The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-26
New YORK. June 25.

NEW lOhht JutlS ~
EPHE third day of the Saengerfest
was occupied by the out of town
delegates by sightseeing in the
II forenoon, competitive prize
singing in the afternoon and concluded
with a monster concert in the evening.
This completed the musical pro-
gramme. About 5000 people in all
listened TO the singing OF the compet'
ing choruses. The music lovers pres
snt were rewarded by the most artist
ically rendered singing of the entire
festival. The town fedsratious with
their we'll trained voices in different
sections gave a diversity to the pro
gramme which the Sunday afternoon
concert lacked The twenty individual
societies, which sang in competition in
the second class, also aroused cOnsi-
derable enthusiasm.
The first prize competed for by the
town federations is q massive bronze
bust Of Beethoven, double life size, and
which is expected to be placed in the
park of the city where singers did the
best work The second prize is mag
nificent banner. The first prize for the
individual societies is Steinway grand
piano, the secopd a solid silver cup
thirty inches high, and the third a sill
Yer wreath These societies were rated
in the second class, the first and third
class having sung yesterday.
ToDAY's COMPETITIONS.
The selection today was "Serbst-
nacht" by Max Won Weinzisrl. The
competitors We're: Columbia, Phila-
delphia Concordia, Bridgeport, Conn
Deutscher Saen2erhund, Buffalo; Ger
mania, Newark; Saengerbund, Wash
ington; Arbeiter Saeugerbuni, Phila
delphia; Williamsburg Saengerbund.
Harmonic, Philadeiphia; Orpheus,
Pittsburg; Harmonic, Newark; Leider-
kranz, Scranton Bayerischer Saenger.
bund, Newark; Arion Qlartette
club, Brooklyn; Teutonia Maenner.
chor, Allegheny City; ConCordia, Phil.
ndelphia; Arion, Jersey City; Gesaug-
Verein Liberty. Newark; Eintracht,
Allegheny; Brooklmer Saengerbund
Arion. New Haven. The Germunia,
of Newark; the Arbeiters Saengerbund,
of Philadelphia. and the Arion Quar-.
tette club, of Brooklyn. received the
greatest applause.
1t WAS 30 p IN. when the individ-
ual societies finished and town fedora
tions began. The federations OF New.
ark, Philadelphia and Brooklyn COM
psted for the Beethoven bust and those
of the other cities for the banner.
Judging by popular applause, the bust
will go to Newark, but the awards
will not be announced until O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon. The executive
committee met this afternoon and de-
cided to hold the next saengerfest in
Philadelphia in 1897.
THE EVENING SESSION
There was another big crowd Of lis
teners as we'll as singers at the concert
this evening. The soloists were Miss
Lillian Blauvslt, soprano; Nine, Ia
vary, soprano; Emil Fischer, basso,
and Arthur Friedheim. pianist The
orchestra WAS composed of $50 pieces,
led by Heinrich Zoellner, musical di-
rector Of the Liederkranz society of
this city The chorus contained about
5000 voices comprising the United
Singers of New York and vicinity.
After the concert the singers were con-
vivally entertained at the Arion, Lied
erkranz Germania aud other club
rooms. Tomorrow the saengerfest
will be concluded with n picnic and
summer nights festival at Ulmer park,
Grauesend beach.