New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-20
THE CHIcAGo SENGERFEST
PREPARATIONS AND ARRIVALS.

"Wnlte faWn" IL enda1gerlng the morals Vi y""Nb
Chicago, under the auspices Of Jarrett Palmer AT
Mcvickers Theater The Black Crook" under the aus
pices OF DE Pol MeDsnough. engaged in the same
business The Museum has received the human relics OF
Barnum's Museum in a lump, and is delghting inc
lovers of monstrOstes. tiny craft "The Little
Western about TO try 7oyage from Chicago to LIVER
pool attracts the crowd The circus Is jammed TO
sufOcation with sweltenng crowd, but more than an
combined. The Sixteenth annual Festival OF the Hortn
American sengerbund, which was announced to-day at
o'clock in the morning with savos of cannon at,
tracts the public attention The city is literally thronged
with strangers and many ans deraDged by the storm OF
yesterday, yet due, with their freight OF Ger,
man singers. The hotels Overcrowded and
all the German citizens OF Prominence and wealth nave
opened their doors to the guests Most of the Societies
belonging TO the Bund arrived this forenoon, but the
large delegations from and the East ncludng
the Europeans, raIl-DuDd between here and val
paraiso owing the washing away of bridge. PteOus
dispatches passing oyerthe wires between them ana
the Central Committee This morning they at Lima,
and sent dispatch; the hunor of which any German VIII
appreciate "tcr stt-en N Leime" Later, from the
same locality came dispatch from the Arion: !" No
beer" and still later one from the Iederkanz Come
and help u.s." IL is exceedingly doubtful whether
they will reach here TO-DAY! but the tenor of their dis
patches indicates that they are all philosophers OF the
Tapley school, and will reolye genial contentment out
of difficulties.
er The streets and sidewalks are full OF forest branches
which have brought the country into the town Beautl
fu evergreen arches span tie sidewalks IN every drec
stone and brick with their grateful greenery Fesoons
Of evergreen Irvine from all Windows and ropes OF ever
Ing S'N the ''O'' good old German err "wiEommen"
and everywhere. from housetops and windows.
and flag stats. and sweeping IN ample folds above
the crowded streets, the and stripes wave by the
side of the black red and white of the North German
Bund and the Old German tcolOr Of the black red and
gold trumpha arch OF very handsome architectural
design and eaborately ornanened with ags ana ever
greens span the broad thOloughfare OF Wabasaye III
close proximity to the Fest HALL and similar arch spans
North Clarkst 40 feet In hight, covered with German
coor and estoons OF evereons arranged to cross
each other, the diamond shipped intersuces being nled
with miniature American mlors. Above the center OF
the arch stands an aieg0ncal representation OF the
-.
are the Fest Hail. Urchs Hall. the Gernana Manner
chor Hall, the Concorda MInnerchor Hall, the Turn
veren Hal, and German 1heaer The Fest Hall Is the
Mabash-aye, RINK, which has been transformed into
tling OF beauty The entire space inside inc
tie the walls together and the beams that support the
roof concealed with red white and blue tissues, and
gracefully INTERVENING fcsOons, the whole hung with
Chinese lanterns and flags About 40 feet OF the building
Is set of for stage capable of accommodating about
1900 people the auditorium seating 400 more Tie stage
II most elhboIaey ofaihthteu Win MOWERS Nases anu
satuary, and from each extremity rise TWO artistic yr-
mids made OF NIOns, guitars horns cymbals and tam,
Dornes, grouped together IN an artistic manner anu
holding upon their submits, figures OF Atlas,
Above them hang the Goddess Of Music the German and
American Goddesses OF Liberty, Ranking an immense
mcH." Busts OF Washington, Mozart, Schumann, Men,
dessohn. slGel, Meyerbeer, Handel schubert Lsz aud
Vulnerable among which the following are the most con-
else aud epigrammatic:
Yer nicLi He5t Vein. Webb Gesang
Der btcbt rim NGTT sem Lebentdhg.
Wo man sinGi da lass dich rr,hig nieder,
BOcSe MeHSchcji hdben Leife Lioder.
Welt cher sngc MGrken -ieht
Den trduiel hreiS dds DcRtsche LEA
Marhts einander mr. NIGHT saueT,
Her sind rir giech, Baron wS Bauer
Ernst isi daS L6bc1--heiter die KtoisL
DE Runst isl 0roSs-die Kritik seharE
"Die Wei so reh de Liebe gehL
SO lcet ein Goa de Seee schiceiH
Die g0nse wen, die ganse Wet"
Uhlch's Hail. which il the headquarters Of the com
aulo he MauugrchOr Is
eyereens and lanterns the starcases almost conceaeu
with cedar boughs, and all the landings filled with vases
The walls Of the hall are tasteully decorated with
greens, the OF the prominent German composers
aud caricatures done in India with sepia and water
colors OF the Ftgcde Baer fashion, representing Incl
dents in tho history of the Gernauia -,
Choir hall three OF which covered with the black,
white red aud three with the red white aud blue and
above. AT the back Of the hall Is the motto:
Sietsi d' in fre',de" Lande'
EnsaBi ind rcriGSseii dd.
