New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-25
FESTIVAL OF The GERMAN MUSICAL
IETYES-THEIR RECEPTION.

On Saturday Ike Sixth Anniversary of the United
Vocal Societies Of the Northern Eastern and Southern
s ates commenced The arrival end reception of the
great body of Singers of other States occurred that
eveHing. At . O'Clock in the evening the Vocal So
cietes of New-York. Brooklyn, lioboken and other
places in this vicinity, accompanied by the Turner'S,
marched down the Bowery to The City Hall with
drums beating ard coors flying, attended by several
fne bands of music Arriving there they formed into
a squsre and dispatched about two hundred OF their
number TO Castle Garden TO meet their expected
euests A crowd Of thousands Of spectators who had
assembled in the Park awaiting the arrival of the
united Societies listened TO several fine performances
OF music given by the Turner'S Brass Band Finally,
at II o'clock, the booming of cannon announced the
arrival Of tie strangers at Castle Garden. They soon
efteryard marched up Broadway to the City Hall,
sauted on their route By music songs of welcome and
huzzas The procession was then newly formed by
msrshes On horseback and marched directly TO their
HEADQUARTERS in Washington Hall III Efzabeth-st, on
account of the a.eness of the hour end the fatigue
which tley had Undergone. Their procession eonsti-
tued ore OF the finest spectaees ever witnessed III
this City. They MAJ ched with their numerous ban
ners and the beloved stars and stripes OF their new
"Vaerland" in fratornal harmony, near by the old
bsck-red. golden standard of old Germany, the red
universal republican coors and the rich silk banners
of the singers embroidered by "zarter Mnne Hand
tender loves hand)-with their numerous torch-lghts
ard lanterns changing night into day." with their
brianey and with the display OF military order and
spilit so innate with the German race. The Turner'S
marched in rank and file in front and rear OF the pro-
cession. In the large but literally over-crowded
rooms of w ashneton lila Mr. Steffen, Rudolf Lexow,
ESQ.,, President of the festival being sick, welcomed
the SdngerPdste in few brief and appropriate re-
marks, and then there took place general greeting
and a faternzing scene which lasted until very
late hour. Yesterday was a day of repose, private
churchman's and rhearsals, preparations for the
general rehearsal at Metropolitan Theaer at o'clock
this mo ming, and for the grand Concert to be held
there ct O'Clock in the evening on which occasion
will be given several of the finest specimens 81 new
German opera music never heretofore executed In
this country.
Tie following is list of the fortyfve Societies par
taking in the grand festival far as could be ascer-
tanned:
Albany, n. Y: Quartettclub; Baltimore: Arbeiter-
Gesangvereip, Arion, Harmonic Liederkrarz, Tur-
ner.sangerbund; Boston, Opheus; Daabury, Conn.,:
Harmonic; Harrisburg: Eintrachti Hartford; Lie
derkrspz; Manaynk, Pa: Schiller Sengerbund
Newark, " j.. Eintracht NewHaven, Conn: leu
tonia ManIeTchOr; Norwich, Conn. Orpneus; fAici-
SON n j.: Germana Philadelphia: Arbeiferbundes-
GesaneveTein, Caci'iens-G essngvereip, Concordie,
Einiraclt Germania-Chor, Junger M@nnerChor,
Msnner.C Choir, Liedertaie, sengerSuudi POughkeep-
sic, n. Y: Gemania; Richmond, Virginia; Wash
mgton, Va: Germana, Sangerb1nd.
United Societies of New York, Brooklyn and VIII
iamsLmgh, L. l., New-York: Gsrmania, Harmonic,
LiederkraDz, Loreisy Msnner-CaOr, Opheus, Rheln-
iscber sapgeIbund, sangerrunde, Schillerbund, So
ciaheform Gesaneverein, Teutsnia Msnnerchor.
Each society of the strangers is the invited guest
Of one Of the New York societies.
The Office of The Netc YORKER Demokrat in Chatham
st.. by which the procession moved, was Illuminated,
and exhibited banners in front Of the building, upon
which were German words, in substance as fouows:
"The New-Yorker Depokrat bids the Singers
"Lesrty welcome" "The German song speaking to
ihebear with German power, shall nightly unite US
Gin tie new faiherland" '