Venue(s):
Jones's Wood
Event Type:
Band
Performance Forces:
Instrumental
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
8 June 2012
“[T]he German Roman Catholic Societies yesterday held a festival for the benefit of a new German hospital which recently has been established by the German Sisters of Charity in Fifth street, near avenue R. Some ten thousand persons or more visited Jones’ Wood on this occasion. . . .
[Various German Roman Catholic Societies marched in procession from] the Roman Catholic school in Fourth street [to] the corner of Houston street and Second avenue, where cars were waiting to convey the excursionists to the festival ground. They were accompanied by Dodworth’s Brass Band, which on the festival grounds furnished the music for the dances, which were continued on both platforms until seven o’clock. . . .
. . . A handsome amount was realized for the benefit.”