The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-16
>IHE Mush' Al DEIOIsrRAnoI.
Arrival Of tho Visiting Singers
Last n 'ght.


Grand preparations have been made fer the "a
saengerfest which was TO commence yesterday, WHOM
the visitors arrive here. Thu Buf'hlo and Mo
other Now York societies and thoss Of Connecticut
arrived here during the day, but the arrival Of the Rich
mond singers, and the societies Of Baltimore Alexandria
Philadelphia and the delegation societies Of Delaware,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey considerably deycd
BY some misunderstanding accident on the railroad
The visiting singers engages special train at Phladel
phA, 70 leave there at foNr p. N. yesterday, bat
they did not arrive here until quarter past
twelve this morning. The home singers arrived
In front Of the City Hall about nine O'Clock TO receive
their guests when dense crowd awaited tho vsitofA
delegation of Burgers met the visitors in Jersey CITY,
and escorted them to the City Hail. where the Mayor
welcomed tho singers in behalf Of the CITY The Mayor
made the following remaxks-
GMsrLsnEx REPRESENTATIVES, on VARIOUS SINGING
socErS:-it gives me pleasure to welcome you TO this
BY the singing verens OF which this city Is proud have
been given with cordially which must be conducive to
After your long and tedious ride II would be nappropr
ate to detain you with any extended remarks can
Of you amy " may T Be
fully realized. wish you very good night.
From the City Hall torchight procession formed
in the following order
The New York Turn verein.
The New York s s eoncordia, Eu.
SermanI. asr%osia, Hslvssis' 1!is%snla Lore
Social Reforners, Lyra Mannerchor, Mozart
, yorein orpheus ouartette Club Of Moboken Rhsin-
lerbund, Sangerrunde Sangerrunde OF Jersey City,
Social Reform Gcsang verein, Social Reform Ledertafe
CHOIR ouarte CLUB ReeSoven MSnner
Choir: schwabischer Sangerbund, Melomanen, Armi-
MIA, Union Mannerchor
The visiting societies follows:-
Arion. Aurora Beethoven Gesang Verein, C@cia
Gesang vcren, Eintracht Germania Mannerchor, Lied
ertafel der frean, deutschen Gemende Orpheus San
gcrbund, Sangerrunde. Social Leder Kranz, Teutona
Sangerbund Columbia Manner Choir, Junger Miinner
Choir Liederafe and Ate Manner Choir of Phladephia;
Harmonic Ges veren, Iioderkranz Ssngerchor, Turner
Gesang vcrein and Turner Ledertafe Of Baltimore;
Mannofchor Alexandria Pa Aurora and p sdsr
kranz Egg Harbor City, N. j.; Eintracht Harris
burg, Pa Ger%ana, Poughkeepsie n. Y Ger.
Liederkranz, Providence r L. Liederkranz, Syracuse,
N. r. Licdertafcl and Sangerbund, Buffalo, N. Y;
Reading, Pa Manner Choir, Troy N Y orpheass, Bos,
ton, Mass Sangerbund, Washington, d. c.; Sanger
1 1und Wil%ington, Del. Teatonia New Haven, Conn
mond, Va Mannerquartett, Hartford, Conn Eintracht
THE DECORATIONS, ETC.
number of public places in the Bowcry were gaiy
decorated with flags and bunting In honor of the visiting
singers. At the Ateller Of Madame Klein the German
national coors-black red and yellow-with the Amcr
colors each side, displayed. The Steuben
Honsca popular place Of rcndezvousncxt door to the
S1ngcrfcst headquarters was beautifully decorated
the interior well the front Of the build
ing. The Germania Assembly Rooms dressed in
profusion OF flags and decorations Of every description
transparency in front OF the building conta ned the
portraits Of Schiller, Goethe, Beethoven Mozart, Men
dessohn and Abt Another transparency OF considerable
size bore some embcpatical figures representing Music
and songtwo goddcsscs, one bearing the German and
the other the American colos surmounted by an eagle