Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-20
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2SiQfptltliteit.
The First Day Of the Greatest Musi-
cal Event
Ever Transpiring In the Upper Ohio
Valley,
The City to be Gay with Bunting
and Evergreen,
And Crowded with Strangers from
Near and Far.
The Visiting Societies, and Where
They Will Be CHARTERED.


man singing soeieties-the Beethoven
Mozart and Germania-assisted by large
number Of similar organizations from Other
cities and towns, will inaugurate the Saen
gerfest of 1885, an event which has been
looked forward to with much interest fol
months, and the preparations for which
have taken up large amount of time on
the part of com mitteemen and others during
the winter, spring and summer months
This work has been completed, and the re-
50 promises to ma k an epoch in the must
cal history Of our city. The only event Of
the kind taking place in Wheeling
for a quarter of a century, the Fest vii
stand out prominently as the starting point
Of q great revival in music, and promises tc
be the beginning Of series of similar Fes
rivals, each surprising the other in all thai
-oes to make an affair of this kind q sue
cess, until the elimination shall come in tht
creation Of a higher and broader musica
'aste, and an universal interest in one OF
the greatest and most ennobhng of arts.
LHE FIRST OFFICERS.
are as follows:
Honorary President-Augustus Pollack
Honorary Vice Presidents-Fred Happy,
John Arbenz, G. W. Sesbright, John Pfsrr
Conrad Seibert, j. W. Grub, Fl. Schuul,
bach, W. F. Stifel, j. H. Hobbs, A. c. Eyer
ter, Phi Schuels.
Director-H. ]. Arbenz.
Central Committee-Wm. Grewe, Presi-
dent; Charles Horstmsnn, Vice-President
Ed. Brosche, Recording Secretary; Chris
Schmitt, Corresponding Secretary; F. c.
Arbenz, Finance Secretary; Julius Lohse
Treasurer.
Observation-Disclosures ]. G ching, Rich,
ard Heinrich; Msennerchor: f. D. Fried
rich, C. Zulauf, C. Etz, L Mosbach; Mo.
Fart: H. SchIebe, Albert Nolte, Vslentir
Teby.
SUB COMMITTEES.
On Finsnce-Chas. Horsman, Chairman;
F. c. Arbenz, Secretary; Jul. Lohse, Chaa
Rohrig, Christ. Ksloitzer.
On HsI-Julius Lohse, Chairman; F.
C. Arbenz, Secretary; A. c. Fischer, VIM
Marx, Chss Finck, C: F. Etz.
On Reeeption-Richard Heinrich, Chair
man; F. D. Friedrich, Secretary; Peter
Bonenberger. W. Grewe, Chas. Horstm anr,
Chas. R. Behler, c. W. Seabright.
On Quartering-Julins Lohse, Chairman;
Chris. Schmitt, Secretary; F. c. Arbenz,
Richard Heinrich, Conrad Bremen.
On Decorstion-Chss Finck, Chairman;
F. D. friedrich, Secretary; Conrad Kuerner,
Herman Hildebrsndt, Richard Becker,
Conrad Bremen.
On Press-W. Grewe, Chairman; Loui
Lepper, Secretary; C. F. Etz, II. Schrebe
On Music-W. Grewe, Chairman; j. b
Arbenz, Secretary; a. Schrebe, L. Vsss, Ed
Schueaer, Otto Jaeger, F. A. Mayer.
On Professionally. Grewe, Chairman;
Chris. Schnitt, Secretary; Chas. Rohrig
August Rolf, Albert Nolte.
On Picnic -Chss. Hortsmsnn, Chairman;
F. D. friedrich, Secretary; Andrew Ssifsrt,
JULIUS Lohse, W. Grewe, Chss. Mayer,
August Helmbrecht II. Etz. VIM. Hsge-
dorm.
THE GRAND MARSHAL
for Wednesdays parade is August Rolf, who
has as aids Messrs Richard Heinrich, Albert
Nolte, Chas. Horstmsnn, August Helm
brecht, VIM. Eberts, Chas. Rohrig, Jacob
Grebing, Otto Jaeger, Christian Kslbitzer.
These various committees and the mem
bers of our three home societies generally
assisted By the German citizens of the city
ut large, have been untiring in their effort.
10 bring to perfection the vast mass of de
tails insepsrable from so large an undertsk
ing, and last evening the work was abou
completed.
THE COMMITTEES OF RECEPTION
Yesterday completed the work of assigning
quarters to the visiting societies, and the
result is here appended:
hubert Blum Msennerchor of Allegheny
City, 80 men, with the G. A. R. Band. 81
pieces. at Louis Tricks, corner Sixteenth
and Market.
Mt. Washington Msennerchor, Pitts
burgh, Is men, ct Mrs Msson's, 2,207 MAR
street
Tentonia Maennerchor, Allegheny, 4C
men, at George Carries, La Belle and Chap
line.
Odd Fellows Saepgerbuud, Allegheny, 20
men, at Old Home, Market Square.
Robert Blum Zeither Club, Allegheny, 10
men, julius Lohse's, 2,l45 Market street.
Cecilia Maennerchor, Allegheny, 40 men.
at Bolts Hotel, 2ll6 Main street.
Germsnia Msennerehor, Pittsburg, rs
men, at Peter Bonenbergers, 2225 Main
street
Germsnia Leiderkrsnz, Pittsburg, Is
men, at John CIeivis, Water street.
Suedseite Turngessngsection Pittburg,
l6 men, Chris. Siebkes, l4l9 Market
street.
Harmonic Steubenville, II men, Jacob
NuDge's and Simon Lasch's Markes
Square.
Maennerchor, Marietta, II men, G. A.
Stoker, corner Thirty. fifth and Chapine
street
Germans, Psrkersburg, Is men, at Knoke
Bro e, 1881 Jacob street.
Germanis Band, Parksrsburg, IA men, at
Huseman House, Water street
THE FIRST
of these visitors, delegation of four men
from one of the Pittsburgh societies, ar
rived in the city last evening, and this
morning the others viii pour in BY the early
trains. bringing with them thousands of Wis
itors from al parts Of the compass The
Reception Committee viii meet all such or
CARNATIONS at once upon their arrival and
escort them to the quarters assigned them
in the above schedule, which viii consume
the major portion Of the day.
Long before daylight this morning the
work Of arranging decorations was begun
in various portions of the city. and during
the early hours thousands Of flags and hun
dreds of yards Of evergreen we're draped