The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-28
3 { E T H o v e N.
The Centennial Of the Mastsr .A :s'1 Muno-
Young Germany AdoSt-Thunder and
Lightning All Around.

The district OF the city known In et. nos,ap'n -
terminology as "Young Germany put q. 0'isna.o
In the political geography OF New York as N.
teenth ward-and which the Germans thems> -,
dellght IN calling "Das Deutsche Viertelr--was h
agog yesterday IT was the day on which the oar.
ing chlld OF their neghborhood to celebrate ts
majority. The Beethoven Maennerchor was to have
Its grand festival, laying the corner stone to its
future habitation. This or itself was enough
to call out all the people OF the Seven.
teenth ward; but that thousands of Others
from distant localities would be ready and present
to join IN the celebration not expected and yet
II was So Probably the unusual multitude OF people
may be ascrlbed to the fact that the society more
than any one popular In the neighborhood; but par
TALLY perhaps 1t may have been because German
republican morning paper cast slur and sneer
upon the society and It's celebration, which. to
narrow spirit OF these party men, seemed to be led
by prominent men OF persuasion different from
their own.
OLE PROCESSION
1t was later than the appointed hour that the pro.
cesson formed In Sixth street. In front of the Beet
hoven Hail. the present headquarters OF the society.
But when the members the bands OF music with
the carriages and guests. formed into line the whole
was quite sight. All along Sixth street. as far as
the eye could cast its glances, house after house
was decorated with flags, and when the line
OF march filed into other streets and ave-
nues in the course OF Its tour 1t was
found That the people expecting the proc essiOn
and had prepared themselves by exhibiting flags
and banners and portraits and busts of Beethoven.
Specially remarkable in point OF decoration were
Karl's Germania Hall ON avenue A, aud Sauer's
Germania Assembly Rooms on the Bowery. it being
Impossible to mention the many private and public
houses handsomely decorated. Even The Seventeenth
precinct station house. on the corner OF Finh street
ana First avenue showed It's appreciation OF the day
by uniurling the starry banner ON its pole.
The sidewalks were literally crammed with people,
no less than ifty thousand persons viewing the pro-
cesSoh ana many OF them afterwards Joining in the
ceremony OF
LAYING THE CORNER STONE.
AS the carriages containing the Ma, or and other
CITY dignitarles. among whom were noticed as
splcuous County Clerk Charles r. LoeW, Alderman
Woman, sheriff OBrlen, supervisor Herman,
Commissioner Gross, Ex-Alderman Repper and
many others, reached the ground, the band struck
up . Han TO the Chief" ana when the platform was
reached all was quiet. The Beethoven chorus sang
Kreutzer's impressive anthem "Thls is the Day. OF
the Lord" after which Mr.. J. M. Ohmeis spoke the
Introductory Grafton He was followed by
MAYOR HALL.
After addressing himself to the asscmbage the
Mayor said that there was nothing pleasant in
the arid life OF public man than TO come In sight OF
an occasion like tins, aud meeting the strains OF
music falling upon his ears IL to him like oasis
the traveller in the Eastern desert. No man need
suppose that the Mayor by being present could con-
fer honor upon the occason but the honor Is done
upon the official representatives OF the CITY, the
to the community. II he had not
eeen invited as an officer of the city he
would have been present as an individual and
pleased to see the people who could, such hot
ana uncomfortable day, turn away from the msera.
bic dollar TO do honor 10 The aesthetics OF life and to
begin the foundation OF tempe OF art IN memory
OF one OF the greatest men OF art.
Having made very beautiful reference TO a letter
Of Beethoven when but eleven years old, ana say
ing that the pursuit o. music TO the close Of his
life was GIT from nature to Beethoven who trans
lated the pure harmonic, OF Tie soa, Mayor Hall
mentioned
THE sENsATIoSALIsM OF Music
which had Its day lie then incidentally referred to
the musical speculation on the fame OF Beethoven
Droprate remarks he protested 10 lay
THE CORNER STONE :.
IN the northeast OF the foundation walls OF the
building. The Mayor seemed TO he an experienced
"mason," for he handled the SILVER trowel,
aeHs Trinity as ledge interval aS n sn cermaa
Layn was sung by The . chorus. In the
corner stone the usual numbero OF COINS were fmbei.
dcd with the constitution aud bylaws OF the society
and the portraits OF many members, among them
afr. Onneis, the present president; DR.. l.. Erbe, de-
ceased, his predecessor, and captain Mount OF the
seventeenth precinct. the HERALD OF the day was
also added, ami some others OF the morning papers.
very Interesting document was put aside OF these,
which was entitled IN Latin a lolows:-"Quod
bo'atIa .feiir. Mustunl, foTturatignQue Sit" and
which was signed by the following
President j. NJ. ohneis Vice Presidents, Frank stou,
Corresponding Secretary w. r. Giersch Treasurer. George
J. H. Haas Joseph Bastgcn; Musical Director. Charles
Traegeri Trustees, Philip Nance Joseph Hndepbrandt,
Adam Weber, George Graf George Herring. Joseph schaef
Iieber Michael dran Building Committee, Adam Weber,
George keicbardi Charles Kine Joseph Schaeer Archi
tect, William 0rau Mason, julius Boeschke; Carpenters
Gressler Fanse, and Plumber, J. Ehrhandt.
This ceremony being over. and the company hay
ing again assembled around the principal speakers
stand, Mr.. Magnus Gross delivered an
GRAFTON IN GERMAN,
which was b0th eloquent and timely. He spoke
OF the growth OF The German element In Amerlc,..
the more seen or Iae. since the number OF
the Germans was larger But they should Tot
forget the trials Of those Germans who had to
this country twenty-five and thirty years ago, and
whose successes, though limited at the time, did
nevertheless lay the foundation for the great al
vancenent of German IDEAS In this country. Space
forblds TO give anything Ike justice to the very able
and exhaustive essay OF mir Gross He often
interrupted by applause and loudly cheerei at Its
close.
GOODS HONOR"
by Beethoven, was then exceedingly well performed
by the chorus OF the society after which the Whole
party repaired to the Terrace Garden, where the
musical performances, both choral and instru.
mental, were continued, closing with terpsichorean
exercises the heavy thunder storm having cooled
the air in the meantime.
1alttU nlOtiS e1dt, ROHtdGnnl cOfdere Oe,itenl.