The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-24

And Adys-~s .ae Interests Of The Grand
- saengerfest 10 he Held In 1898.

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And Advance .ne interests Of the GRAND
- ssengerfest 10 be Held In 1888.
As will be remembered, the grand Sem
gcrfest, which was held at Galveston last
April, closedthe most successful musical
festival ever held In the South by the almost
unanimous resolve TO hold its next biennial
session at Dallas IN 1883. The destinics of
that event were entrusted to the special care
Of the Frohsinn Singing Society ofthis city.
While the Snngeriest occasion Is pre-emi-
nentIy German affair, as far as parent
age and fostering care and general
direction is concerned, the approaching
event Is, as far as matters pertaining TO us
successful outcome is concerned, pre.emi-
nently Dallas affair. Fourteen Texas
smngeriests have been held, in localities as
follows: San Antonio, Austin, Houston
and Galveston, and each successive event
has excelled the other, until the apex OF
musical excellence and enjoyment appeared
glorious week of vocal and instru-
mental exhibition few months since
in the Island City. Dallas owes it to her
reputation, and to the development and
progress of the Spngerfest as musical oc-
casion, to Guido and oyershadow in 1883, all
4. other efforts heretofore made and standing
3 meritoriously and justly to the credit OF
her sister cities. The honor of being chosen
last April as the point at which to hold the
next Snngerfest WAS not sought by, but
was, in a great measure, forced upon Dallas
rs delegates from all parts of the State
y urged that as all other sections had been
c@mplimented and honored by one or more
ofNhese famous biennial meetings, North
TeXes ought, as a matter OF sectional and
rotational right, to.receive the next appoint
ment and all were a unit that the metro
polls bfthis grand section should be chosen;
and il was accordingly so recorded. I'm
mediatelly after this discrimination when
turned home to Dallas, several
preliminary meetings were held, commit
tees to advance the project were appointed,
and other preliminary steps taken. A com
mittee of five on ways and means, of which
Captain S. o. Hemenway, of the Missouri
Pacific railroad service, was made chairman,
was appointed and still exists. This com
mittee has made some progress and in
proper time will undoubtedly attend
to matters within its Jurisdiction. On
last Wednesday night the Frohsinn So
ciety, at regular meeting, appointed cen
trail committee OF seven members, WIN
powers to increase the same, with Charles
Meisterhans as chairman. The specific du-
ties of this committee are to conduct cor
respondence with other singing societies
throughout the State, learn their capacity
and the character of music they are to pro-
duce, etc., induce attendance from other
Z States, and to do whatever it can
to advance the general welfare
ofthe Sengerfest. They are also to have
immediate charge of all SRngerfest matters
during the Sengerfest week. Six months
of constant labor will be necessary to devote
to the selections of proper music and the
multifarious auxiliary matters. Orchestras
nd einnipn cnpiptipQ from all the
Union are to be secured, so as 70 have the
best talent possible attainable. One grand
event will be the mixed chorus" consis-
ting of male and female voices, in English
selections of music. This part of
the festivities is to be under the special
charge OF Professor Henry ]. Frees, of
this city. All parties who contemplate par
ticipating in or will volunteer to take part
in this event, are desired to report to MIR.
Freese, so that as rapid progress may be
made as possible. The citizens of Dallas
are naturally expected to aid the movement
of the Sengerfest in every manner in their
powet. To make it what it is expected and
desired to be, by its projectors and -man-
ayers, it, will be necessary to have funds to
:. the amount of SIS, 600 to $4,000 to devote
TO It. A building site is to be secured and
grand music hall erected. There are
many other matters to be attended to that
it is needless to mention. The citizens
should come to the support of the project.
Subscriptions cannot be made too early
or too literally Eighteen and eighty
three is only little more than year off,
and the work ahead is vast and important
The railroad companies have guaranteed to
do their part, and pledge themselves to put
rates down so low as to induce attendance
from the great Sengerfest centres of Mil
waulee, Cincinnati, st. Louis, Chicago and
the North and East generally. 1t will
pay our community to lend aid and en-
enlargement to this movement. Nothing
could bring Dallas out more prominently
than to overwhelm at her coming Senger-
fest any previous occasion in Texas. Tho
Froshinn and other German societies will
do their duty Every body else should dc
likewise