A,r e,n b ,,,s l. L'e 1 ges 1t
The Turner Han the Oldest Of the halls, built
by the Chicago TurnyeTen which has been the nome Oh
Seas ~ t6e st broad stairway Is fuengh portrait
Father jain the founder VI the organization Win
Schiller beautiful Fil lPeSi die Sf iSSae,.
Sc Gcchter md 're6en
ms irdtsche Itbcl.
The interior OF the Hall Is elegantly decorated with
rose-tinted aud white stufs, evergreens and flowers.
The German Theater has over It's entrance very arts
If tran
ing trumpet triangle, and hute over the door Is the
motto:
The theater auditorium ia fairly oppressive with the
odor of flowers which have been disposed about the
have given you not 1.-THE Of the decorations and
notices In the city. Every beer cellar-and their name
II egiohas It's distinctive ornamentatiOn. There is no
home poor or So mean that has not hung out
some token welcome. The newspaper Offices are wear
ing the green The Tribune rises out OF small forest
and has swung immense German trlcoOr across the
street and has Transparency over It's door upon which
the names Of the prominent German composers ne ne
publican doorway is spanncd by fine arch The Journal
with bunting and The Times has even hoisted ts
flag. standing upon Carkst bridge which Is The noun
tain Of Chicago being elevated handful OF feet above
the OF the city, and looking in any direction the
streets seem 10 have suddenly become Inter den LIN
den," profuse Is the greenery Everybody Is on the
streets although the weather Is unpleasany hot and
sury The Americans enter heartily into the spirit OF
the occasion, and everything promises pronounced sue
cess
Every hour societies are arriving and marching
through the streets 10 headquarters where they are
luncBed, ana by nshtia win the exception OF the New
York and European delegations VINO may not reach mere
until morning, the roster VIII be fulI When complete
her- York ArlOn-NeW lUE' 6tFhanla-Ns~, lOThr
Maennerchor- Harlem, " y. Maennerchor-Rochestcr
j ~ Arim Of the west. ST. Louis Maennerchor
PHILADELPHIA. Junger MaennerchOr, Phiiddelphtd Ge-
sanyeren, DareHpOn Turner Gesangyerein, Ddren-
port Maennergesangyerein, Io,ra CHy GesaDgsecton
A. L. ", Detroit MaeunerchOr, LdpOrte. Maennerehor,
Indianapolis Harmonic, Indianapolis. Saengerbund,
JDersonrHe sociaer Gesangvereln, Gro0h io,hL lie
derkranz Richmond. Lederkranz, sydney bleaefkrahz'
Hamilton. tOncOrdla, MADISON Ofpnehs, ttfWiout'
Masnnerchor, Cincinnati Haragar Maennerehor, Gin
cnadti. ST. Cecian Maennerchor. Ctncbtndh. Junger
MaeunerchOr, Cincinnati. Druiden SaengerchOr Cthen-
maid Harmonic, Ciereidnd. West Cleveland Maenner-
chor. Dayton, Harmonic. Pqid, Turner GesangNeTen'
Harmonic, Troy COncOrdia, Peoria. Deutscher Maen-
nerchor hdnkdkee Laetitia Gesangyeren, Incoming
ton. Iiedertafel, Ottdcd. GesangyereiI, Bte Iddhd
Orpheus Louisville Liederkranz, LonsrtHe Concordla,
Chicago, TurnyeTein Union Turnyeren, Aurora Turn
verein, Turnyeren Torryarts bohemian IurnveIeul,
Swedish Tunyerein, Chicago Arbeteryereln, sOcialer
ArbeiterveTen OF West Chicago, Chicago Schuetzen-
verein, West Chicago schuetHenyeren, 3erma9a Masn
uerchor FREEZER saengerbund, Gesangsecton OF the chi
cago Arbeeryerem, North Chicago Liedertafel, MAen-
nerchor of the Chicago Turngemende Gesangsecton OF
the Union Turnveren, Chicago TeutOna Gesangsection,
Chicago AriOn, Chicago Sves.
A The mail closes before the Reception Concert this
evening only make an announcement OF us feat-
ures In will be- devoted almost entirely 10 the welcome