New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-27
WARDING THE PRIZES.
THE LAST DAY OF THE SAENGERFEST
1 BIO CROWD AT ULMER PARK HAS \
JOLLY TIME.

JOLLY TINE.
The controversy as TO the authorship OF that
rood old German adage. "Wer liebt ncht Vein.
Webb u.d Gesang der blciet elm Narr scin Leben
lang" did not in the least curb the jollity yester-
day Of the final day OF the Sangerfest. at Timer
Park Bensonhurst. The whole day was devoted
TO carry Ing ont The letter and the spirit OF the
aGage Fully 5000 persons were at Timer Park.
They sang whenever they had an opportunity, they
danced, they TCmptd and they drank hundreds OF
KEGS of rich amber beer. There was beer for
every minute Of the dav; beer was drunk to cele-
bra,e victory and make sorrow lighter. Signs
placed on every tree the grounds read: Beer
tickets at wholesale. IS a key" Tickets were sold
freely.
The last day Of the Sdngerfest was for the
distribution OF prizes and not long after p. IN.
about 5000 persons were grouped about the main
building on the grounds 1t was almost three hours
later, however. before the prizes were announced
In the mean while the singers gave kreutzers The
Day OF the Lord" under the direction OF c. A.
Hartman of the United Singers of Philadelphia
one singer became enthusiastic that he had TO
buy pair Of suspenders afterward
The prizes were finally awarded as follows:
Brooklyn took the first class prize for singing
federations. the beethoven bronze bust, and Hud-
son County. y. j., took the second class prize.
beautiful silk banner. Brooklyn scored llS points
and Hudson County 9S in their respective classes.
The other awards were as follows: For nrst-cass
societies. larSe Stenway grand piano. second pl1e,
Ar.on. Brooklyn large SILVER cup third prize OF
pacus, Buffalo, q wreath OF sold silver StcOhu-
Class socetics-First prize Williamsburg Sanger
bund a small Steinway grand piano; second prize,
Harmonic, Newark silver cup; third prize, Arion'
Jersey CITY Heights. silver wreath: fourth prize
Arlon. New-Ilaven, solid cup; nfth prize Gcrmana'
Newark 4 nte-size portrait OF Wagner; sixth prize.
sangcrbund. Washington, silver cup; seventh Prize
Liberty Newark lic-s.ze portrait of schumana'
Thlrd-cass-Flrst prize. Syracuse Saneerpnnn,
Stenwny square plano; second prize broGkyn
MAnrcrchor. silver cup; third prize Schwa-
biscaer ssngerbund. Newark. silver wreath fourth
prize Elrtracht. NewaI solid silver cup: nfth
prize. Arbcter MannerchOr, Elizabeth N.J,'
picture: sixth prize. Kreuznachcr Sangeround PM
adelpha, portrait Of L.sXt seventh prize, Concor-
dia Waterbury. Conn. silver cup; eighth prize
Ganbr!nus SGngerkranz, Philadelphia, silver cup;
Richard KatzenInayer, president Of the nlted
Singers OF NewYorI. presided al the distribution
OF the prizes The committee on awards was hans
HaIstka % Chicago: J.. Hanno DeiGr. OF New-
orleans; s. !. Ergott. OF Cincinnati; FRANK Dam
rosch and Joseph Mosenthal, OF New-lork
Mayor SChieren, Of Brooklyn, then ohclaIy
closed the Sangcrfest with brief speech in Ger
man. lie said that German citizens were law
abiding and always strove for good government
and pure citizenship. AS German. ne was irving
to carry out this idea The cheering was VoCher-
ous when Mayor Schieren ended. Many or the
delegates then started for their homes