The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-21
THE ANNUAL SAENGERFEST
OPENED IT THIS CITY-.i CONCERT
 AND BILL LIST EVENING.

The Picnic at sehuetlen Park To-day
 Parade This Morning-festurss of the
 Days Doings.
 The seventh annual saengerfest Of the Connecticut Saengerbund. which is being held in this city. opened yester- day af ernoon. At the morning trains a committee met the out-of-town mem bers who came and escorted them to the headquarters of the societies in Bergische Harmonic hall in Masonic Temple. corner of Union and Chapel streets. The hall was decorated with bunting and over the platform the words in large motto "All Welcome" greeted the visitors, The following societies are represented: Herman's Sons Liedertafel. Norwich; Hartford Saengerbund. Hartford Maennerchor, Herman's Sons Maennerchor. New Britain: New Britain Quartet club. concordia society, Seymour; Harugari Maennerchor. Ansonia; Germania Sing ing society. Bridgeport: Liederkranz, southington: Germania Maennerchor, Union City: West Haven Maennerchor and Meriden saengerbund.
 In the afternoon the delegates all met in Germania hall. where they were welcomed by the mayor in a short delicious speech. After this the soci- ties held a rehearsal under the direc- ton of Herr Emil Peters. the fest di- rector for the concert, which was held last night.
 Germania hall was filled last evening with the members of the several soci- cites and their families. The program was opened with selection by the Philharmonic orchestra. Frank Fichtl leader. The soloists of the evening were Miss Nellie McQueeney, Miss Alice Fechter-Gilbert,, Eugene Heinlg The following societies also sang: From New Haven, Southington, Bridge port, Hartford. Seymour. New Britain, Union City. Meriden. After the concert a grand ball was given in Bergische Harmonic hall.
 This morning there will be parade of the societies at o'clock. The line of march will be from Germania hall on Wooster street. to Wallace, to Grand. to State, to Chapel, to Temple. to Crown, to Church, to Elm, 10 the green. where the parade will be dis missed. The parade will be reviewed by the. mayor and city officials as it passes the city hall After the parade the singers will take cars to Schuetzen Park, where big picnic will be held. In the evening. there will be a summer nights festival at the park.
 The officers of the festival are: Pres ident, August Eifenbart; grand conduc- tor, Emil Peters; reception committee Hugo Finck, William F. Radon and Paul Zimmerman; honorary commit tee, Frederick H. Brethauer, William Schollhorn, Frederick D. Grave, Charles F. Bollman, John Gunde, Ernes, Klenke, Weigand Schlein, Philip Hugo Henry Bussman, William Stahl. Johr Hegel. Theodore Sucher, H. Kissinger Maier Zunder, Professor Werner. Dr H.. Arnold, pr. William sprenger. Otto H. Wall, Charles Schenck, Gotfriee Lehr, Henry Fresenius, Philip Fresen ius, Charles R. Spiegel, William F
 sternberg, Paul Gebert, Paul Well r. osterweis. A, Ockert. Max Adler Peter Bessemer, c. A. Moeller, w. F Chandler, A. schatz, Charles Spreyer l.. c. Pfaff, George L. Pfaff, John Ruff J. D. Freysinger. William Dahlmeyer L. Koemmerich. Max Dessauer, Isidol Trostwyk, Adolph Schwickardi, Herman Trisch, Emil Peters, c. Kutcher, H Loenicker, Conrad Rabanus H. Schnee lock, Charles Wilson and J. B. Wright.