New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-04
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
NEWARK.


OPENING TIE BIG SAENGEktESI'
Tho first arrival of members OF the 147 various sing
ing societies which Will come from thir'ySlA ILL.,,
cities 10 take part IN the big Saeneeries' ~ ,
took place Yesterday at 6:3O o. n anu al u'S i's
,hcro was continuous stream Of people VINO marcheH
tnon, .n rir,v stations TO the festival hall in Gale
d,ar phi, v,here they were received by committees
and sent 10 their quarters. The city Is In gaia AZURE
and there < scarcely a building which IS not coVeNu
with bunting or flags. The CaledOnlan' hayes anu
several smaller parks devoted to the FESTIVAL dc III
order and the huge festival hall, which VIII contain
an audience Of 5000 people and covers o''oVo sqaro
feet presents an attractive appearance. Tents are
laid ont in streets and each society has headquarters
At O'Clock last might the town was ablze WITH
ereu,ors and every street through which the singers
passed was brilliantly illuminated. large delee%
tion arrived at the Marketst station OF the fehisyI
vania Railroad where it was met by the comm'oee
appointed for the purpose, and procession was
formed with torches The line Of march was up I'd
Broad-st to the park. Guests who arrived on the
Jersey Central and the Morris and Essex railroads
ioired IN +he parade There were 10000 in 1ne, and
after the parade lad separated several hours were de-
voted TO visiting and festivlty. Nearly every local
society will hold Kommers" each evening Tor the
entertainment Of its guests
The festival will last for Eve days and it Is the
sixteenth National festival OF the Northeastern oaeh
rerbund The prospects that il will he the largest
ever held The committee has collected $4,000, and
each of the singers 1900 in the choral force Will pay
S. The expenses already foot up $4,000. 1t Is
said that 10000 people can be accommodated at one
time In the Caledonian Park inc sure The total at
tendance is estimated At 10000. There Will be
choral force OF 1000, and orchestra Of 200 per
sons.
To-day at 10 O'Clock there will be final rDearsal at
CALIFORNIAN Park with the orchestra, with reception
Of the visiting singers AT p. there Will be a
concert under the leadership OF the second director
Johannes Werschinger, and at p m there viii be
popular orchestral concert under Frank Van der
Sthckcn the principal Lender a tina tchearsal will
take place at 10 a. M. Sunday, and there VIII be
prize contests at p N. and g p. m. The programme
on Monday will Include prize singing and festival
concert. On Tuesday there VIII be q procession
awarding of prizes and picnic.
The following New York and Brooklyn societies are
expected to attend the sacngerfest: New YorkArtol
Der Maenncrchor LOIelei Maennerchor, New, YORK
saengerbunde, Harlem EicheDkranz. Gernania, Wash
Gcrmania COrdalia. NIarshner Quartette CLUB,
Schleuchtener Quartctte. Brooklyn-Frednch Gmech
OuArtette Club Caecila, Williamsburg Saengerbund,
zoellner Maennerchor Brooklyn ouartette Club Con
cordla Maenuerchor Brooklyn Saengcrbund, Paez n
Harmonic, Brooklyn Maennerchor East New YORK
Dcutscher Liederkranz Deutsch 5aengerust, Frank
HART Quartette Club Haydn Maennerchor, Hessisch
saeneerbund harmonic ochwaeblscher sae n
Bach Quartctte Club, Phoenix NoddeutSche Harmonic.
Arlon Quarette, Social Quarette Club.
Charles Swayze thirty years old, Of No. 80 Academy
st. was committed to jail yesterday By Justice Dean,
on charge of embezzling 5000 from his employers,
Louis Osp & Co., ice dealers, for whom he acted as
collector.
dying son, Romaine Van Ripper 10 the Chanoery Court
at Newark, for $4,000 money loaned. she charges
that he was about ~ die. and thus defrauded his
mother.