Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-07-30
BY THE GOVERNOR.

BY THE GOVERNOR.
The Blg Parade OF she state saeDger-
fest Yesterday at Harsford-The Great
Singing Contest-ConcOrdias OF Wa
terbury Win In Flrst Class-The New
Haven Society,s Protest as 20 the
Award In she second Class.
HARTFORD, Conn, July 29.-Today was
apal day with the German singing societies.
Though lowering in the morning, the
weather fortunately cleared, and the affair
was a grand success. e4-s..5e sal :.
The state saengerfest parade took place,
and was reviewed in front of the city hall by
Governor Bnlkeley, Mayor Dwight, and q
large part Of the city government. The,
streets were filed with people looking at the
parade. There were about seven hundred
people in line. q. Spieske was chief mar
shal, and had three aides. The three divis-
ions of the parade were captained as follows:
First, Philip Conrad; second, B. NaumanD;
third, George Giazwisky. A pretty feature
of the parade were two floats representing
Apollo. the god of song, and at his feet
number of the graces. with musical instra-
ments, while the other pictured Lorelei on
the Rhine being wooed by fisherman; This
afternoon nearly every German in the city
went to the picnic at Union grove. Over
four thousand attended. This evening the
prizes were awarded in the singing contests.
The judges were DR.. Louis Kitterborn of
Boston, Herman Moher of Philadelphia, and
Karl 81. Peiler of Bosten. The American
band of Waterbury was in the parade as
escort for the Concordia Singing society.
As announced below the event OF the great
snngerfest at Hartford was of course the con-
cert and prize singing Monday evening at
Foot Guard armory. This was a great sue
cess, although it was hot night.
Part first Of the concert opened with the
overture Raymond" A. Thomas. by the
orchestra, composed of twenty-five pieces, In
a wonderfully correct and acceptable man
ner. Then followed the Hartford Ssenger-
bund in "Hurrah Der Rhinel" Arthur Clas.
sen. 1t was rendered with vim and roundly
applauded.
It was then announced that owing to the
contraction of a severe cold Miss Rose Stew
art of Boston, who had been advertised to
sing, was unable to be present, Mrs. Jennie
Patrick Walker of Boston was introduced
to sing in her place. She is an old favorite
in Hartford and met with q warm welcome.
After this came the prize singing In the
third class; the song was G. Hersch's "In
der Lenznacht," and the societies who sang
were the Liedertafel of Rockville, the Con-
cordia of Seymour, the Liederkranz Of
Thomaston, the Lyra of Waterbury, the
Maennerchor of Union City and the Lieder-
kranz of Southington. All the societies re.
ceived merited applause, while those of
Union City and Southington were loudly
cheered, the conductor of the latter society
being called before the audience.
Next came song, "Hymne an die
Musk" by v. Lachner, excellently sung by
the Meriden Saengerbund, and this was fol-
lowed by the appearance of the vlolinlst,
Herr Isidor Troostwick, who scored great
success.
Chen came the prize singing in the second
class. each society singing "Nachtzauber," a
song by A. Nj. Storch. The Germania of
Bridgeport sang first, followed in order by
the Bergische Harmonic of New Haven, the
Hermans- Sohne Maennerchor of New Britain
and the Concordia of Bridgeport.
The prize song for Glass was q peculiar
piece, Night Spells:
..And it whispers through the trees
Like the breath Of e. spirits t fair E;,o.
"Floated in the woodland air"
The music embodied the melodtous hum
of summer night, broken by the nightin-
gales song, and lifted into the imagery Of
| open. eyed dreams. The Germania of Bridge
| port began, and showed exquisite training
| especially In pianiasimo treatment, only the
| piano and forte passages were contrasted toe
sharply and gave an artificial, Theatre
| effect. The Bergische Harmonic Of
| New Haven followed, with the same
director, A. Peters, and with thu
same merits of deliberate training anG
academic finish they exhibited a NOR,
liberal treatment. The blending and har
mony in both were exquisite. Then came tn
New Britain Maennerchor and lastly the Con
cordias of Bridgeport, both singing finely
The singing was about equally applauded
As to the result, objection was raised regard
ing three of the Concordias singers, as statet
below.
In the FIRST class the Concordias of Water
bury and the Hartford maennerchor contest
ed. The prize song in this class was
musical piece of importance, "On the Hig
Seas
, / IS Farewell o shore, with thy false cares,
Fear. luck and need throw into the seal
} Now I am free"
And the refrain
; 4" God rules God rules;
l In his charge place all;
Let storms come on, fear not death or life.
The prize for those who contested in tn
Rrst class was award ed to Condordia Singin
society of Waterbury. There was much dis
satisfaction caused over the decision of th
judges in awarding the prizes in the second
The judges awarded the first prize to tn
Concordia society of Bridgeport and the SCI
ond to the Bergische Harmonic of this city
The latter society kicked" strenuously q
this decision. Members of the Bergisch
after their return home last night said this
, the Concordia society had three men
1t who have not been members of the societ
for three months, and the singing rules {
the societies say distinctly that any membe
: of any society must belong to said societ
for three months before he can take part
any prize singing contest. Here the matt,
rests for the present and both societies wi
D | have to wait until the delegates of the diffe
| emit societies hold meeting, at which tt
= protest will be considered and action take
!. again. The meeting of the delegates will |
held inside of four weeks.
y The Comm issiOneR Better.
= The condition of County Commission