The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-18

But your presence at THIS great
musical festival Ia such numbers,
and with such enthusiasm, encoura-
ges the hope that the fne arts, evon
In this money loving age and country,
may also be successfully cultivated.
Music for the great multitude Of its
votaries garneTs no golden harvest,
but yop are teaching US that It Is IN
deed, i own exceeding great re-
ward As we listen here to you. We
are persuaded with one Of the vIsest
living authors. to believe that beauty,
truth and goodness are not 0bsolatei
that they spring eternal IN the hui
man breast" that ''the Everlasting
Spirit. whose triple face they are,
mOulds from them forever for his
mortal child, images to remind them
Of the Infinite and fair. You come
to life Us by.your miracles of music,
above the sordid and selfish, and
we know that we'll warmly greet
you. and to bid y3u. as do now.
welcome, thrice welcome. TO Ohio.
Mr.. GoshOrn, President of the City
Council, folloTed Gov. Hayes in a
neat but brief speech. Ia which he
remarked that it give him great
pleasure, in the absence of. the Mayor.
to extend to the North American
Sangerbund sincere and cordial
welcome to the Inequalities Of the
city of Cincinnati, aud that he could
not give them greater evidence of the
hearty greetings of this community,
than Is presented By the large audi
ence and the beautiful temple erected
expressly for the Annual Festival Of
Song. and closed BY again welcoming
them and wishing them q pleasant
visit.
After the conclusion of his speech,
the band banner was presented to the
present President Of the band, Mr.
Charles Steiukamp, by tlo ex presir Z
dent. The banner was brought for
ward. and as It was waved over the
front of the platfarm. It was greeted
with a storm of applause. Mr.. Stein
kamp received the banner gracefully,
and replied in q few happily chosen
remarks. The programme next in
trodueed o select chorus by four
hundred and fifty voices. entitled
Herr Der olg bist der Cot, afl which
DR.. Lillenthal, President of the
Citizens Committee Of the Sanger
fest, vas introduced to the audierce.
and delivered an able address, giving
kkSef history Of music in Germany,
AID showing It's elevating Influence.
passing high encomiums on the old
masters. aud concluded in the follow
ing words, addressing ex Mayor VIII
stach: Nav It be so forever more.
AS we staad here to day. you tie
representative of native citizens. and
| the representative of the adopted
citizen. hand in hand and heart to
heart, so may the native and adopted
citizens combine heartily to 90 ope-
rate for the glory OF cur common
country, and the renown aud pros
perity of the Commonwealth. Then
shall we have a union, not enforced
BY legal enactments, but union Of
hands and hea@ts. deeds and senti-
ments; union unequaled In material
prosperity, unrivaled in political i'm
portance, and second to none Id the
science and arts.
The Hallelujah Chorus was then
sung, after which, Mr. VIM. Mueller.
Of Indianapolis, replied to the Ad-
dress of Welcome. in speech aptly
worded and well delivered. The ex
ercises closed with Der Tag des Hcr17s,
in wlsieh al the singers Joined. The
singing of the evening was all good.
and elioited applause
The Evansville delegation took up
headquarters at the Brighton House,
on their arrival in the city, but after
one night in the suburbs. all except
the tIeiderkranz," moved TO Rel
hel's, on Vine Street, which is more
convenient 20 the Hall and all other
attractions Ia the city. Their time
has been divided into doing" the
tOtC1s, attending to the odds aGd ends
of business, and the pursuit of pleas
ure. There are between three and
four hundred here, including the
Leiderkrapz. stopping at the Brigh-
ton; Warren's @. C. Band, stopping
at Rebels. on Vine Street; and a
/ delegation of citizens. who are scat
tered all over the city, at the different
hotels and among friends We have
seen the greater part of them, and
ind them all we'll pleased with their
/ journey thus far. They arrived too
late to take part In the procession,
yesterday, but were on hand at the
performance in the evening. War
ren's Band will serenade the Com
nlercidL office, after the exercises rat
the Hall, tonight.
The scene at the Hall, TO night,
begears description. Long before the
time for the exercises to commence,
the ticket Offices were closed, and
thousands were turned away from the
doors. The mammoth hall was liter
ally packed with living masses. and
the alsles were crowded with ladies
and gentlemen, who could scarcely
fiud standing room. VIII send a more
keztended report tomorrow