Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-01

Saturday evening a brilliant audience
crowded Turner Hall to listen to the
closing concert of the S@ngerfest series.
Miss Evans and Mr.. Boyer again appear.
ed and their efforts won popular favor.
Joseph Benedict, the baritone Of Mil
waukee, made his FIRST appearance, and
bis singing for an encore Peters Rhine
Song, was most roundly applauded. The
programme comprised the following num-
bers:
Festival OVERTURE. ..................... Bach
Mass Chorus "The Teutons' Word and
Solo from Iobancrin ''-.' Rregert.
Mr.. Boyer
Chorus 'Forget me not" ......... .... Mattel
Singing Section Milw. Freie Gemeide.
Two Songs. a. "Thine eyes 50 blue" b,
81 once had atherland" Lassen
Hiss Evans
Mass Chorus 'Prairie Rose" . Werner
Two Numbers from the Oxford SYM
phony, u, Menuet b, Presto
Chorus "Under the Linden Tree" ..... Cintura
Milwaukee Liedertafel
Solo from 'Tannhaeuser," 80 thou
lovely Evening Star" ..........,........ Wagner
Mr.. JOS. Benedict.
Chorus 1.-THE Forest Haeser
Milwaukee Liederkranz
COrneJ SOlO Arban
Mr.. J. Hoffman.
The bright skies of Sunday brought
Joy and relief to the members of the bund
as the greatest interest had been centered
upon the picnic on Concordia Island in
the afternoon. During the forenoon two
excursion trains arrived from Milw Aukee,
one from Rockford and one from Madison
bringing immense crowds 10 the city, the
number of Milwaukeans alone being
estimated at fully $500. The Island
presented a living mass of humanity all
bent on enjoyment. Bach's band, the
Rockford band and our own Philharmonic
with one or two others, filled the ground
with sweet strains of music. 1t is not too
high an estimate to place the number on
Concordia Island at 5000, certainly the
largest gathering of people ever seen on
this beautiful piece of ground. Sunday
evening Turner Hall was the point of
interest. The singing prizes were
announced, the Harmonic, of Nip
neapolis, receiving first prize in the first
class, the La Crosse Liederkranz the Sec
ond and the Allemania, of Milwaukee,
the third prize in this class. The Rock.
ford was the only society which competed
for the prize in the second class and was
therefore awarded it. BY vote of the
bund prize singing in future was abolish
ed. After the prizes were awarded a
beautiful floral Tyre was presented by the
ladies of the Watertown COncorda to the
Minneapolis victors. Dancing then ell
gagged the attention of the ladies and
gentlemen assembled and the enjoyment
was continued until the "wee sma" hours
had ARRIVED. Many fire toilettes were
noticeable among the dancers. Monday
adieus were said and the last OF the
Sengerbund departed tor their homes.
E. E. Kney, of Madison, was elected
president of the bund and Max Hirsch-
field, of Minneapolis, vice president.
Dubuque was selected as the place for
the next meeting in June, 1887.
Among the distinguished visitors here
at the fest were Mayor Wallber, of Mil
waukes, and Pref. Catenhusen, director
of the North American Sangerbund.
The total receipts of the bund foot up
to about $500, leaving something of a
surplus to the Concorlis Society, which
will be used for the benefit of our city in
further improving and identifying Con-
cordia Island
The Northwestern Sepgerbund origin
ated in La Crosse, John Ulrich, editor of
the Nordstern, being the real father of
the organization and its first president
In his efforts to form the bund and place
it on permanent basis, be had the hearty
cooperation of Prof. E. @. Gaebler, then
a citizen of this place, and DR.. Otille, of
La Crosse. From small beginning, six
societies, the Northwestern Sengerbund
has become permanent institution and
the largest musical organization in the
west. The aim and purpose of the buDd
is to promote the taste for and proficiency
in male chorusing, and its constitution
provides that two of the grand choruses
at each test shall be ''Volkslieder" (pop-
ular song). In this way the tastes and
requirements OF the great mass of the
people, against the few who appreciate
only the most difficult music, are appeal
ed to.