The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-15
The Baltimore SangerfeSt.
The Rehearsal for the Grand Concert
The Visitors around the City,
Meeting Of the Sscngerbund-..
The Grand Concert, DC.

The festivities connected with the eleventh
annual meeting of the Northeastern S:pn-
gerbund were continued yesterday with the
same ardor that had characterized the pro-
cccdings Of Monday. The streets were
crowded, and showed the presence Of many
strangers besides the regular visiting singing
societies. The rehearsal for the grand con-
cert of last evening took place at the Mary
land Institute, commencing at 10 A. NJ, and
was well attended. Tn the mean time those
of the visitors not actually engaged in re-
hearsal spent the day in the social visitation
| Of friends or in viewing the objects and
places of interest in and about the city.
| In the afternoon the regular meeting Of
the Ssengerfest was held, at which the usual
biennial proceedings took place. The Au-
rora Society, of Philadelphia, who have
their quarters at White Hall Hotel, on Bank
street, procured number of omnibusses
and drove around the city and suburbs.
The Philadelphia Mannerchor, headed by
its fine band of music, paraded through
some Of the principal streets and paid a
number of visits. The enjoyment of the
day seemed to be general and hearty.
THE COMMITTEE Or PRIZES.
The Committee on Prizes, consisting of
Professors Lenschow, Tillman, SZemclenyi,
| ROsewald, and Muller, was in session con-
siderable portion Of the day discussine the
merits of the various performances of Mon
day evening. The result Of their delbera-
tions, it is understood, will not be made
public before Thursday.
MEETING OF THE DELEGATES.
On Monday afternoon the committee of
| fifteen delegates had a meeting at Concordia
Hall preparatory to the general meeting of
delegates, which took place yesterday after
noon at Raine's Hall. After the business
for hn Of Io1o hnI
been prepared, the meeting adjourned, and
assembled again yesterday afternoon ut the
Correspondent Hall, when nearly I'LL the
| delegates were present.
After passing some resolutions regarding
| the management of the affairs Of the Union,
| the report Of the treasurer was made, and
after that the following points in regard to
amending the constitution were agreed to.
No society with less than thirty-two men,
berS can hereafter be admitted to the Union !:
every society applying for admission has to
every city giving festival are allowed to re-
fuse the contributions from societies abroad,
and may arrange the festival at their own
expense. Only singers who visit Il festival
have to pay the contributions of two dol
lars each. The singers Of the city where 4
festival is to take place are allowed to choose
the time when it shall take place. After
considering dlfefenC Otner points Oh minor
interest, the meeting adjourned.
THE CONCERT LAST NIGHT.
The third grand musical entertainment of
the Sangertest was given ut the Maryland
Institute last night, according to pro-
gramme, and was enjoyed by Il full au-
| dience. The opening overture, '.Robe-
spierre." by Lttolf, was capitally rendered
! by the orchestra, which was pronounced by
competent judges TO hayc been the finest
/ for the same number of instruments ever
! listened to in this city. Following the over
turc was the Festgcdicht," or Fest Poem,
written by Fr. LeXcow, of New York, and
rccitcd in German by DR.. Heinrich Wind
wart. of Baltimore. The subject of the
poem is welcome of the singers TO the
| Eleventh Festival of the Northeastern Spn-
Scrbund, and translated into English us fol-
| lows:
! FEST POEM.