Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-21
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the musical festival was not only happy
one, but that its desirsbility for future
demonstrations may be recognized and car
RED with them as
A PLEASANT RECOLLECTION.
"While expressing the highest confidence
in the successful rendition of the artists
programme, under the auspices OF the ae-
complished director, may be permitted to
in dulpe the hope, that the promised pleas.
ures after its conclusion may be as crafty
ing to our visitors, as it has been to our cit.
liens to arrange their attractiyeness, and
that the mutual enioyments will promote
memories and friendships Of the most pleas
ant and enduring character.
"The festival will undoubtedly quicken
the homogeneous progress of this section, as
the elevated social influences emanating
from musical organizations and festivals
have demonstrated everywhere, and while
civilization gracefully acknowledges its In
debtedness to our German-AmeIican citi-
Gems for the inspiration Of healthy musical
life in America, may it not commend to
their special care
THE CAUSE OF MUSIC
ard the possibilities of its future in this
country? i,
What sublime treasures may be revealed
in the future as compared with the grand
legacies Of the past, cannot be translated
un,il America digni6es Art as its insttu-
tons dignity the citizen-untl American
music is encouraged and applauded at Its
home-until the immodest and exorbitant
charges of foreign art are rebuked--until
every farm and workshop resounds with the
cheer of elevated song. and every beautiful
landscape is made lovelier by joyous mu,
steal lfe-until every nursery, every school
and temple of science in our grand dom ain
of liberty, have their honored representative
of the muse; and finally, until original
American Musical Art-worthy OF Q great
al d powerful people, is the acknowledged
and
SUCCESSFUL RIVAL
Of the old world. Applause.
The distinction, ladies and gentlemen, to
convey to our visiting singing societies in
attendance upon this festival the grateful
appreciation of the honor and pleasure
rendered to our community-to translate to
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dial welcome and to present to them our
,ipcerest wishes, that their sojourn among
u may prove to them, as it assuredly does
10 our citizens, source replete W tn pleas
ure, and an occasion which in the renewal
of old and pleasant associations, may be
| rendered more suspicious by the bonds Of
new and enduring friendships, in the Ian
euage immortalized by Schiller and Goethe
i'm the language Of the people whose
love OF liberty, unrequit d by their father
land, It'll inspires
FREEDOMS SONGS,
and whose musical genius on the loftiest
| pinnacle OF fame, electri6es the universe
with musical life-in the language Of the
country associating such tender recollec.
tons with our visitors childhood days and
dear old homes, this distinction has been
| conferred on one of our highly esteemed cit
| liens, whose sympathies render the duty as
| pleasant to himself as its accomplished per-
| iormance will prove interesting TO you.
Ladies and gentlemen, have the honor
to introduce
REV. WIN. ULFERT'
Mr.. Ulfert then came forward and deliv.
cred an address of welcome in the German
language, in which he congratulated his
audience on their presence upon 80 auspi-
cious on occasion, and took opportunity to
mention the fact that but one gentleman
who took part in the Fest of 1860 was taking
an active part in the present occasion. He
referred to Mr.. julius Lohse. Mr.. Ulfert
closed amid loud applause, and then Mr..
Pollock continued:
The honor to salute our visitors on be-
half of our citizens in the language of the
country, devolves, l am happy to announce,
on q gentleman who dignified by this COM
muniiy with its highest honors, has distin-
guished himself by firm devotion to their
obligations and responsibilities, who is the
foe Of vice and the champion of virtue, the
loyal friend Of good government, of our peo-
pie and of our visitors.
Ladies and gentlemen, permit the honor
and the pleasure to introduce
Mr.. JACOB W. GRUBB,
Mayor Of the city Of Wheeling"
Mayor Grubb was greeted with loud ap.
plause. He said
To me, as representative of the cii-
zens of Wheeling, has been assigned the
happy privilege of welcoming their friends
than words, sAd will more fully express our
welcome. Admitting the fact that it is in
bad taste for host, in welcoming
his guests, to sing his own praises
and sound his own virtues, l would
plead in justification Of the breach our pride
in our Saengerfest, our pride in Wheeling
We have population of thirty-seven thou
sand souls and an assessed property vslus.
ton of $l7,000,0Ce. With total popular
vote of six thousand, we have the wonderful
proportion of nearly four thousand owners of
| real estate, and assert without fear of con-
tradiction, that there is not another commu-
nifty under the flag where so great an aver
age of families can cluster round the hearth
stone of o home-s home Of their own.
[Cheers.
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
is of the highest standards witness the
fact that the President of the United States
has, sppreciating true merit, appointed to
| the foreign service of the country our Super
intendent. We have an excellent public
library. The spires Of thirtytwo churches
| point sinners the way to heaven. We are
| the acknowledged centre Of the nail trade
Of the country. Our glass is distributed to
the four corners Of the earth; and from the
Atlantic ocean on the east to the Pacific on
the west, from the Gulf on the south to the
Lakes on the north, the odor of Wheeling
stogies ascends to heaven. But / forget
that this 10 an occasion for music, and not
for oratory.
again bid you welcome, and when this
festival has become thing of the past. and
its pleasures only q memory, your glad
voices blending in memory will still echo in
the hearts Of the people Of Wheeling"
[Cheers
The musical portion of the programme
vas then resumed. Mrs Nellie Sweeney
Palmer coming upon the platform amid
applause to sing Pinsut7s