New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-28
THE BEETHOVEN MENNERCHoR.

LAYING THE CORNERSTONE OF NEW BUILDING
ADDRESSES BY MAYOR HALL AND MAGNUs
GROSs-FEsTIYITIEs AT TERRACE GARDEN.
The LAYING of the cornerstone of the Bee
thoyen Mennerchor clubhouse, at No. 30 Hfthst.,
yesterday, seemed from the enthusiasm displayed,
almost German national festival Several houses IN
the Bowery and all Of those in the seventeenth Ward
inhabited by Germans were gay decked with flags and
come of them displayed busts Of Beethoven among ever
greens At "A O'Clock, some 500 members Of the Choir,
accompanied by His Honor the Mayor, Charles LOew,
and several other public officials I'm carriages marched
from sixthst up Second O Tenthst, through Tenth
st. 70 A, down 10 Houston-s, through Houston
s up the BOwcry 10 FfthSt, being cheere ali the way
by large crowds platform had been erected, canOpcd
by the German and American ags and having Eau fond
picture Of Beethoven, while composing ms "Ahgeip
Dr,au." All around the open space garlands of ever
green were hung interspersed by Pcgres OF the great
Mcndelssohn, and others, In medallion.
Joseph Ohmetz esq President o. the society, Opened
the meeting by saying NV friends, we have come mere
g. chrStcn child Of love, OF most beloved
There other speakers who will tell you all about the
history u society. only congratulate you, and beg
e. introduce his Honor Mayor Hall
The Mayor stepped forward and said MI. President
gentlemen ~ tho Society, and You who their guess
There nothing mere pleasant In the hard life OF poll
come IN sight like this 20 me, today the
strains OF music have fallen pleasantly and
stern desert the music OF the fountain OF Of the well that
~ amid The sand " any one OF You supposes that the
rOnld confer any honor this occasion that man il mis-
takenthe honor done TO the officers to-day. ~ were
vitcd here today should individual have invited
myself, and stood among the spectators 70
assist In this pleasant cercnony. IL Is 80 pleasant
g. see Newlork even ON hot and I'M
comfortable DAY like this turn away from
the miserable condition ~ daily humanity TO do honor
The aesthetics Of life, to begin temple ~ art which shall
Itself illustrate its form, and the structure
becomes a monument ~ n great musician, school Of
harmony FOR perhaps ages to come shall detain
S,n lc, a. vcn viii have 10 listen TO speeches OF vour
countrymen am to-day adopted by you, Is Won We're
adopted by h country, Excuse me Tor short aluSion
of BcethoVous lie IL cOmpassed ia letter written by
him when ony N wears odd to the ElcctOr OF SaNony.
Ae said 'nce was -four yeaIS old music was my favo-
niony bowed her, and sometimes thought she loved
me am n year. ~ aee nov, aud sonhccses the muse
Sae idea seems lNiCroes that boy Of n Year should
ecak ~ pursuit. hut thlnk that The sctt ~ his sue
cs wsS N having his soU IN ta wcre AMI pcrScvcne
pF,sVo,l o. AtN che cOrncr~StcneS
nc MaSVf M NAgnNS NfNSN and ScNVra others thCN
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~ iva NV ,NNNA rNeVNe fNsss, NofS lCfad, Nttts
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Msy,s fctareseg u slc l1Ntfrt,, SAtds EVllNw Ct,
scusS Oae W,'fc d0tN r',NAins Nr m, t1at = a. en,
lai and thai Ae the stogtS and thunder et hcaNva
NAV S3gtrV n fVT ANS Ia ctlHv,
Mr. Nasn0s GrNSs t6c8 advancing SPOKE az length On
hO~ thcy struggled and freW - mesuerrv rvSchcd he
ptVseut r0emNerShiP ef 6sS; how German harmony
Lonov GAY ast,a al sySs the Ssrd ANA how TOT Ssis
was lsi tins day, would b an incentive W 1ctsan
hIOthCrlN love and uutuIs
The spectators loudly aPpsnded. and after listening %
BocthoVcns last composition, ~Glory % tod" dep~sStd
IA carriages and "a Terrecc Garden, where beant
fu rcyast spread. SoWithstsndng the shower OF
danced and amused themselves IN rcucmbrance OF hls
h.me aRd the representative Menncrchor.
during the ctieinVnes attending ihr A,HinS W tno
CorGcr sonc nas were flying from all the hagstans On
the cts Hall