The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-16
ECHOES OF THE FEST.
The Monster Picnic at InwOOd Parl
Receipts and Expenses Comments, Notes &c,

The picnic at Inwood Park yesterday was
grand success. 1t is estimated that about
thirty thousand people attended. AT 10
O'Clock the procession formed at Turner
Hail. and, after marching through the
streets as previously announced, arrived
at the Park little before noon. The
crowd did not begin to make their appear
ance until about l o'clock, when the rush
was tremendous. The street cars were
loaded down. A steady stream of people
crossed the bridge erected over the deep
ravine between the Park and the hill on
which the Lookout House is located.
During the afternoon addresses were
made by Ex-Mayor Moore, Prosecuting
Attorney Murphy and Mr. William O'Nel.
The Festival Grafton was delivered by Rev.
Dr. Lilienthal, in German. General ThOs.
L. Young was to have addressed the vast
assemblage in English but he was unable
to put in an appearance.
The Druid Sicngerchor, Elm-street Club,
Germania Mpnnerchor, Turner Society.
Cincinnati Mennerchor. Louisville Men
nerchor and the indianapolis MHnnerchor
were all provided with refreshment stands,
which were very handsomely decorated. At
each of the headquarters band OF music
was stationed.
In the evening the park was illuminated
with calcium lights, and there was fine
display OF fireworks.
THE RECEIPTS.
The receipts of the Sengerfest concerts
and picnics will amount to about $25, 900.
The gate receipts were $1,000. Realized
from sale of stalls, 49, $50. Receipts from
| the concerts, $1,000. This will leave de-
| ficit of $40 900, which will have to be raised
| by an assessment of eleven or twelve per
cent upon the subscriptions to the guaran-
tee fund.
NOTES, COMMENTS, ETC.
Miss Emma Heckle and Miss Cranch won
| fresh laurels and, as many times as they
have been heard here, they never did them
selves such credit as at this Sangerfest.
Gentlemen who accepted important
places on Committees and never once put
| in an appearance write most freely about
ornamental members of Committees and
tell what the Committees ought to have
| done.
There was never musical event in the
| country as well advertised as this one. Al
most every newspaper in the country, large
and small East and West, mentioned and
discussed the great Cincinnati Senger-
fest"
The Milwaukee societies gave an elegant
wine dinner at the st. James Hotel yester-
day. There were about one hundred mem
bers and some fifty invited guests. The af-
fair was handsomely done and was most
creditable to the ''nobby' ST. James.
| Mr.. Bischoff denies that he was intoxi-
cated-says he had been drinking but little,
and that he was crazed by the effects Of a
large dose of quinine. His conduct is not
| Judged as harshly as at first, and it is prob
able that his expenses will be allowed him
and that he will be paid for all but the un-
| fortunate concert
The Indianapolis delegation, that put a
foot in it, with such zest at the start, went
home wrathy because they were not per
mitted to stop at the st. James Hotel, and
the indianapolis papers are doing some
squealing for them. The Sentinel, which
has most to say, doesnt seem to know o.
the letter the indianapolis people wrote de-
cining the excellent quarters assigned
them.