New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-01
GERMAN SINGLES IN BALTIMORE.
GATHERING BY HUNDREDS TO TAKE PART IN THE
RAENGERFTST.


sAENGERFrsT.
Baltimore Juno 80 (Speclalh-The German singers
have taken possession OF the city. The streets TO-
night arc filed with marching clubs and at ConcoTdIa
Opera House grand d" commers" is in progress. Inc
Concorda is beautifully decorated. over the main
entrance, amid mass Of entwining evergreen anu
bunting is huge picture OF muse leaning against a
Tyre, over which the words: welcome fiteen'h
National sacngcriest Baltimore, 1855" largo
hammer stretched across the street dcsignates tho
Opera House as the Saengcrfest headquarters. Inc
interior decorations equally pleasing. The stage
IS nearly buried In evergreens ferns palms ana pouea
plants willie the centre is large design hahAed ny
busts OF Mozart and Beethoven
Baltimore Eutaw and the streets leading 10
schuetzen Park are gayy decorated with the German
and American colors, while the bandanna also waves
n anticipation OF the coming OF the Democratic cluDS'
The advance guard of the singers army was INC
Frohsnn Society of Altoona, Penn, which arrived
this morning Following by every incoming train'
came clubs from various parts of New-York, Penn
sylvania and New-Jersey. The Union station pre-
scnted lively scene. Thousands of Germans crowd
cd and gathered to checr the clubs as they marched
fnom the station. The societies from Trenton, New
ark and jersey City, 300 strong, cane on specIai
train and had a merry time on the way Inc fmid
delphia clubs, numbering over 1000 members, caho
on two special trims did also the NewlorH ciuus'
400 strong and Brooklyn 500. The New YORK,
Buffalo and Brooklyn clubs were the merliest lou oi
all.
AS the trains rolled into the station the chorses Vi
hundreds of voices drowned the noise OF the loco
motives They met at the station by the bal'i-
moro societies. numbering 400, and grand torch-nght
procession was formed. twenty-five hundred torches
Nared and several bands played as the procession
marched from the depot TO Concordia Opera House.
Colonel Henry c. Tieck was chief marshal OF the
procession on their arrival at the Concorda, Mayor
Latrobe welcomed them in a neat speech, ana theh
the commers began. Hundreds Of kegs OF beer were
tapped and the flaming liquid cleared the ihroa's OF
the singers aud melody mingled with iauehler un,l
midpght. when with the closing song ana me urhs-
Ing of the salamander, the happy company ospcTscu.
The singers will spend Sunday at BayfluBe, "horo
the baltimore societies will give a concert
About 700 members from a score of German sing
ing societies left Brooklyn yesterday to attend the
National saengerfest in Baltimore seventeen OF the
societies net at Union Halle, in the Eastern Distrct,
and went to saengerbund Hall for rciresL ments ana
with the societies whose headquarters are there they
marched to Fulton Ferry, where a boat for Jersey
CITY was taken. Tho societies were the following
Arop Quartet Club Hessian Saengerbund BOSS bakers
Singing Society Zoelncr MaeDnerchor Caccila, Haydn
Maennerchor suabian Saengerbund Williamsburg
saengerbund Hermanns Sons MaenDcrchor, Brook
lyn saepcerbund German Liederlranz, Social Quartet
Club. TaIors Harmonic Brooklyn Quartet Club
Arjon Brooklyn MacnnerchOr, Arion Quartet, Fred
Cluck Quartet Club Concordia MaenDerchor and Phil
harmonic MaennercbOr.