The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-17
The German sunxcrfaese.

The reception At Philadelphia, Saturday even
ing, of the delegates from various German Musi'
| cal Societies. was an interesting spectacle. The
Ledger, describing IT, says:
During the day great preparations were made
for the reception of the expected visitors from
New York, B Baltmore and elsewhere, at Jayne's
Hall, in Chestnut street Outside the Hail. in front,
was erected splendid Transparency having Ap.
polio in the centre with outstrecbed arms crown.
ing the Goddesses of Music and Art and Science
with laurels Inside, the tables set the whoIe
length of the Hall and bounfully covered with the
elements OF collation., tor the entertanme of the
| welcome visitors in the evening. Extracts were
printed in English, on white banners, and hung on
| the walls, from Moore, Montgomery, Beattie and
Shakespeare. Besides these. there were Others
bearing extracts from the works OF korner Teick,
Leume, Martin Luther Chamisso Schiller Uhland,
Max Sc.enkendorf and Clsudus, in German, sIl
havlDs special reference to the nature, the neces
sity, and the triumphs Of sweet music.
In front OF the compartments or boxes in the
rear OF the platform, were tackled labels in the
following order containing the names of the vari,
ous most eminent musicians since the wear A ID
333 giving the year of their birth and that of their
death.
The names of the different clubs participatir in
ue jubilee were also printed OF label cards, and
tackled up beside the foregoing chronological tac;s
These clubs or societies number "a with a total
number of members l5O5, all present on this festal
occasion.
tue evening, u party went out with res
gala and music to meet the expected vjstapts and
y general parade took place on the arrival of the
New York Societies These latter societies pre.
senled most imposiss appearance. The societies
OF Phiiadeiphia carried lanterns of various colors
which added to the interest of the scene
At Independence Square the multitude WAS mn,
| usually large The interior of the square was
kept Gear by the police until the arrival of the
strangers. At the rear of the hall was erected a
platform containing upwards of four hundred
mt he dalD
who sung with the most thrilling effect the Song
of Welcomed to the visitors upon their arrival n III
square The song commences as follows:
Friends and brethren!
a cheerful welcome iu our tuneful circle
Is the offering of our hearts" !"
Af.er the welcom the whole body formed into
procession and moved down Walnut street to
Third, up Third TO Chestnut, and thence to the hall
Rockets went up as the procession entered the hall
The music, which sounded in the line of the pro
cession, was Of the richest kind. On entering the
hall the soeie;ies entertained themselves with q
bounteOus collation., which awaited them.
A regular rehearsal WAS held in Jaynes Hall
yesterday morning preparatory to the grand Ora
toria, in the evening.
On Tuesday next, grand procession will take
place, which will be one of the most brilliant turn
onts for many years. 1t will include the military
division numberin, seven companies, under the
command of CAPTAIN Becker; the vocal music
division, under the command of Grand Marshal
Kaiser, and aids, and the Turner'S under the COM
mand Of Captain Scotsman.
The Philadelphia Bulletin, of Saturday after
noon has in it the following with relation to the
proceedings on the last day:
In many parts OF the city flags were displayed lib
era'ly, and in the Eleventh 8nd Twelfth Wards
com posrg the Old District Of Northern Liberties
the disp ay of bunting exceeded all previous fJrts
n that way. The American fla. blended with the
eu,igas of ths diferen, German states and the 6ar
man rs'riot flag, foated the breeze in every diree
ton VIII lie ia many distances the ht we're adorD
wnh evsrgresns and words Of welcome set forth IN
German phrase.
Here anj there youog Germans in the orthodox
brown i zen sui;s black belt and felt hats which cen
stitute the Turner uniform, might bs seen working
tHeI- WAY towards somo house where a dspay Of
sgs snd laurel, with l.IteIed trar spar~ncy in the
mi st denoted that il the rendezvous of Turn
or bYnd or Singers Terein.
Ihe gr,a csnre Of attraction, early this morning
was the Academy Cf music on Broad street, where
a rehearRsi for the Grand Jubilee Concert which
comes od this evening, wss to take place. >.
Eight O'Clock tho hour fixed for the rshearial,
but consequences of many of the singers being late
in reaching the Academy much later hour had
we'd before TIE rehearsal was commenced. In con-
sequence of this delay it one O'Clock before the
societies. eft the building and then ,ome time eaps
ed before the line formed and the procession
started.
1t arranged thst the Societies were to march to
independence Square. where their representatives.
TO be received into the Hall By Mayor Vaux
Esven O'Clock the hour fixed for this reception,
but up to the time are cmpetIed TO close
port, the iine had MOI yes reach sd the Square
great number IF pc sous were in the streets for
several bours Haitlrg with exemplary patience for
fhe appearance Ct trs procession