, 1881-06-26
THE SAENGERFEST.
Arrangements for the Great Musical
Festival.

Arrangements for the Great Musical
Festival.
The various Singerfest Committees were busy
yesterday arranging the little details that arc
constantly suggesting themselves. The prep
arauons are suid 10 be making the most satistact-
CRY progress s.aud everything pons to the complctc
success OF the Singcrfest, and all the soIoIsts
are now in tie city except Myron ". Whitney
and Franz Renmeriz, who will reach here
ut O'Clock this morning. Those who had
arrived yesterday held rehearsals all day. To-
day there vii! be Il rehearsei of tue soloists and
the orchestra 1T North Side Turner Hall truu 3
To Il Q clock. The Maic chorus will rehcisrsc at
the Exposition Building at clock There will
also be rehrlrstl uf tho mixed chorus, soloists,
and orchestra Ut The EXpo=ition & Bu,iding at TIP
be strictly private The Philadelphia Society will
arrive .o-1norrow morning. the ST. Louis and
On On wTnssea and m tho
the grand reception exercises will be held at tho
Exposition Building, free IT, all
The Finance Committee OF tho SIugerfest
held long scssiun in the afternoon. which WIS
chiefly occupicd IN attending to ordinary bus-
ness lr WAS dcc;dez. s1at TWO members Of the
and % haye % sencrai '@ Supervision @ A't1.: of he
receipts and other matters OF Importance. Str.
johnson was selected to take Charge OF the ad-
vcrtislnE in the English papers. Numerous bills
we're presented and approved, and several sub
committees were appointed. The Control Com
mtrec also me. and allowed bills
Tile Committee on Music reported they had
completed all arrangements with tho solosts
and orchestra and that the plans for the musi-
cal part Of the program were about finished.
Tic Singerfcst badges, which are very hand
some, were received BY MIR. Schmidt. the Secrc-
tary, yesterday, and will be distributed in duo
time among the various committees and tho
singers who take part ia tho festival.
The arrangements for the S;ingerfest are now
nearly completed. and the managers feel couti~
dent thut it will ba a grand success. The chorus
and the Leading singers arc holding daily re-
hcarsn!s IN the Exposition Building, and all the
committees are Us busy as bees.
The following Circular addressed to our citi-
zcnS will be circulated to- -morrnw:
Next Wednesday. June 70. the formal opening
Of tho SIu:yerfest will take place in the after
noon III clock, We need not call your arten-
tion to the fact that this Twentvsecond Singer
fest Of the North American Sangcrhund will be
one Of tho greatest events n the musical history
Of this country. We can also state to you with
positive assurance that so far us the musical
performances are concerned nothing viii he left
to he desired. THE different societies nrc well
schoolcti and drilled, and will strive. with each
other Tor supremacy, while the elect Of the
united choruses will be overwhelming. Conse-
qucntly we can assure you IN advance
,nt af5$'sa!!y the ho testxl aoas,s will be
rived, and all Of them uCe happy and IN
splendid spirits and ntehl to add new 1aureIs IL
their already world-rcnowned fame. The fcsti-
Val hall beautifully and arts:calty decorated.
and full arrangements for tho comfort IF the
public have been Nude. 1t may NOT be gencr-
ally known that III order to bring ubout nnd
mike this great festival perfectly successful
heEclrlelIl work ilns bud t'e rerto and
suine of the lending spirits OF this enterprise We
owe recrEnition tYr lne,r .> lnsessant lators: In
this Is Il Chicago enterprise, one Of the nUblc:t
and best ever undertaken. VIC ask you. citizens
Of Chicago, 10 do ull In your power to make tnis
event one nf complete Success, u1lu we hope you
viii conclude TO decorate your buildings much
rs pussibie. us to show cur guests from abrond
tnat all ." US M nFe fSus in ibis
YOU in this respect in vain.