New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16

said countrymen All these scenes we're present a 20
hundred others equally oharacteristc ana and ban
ners and painted devices abOunded every M
sides could be read In German OF course son,b East
singers" "WelcOme, Singers from NORTH, oVI dass
and west" az you find yourself homeless ana IRE bns
in foreign land German song will bring y9 3H noo
ss show their warm hearts and kindly natures ID the
making up Of just these little saintatons a t1ya
The various societies guarered undeE tne Trees
different parts OF the grounds some oi tnT th tho han
Ders and emblems OF the clubs conspcuousy ~ Seu
the entrances The Arion ana With sH other
vereins Most Of the clubs only separated tnelr paOm
lar rendezvous from inc genera vres were
on the long poles which they had been caTLed IN 9
nrocessIons Some fixed in the ground, while many
were hung in the willows herallynot In sorrow anu
heavness did the children OF Israel their haT Dy Of
waters of BABYLON but in cOnentment and ghtnes VI
heart as not I'm land Of captivity, but IN county
which welcomed all strangers TO her hospltaoIo So
and makes them her adopted children. Il, -. .,,
noticeable feature In the picnic were the huge d
from when the men would in turn drink long draught
az beer when toast or sentiment was proposed We
liked to see these good fellows taking their peer IN E
aSd Wolfram Won Eschen6ack and Walter Won
der VOgew eide drink at the great singers " par
and his knights pass around the horn before they
started the campaign in when bmPeI9i az, 1890
lost his life. We love these links which pnu ne Pesen'
All the varieties Of the German element In America
small class OF wealthy people There was the coarse
shoemaker josing along with his homely ipau anu anu
the iressedup little tailor with his " madchen." ana the
Oyeck swain who sat on the grass Looking mo mime tns
pale blue eyes Of his gee5te Ia tnat STATE 1 nu
produce happiness. There was the practical German
housewife sitting on bench taxing AK IN low ed cbS
Law eennR on It's back across her knees with the sun
blinking IN its eyes, and the flies crawling over It's little
All these we're there and representatives Of all the other
varieties Of the German brother ana sse1nOOo tb
beer began 10 tell, but universal Jollty Inc strange m
tmore hosts and had real stag party Oh H. very rev
women sharing in their cOnviviates. The Amerlcane
were represented by the English orator OF the Day some
of the social evil who profuse with smiles and
singer from his registering comrades. AT about noon
we had an Grafton in German from Herr william am
siand which did not number over 400;
for our friends do not care for speechlnaKlng anu
thing Mr. Rapp could say. That gentleman, however,
made very good address, short and to the point ex-
England and America and the father OF freedom
hymns every land. He hoped In conclusion thay the
as immortal as the German song in whose amei they
were here assembled The Hon. Robert u Barry ols;
tngushed member Of the bar OF Baltimore, denVered
the English Grafton and 1t most happy effort emil
neny fall of fancy and feiieltous turns OF phrase
ys3ue nO to each Of the great German masters of
music to the Gerah genus aps fostering aud cu
waiting American taste for noble song ITO saio tna'
vI deeds He hoped some musical genius rising in the
siop ere Tbe LAST Song to the kew the
National sangerbunds, as slight OF the
natonalizng OF music among us. He concluded by an
exquisite tribute the power OF music The speakers
much disturbed by the plating OF Dands passing az
the head Of squads OF slngers, and by the MOSS noise
among the the SopSrSSIe President OF the festival
came the door Of the small pagOda allotted 20 the *
ecutive Committee aud announced the decision OF tee
judges In the prize singing MT Az was very poor
speaker and long me letting the crowd knew the
only thing they wanted to hear from him But In fact
he had no TO tell judges having let the secret
out the night before He however formally announced
Deutschen Liederkranz" OF New York and the second
of the same class the "JuDgen Mannerchor" OF Pha'
the HobOken Quartette" Club and the second to the
Washington "sanger6und" These ACCOMPLISHMENTS
| ties, who advanced and received their diplomas
amid many hOchsr and some speech, making ,l
grounds preceded by their banners which victory had
perched The yanquished societes-though there were
good humOr organized procession for themselves aud
carried in triumph piano az sGs on on 3 S SO
and kept constantly wpng Their eyes ana TThsng thf
and disappointment. This mock procession IoOd
thing as place in the festival The losers are
msjOrities Of the Judges. We were surprised
that the Arlons'" Of New.York were sent away
equal to the excelenceof their Club Hence the Jun
! gen MennerchOr," with the "@arch at Midnight" by
Lszts very hard piece to sing-was gwen preference
over them. We sympahize with the Arlons," and with
the noble singers or the Phlladephla "oanRerDund,
than which there better society In the lists. But
all could not get the prizes and no fault can DO found
with the Judges who, doubt, did their duty thoroughly
and faithfully When left the SchuetZen Park early
this evening there prospect that the picnic would
be kept up till late hour by the light Of Chinese Ian
| terms. Dancing under full Roadway in the hall
heavy shower which fell hour 80 ago, probably put
TO be and Friday the eleventh 6aengerfest
| closes ..
CLOSE OF THE FEsTIvAL-THE VISITORS LEAVING.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 15.-The Grand Sanger
fest will close to-day with entertainments at the schutzen
Park Quite number Of members Of the different sing
ing societies still here but many Of them left for their
homes this morning. Not few visited Washington this
morning and will return this evening 20 Join their CON-
rsdes before starting for their homes No serious acct
dent has occurred during the festivities, though the
crowd has been great, and nothing unpleasant has
occurred from the commencement on Saturday evening
last until The Sangerfest has been continual
round Of social and musical entertainments.
MR.. PEABODY'S LATEST BENEFACTION.