New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-24

whose love for music and song = SutV',oI ~ - IA
whose lberay in the promotion OF our TINS "'i
objects Is not equallei by any one else Inns gu
t;rman | desire 10 introduce Ia our honorary pr.sl-
dent Mr. William stelnway. Of New-York zap
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MIR STEINWAY'S REMARKS
Mr. stclnway said in part:
Ladies and Gentlemen: While thanking You FOR the
cri,o rccention YOU ~ kindly extended to me, per
mi, me 10 EXPRESS 10 You my qualification at the
en- thusastic manner In which the muslc-oVihs ,pntp
I g 81 Singers Of NcwYcrk ond Other Eastern
cities as best shown by tho Immense aVplrh,, a.,
festival The bqneAcent Influence OF music ana
song upon body and mind ~ no" geieIi'll roi
and understood Forty-four years OF Close persona
observation Of musical matters In ms c2untt{ emu
bes me 70 say that the Love ana has been and
Is sin rapidly Increasing that It's progress ma. IN
States may Justly BE- placed in the front rank as
land OF music and song. - III,
IN this or any other country is especa,y nonorcI
hy the personal presence Of the Nhl"t ME-. ~
Ana befort clos,ng viii say that the motto 81 the
German American singer may be SUMMARIZE IN
the following two lines:
Ny darling mother. Gcrmania'
Nv beloved brile. Columbia.
II now becomes my pleasant duty herewith - ln-
ir5duce 70 you His Excc.ency Roswell J Fo"ei'
Govcrnor 81 the STAT, Of New-York. AppiausHJ
THE GOVERNOR HEARTILY RECEIVED
Governor Flower was enthusiastically welcomed.
H. said:
Mr. President Ladies anl Gcniemlc-n. II f. 81. a
pleasure to me to welcome to I'D" i;''ty,' IN
every section Of the Uniona Union yonr t,rs'',,
have done 50 much TO establish. your '', ,'n, =,
r.rpcfuafe and YOU yourselves are now t,i'" 80
make enduring The music here tonight %in - IN
The German ,onEc 6i , Snq" ado eG we know
YOU will be as ready 70 march 70 ~" tun, ol
The star sP2nssie,a n'R Rsen as your INFECTIOUS
The German has three distinguished chnrac,er-
s,os hGh %"e ann nm love s Of country The or
man and the English-cousin race nav PI', 49,,
,heir aggressive way around the g!ob" ana the
s,n neveS sets IN their dominons but the German
takes not up his foot unless he can put j cow"
IN ave Of persenal liberty has brough, YOU to
America and your coming here has made
knog, Won viii help 10 preserve. for 1t Is the best
Government eyer devissd py mn s.,, ~, En,nlre
IN iiseii. / welcome Won to this beautiful harb2r
i;s mountains ana valleys-aud 10 our MONIES. cap
plaus")
WELCOMED by THE MAYOR
Mr. stenway next introduced Mayor Giiroy. who
said in the course 81 his remarks:
II IL. indeed. a pleasant function that has been
assigned 70 me M. eyrnlns; me- ,ronos being fs
that are pleasant as those by w ot ",cH -.
hospitality Of the city Of Newborn Z" 'e"''
It mas Been the privilege o. the city during the
nssemb:aecF representative in their charoci"r ami
devoted To the improvement ~ me conltI'l 81 man
kind The trades the arts and sciences nave hr,'
th@lr rnomentous conferences here but this is doubt
less the time IN generation that the metropo-
~
mn in all walks Of NE assembled here oo to pay
ments in mans nature. and This ass"mbage II con
fined not only 70 my feHow-ctlzen- OF tss c''g 'u,
their endeavors they have the Assistance ana co.
operation ~ singers Throughout the mIfl S'|aeah
whose representatives have gathered here IN such
IN the stern practical side ~ metropolitan
ne which extends in all its branches through
ont the length and breadth Of this land. II IS surely
A w9olesome symptom that the pursuit Of song and
md
harbnger OF ideaiisrn as pallaing ntucnce upon I
OF ~ effects viii soften our nature ana make ~
more prone to receive those higher Lessons OF ug
thai are not founded on the pursuit OF ambition ana
the almighty dollar
Frthermore. l take It as beneficial TO our conn-
try. and as Of paramount importance for inc main
tcnaicc OF our National stability mat me men OF
varios towns and cite the u, os
that they learn TO know and respect each other
countr!. and il is my nrm conviction tha, each man
who attends gatherngs Ike ih'' returns 10 MS
% snd rn T ha yonr stav here
VIII be happy long ana frultfui one iAppIause)
The concert was then finished.
The state boxes over the entrance to the garden
on the M,dson-ave side occupied by Gov
ernor Flower and his party. Mayor Gilroy aud his
party. the German Consul-Gene In Washington.
and General Runyon. American Ambassador to
Germany Among those who occupied arena boxes
were President Katzenmayer and family. William
Steinway ana family. John ID. Townsend. CommIs-
sioner Senner Vice President Tenhompel. COMING
sioner Charlie, G. +. Wahe, Jacob Redecke; i.
Ernst Jacob Steuhl. Christopher Goppclle Com
missioner Jacob Hess, Hugo Rlttcrbusch 4.
HrsS Rh %onae Yf hre c SH"S ua he on
Ehrlich. Judge David McAdam AL a. Gerster,
The visiting singers spent yesterday as their
fancy directed. An informal reception was held at
the Terrace Garden Fifty-elghth-st and Lexng-
fon-aye f. r. Rmger chairman OF the Recep-
lion Committee made address. HIS associates
on the committee were j. Lowenstein, Herman
Winters William Hobeln. John Bauer. H. Geller
and c. Marscheider.
Nearly all the German citizens had their houses
decorated and parts OF the East Side were brill
iantly Illuminated last night The German club
houses were handsomely adorned. and each enter
tanned many OF the visiting singers.