Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-30
Opera House Orchestra.
DIR. .rIFEL's AppREss.


DR.. A. +. Stifcl was introduced by
Mayor {. w. Seabright, and his address
was listened to with the greatest inter-
est. as it dealt with the benefits To be
derived from turning. He spoke Of the
great good physical culture was to the
individual and to the nation as well.
and referred to the great progress the
turn societies Of the country are
making. In the last year, he
said, there have been about
10000 boys and something like 5000
girls added to the membership through
out the country in the past year, as peo-
pie are realizing more and more every
day the advantages TO be derived in
after life by early physical training,
and he said that If the youth Of our
country were trained as they care, as
members of turn society, there would
not in the future be 50 many men
physically incapacitated as there are
at the present dav. The address was
instructive aud its close was received
with cheers.
THE SINGING SOCIETIES.
Following came the singing contests
between the Singing Sections OF the
Societies in the Turn Bezirk. There
were two classes in this contest. First
for choruses of twenty-five members and
over. and second for those having less
than twenty-five members. Six Sing
ing Sections entered this contest. as
follows: Allegheny, South Side, Cen
tral Pittsburg. Beaver Falls, Allentown
and Lawrenceyillc The first three
of these were In the first class,
and the last three in the second class.
A prize ist be given for the best in each
class. The judges in this contest were
not made known TO any Of the
singers and no one will know
the decision until this evening. The
Travellers Farewell" was the song. Sc
lected. which each society was to sing
first, and as each sang two songs,
the selection of the second was left with
the society.
THE FIRST
Robert Blum Singing Section of the
Allegheny Society, was the first intro
duced. 1t was under the direction Of
Prof Benjamin Kellcrs. The second
song was The Heroes Grave
The Pittsburg Central came next, un-
der Prof Edward Keller, their second
piece being "Trinkeid.
Third came the South Side. Pittsburg
Section, under direction OF Prof. Geo.
Pfsterer. My Home Lies on the
Rhine" was the title OF their second
song.
Allentown section was under the d.
rection of Prof. Philip Rothleder, and
they sang "A Spring Night as their
second performance.
Rudolph Berchtold was director Of
Beaver Falls section, and they sang
"Shocn Rothrant" as their second
effort.
Lawrenceville was directed by Prof.
John Volger. and The Quiet Sea" was
sung a a second piece.
This ended the singing contests, and
it is unnecessary to particularize,as all
did exceedingly well and received Vo-
ciferous applause.
THE CONTESTS N DEcLAMATION
came next, for which two prizes are
10 be given. There were seven contest
ants. who with their subjects are As
follows: II.
Ernst Herkloz. Of McKeesport, VINO
recited "The Singers Curse Gustav
Knntz. the The Confirmation OF a
Free Thinker" Albert Nathan, OF Law.
renceyille. I'm Compelled to Beg;
Henry Mckee, Of the Central fittoIrs' t...I,s.
John Stepping, Of LawrenceV'!ic'
Charles Wechler. OF Allentown
Sunday;" Frank Each, OF SteuoenViIie' !h,
Ohio. The short speech feature on the