The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-16
TO RECEIVE THE SINGERS.
Newark Societies Arrange for the
Great Competition.

The Newark United Singers, Ia their
shirt-sleeves and perspirins at that, got
things in shaps for the Saengerfest at
Sunday afternoons special meeting in
Achtel Stetter's Hall in that city. Major
Carl Lentz. in his hsppiest mood. presided
until twilight. weighty business was
transacted and lively debates marked the
meeting.
The order in which the United. Singers
of the six competing cities will sing for
the 81. 500 Schubert bust donated oy the
Newark sirgers. was decided by lot as
follows:-Brooklyn. Baltimore, Troy.
Philadeiphis, New York and Trenton.
The names Of the other competing socie-
ties were then put IN hat and drawn By
A. A. Sippel, blindfoided. and attested
by Messrs. Scharffsnberger and Gotthold-
The order of singing was drawn as toll
lows;-
ORDER OF SINGERS.
First Class-Social Quartette -Cluo,
Greenpolnt; Liederkranz. Scranton
Arion, Brooklyn; Concordia, Waterbury,
Conn; M@nnercnor, Philadelphia, Har-
monte, Philadelphia; Arion, Baltimore.
Second Class-Arion, New Haven: Will
iamsburg S@ngeround; Arion. Jersey
City Heights; SRngerrunde, Baltimore;
Hoboken Quartette Club. ArDeiter Sam
gerbund, Philadelphia; Liederkranz,
Syracuse; Teutouia, Jersey City; has-
bund; Concordia, Brooklyn; Brooklyn
S@ngerbund; Teutouia, M@nnerchor, Al
legheny City; Franz Apt, Scholars, New
York: Kreutzen Quartette Club, New
York; Harmonic, Reading, German Lied
erkrans, Brooklyn; Arion Quartette,
BROOKLYN: Philadelphia Quartette Club.
Thlrd Glass Columbia Singing Society,
Philadelphia; Cecilia M@ennercnor, AL
legheny City; Frederick Glueck Quartette
Club, Brooklyn; Concordia, Carlstadt;
Concordia. East New York: Aurora. New
Brunswick; Wilkesbarre SBngerbund;
Knights of Honor Singing Society. New
York; Germania MRnnerchor, Washing
ton; Arbeiter MBnnerchor, Elizabeth;
Jyra, Hoboken; Concordia, Philadelphia.
Arbeiter MRnnerchor, Baltimore; Franz
Schubert MBnnerchor, New York; East
Trenton M@nnerchor; Delaware s9nger-
bunG, Wilmington.
August Scharffenberger reported for
the music committee that Dirtctor Van
der Stucken has substituted the song
"Der keonig Won Thule" for RuDenstein' 8
der Morgen" on the programme. and
that the prize singing OF the United Sin.
gers of the six cities and OF the. third
class will take place on Sunday. July 8.
It was explained by President Lsntz that
the director could not debar any indivi-
dual from singing, but that society
could be withdrawn on account OF inefh-
cheney.
HosPITABLE PREPARATIONS.
Marshal Sippel reported that 1000 Ian
terms have been ordered at slI per 100 for
the parade. and Jacob Huber, Jr.. re-
ported the arrival OF 300 mattresses for
use of the quarJering committee Secre-
tary Romnel of the place committee re-
ported the completion Of the triumphai
arch and the proposed erection of dane
ing pavilion IN Hayes Park SO that the
singers at Caledonian Park would be un-
disturbed.
President Lentz reported that the $50
militia tents lent by the State would ar
rive within day, and that Captain kter-
nan, of Trenton, has been engaged at 90
per day to pitch them. A bond OF sl60O0
was given by President LentZ. Gottsried
kruger and Joseph Hensler for their
safe return The place committee I'll see
that the principal tents are hoored and
equipped with furniture at an expense or
$50 per tent Governor Albeit Will have
two big tents, Mayor Haynes one.. the
press three. hospital one; Telegram tnree
followed about the price of admission
to be charged. The singers seem TO
agree upon twenty-five cents Tor
admission TO the park, fifty cents 70 the
concerts and twenty-five cents extra Tor
reserved seats, but there were several
disapprovers. The matter was settled
by appointing committee consisting OF
one member from each Newark society
to confer with the Finance Committee.
A rehearsal of the choruses took place
under the leadership of Director Wers-
chinger, in Sanger Hall, Newark, sun
day afternoon.
The Phoenix Society met in Stolen
werck's Hall Monday night and COM
pieted arrangements for its 'commer5.