Evening star., 1869-07-12
THE GREAT IN BALrI.
MORE.
Arrival Of visitors-Grand Precesstous-
Jbe Welcsme Of Visitsrs-The City in
Holiday Attire-Tee Singing. &C.

Arrival Of visitors-Grand Prscessiens-
Jhe Welcome Of visitsrs-The city in
Holiday Attire-The Singing. &C.
Especial Report for The Sar.I
BALTIMORE, July 70, ls69.-The Eleventh
National Singing Festival Of the Northeastern
Seneerbund is now being held in this city,
which is crowded with visiting singers and
their friends, VINO propose 20 unite in the
festivities. As early as Thursday the visitors
commenced 70 arrive, but the greater number
arrived on Saturday. The Arion Quartette
Club aud S;aneerbund OF Washington arrived
on Saturday afternoon. Tney arrived at / 80
p m D., aud were mes at tue Depot by a large
cele gatoa OF Balnmoreans, who accompanied
them to kiein's, No. II North Liberty street.
The SHneerbund arrived Just before the hour
at which the grand welcome procession was to
form and they marched hastily to Wasnin g ION
Gardens, on Pennsylvania avenue, and the n ce
20 Broadway, where they took q position in the
line OF the prooessi IN. About 6x O'clock the
New York and PhIIadelpnia s.ngers-o55 from
New York. aud 70i from PnIladel phia-arriveu
at the Phlls delphia dspot, and the Baltimore and
oth.r associations Joining in, quite a ,rgs pro.
cesstCc was formed. in VI ca were some nine or
ten bands of music and numerous drum corps.
Eacn s.soc alton had its banner or flag at the
hs ad ef the line, as also lyric-shaped banner
with the name OF the association.
The proce> ION HAVING z oeen formed in Broad.
way the order was given, and amid the cheers
OF the crowd which lined the side walxs, and
the waving Of handkerchiefs by the ladies, it
moved up to Bal.Inore street, and thence to
Calvert street and Monument Square, fire.
quPn'ly cheering the houses decorated on the
Ioute, and many OF them were very profuse IN
tdslr ornaments. The German and American
hsgs Were prominent in the line and along the
route, and at some corners OF the streets arches
were erected, on which were appropriate mot
toes. In the line OF procession were some neat
devices on transparencIes.
On arriving IN Monument Square a halt was
ordered in 'front.' OF a stand over which were
the words welcome to all, " and the BALTIMORE
societies sung. with fine effect. "The song of
welcome" (origlnai.) after which Mr.. Stun
bach, president OF the festival, introduced
May yOr Banks, who extended welcome to the
visitors In n at ana appropriate address.
The chorus "Eccs guam bonum," was sung
Concsrdia Hall, which was very elaborately
decorated, and the flags of the associations
were arranged around the galleries. Here Mr..
Stunbach addressed The visitors appropr ateiy,
and after some hours had been spent in the
grounds attached TO the building the visitors
were escorted 10 their respective quar- ers.
Yesterday, the streets were filed with peo-
pie, Notwithstanding several OF the Bal i'm )re
societies took guests to some OF the ne ghboring
retreats for entertainment, or on ielmers or
excursions down the bay; and there b htving 2
ben an understanding that the Sunday law
would not be enforced, all the saloons were
open, and did good business during the day
and evening, but to the credit of the resident
and visiting Germans, there were few IL any
iD'oxicated persons seen during the day.
Last evening very large audi nee assembled
a. the Maryland Institute, when Hsnders
great oratorio "MPsslah' was admirably we'll
rendered, under the direction Of Prof &. Len
chow. The solo parts were sung by Madame
Johanna Rotter, Madame FriederIci Herr
WINNER. and Herr Joseph Hermaus, assisted
by chorus Of four hundred and full orches.
ira. 1he SolOists came in for q good share of
applause, add nearly every chorus was en-
choIed, the vast body Of singers keeping excel.
lent time.
At Turner Hall, East Pratt street, about ten
O'Clock, the transparencies and trimmings tooK
fire, a. also the window blinds, causing an
elal m OF fire to be struck, and soon the fire de-
partment was on the ground, as also a very
large crowd, but the danger was over in few
minutes.
Wi b the Arions from Washing on. we noticed
Squire Sc midi, their former president A
number .. well known WashingtJnians are
here. g.