The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-31
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| rsneciaI Correspondence of the Register.J
LOUISVILLE, KY.
July q, 1866.
DEAR REG1sTER:--This has been q
GALA week in Louisville. The weather
has been generally propitious and PAL
ring an occasional shower the mucn
abnsed "Clerk of the Weather" has TINS
week nerforned his duties in a manner
entirely satisfactory to the NEST quer-
ulous pleasure seeker, be he German,
Dutchman, or any other man. The les
tivities attendant upon the annual meet
ing of the North American Saengerbund'
have passed off thus far very delight
fully indeed and the utmost pleasure
has been enjoyed BY both participants
and SPECTATORS, and, as the good people
of the good old city of Wheeling doubt
less feel some degree of interestin know
ing how the week has been spent and
how the Jolly company that left your
city last Sunday night have Jared during
their absence from home, and how they
have maintained the dignity and repu-
tation of the busy and smoky and dear
old town, brief sketch of their wan
behring's and of the exercises of the Saen-
gerfest may not be uninteresting to the
readers Of the Register,
The Germans Of Wheeling, like those
of every place, are noted for their cheer.
fitness, love of amusem ent, aud general
iollity, and the members Of the Harmonic
and Maennerchor Societies who started
for Louisville last Monday morning
were not whit behind am OF their
couutIymen III these characteristics.
The Harmopie, under the leadership OF
he genial George Schwarzbach, was
Iepresented by eighteen members, and
the MaenuerchOr, accompanied by their
good locking and accomplished President,
Louis Stifel, mum bered twenty-five.
Leaving Wheeling at A NJ on Monday,
they proceeded to Benwood ard Beliaire
and embarked for Cincinnati. The rail
road trip was very pleasant indeed, and
unmarked by any incident that could
tend TO mar the enjoyment OF the excur-
sionists. Mirth and sJrg were the OF der
of the day Reaching Ciucianati about
touI a'glock, P. NJ, the Singers hurried
through tno "aueen City" aud took pas
| sage upon the stealno.- Cor Louisville
| Here there was perfect jam. SoUi~S;as
from Cleveland, Columbus, and Clncln.
natl were crowded together on board.
| Every state room had seen engaged, eve
| ~ cot had it's claimant, aud there was
scarcely foom upon me cabin door for
| the thrOpg of passengers TO lle down ana
| catch half hours sleep. But amid all
these discolnforts, the German cheerful
ness shone forth and thetrip was render
ed rs pleasant as it could be under the
circumstances The company arrived at
| Louisville Oh Tuesday morning ana we're
met upon the wharf by reception COM
mittee who escorted them To Beck's
| Hall. on Jefferson street, which had been
DESIGNATED Us Headquarters and lifted
40 for that purpose Here they were
| furnished with splendid lunch which
| served 10 appease their rather vigorous
appetites and 10 wash the river fogs out
! of then rhgoatS and make them feel COM
| Portable generally. A the request Of NJ.
! August Johnson, who had made tie dC-
duaintauce OF u number of the Wheeling
men and enjoyed their Old-lasholned hos
pitality several months ago, all Tue NIsl
tors from Wheeling were quar- tered at
his Hotel, I'll Metropolitan, Oh the corner
Of Mari ct and Seventh. They re lui
d.
English's Malt House, which had been
elegantly fitted up and decorated for
that purpose Ia the cellar, under TIE
Malt House, an elegant saloon had Leu
extemporised and styled The M.hnmuC-
Cave" 1t furnished a very cool and
pleasant retreat from the hea, Of the
day and was abundantly patronned not
only by the Wheeling singers nuc also
by other visitors from broad
On Tuesday afternoon. The ma...ocIs of
H., various alng.uG su,'"1cs as ,nbled
a. headquarters AID c1luvaal ed bY
several brass bands Welt IL procession
70 be Fest Halle sgiendsd Structure
erected at the conner Of B.o4d~ ~ aug
tI.tli streets expressly tOr the occasion
L. MAS calculated 10 seat four thousand
pei SONS aud for mere Temporal struc.
TUE. was gotten up IL style that re-
BE-, I'D iuhllte credit upon the energy
ana good taste of tie citizens az Louis.
vile Arrived ar The Halle, The foreign
Singers we've welcomed III Il very neat
and appropriate seCh by his honor
Mayor Lithgow which was responded 10
by an equally happy address 1r' IN Pro.
tesso, Mailman. Of Louisville The
6Cude5 l4g was then delivered 10 the
new President Of the Saengerbuud by
Hon Otto Dressed, Of Columbus. the re.
firing officer. Several speeches, some in
English aud some IN German. weic made
by various individuals and the crowd |
dispersed TO seek enjoyment rs their |
tastes might direct The houses of Ger. |
mans throughout tie city were taste. !
fully decorated with wreatbs of ever. |
green aud with German and American
flags The whole city seemed e. have
put 90 holiday attire aud wore an ap.
pearance very pleasing to the visitors
aud complimentary TO their national |
pride. At many of the houses, notices
were displayed bidding welcome TO the
singers and across several Of the streets |
flags were stretched bearing the word |
"UIilkommeR" And it is not inappro- |
pirate to say right here that the hospi. |
tality extended to the singers by the |
citizens of Louisville, both native and |
foreign born, has been exceedingly gen.
erous, open. handed and free. A genuine