The New York herald., 1868-06-15
THE CHICAGO SAENGERrEST.

The sixteenth Saengerfest of the German North
American Saengerbund will be held this year at
Chicago, commencing on the 18th and ending on the
2lst inst Delegates from all parts Of Germany have
arrived to participate in the festivities and even
from France At Chicago nothing has been left un-
done to make this the most memorable gathering OF
the German population of this country. The entire
organization having for the present year its central
or converging point at Chicago, numbers sixty-onc
societies. with chorus Of nearly three thousand
voices.
This city will be well represented at the festival.
Though the New York and the Northeastern Saenger-
bund will only have delegation present, the two
other and most prominent singing societies of New
York. the Liederkranz and the Arion, will be actively
participating in the concerts, with full chorus
each. The members Of these two societies will leave
to-day at eight O'Clock p. NJ. the New Jersey and
Pennsyvania Central railroads, expecting to arrive
ing members Of the Liederkranz will compose the
chorus OF the society at the Saengerfest:-First
tenors-Glassen ScnoenfeIdt, Gueth Mcher BraI
felder Ienthai Wagner, FRANKIE and Kuehne-
munit. second tenOrs-Braeutigam, wittmann.
lost. selle. schaefrer. Gloechner Weber, Balk
scswnd, Keller, Blumner Lajoneui0ere, Titus
FISCHER and Heye. First bassos-vembach, Steins
naTwSae sngSs ROls H. j. Togsensgrs j. Tog
Mcger. Res, Carter Pfeif and Muller. Second
basso-Louis kaemmerer, j. Jacob Kaemmerer
Bechen. Scheder, wallot, Ebel, Dodge, Hartmann.
Wtatus, Loewenstein, Schaufer, Kaiser and Yurie.
They viii be accompanied by their musical director
Professor A. Paur, the oflcers OF the Liederkrans
and large number OF n0n-activc members and In
vited guests AT the second concert at Chicago the
Liederkranz chorus will sing the beautiful ballad,
"wie Kan die Liebe,n for the mastery execution OF
which the society carried or the first prize at the
The Arion chorus at Chicago will consist OF the
following gentemen:.Fi ttenors-Achenbach,A ,Adei
stein, Borgraf, Candidus, DenhoI, Braun, George
In -Ilor.
niger Bau. Erik, Gebert Grill, Hundt, Hungerbuhler
Kallmann, Kasthauser, Peinecke, Rechett, Ween-
Hanft, Llndemayer Rueckel. Schoen, Staufer, Nabe.
Steinccke, vogt and Scharbach. Second bass0s--
tel Loechner. NeUmann, Rammstedt, RaascS, Sta
dermann, Triacca, weinlich and Werner. The musi-
cal director Of g the Aron Prof c. Bergmann and
the society WIN accompany them. They. win sing
at the first concert, and the "Deum solo,b
In the Battle Hymn from the second act Of RienSi.
the hymn Being performed Sy the entire H % chorus q
over one thousand voices accompanied BY an TIM
mense orchestra. "Schoen Roth-Traut" by Vert, to
De sung by this society Is on the programme for tho
since Friday last nnumerable kilograms have been
nscs M o This sns .a CITY, Chicago and Ter
both the Liederkranz and Arion win travel in
point along the route that ell local societies may
honor them with festive reception and delegations
may join them on their westward course. The first
Of the series OF these receptions will take place at
Pittsburg about noon tomorrow; the Cleveanders,
those from BufYalo, Erie and other points on that
line will meet them at Crestne or wooster Ohio.
At Lima, Ohio, they will be Joined by delegations
from Toledo and sandusky and so on TO the end OF
The route.
While the Central Committee at Chicago is entitled
TO praise for the disinterested and unceasing ab0rs
they have willingly undertaken TO make this festival
not only success, but an honor TO a concerned and
the country at large we regret that in one respect
they have acted contrary TO the requirements OF
udlciOus foresight and correct taste. H was perfectly
proper for them to publish Fest Zsitun0 or festival
gazette but to make II - Il OF political paper no
matter of what party was decidedly Improper
These conventions OF singing societies are non-part
san In every respect and fostered and supported
by OF all political creeds alike Aud for any ono
not relishng the mad tenets OF the radical faction In
Congress II Is not only unpleasant, but even ofen-
sive, to have q Festzettung thrust In his hands,
which, Ike TINS chicago specimen before us, ~
replctc with radical cant and howlings Those fond
Of this Kind OF hrebrand literature will take 10 their
polttica papers, but when assembled for Saenger-
cst such disturbing intruder should bc allowed 20
mar tho conylyiallty Of the occasion.