The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-11

The agitation among our citizens when the pro
cession formed was unbounded.
| The whole city seemed TO be in a state OF excite
ment and almost every one who was not confne,
the: largest parade that ever took place in The
Paris of America.
1t took some time OF course To get the immens,
procession started, and when the various societie
filed through the arch at Turner Hall, the actua
| time consumed in passing was nearly one hour.
The Festival Marshal was Robert Kuehnert
Staf-Generals J. Bates, W. II. Baldwin, Messrs
VIM, j. O'Neil, II. Huneke, James Morgan, H.
Woodrow, g. Fackler, A. Pitton, J. Geier C. G
Zinke, VIM. L. Munson, II. Wielert, T. C. Pearce
| J. Balke,Jr., Ii. Moorman, L. Kehfusa, C SChafer
5. McGasson, F. Harff, w. J. Armel and HaT,
Rust
The societies that took places in the line hav,
| on several occasions been published in the STAR
and their positions In the ranks were filed a
stated.
The line OF march. which wss Yesterday intended
to be changed was az originally published, viz.
Turner Hall, s,uth on Walnut to Twelfth, tc
Main, to Fifth, to Walnut, 10 Fourth TO Central
avenue, to Seventh, to Race to Fifth, to Vine, 70
McMlcken avenue, to Elm, TO Twelfth, at which
point the procession dsbanded. after passing in
review before the Grand Marshal and his staf.
PERSONAL.
Alfred Herholz of the Detroit Abend Post and
Buffalo Freie Presse; I. II. Scobey, of the Hamil-
ton Telegraph; VIM. II. Hunter, Of the Lawrence
burg Republic: Sigmund Kauder, Of the Brooklyn
Freie Presse, and Ed. Voss, of the Protestant
Zeitblaetter, are also in town.
NOTES ON THE FESTIVAL
The hotels are we'll filed,
The schools were closed this afternoon
All the freight depots closed to-day after 12
o'clock.
The streets are in excellent condition for the
procession.
The Arion Society and Sengerbund, nearly two
hundred strong, arrived this morning from Fort
Wayne, Ind.
The 81. Louis Quartette Club arrived here to-
day About two thousand people from that city
will be here
Madame tto.Alvsleben was enthusiastically ap-
plauded BY chorus, orchestra and director at the
rehearsal last night
The Social Mennerchor of St. Louis with their
Arsenal Band, serenaded Mayor Jacob at midnight
at his residence on Elm street.
The statue on the arch at Music Hall was soaked
by the rain Yesterday, and one of the Goddess
arms torn Off. She was, however, repaired this
morning.
Two flags, one nineteen by twenty-four feet in
dimensions and the other seven by twelve feet
were unfurled from the Music Hall to-day by
Henry Flick.
The Finance Committee, at It's meeting yester.
Gay evening, referred the bill presented by the
Cincinnati Mannerchor for $500 for Hall rent to
the Board of Control.
Cincinnati furnishes five of the female soloists
ior the stengerfest-Miss Josie Jones Miss Annie
Norton, Miss leckle, Miss Cranch and Mrs. Muel-
Ter. Have We no good male voices?
Mayor Jacob and Julius Refs, President of the
Board OF Aldermen as a Committee have made
arrangements to have Fountain Square and Wash
ington Park illuminated with colored calcium
lights.
The Press Committee have provided literally
Tor members OF the press, and is in constant ses-
sion at Press Headquarters, Rooms 7 and s, Turner
Hall. The Comm ttee also took the most thorough
pains 10 see that press courtesies were confined 10
working members OF the press.
The libretto is the most complete work of the
kind that has ever been issued in this country. 1t
contains e'ghty.eight pages OF most carefully com
piled information, and a copy should be secured
by every person attending the SGngerfeat. Mr.. H.
A. Ratterman the compiler, has been one of the
hardest worke's connected with the Sangerfest
and this beautiful work has created an evidence
of his ability and industry that will live as long
as tho Sangerbund exists.