Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-13

A0tJ VIA " 80 ~@SoS~.. A"S
meeting then adjourned.
National Reunlon Of the North
American 0asngeRband.
A large number Of our German fellow
citizens are making Arrangements to at
tend the festival Of song at Chicago next
week. They will leave on Tuesday even.
ing, arriving in Chicago on Wednesday ths
IT inst, the 6rst day Of the festival.
The Chicago Rost says that "shs Ger
MAS Of thal city are making extensive
preparations for the occasion, expecting to
to the hospitality Of the city many then.
sand singers and listeners from oil parts Of
the country, With . numbsI who have
come over from Fsshsrlsnd expressly to
Join 10 this season Of song and social enjoy
ment.
The delegation from shs old county
consisting Of eight from German. two froo
Berlin, two from Dresden, two from Colo
gns. two from Hamburg, and enc from Ba-
dsn-~he arrived in New Ysrk on Tues
dsy evening", ssd ars the Assl ssosssenta-
tivss sent from Europe 10 such fsstivsl,
are ssw bsiag welcomed snd fstsa Asss.
To-day all the Gsraan singers Il New
York viii gather in the German Asssb,y
Rooms and join in speech making end ban
quoting. On Sunday night The delegation
leave for Chicago. accompanied By sbsus
one hundred and fifty singers ffsm New
York. lis thsssht that Aftssa lssdrsd
singers will take part in The psissipal che-
russs, aided By great Rand Of oss Ausdrsd
Of the finest musicians in The lssd, aal The
sntsrtainusat promises - b. the greatest
musical treat ever offered in this country,
and one in which Americans will b hardly
less interested than Germans.
$4,000 is being raised By the people Of
Chicago to dsfssy the expenses Of the ecca-
sion.
II viii Be big thing for Chicago and
that city 10 fully equal to the occasion. The
reception OF the sxpsctsd multitude will
probable b tins affair. Triumphal arch
%, loral decorations, illuminations, torch
light PROFESSIONS, 6rs works, etc, will fern
. part Of the programme. Most Of the rail-
roads leading 70 the city will carry singers to
i" Fest" st half fare. By the Rock Island R.
r. the fars..to and back, until June 25th. will
b - fsllsws: From Ottaws, 14.lO;
Dsvsspest, 4ll.s5 Psoria, &lo.4o; lows
City. $3.50; Rock Island, &ll.s5; Blue
Island, tl.o4.
season tickets to the Sssagsrfssa, good
ali the bslls. pieuiss. and ssssssts Of ths
week, viii Be sold fsr ten dsllass, except 70
hsnory members Of the society, their wives
and the wives Of the singers,
who can obtain them at six dol
lars each They can be obtained st the
store Of Mols.r & Wulsingsr, No. III Ran
delphi street. The programme for the fes-
tival will bs printed like libsretto, in Eng
lssh and German, containing the songs,
names Of committees, order Of exercises,
etc.
On the morning Of the welcoming, .
poem composed 'by the eminent German
poet Emil Rittsrhaus, will be read, and .
song Of greeting will Be susg BY the Amer
ican Sanssrbund in honor Of ihs delegates
from across the water. Every ything promis.
- . great and successful gathering Of mu.
sicians and lovers Of music next week.
The Post further says:
The preparations for the decoration Of
streets and buildnRs for the great occasion.
are already noticeable in various places.
An immense arch has has bssn efsctsd
acrsss North Clark street, st Ksn1is, and
another across Wabash avenue. Tuross
Hall 10 slaberatsly dsesratsA viii ever
green's oil over its frent and entrance, and
the same 10 true Of the Stadt Theatre, on
North Wells street. whore huge festoen
| OF svergresns 10 Suspended across the street,
With Tyre svssgrssns hanging fls0 the csntes
The interior 81 the wabash Aveoue Rink 10
also decorated ID 6ns style. The grand
arch over Wabash Aveous, q The Rink.
snd over Clark street il frest Of Uhlich's
Block, are bsisg sapidly prepared, - veil
- well - the ether dscosetieas which will
greet the eyes Of the guests. The head
quarters efthe S4ngsrfsst are at the latter
Hall"
RIVER NRW0.