. Mills & Co., etc. To enumérate would be impossible, for there was hardly an exception on Main street. Many of the business places on Huron, ■Washington, Liberty and Detroit streets were also handsonicly decorated. Never have our streets presented such a gaU appearance, not even on our own national lioliday, which fact ought to be remembered by our citlzens, and a little inore entbutiasm displayed at such times. Eurly In the raorning people commenced arriving in the city by trains and by teams, and at about 11 o'clock it is estimated that there were 10,000 people upon ourstreets. Tlie procession coramenced moving at about 11 o'clock, the different divisions having formcd upon East and West Hurón streets, Ann Street, W. Washington street, and Main street. It is estlmated that the line was three miles long, and it took three-quarters of an hour for it to pas9 a given point. Some of the displays were unique and excellent. Scio town lead off with an old fashioned representation of threshing wheat with flails, and rlghtwell did the threshers do their work. ïhen enne the clean Inj of the wlieat with fnniiing milis, etc. Anotlier wagon had a eider mili upon It, and the process of making eider was gono through with wliile passing along the street. Still anotlier wagon was in the laudable occupation of making saurkraut. Kach recei vedan ovation as it passed through the streets. Ann Arbor town had a fine wagon displas'ing the various farm and garden product?, fruits, vegetables, etc. The words 'Ani Arbor Town '' were prettily made ol apples. Piltsfiiild and Northfield each had some excellent representations, and therc was hardly a township in the county but had representativos in the procession. Music was furnished by tlie cornet bands from Saline, Chel3en, Manchester, Ypsllantl, and the Kuights Templar band of Detroit, and iniisic, of which the Gcrm a n 'people are so fond, was plentlful, The Ai;n Arbor city división of the procession was well worth gnzing upon, and must have takeu an immense amount of time and patience to arrange. Charles Sauer, a builder and contractor, built a house while drlving along in the proecssion. Koch & Henne had a beautiful car, old Santa Clau3 and the old Dutcb chitnney was there too. The procession was ended by a delegatlon of two or three bundred little cliildren, tacli bearIng a flijf, and it made a very pretty ■Ight. Aftr the line of inaich had been goie over, the processiou aiul tlie orowd üled to the Germán park, where a picnic was indulcd in. The address of welconie was made by Mayor Mauly, in bis best Knglish, and orutions were delivered by Louis J. Liese. nier and P. G. Suekey, in tlieir best Gerinan. Wlille Mr. Liesenier was speaking the speaker's stand gave way and iuterfered somewhat with the fl w of eloquence, but no one wa9 injured. About 4,000 people were upon the grounds, and not a tliing occurred to mar the festlvities of the day. Everyone pronouuced the occasion a griind aiiccess, and the recurrence of the day will be looked forwiird to with lively anticipations. We heard oue or two Germaus criticise the fact that one or two of the speakers attempted to turn the; occasion luto a democratie maas meeting, which tt.ey thought was coiitiderably out of place. Look out for the Street cars almost any time now. They are doing a thriving business at the Fruit and Vincgar Works. Ground was broken to-day for the nevv McMillan hall building on Statu st. Theelectric streetc;irs have arri ved and are being mounted and got ready for juslness. Mrs. Pauline Wideiimann has taken a position on the editorial stufl of the Washtenaw Post. There is only one republlcan newspaper reporter in tuis city, for elther local or Detroit duilies. A. Niehols, of Salt Lake city, will gpeak at Cropsey's Hall, next Sunday afternoon, at 3 p. in. The old building in front of the Courier office is undergoing a metamorphosis. Let lier metamorphose! The PatroDS of Industry are to meet at Chelsea to-day to nomínate a candldate for the legislature in tliis district. Prof. B. A. Hinsdale had the flrst of a series of artlcles in the Michigan School Moderator of last weck, upon "EducaUon Defined." Tueodore II. Tilton has been made the Mastcr of Anglo-Amcrican lodge in London. He is the llrst American who has been thus honored. Hon. James 8. Gorman, the democratie nominee for congress In this district is a gradúate of the law department of the Michigan university. Shotoro Oaiwa, one of the Japanese students at the University is furnishing a series of very interesting anieles upon Japan for the Sunday News. The democratie senatorial convention, for this district, consistine of Monroe and Washtenaw counties, meets at Manchester next Monday, Sept, 20th. Charles II. Riclimond, son of Hon. C. H. liichmond, of this city, will be married to Miss Katherine Chamberlin of Boone, Iowa, Thurday, October 2nd. The Cockier credited some items taken from the Ypsilanti Commercial to the Ypsilantlan, in the last issue. Ttiis item is for the purpose of taking it back. Tlios. Eagle has purchased a residence on lhiron st., Ann Arbor, and s removing there this week. Tom is tliekind of a citizen we are sorry to lose. - Dexter Leader. At the M. E. conference at Alpena, Mondiiy, Mrs. J. E. Beal, of this city, was chosen corresponding secretary of the Women'8 Conference Home Missionary Society. J. N. Iíailey has sold the Midland Sun and gone to Detroit. Ilis wife Is vlsiting Mr. Fonda in Detroit. Miss Llzzie ia assistin" the superintendent of the Charlevoix school thia year.