San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-30
THE SAENGERFEST.
MAGNIFICENT CONCERTS YEsTER-
DAY IN BEETHOVEN HALL.
Last Day Session and Round of Pleasure
Matinee Concert To-day, Ball and
Kommers Tonight,

The second day Of the great
Texas Saengerfest OF the twenty
first year has passed into history as
the most artistic and successful OF
all the years before it and will
probably be remembered for years
to come by all participants with
fond recollection as one Of the most
pleasurable OF their lives.
The matinee concert at Beeth-
oven hall attracted thousands and
for two hours the feast OF music
flowed uninterrupted from the
grand chorus and the artistic SOLO
lists and applause was melted out
in liberal manner. The program
was followed as published in yes
tero avs LIGHT.
The concert last evening was the
triumph OF the week. The hall
was packed to the doors and the
company was a representative ana
critical assemblags. The artists
all responded to the requirements
OF the composers and acquitted
themselves in a manner satisfacto-
ry to every one in the house. APP
plause was equal to their abilities
and when the final number on the
excellent program was rendered
an evening of music was ended,
never surpassed in the state. The
floral tributes to the singers were
profuse and beautiful.
After the concert the majority of
the singers, with many OF the
ladies and gentlemen in the audi.
ence attended a reception rendered
the singers by the Elk lodge, in the
Reuter- building, where light re-
freshments were served and dane
ing was enjoyed until 2 O'Clock this
morning.
This closed the second days
round OF pleasure. Today, the last
day of the Sangerfest, was begun
at 10 o'clock this morning at Beet
hoven hall, by the holding Of the
business meeting of the Senger-
fest and rehearsal for the
last matinee concert this after
noon.
The delegates from the various
singing societies held their annual
business session In the club rooms
of the Beethoven M9nnerchor.
Judge Julius Schuetze, OF Austin,
was elected temporary president.
After the enrolling of delegates,
the number OF whom was 81, and
the reports OF the officers and COM
mittees, a recess was taken and
those present partook of a magnifi-
cent wine lunch.
There seemed to be some trouble
as to the financial status of the
association, the particulars OF
which could not be learned, but
the announcement that the amount
due the association from the treas
urer was in the First National
bank of Houston, and was at the i'm
mediate disposal of the association,
was satisfactory, and a committee
was appointed to audit the books.
Mr.. Schuetze reported that the
association had become chartered
institution during the past year.
A committee, composed Of w.
Besserer, Ed. SchuetZe, Jr., and
Julius SchuetZe, Jr., was appointed
to revise the constitution and by
laws, and report at the next meet
ing two years hence.
A quarterly tax of 20 cents was
imposed upon each member of
every society, for the purpose of
lodging the delegates at the next
meeting.
The expenses OF the delegates
will hereafter be paid by the state
association.
A motion to make Count Won
Bismarck an honorary member OF
the saengerbund was lost by a
vote of 10 to IA.
The contest for the next state
meeting lay between Austin and
Galveston. The selection Of Gal
weston was practically unanimous.
The date for the Galveston meeting
is in April, 1898.
The following officers were elect
ed for the next two years: Albert
Beckmann, president; Otto Riebe,
secretary; Benno Engelke, treas
urer.
NOTES.
Tonight the grand ball will take
place at Beethoven hall.
The singers were escorted over
the city this morning on seven
street cars to various parts OF the
city.
The great Kommers, or "Stu-
dents, Drinking Frolic.v will be