The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
THE SENGERFEST.

Guests asst Night.
The Osder of the Grand Procession !
To-Day.
Yesterday, when the the morning sun
fell upon the city, IL beheld il clad in holiday
attire. Mile after mile of forest trees had
been transpl anted 10 Cherokee, Delaware
and Shawnee streets and TO tue various cross
streets contiguous, and under the skiIlfuI
| management of Ado Hunnius, a transfor-
nation scene had taken place as If a magi-
ciau' wand had touched it all and made it
bower OF beauty. In front and on top of
the business houses and from all the
| public :ouildings, banners and bunting
tossed to and fro IN the fresh morning a T,
while the faces Of al our people were wreaih-
ed with happy smiles born of pleasant an.
| ticipstion. The day for the Inauguration OF
the great Saengerfest, so eargeriy looked for-
ward to for months, had at last arrived.
| AT noon, the orpheus Society OF Kansas
City arrived, and We're taken in charge by
the Marshal and our home bunds, and. pre-.
ceeded by and marching TO the inspiring
music Of the Nineteenth Infantry band,
marched throu. h our streets. At four O'Clock
the st. Joseph Msennerchor and the Atohi-
son LiedcTkEanz Societies arrived by the
Missouri Pacific railway, and at five
o'clock the Omaha Maennerchor and
| Orpbeus societies came over the river
| having come down to East LeavenwOrth on
4 tn Council Bluffs road. All met with the
same hearty, coidial receipt IN as the fist
| named.
| Tv-Gay ard tomorrow, large additions are
Expected from ali these places, especially TO-
| morrow, when there will be, in addition,
| representatives, from lexington, WyanCo. .te
| Topeka and other points.
| The 1T. Joseph aud At.hiSon bands came
| with their party, and the Omaha UaUd Will
| come To- mUTTox.
| + erything has opened auspIciousIy. the
| We Gtner being eIeg mt and the visit.r are
| hlsniS pleased with the warm wecOne uf our
people
| IN THE EVENING.
The reception aud concert at Turner Han
last evening, wss a most happy one, the hall
! oeins II led with lovers Of fine music. The
exercises were openef by fine pntpourri
from he Hu.genots. This was followed by
an Introductory speech by Mr.. NJ. Holman.
welcoming the singers ID Lsavenworh, say
ing that LeIgen worth peOpe OF yGTe,
would do s'ii possible to mske the visitors
| f.ei at home. He Iben introduced
MAYOR W. N. FogTEsCUE,
who made fu- foilowin, speech Of welcome
Lrdiss aud O., IItieBeH, aid Members q The TiD
1t has been assigned me the gratifying duty
to extend TO you on behalf of the city OF
Leavenworin cordial welcome.
We welcome you with fraJernai pride; We
claim our society as our OF E>priug,'pT wIIhin
this city, some ten years ago, representa- ives
from "A joir ing states assembled under dis
couragl Iis circumstances ana formed an aS-O-
citation, lev In numbers, bat pos
,e.s>ing energy aud determination,
sowed the seed from whence sprung he Pho
neer Saengsr bund OF to-day ; from that day
to the present, We have watched with inter
est your steady growth, until now your nG me
hat bec' Inc n household word. The Teputa
ton of your society eXtends throughout the
states end the echoes oil whose songs IesOund
in the father land.
II Is appropriate that you should meet on
tins occasion IN LeaNenwOrih, II beIug the
celebration Of the first decade of years of
or society. thus To enable our citizens
TO cultivate your friendship, and
witness the proficiency yCu have acqul-
red during thst period.
To your native country, Germany, belongs
the nonor of forming The first singing sOcIt-
-, and Germany may well be called Ihe
Mother of song. Her long array of dIstiU-
gu she d authors are known wherever civil
zation extends, and If asked To display her
J-weiS couid proudly point TO her many IL
iuStTiguS Sons.
/ IrusI your visit will be one long to he rs-
memoered; that meeting with our citizens
will he oi mutual benefit. May none with
heavy h,aIJs mIngle with your festive ThToDg.
and when the hour shall nave arrived for u>
to SEPARATE may il be with many kind re-
membranes Of the Saenserfest of ls.y.
May your society continue topIOSper and
the city OF Lesvenworth have the honor TO
eNte.d hosplialities at some future day.
In conclusion, on behalf Of our citizens, l
thank you for your presence on this occasion
and extend To you the freedom of our city
ard the hospitality OF cur citiZrns, and trust
YOU will make II convenient Ia visit the
many places nf interest IN and surrounding
our beautiful city
The TemsinderS of the concert which was
fine one consisted of Il series of productions
OF rIu ic tLaI far excels many things We hear
on the lyric stage. The programme was as |
follows: "SingeTS Happiness" by the LeaV |
enworth acknowledgements: Church |
Balls' by the Kansas city Ariun Society |
Opera" iAuicanJ, Mr.. RichIer and band |
cho. us by the = tchisOn LiedeTkrarz society. |
Trio violin vio-inc-l lIo and piano, by Nes>rS. |
Hoffman, Schneider ami B.sntonteld. the |
girls of the present u'ne. by the 81. Joseph |
M;en-rcEOr; duet, by Mrs. Kurth BlatO. with |
clsriOreIte oOigaio ny Mr. serwinne"; "A |
fiue quartetie. "Das NaJerlsud, by MesSTs. |
Kemp. EiEck, Schubert and Carples, of the |
LsavenwOTth society, closing with rne |
overture. "DIchier Und Bauer" by the 81. |
Joseph corn't band.
The fol owing order regarding the process
sion was issued yesterday by the Grand Mar
shal;
ORDER CT LINE OF MARCH.
/. All the Societies taking part in the prn-
ce>Sion will assemble at Turner nal! by 10
O'Clock sharp, saturday morning, where places
in liu will h. assigned them
Adjutant \iehaus Is ordered tn bring the |
l9ih Infantry band To the Headquarters of
the Metropolitan Guards and mach them TO
Turner Hall.
The procession will form on Proadway,
south siue near shawnee, snd Will march IN
the following o Ger:
From Broadway East on Shawnee street 70
Main; thence South TO DeswsTe; thence
West on Della ware la Fifth : thence >Onth on
Finn To walnut; thence East on Walnut to
the Court House on Fourth, where the pro-
c-ssion will pas in review before His Honor,
the Mayor, the County Officers, and the
Judges of the u s. Court. The line Will then
he continued East To Third str. ct; themes
to the Opera House, when the banners of
The Societies will be deposited and kept
until tue conclu ion of the concert. The 18Th
Infantry band will then conduct tha Metro
politan Guas s and the Turner'S Society to I
heir respective quarters.