The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-11
The German Societies.
THE aAENGERFEsT.

The Fest delegates made an excursion TO Jones
Wood for the purpose OF inspecting tho psos
which has been selected for the picnic OF the saengeno
to take place on Wednesday, OF the festival week
The spots where the various societies are TO have
their headquarters were drawn by lot as foows:-No
Social Reform Liedertafel; No. 2, Mozart veren; NO
Orpheus; No. 4, Coona; No. g. Social Reformen; NO
Q, saenserrunde, of Jersey City, No. =, Helvea; No.
Harmonia No o. Social Maennerchor; No. 10. saenser
bund Of Williamsburg; No. H. saengerrunde, Of New
York; No. IL, Concordia No l3 Germanis
No a. Melomaneni No Is, Liederkranz No. 10, Lo
reley; No IT, Lyra Maennerchor No. IS, Rheipischor
sangerbund; No 49, Alemana; No 20, feutonia; No.
Fl, Williamsburg Quartette Club; No 90, Union Maen
nerchor; No 20, Sing Academic; No "a Liedersfel; No.
rs, INLAND Bund; No. 20 Beethoven Maennerchor; No
81 Schwaebischer Saengerbund No. %, Euphonia; No.
20, Frohsnn, OF Bloomingdale; No 80 Fdela; No. 81,
Schilerbund; No 49, Ledertafel Of the Social Reform
The Aron Society and several others who not "a
take active part in the ninth general saengeres havs
been invited to attend and places will be reserved fos
them on the festival ground to put up their head
quarters.
Last night grand orchestral rehearsal took place a.
the Germania Assemble Rooms with full attendance
Of the singers.
GERMAN FESTIVITIES YESTERDAY
Various German societies held their annual pcncs and
excursions yesterday and usual turned out in full
force At the present season the so-caed summer
night festivals arc imuch in vogue, which commences
during the day and continued mostly during the
whole night The members of the German Fortbildungs
Workman organization for educational purposcs-and
several cooperating societies held summer ght fes.
tva at the Union Park Sixtythrd street and First
avenue which commenced at three O'Clock in the after
noon with the Fest overture and performance by tho
gee club Of the Fortbildungs vercin Several singing
societies engaged musical exercises whereupon ball
was held In the evening the park was illuminated
The proceeds of the festival to be appropriated for
fund to purchase a library.
At Landmarks Hamilton Park three protective and
benevolent sociees--the Society Hermann Brethren,
Independent Social Reform veren and the lndepend-
German Bundles Vcren-wcrc engaged In festivities,
the proceeds of which for Widows and orphan
fund.- which has been created as an auxiliary
Of these three societies The Glee Club Co
lumbia and other kindred societies participated
and assisted in the festivities. The Coona, which Is .
very popular musical organization, whose esvit arc
always we'll paronizcd held forth at the Bowcfy Garden,
in the Bowery where the members Of several lindrcd
societies participated in the festivities, consisting Of
musical exercises ball and other social pastimes
The Aurora Social Club held picnic and summer night
festival the Cremorne Garden, Seventy second
street and Third avenue and similar festival was held
at Sptz-carth's Pavilion, in Court street. Brooklyn,
where the Brooklyn Turnverein and the Brooklyn
Saengerbund held forth