The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-06
THE FEAST OF SONG.
Ehe Opening Days Programme-The Street
Parade-DecoratiOn of the City.


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To fiay ia the first day of the eighth ssengerfest
of the Indiana sangerbund. The arch at the
crossing of Meridian and Washington streets Is
rapidly nearing completion and will be finished
by 10 O'Clock this morning. 1t is the hand
soonest and most graceful in design OF anything
of the kind ever seen in this city and the dec
Orations are admirably ged. Indiana stands
Mt the front in musical organizations being the
only State in the West that has union OF sing
ing societies. Tne first societies to arrive Will
be the two Fort Wayne societies, which Will get
here at z o'clock this morning. Between IL anu
IL A. NJ. the societies will arrive from Aurora,
LaWreneeburg, New Albany, Columbus, Laiay-
cite, Richmond and Terre Haute Those from EV-
ansville and Tell City will arrive in the after
noon The societies will be escorted from the depot
to M8nnerchor Hall by the reception committee
thence to quarters. The quarters will be as FOL
lows: Spencer House, Evansville and Terre
Haute Circle House, New Albany ana Fort
Wayne; Circle Park Lafayette; Illinois House,
Richmond; Germania, Lawrencebnrg; California
House, Aurora; Grand Hotel, soloists and press.
The guarantee fund already exceeds. $500
and the outlook now is that the fest will be sue
cessful beyond the expectation of two weeks
ago and that the receipts will afford handsome
margin above expenses None OF the profits,
however will be retained, but will be turned
over TO the orphan asylums and benevolent in
stitutions OF the city.
Meridian and Washingto streets have put on
their holiday colors, and decorations are burst
ing out along a number of side streets.
Last evening there was rehearsal at En-
glish's Opera-bouse of the Battle of the Huns"
by the Indianapolis societies. 1t was pro-
bounced by musical experts to have been well
executed, and the prediction is made that its
presentation tonight viii satisfy the most san
guine friends of the societies.
This massive composition, by H. Zpllner, is
for male chorus, with soprano and baritone SOLO
1t has been performed only once before in this
country, by one of the German singing societies
at New York, and although dilhcnlt compost
tion, the male chorus, composed of the singing
societies OF this city, 49, by diligenT, study, now
enabled to present IT to the public in excellent
style, The orohestration is tremendously mas
stve. The composition belongs TO The class OF
works In which the effect depends TO great eX-
tent on the participation of large chorus and
orchestra, and as these conditions are realized
this occasion, the number will, without doubt.
be impressively grand.
THE STREET PROCESSION.
One of the features of tomorrow is the street
parade, of which the following is the order OF
procession:
Metropolitan police.
First division.
Chief Marshal A. NJ. Kuhn.
Aids-George F. Piugst, Emil Martin, Joseph
Barthelz, Albert Gall Wm. Frank, W. s. r. Tark
ington. C. c. Koerner John Weilacher, l. n. Pat
tlson, George Deuse
Military organizations
Band.
Governor Porter Mayor Grubbs, State, county
and city officials, aldermen counoilmen ana
executive committee ID carriages.
Indianapolis Social Turnverein.
indianapolis MRnnerchor
independent Turnverein.
Indianapolis Lyra.
Second division.
Assistant Marshal L. Kitz
Aides-August Hook, II. Monninger John II
tenbach, Joseph Demling, Eugene Schellk0pf
Theodore Woerner, H. Truemper, Gustav Mella
Band.
Indianapolis LederkranZ
Terre Haute MRnnerchOr.
New Albany MHnnerchOr.
Lawreneeburg Ledertafel.
Band.
Evansville Liederkranz.
Richmond Beethoven Biederkranz.
Aurora S2ngerbund
Lafayette Coneor3la.
Band
Fort Wayne S9ngerhund.
Fort Wayne Ari0n.
Brewers Aid Society.
Pfplzer Aid Society.
Citlzens in Carriages.
Fire Department.
tits suggested that the seats set apart for tht
press-and the provision made has been liberia
are too near the stage, aud that a change o
location should be made now while it can b
done without inconvenience.
The opening concert will be given tonight a
English's Opera-house. Addresses will be mad
by Governor Porter Mayor Gruhos, Carl Wael
aud j. L. Bieler. The music will be "Kalser
marsch," third scene of ''Lohen grin" selection
from "Wilhelm Tell' and the BATTLE of tn
Huns" All the fine soloists Will take part.