The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-11
PFINGsT MONTAG.


Grand Gathering OF German Musical socisS
ties.
Yesterday being known among the Germans as Panasl
Montag, Whit Monday, was duly celebrated by our
Teutonc fellow citizens by excursions and festive gath.
erngs the various suburban districts Of this metropo
lis. The most important Of these the Saengerfes
musical festival Funks Union Park foot OF Sixty
third street, East river At early hour In the day
large crowds Of Germans, accompanied by their wvez
and children flor the genuine Deutschers 60 no
pleasure excursion unless the rauen und kinder par
ticipants, might have been noticed vending their
way to the park that was to be the prin~
cipal scene OF their festivities. Amid the UNI
brageous foliage OF this rural retreat they
spent the day. enjoying those pleasures which
form 80 distinguishing characteristic this orderly
and pleasure loving people, The Third avenue and Sec
ond avenue lines OF cars in their town trips,
crowded with hundreds OF passengers whose facial
Tour IN each instance gave unmistakable evidence OF
Teutonc extraction, and whose beamng countenances
betokened antcpatory enjoyments that the Germans,
above all other people, know we'll how to appreciate
arrived at the ground these found hundreds Of sthers
awaiting them, and at about eleven O'clock the strains
OF orchestral music that resounded through the groves
announced The commencement Of the days festiyty.
Colpes soon took their places the principal platform
Tor the inevitable waltz that goes make up the
Germans programme of pleasure. While these
cncnhg round IN the may Ierpschorean exercises
others took advantage of the opportunity to ramble
through the grounds and TO nhale the health
giving breezes that are here waited from
the river, which forms the eastern boundary
of the park There present on this Pnngst Nsntag
and women Of both high and low decree youths
and maidens and children IN arms formed no in.
considerable portion of the assemblage Rivers Of lager
and tuns OF Rhein wine flowed freely the threats
OF these pleasure seekers, and the only effect of tho
omnpresent inhibition seemed to be the rousng OF the
stold German spirit 10 point where innocent enjoy
ment met with full appreciation Two excellent brass
bands In addition TO the orchestra that furnished melody
to which the willing feet Of the dancers kept time,
afforded harmony for the ever increasing crowds and
these stationed at either end park gave forth
their musical utterances, made fully apparent
h ,0o n 0ay a. least ns grand oa were %
Terpsichore. This occasion the tenth General
Singer Festival and, TO make 1t wha! It's imports.
thry.seven singing societies were present. Their exer
cises formed the prominent feature in the pleasures
the day Scattered here and there over tho
large OF the park were the banners OF these soc
ties pendant from the trees and the shade Of these
collected group told the presence M@nnercho Snnger
bund and sangverein Each society gave evidence Of it's
collective musical capacity by executing and again,
under the charge Of its leader. some Of those grand
choral performances tina! have made the Germans re-
nowned In tho world Of melody, while hundreds OF APP
precatve listeners failed not at the close OF each seec
ton, 70 express their hearty applause.
Hsdertae Iedertafel Of the United Reiormer Hozars
Rheinischer sasngerbund, saengerunde Sing Academi
Social Reform Gesang veren schwabscber sasngerbund
Isutonia Fraueniob Beethoven haennsrchor. prohsnn
nerchor, Quartet Club Of New York. Junges
Aaennerchor, schwabischer Lederkranz, Concordd
monte, Phnosx, INLAND Bund, CoIonia Mssanerchor,
Bloom,ngdale Iaennerchor, brooklyn saangerbundi
Union Haennerchor Hudson City Quartet Club. Social
Reform Liedertafel and Harlem Maennerchor.ass
At three O'Clock 10 the afternoon these societies a.
o. s up s
full orchestra, proceeded 70 execute the musical pro-
unison Of many we'll trained voices, and tho accom1
panyng orchestrasion, made the woods ring with
listeners 70 the harmonss that waited all aroun
The programme vas abort ons but II made up In qua
i'y wn:. = lacked in quantity vs. = follows
Hymn and muEc-LAchnsr.
9. Introducsion 2 The or,scvio q Judith:
gathering in attendance Dispersed Many Of them a.
enjoyed The :;scups, pas1onzsd the o1scumvaissina
hobby horses and shooting galleries, or oongTegatsd "a
individual account we're suppsmsntng the regular 1u3
grand old melodies Of Tadsrland wes aot uRsh dsZ
sought their way homeward ali bearing with them mos
pleasing recolecons Of the Pnngst Montas exercises u
city has known except the great National saenger<
fest two years ego.
The German Festival ut Melrose.
Yesterday tho Germanic confederation" Of vosalste
known a. the Mozart vsrein, Of New York. oeebratsi
the time honorsd festival Of "Pfeuftsgd Monday" o
summer holiday, 1t Germania Park, Mslross AIshough
charge Of twenty-f cents was levied for admisson
to the "garten." which ordinary occasions gladly
welcomes the thirsty visitor without any fee aid NOD
prevent the mirth loving Teutons, accompanied BY
their fraw and frauisins in Hooking 70 thq
place TO the number Of about two thousand.T
who were scattered throughout the grodhds and
In the saloon, enjoying themselves In numerous waysc
peculiar 70 the aderla~d Dancing, singing, sparking1
shooting and the solid comforts Of eating, drink
ing smoking seemed be the order Of the day and
vigorously kept up until the shades Of evening dis
persed the festive gathering. Tho society, Of which
Francis Bre liz President Charles Wenz Secretary, and
Adolf Msdhaus Treasurer, numbers about one hun<
bred and eighty pc rsons
hc Chairman Restiviefes nj RaltfuOPe.