The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-05-08
The German Festivals.
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Prom II. New York Times.
Thissyear will be marked By the cs.sksx.
tlogi III this country OF Two grand Gsrn.xd
festivals, both Of which msy be very pso-
perry termed International, as delesAt,sus
from serera, European socistica, uIv ex.
peeted to be present.
The first of the gathering win BE- che
Singing festival, to bs held IN Chicago.
commencing on the 18th Of june next, and
terminating on the 20th o. the SAME uontl,,
W hat gathering OF singers there will BIZ
1t present Indications do not fail. CnicAe6
will then place philadelph;a in the shado.
The organizatiun under whore direction
the affair is 70 come of runtbers moro thar
one hundred societies, belonging 70 the
great Northwest. and their toue viii ba
largely augmented aa the festive dsy a..
pfoaches. Als,:ady the .Arion aud Lieder.
hranZ "G'lainptvus of .ong"--havs ge-
solved u pSIfic.pste ,h eospore lii tha mag
uiheent c's'ebfstls.r, aud eaeh Of tie otL.r
leading tlopoiitan sucseties will be roprs.-s
sented BY q large deicsatlon Besides, the
cities OF Berlin, Vienna, and Coloyne>os.
the Rhine have signihe6 their inteltiou VI
send four representatives each, aud the.s
will be entertained by the LiederkIsnz dur
ing their stay in this city. The people .,
Chrcaso may, therefore, weH expect n,a
steal treat. The Arion, which has hsld
a.oof from Staging Excursions, numbers
among its mem bers opeTatic singers Of the
| highest renown--such rs Lotti, Feinl;ch,
| Eormes, and Steineeke-and fo one ioaLts,
therefore, that this society vii! bear Len.s
| with 1t the laures o. the championship ia
| the friendly contest
| The other festival viii be- that Of sia
| Schut=ea Corps, and its dimensions, il il
expected, will be still grander than thoss
| of the S9Dgerband. In order not to later
tere with the success OF either Of these do
mAstrations, and to give those who wish
TO participate in both4of them an opportu.,
nifty to do SO, the shooting festival, which
is to be heid in New York city, will begin
on June 25, giving sufficient time to trsvA
from Chicago to the East. and will last till
July 6, thus including the Alb day Of July,
on which day the feati. ties viii certainly
culminate
The names connected viii, the great ssis
terprlse are sufficient uarsntA that ella
programme as announced Hill he carried
out to the very letter From the long lis.
OF well-kCown gentlemen whose names thuA
appear, the following may be mentioned:
Gen. Sigel, Gen. Bareer, Mr.. Oswold Or
tendorfer, editor Of tie .Staats Zeitrsc:
Mr.. Frederick kapp, commissioner Of sna,.
the celebrated piano nanufacsory.
The preparations Tor this shooting fests.
val are being faithfully conducted by CON.
mlttee consisting OF about lC0 gentlemen,
and sub divided into committees on finance,
reception, shooting, press. decoratiopA
buildings, &c. / he place se.es.ted for the
shooting contest is Jones Wood. Iba
structures necessary fcc the occasion aTs
now IN course OF constructions By Mess-s
Schuler and Sch0n. The cost Of the sans
will reach, if not ezceed, S40, 900. Th..a
buildings viii, after the end Of the festival,
remain the property OF the owner of Jous's
Wood, and will be au ornamen, to that
popular place of amusement The gtess
hal! vii! be large enough to scat 5 go pei
sons at dinner at the sarpo time. THIS
decorations OF the hal viii he Of superior
kind, and among the most attractive fe~;
lures ofthe ground. The pricipal building
besides this hall will be the shooting gai.
ery itself, il which fifty Six targets viii 10
erected.
The prizes to be competed for are nuusr.
GUS as well as costly, consisting partly ct
cash, IN sums of $500 and less, and OF other
presents OF considerable value, to be give.s
by the lady friends of the different soce.
ties and by the societies themselves Ia
addition TO these the committee Of ,ha
grand shooting festival to be held 10 Vies.
ma, Austris, this year, have given notics
OF their intentention TO send prias
amounting to about $3.50 in gold, and tEA,
New ork committee have resolved 10 ~.
turn the compliment by forwarding to their
brethren IN Germany, hre. class piaGs1-
forte, valued at 81, l,590, which viii, al It's
same time, represen. Americaa Gri 10 tie
very cradle Of piano manufacture.
One OF the most interesting points in tl;s
affair Will be the examination and trial OF
fire arms, especially breech, leaders, by
commission of competent military geniie,
men. selected from our regular army and
militia. 1t is proposed 20 make this triss
a thorough one, and the result ,uay there.
fore be looksd Tor as @! iaealculable publis
interest.