Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-16

- sfea. > nge--ss- II Baltimore since Satur.
c y last. and he former having. a. me prize
eoncsrt ON Monday evening. borne OF one of
ne FOUR magnificent priZes-s Sl,0uO piano of
tI2enle Co.'S make-theiT many friends In
washington determined on giving them 4 grand
RECEPTION on their arrival here. Word was
sent on Wednesday thai the visitors would DE-
here yesterday afternoon IN the tram arriving
81 o-I5, ana consequently previous 10 thai hour
large mum oers OF our German citizens, acc IN
panied by ladies, assembled at the dspoL, among
iesm Cappelmeister 1schi-ch, OF tIrra, Prussia
whose Visit 20 this country was expressly for
the purpose OF attending he feste, and VINO
curing MS say II THIS city is the CUES, OF Mr..
NalGeKer. The member. of the ArioE and
>lb-eround, who We're the city. we're ais o
AZ he depot and many Of them as also the
ladies' who accompanied them. w-re supplied
Win bo1uets and vreaths for present1tts TO
Ar,on.
A tfw minutes previous % the arr.vaI OF the
trdln .he Associations forming me process On
10 escor- he S.rngers arrived, and formed in
open lines from The door OF the depo. up New
jersey avenue. ready 20 Receive and welcome
ne SSngeTs home. One of toe wagons 4
Adsms Express Company, drawn oy four
bay horses. was driven into n. yard OF IL
d-Po,, On which 20 pla ,e the prize and It at
tractSd much attention. i: bei 2 nErd~omaly
decorate q. having over il GOVERN, of rcd
white and blue cambria, fssiOOLrd viva
wieaihs. and on The front a large ly-e-shapao
ofL lament OF eyf-greens. The star SpsngIad
banner and he red, white aud black fla.
were irsprd about the body of The wagon
Whom the train anne in there was L genera
rush towards he platform. and the carved
egg and lyre-shaped pedal OF he piauO wera
suOTn By some enthusiastic menu - OF m.
S.prgerbuhd from ;h- front platform OF IN.
tak2agr car, cheer upon cheer went no, ana
on oi>. N King there was gaueral hand
SHAKING OF friends; Cappelmeister Trsch'r ch
1olnlIg with OthSrs IN congra-uiaIIng she sen
gerhuEd. Many OF the rI-.nbrrs We're The r.
cipients o. boIuets aud wreaths from their
lady friends, and Justice Walter. Gen. Ger
hard: ard others came IN for their share
Several p-s -ents y ere borne by The TetUrnin s.
Singers, and ore n dIvIdUai braring q blDy'-
chair, net having during the festivI-iss forgot
20 provide FOR that important part OF Gis fam
w. was amid great laughter, heartily aU-
p!auded.
n AIiOns having acted as an escort for tn
> niger ourd, We're receive" IN booming
manner. and as they marched through the de-
pot vere received with enthusiastic ehsers
TGey brought with hem Canner, D. UuIQu.
DE- Ign, having on one side the representation
OF a female with glass o. lager bel. VITA the
motto, III Latin, "Rehoid. how G ,od." aud or
me oth-G siae in German. s. Harry roe Cat Tn.
yi-I', r ~ere marched through the open ice.
and he car wi'h the pit no having been Drawn
l. 70 Inc line the PROCESSION moved OIL IL the
following order, attracting much attention As
pa sso through The streets: Schuetzsu Veriep
GermaDia, headed by Prosprri's btnd, ane
the ColnmOIa Turn Serien. marching ru either
side OF the s. Dgerbund and the ArIon, car con-
tanning The piano, Washington SChu-txau
Nere.n. headed by Heald's Washington Bras
Band, Washington Turn Eerein. The huet
zen GeralanIa was marshalisd by Nj. Iohn y
heed, the Washington Scnue;zen oy dr. JJ5r
Bey IT, ana The ArIOn by Mr.. Adam Kraft.
The route of the procession was mp P-an-
syivania avenue 10 Sd street. 10 Indiana We
Ne, TO ID street. along ID 10 III stree, u J, 10
18th, 20 H. 20 l6a street, theme. 20 w.t. gate Of
the entrance 20 the Executive Mansion. when
hear cheers for President Grant vr.r- gwen.
thence 10 pennsylvania avenue TO Ms.ZsrOr'
Hall. On the Avenue, between %Lh and lOtn
streets.
NJ; .srs. Ne,zerott Il Co. having rendered the
use OF their hall u was accepted. and TIE plln,
Was removed TO the stage. and after l. RAJ
been placed firmly on IT'S legs it was opened
MI. Peters, President OF the ScnUetz-n We
rein Germania, in a short address I'm German
Welcomed nome again the victorious :, nger-
bnnd, who had so nobly upheld the good nam
OF he German singers of Washington, am
borne OF portion OF the honors o. the srsa
r a'loDdi SrnReriest. He congrafuIatei them
upon their victory. which was such a source
OF loy and pride to the citizens OF the capital
of the Ea'ion.
Mr.. WaIdecker, President OF he s. n-er-
buId, responded. marking The various asso-
cations for their courteoU> and pleasant re-
cepuOn. he said that the = ngerbund b ad
worked hard for he honor they had game ?.
and Were proud that their friends zee l.niz.a
the TACT mat hey worried, not only Tor tneir
assCc,atICns fame, hut TO uphold the honor OF
the Singers OF Washington. He paid q hIgo
and weii-deserved compliment 10 Profess
Carl Richter. the director. 10 whom be said
was due much Of The honor accorded TO the
Bund.
Professor Richter Acknowledged the comp,i.
m ent by running his npgers over the keys OF
the prize, order 20 show the splendid tone
CT the instrument, after which the members of
tie SsngeIbund together sung in unison, MY
Fathefland."
Cappelmeister TschIr was introduced and
cOmplImrhted the Wash.ngtonians on the fine
singing OF the repre- sentatives IN the S.rnger-
buno: and subsequently seated himself 81 the
instrument and performed America" and
soon the three hundred persons present uuirsd
in singing the favorie nationa, hymn.
The PROCESSION reformed and marched TO Ar
bitter Hall, (Nangemarn' which was hand.
somely decorated and Him mated. and for sew
eral hours tie company engaged themselves
IN pariakIns of the good things provided.
The pIano-known IS square grand OF
octaves-is said to be one Of the best no " In tue
District, aud we hear that soon the SPngernuId.
assisted by talented vocali-ts OF this CITY. will
give a grand concert, when the public will bs
able to Judge Of the qualities OF the instrument
To-day there are about nifty visitors here,
representing New York, Philadelphia, Co.
lumbus and Baltimore associations, as guests
of the S:rngerbund, who, with two of Nailor
Brothers omnibusses, are taking them 10 the
public baildings and o.her places OF interest
about the city.