The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-31

On Tuesday evening, q pic mic was
held at Woodland Garden In the city
and was heartily enjoyed by all present
Music, dancing, singing, eating ana
drinking constituted the programme and
was fully and zealously carried out. Inc
Wheeling men in particular seemed 70
enjoy themselves to the utmost, anu
earned the reputation of being the Jolllesss
set of good fellows in the city. OPWafuss
of fifty singing societies were present as
the Saengerfest, embracing nearly one
Thousand voices. They came from al
the principal cities of the Northerh
States, and delegations from seVerai
Southern cities were also in attenda nee.
New York, Chicago and st. LouS were
represented. The utmost harmony ana
good feeling reigned among the sipse
and MANY pleasant acquain tances were
formed which will outlast the iapso Oh
On wednesday, business meeting OF
rbe Saenperbund was held and also re-
haarsal az the prize concert to come 3 d IN
tha evening. Quite number OF valua-
hIe nrizes We're offered for the best song,
to be competed for by the foreign socie-
lies alone, the Louisville singers not par
ticipating in the contest. A fine gold
chronometer was contributed by the
Wheeling societies. The concert ID the
evening was immense. The Halle was
crammed to its utmost capacity and hun
dreds were unable to obtain even stand
ing places in the building. The prize
songs were all admirable, we'll selected
and well sung; the audience testify ing
by long continued and hearty applause
their appreciation Of those they hkea
best. A committee of three musicians
was appointed to act as judges OF tho re,
spectiye merits of the performances, and
have this morning published their award
The Arion Society of St. Louis gets the
first prize, and gifts are distributed to
various other societies, the Wheeling
Harmonic and Wheeling Maenerchor
among the number. The prize awarde
to the Maenerchor is the first in the
third class, and consists of an elegant
baton or musical directors staff mounted
with silver and tipped with a beaut lful
silver Tyre. The prize given to the liar
| monte is the second in the third class,
and consists also of silver'tipped baton
The songs by the Wheeling soccer les
while they were not the very pest'
were by no means the worst, and there
| is good reason TO expect that, ere many
wears, under the stimulus which these
annual Saengerfests afford, Wheeling
will be able to boast of as accomplished
| band of musicians as can he found III
auy of her sister cities. The voices are
there, but they need more cultivation
and careful training.
After the prize concert was over, the
singers assembled at Headquarters and
formed torch light procession and pa
raded through the principal streets.
They serenad.d the Mayor and members
of the City Councils and other civil dig.
nitaries and went in for regular good
time with a perfect looseness." Some
very amusing incidents occurred and
several practical jokes were perpetrated
by well.known members OF the Wheel
ing delegation, which can be better re.
ported orally Than in print ALI parties
seemed determined to make night OF
it," and they generally succeeded.
On Thursday morning public re-.
hearsal was bad for the First Concert,
the grand event Of the needing; the
afternoon was devoted to business
meeting and, in the evening, the grand
concert took place.
But, as this letter already enoroaches
too much upon your space, perhaps
would better defer giving you descrip.
w." of the Concert until tomorrow,
when eau 'oa-- opea.k Of the closing fes-
tivities of the occasion. 1 van.~t -I.sa
this letter, owever, without some men.
| tlor of the many courtesies extended by
the mem bers of the Press at Louisville
| to their editor ial brethren from abroad.
The most PEI feet and liberal arrange.
ments had been made for the knights
of the Quill" their wants were all an
ticipated and their tastes thoroughly
understood and completely gratitied'
Representative, Of nearly fifty newspa-
pers were in attendance, and mingled
together will that genuine sociality
which is a characteristic Of the editorial
fraternity in America.
will conclude my letter tomorrow