Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-08
VIRGINIA SINGERS.
THEY DID NOT COMPETE FOR Prizes
AT THE sENoERFEsT.
The Last Day Ono Of Mirth and Joiiihca'
tion-fhiisdeiphia Carries ON the
Honors-Other Prizes.
Especial telegram to tho Dispatch.l J

Especial telegram 70 tho Dispa'e"I
NEWARK. n. j., July THE sixteenth
National S@ngerfest Of the Northeastern
S;pngcrbund concluded here tonight. its
FINAL day was marked by jollincatlon.
parade, picnic, and prize awards. iue
high key of classic music was forsaken
this morning for the lower key OF m'rtn
and jollity. Philadelphia carried on the
honor and trophies of the four best prizes'
The sixteen thousand dollar Franz Scha-
bert bust, medallion and pedestal. Tor
which six cities competed, was won by the
united singers OF $50 men nom that e's'
THE sEcosD CLASS.
Toe thrce first prizes in the second Class were
also won by Philadelphia societies. - a.
Tho united singers OF Baltimore tied with tne
Philadelphians on 100 points IN inc .n',,,n.,
bust competition. A pretty young gsri deciueu
the matter by lot
OTHER PRIZES.
The prizes in the three classes were won a.
follows: ,,p
FIRST Clnas: First prize, Manncrchor, Phils-
delphia; second, Arion. BROOKLYN.
second Glass: First prize Philadelphia Vuar-
lotto Club; second, iiarmonies, Baltimore
third. Washington Ssengerbund fourth: Arion,
New Haven: fifth. Arion, Jersey City heiShts,
sixth, German Liederkranz. Brooklyn.
Third Class: First prize. Concordia, Philsdel-
pha; second, Schubert M9nnerchor, New ors
ihird Arbitcr Mmnnerchor, Elizabeth; fourth,
knights ~ Honor Singing Society, New tofk
nth, Fred Glueek Quartette Club, Brooklyn.
VICTORIOUS FESSANrs-
All the singers were grouped on the stage and
President Carl Lentz presented the prizes M
the winning societies marched 20 victory tnes
carried their flags. committee OF uity women
| grouped near the President tied pennants :,
| flags bearing the words: "SiNteenth Nauona
Srngerfest, Newark, y. j., 1871 The virginia
| society ot Richmond did not compete Tor tht
| prizes.
THg GRAND PARADE.
| The grand parade was held this morning. II
| is estimated by Marshal A. \. sippel that iull)
| ten thousand men were In line. About twenty
| five or thirty bands of music TOOK part. ihe pa
| rade was composed OF ak divisions. SIX hoh'
orary marshas selected from the united slhgers ,n
| Of the AK cities competing for the Schubert bus
| were on horseback. Eacn division was heaueo
| by a marshal and aides. A cayalcade OF seventy
| five adiutants were In the van.
| UMBRELLAS IN THE PARADE.
| The virginia singers paraded ~ the guests OF
| the Phnnix Society. The Germans gave hun
| dred evidences Of their love of fun in the traml
| along the street. Many in the march carried
| umbrellas % shield them from the rays OF th'
| SUI that was under the clouds most OF the time
Tas fS' E, adj PurPE'o PS elsens S n' Of s aecae
humor TO the affair." and to hold the
hats Of those who carried them. There "as
1 great variety OF size ana color III the utnbFti-
| las. Some Of them would nave made tent roofs
| others could hardly have covered lover ana hlf
| lass Turner's, marksmen, singers, and city
| officials turned out In big numbers, and the so
| cieties carried handsome fiags and banners.
TuE vRGINIAs N SEw YORK.
| The Virginia society sung in New lork TIM
| morning on a special invitation. Many of th'
visiting societies were treated to the hospltant!
! Of that peculiar German symposium the "toin
| mers." TO haye good time generally u th'
purpose Of these gatherings, AZ Wnlcn "deuct
tessen," German beverage, and smoking are th'
| more substantial features, and song, spcech, an'
| j0lifcatiOn the natural bent The FhnniX 20
| ciety whose guests the virginia society u
| marched up 10 n pleGsurable "coninerB y
Phmnix Han The special guests re the Ariol
| of Philadelphia, M9nncrchor OF West Pniadcl
| phia. frohsJnn OF Baltimore, ani virginia o
| Richmond.
THEY FELL OS.
The southern cor ngent fell into the epirit O
! the affair and on the necks of their northern
| saenger-brueder" Ike long separated iriencs
| romeeting. President {. {. llenan Was IN
| presiding genious. When the orchestra was no
| playing some patriotic air the singers were r.
| citing comcai poems. cracking phlegmatic Jokes
| or indulging ia mock-prilo singing. With III
| all of the President. the arrangements wer
made by G. klicnfeltt, J. storsberg, J. oeler, u
Ross, l.. Belliugra;h, &. knechi, DIR. hrausc, Di
| Lcirs, and L. nerdcr.
HONE AGAIN.
| The singers will start for homo tomorrow
we'll pleased with their stay in Newark. IN
Sipneoriest here WAS the largest ever held, Du
IL Wss ushefcd ont on rainy night