The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-13
The Baltimore Sangerfest.
GRAND FESTIVAL coMMENcED.
ARRIVAL OF VISITING socIETIEs-THE
RECEPTION on SATURDAY NIGHT
SINGING IN MONUMENT SQUARE.

the grand reception in this city of their
brethren of the Northeastern Snncerbund,
and by nightfall, with the arrival and public
reception of the visitors in Monument
square, the eleventh biennial singing festival
may be said to have fairly begun.
Everywhere on Baltimore street, Eutaw
street, Gay street, Frederick street, and
other places, the American and German
flags We're thrown out-the red, white, and
blue, commingling on all sides with the
| black, white, and red, the colors of the
! North German Confederacy. The fronts of
some of the houses were almost completely
hidden by the elaborate adornment of colors
and cvcrgreens and in many instances the
good taste OF the owners drew largely upon
the conServatories for growing flowers,
which were displayed to great advantage.
So many cyergrcens were brought into the
city that to see the wagons loaded down
with branches one might think, with Mac
| beth that Birnamwood had come to Duns-
name. At night, illuminated pictures, ALE
! gorical and Symbolical, were lighted up ut
many points on tho line Of the proposed
! route Of the procession, so that everywhere
the visitors could see that they were well
coined in the rejoicing Of their brethren
and by the city generally.
ARRIVAL OF TIE VISITING SOCIETIES.
The Virginia Gesangverein, from Rich
mond, arrived in the York River steamer
about s o'clock on Saturday morning,
bringing about thirty members besides
quite number of ladies. They were re-
ccived by com mittees from the Baltimore
| societies, and ut once escorted TO their quar-
tiers, ut Louis Schmidt'S. No. $50 West Bal
timorc street. During the day detachments
OF singers from Cincinnati and other west
ern cities arrived by the various trains over
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and North
ern Central railway. Those who were in the
city were Hospitality entertained by their Bal
timore brethren, many with their ladies vi
sitting Druid Hill Park, the SchuctZen Park,
the various cemeteries, and other places OF
interest, while several from western cities
paid visit to the North German steamship
Berlin. ut Locust Point, where they were
Hospitality entertained by Captain I'm
dcutSch and his officers. But the great
event of the day was the
GRAND RECEPTION OF THE NORTHERN So
CIETIES.
Long before night set in, Broadway from
Baltimore street to Fleet street became
crowded with people waiting the arrival OF
the ears and to witness the procession.
Shortly before seven o'clock the Baltimore
societies, with the delegations already in
the city. marched down Baltimore street to
Broadway, with several bands of music,
banners, tranSparencics, &c, and formed a
| line on Broadway, waiting the arrival of the
special train Of the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore railroad, having OH board
the New York, Philadelphia, and other
northern societies. Many of the private
dwellings on Broadway were elegantly deco
rated with flags and evcrgreens, whilst scvc-
raj were brilliantly Illuminated.
About the time the whistle of the loco
motive announced the coming Of the train,
Inf, Of fI.n fr11N
Federal Hill, and rockets were thrown up
from the intersection of Broadway and Bal
tmorc streets. In the mean time the Arion
! Quariettc Club, of Washington, and the
Washington Spngerbund, arrived.
THE PROCESSION.
About So'clock the procession commenced
to move up Broadway, and presented, Will
their numerous flags, banners, AMI lanterns,
! Il beautiful appearance. Before the mem
bcrs of every different society Tyre was
borne. showing the name OF the society
and two paper lanterns were suspended
right and left Of these neatly-gotten W
transparencieS.
First came the New Workers, there being
twenty associations from that city and
State. The Philadelphia and Pennsylvania
societies followed. Then followed the Co
lumbus (Ohio) MInnerchor, with 81 mem
bcrS: the SHngerbund, Of Washington city
80 members The GeSangvcrcin, of Rich.
mond, Va, with - members &; the Arlon
nuartcttc Club, of Washington, ID. c., with
20 members and the following Baltimore
societies: Baltimore Lederkranz, GG sing
crS; Arion Gcs;,ngycrein, As; Turner Lie
dcrtafcl, II; Harmonic Gcsangrcrcln, -
Gcrmania M1nncrchOr. Al Baltimore San,
gcrclor. -: and East Baltimore Licdcr
kranz, %. The route, up Broadway ano
Baltimore street to Monument street, was :
grand trilmphal march.
As soon as the right wing reached the in
tcrScction Of Baltimore street and Broad
wav the word Welcome" fixed on the
ila:-polc, commenced burningin red. white
and blue. light. Rockets and other fireworks
were sent up i'll every direction. Many
houses OH Baltimore street were ilum
mated. some by candles. some by lanterns
some had even made themselves the lux
,rv of gas jets. At every window lovely
faces were visible. The singers were
greeted by waving handkerchiefs and moi
seldom with wholesome cheers. Mr.. L
Friedrich, on Baltimore street near Eden
street, had his whole front ILLUMINATED
and decorated with beautiful LITTLE
girls dressed in white, with red sashes
This elegant decoration received hearty
cheers from the whole column. From
Gardeners Hotel rockets were sent up Il:
long as the procession was passing Mi
CrOnhard 50 Baltimore street, also had his
house finely illuminated. On Baltimore
street near Front street, right-hand side, 4
whole row was beautifully Illuminated
The headquarters of the Grand Army, or
Baltimore street near Gay, had tranSpa
rcncy representing the Goddess Of Liberty,
with an appropriate inscription, the whole
surrounded by gas Jets. Mr.. Steinbach's
store, corner of Baltimore street and Post.
office avenue, was finely decorated. On 4
transparency is represented ArminluS, the
first German, and Washington, the first
American. The headquarters OF the Ger.
man Manncrchor, in the Correspondent
Building, have Il transparency representing
Germania with flying colors.
ARRIVAL AT MONUMENT SQUARE.
At the northern end of Monument Square,
opposite Lexington street, and facing the
Battle Monument, large stand had been
erected, finely decorated with American
and German flags, with gas jets over the
front forming in large letters the words
"'Welcome to All" A large number Of
Chinese lanterns were suspended around
the stand, which were also well lighted with
ras. The balconies and windows OF the
| hotels and dwellings in the square were
densely crowded with ladies. ..
Asthe different societies arrived they took
position in front of the stand until the EN-
| tire square was densely packed, and large
crowds extended on Lexington and Fay
cite streets, both east and west, and as far
south rs Baltimore street. The spectacle
from the windows overlooking the square
was inspiring, with its thousands of Ian,
terms, its stirring music, and the moving
throng of people. The Baltimore Lieder-
kranz occupied the front position, and sung
in English, accompanied by Captain Win
ter's brass band, "a German song ofwelcome-
Tho nontry hv Frederick StoltZe. the music