Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-28
FESTIVAL OF MUSIC,
The Great Northwest Saenger.
fest Opens at Dav.
export.
CITY Is IN GALA ATTIRE


Tonight-The Societies Represented
Grand Chorus and Orchestra to Con-
tribute to the Festivities of the Big
Gathering.
Davenport is respondent with gay
decorations in honor of the 18th ma
tiOnal Saengeriest of the Northwest
saengerbund, which begins there today
The city is in gala attire beautifully
and attractively decorated and with
words of welcome in lettered painting
and on all lips to those who are to
become the citv's visitors on this great
occasion. A magnificent auditorium
with seating capacity of 5000 has
been erected for the festival There
are to he four colossal concerts. a
chorus of 1000 male voices and an
orchestra of 100 musicians contribut-
ing. Rock Island will be distinguished
by representatives among the soloists
There are eight of these, all eminent,
as follows: Mrs. Ida Hemmi. Chicago,
and Miss Poodle Ross, Davenport,
sopranos: Miss Pauline Woltmann,
Rock Island, mezzo soprano: Miss
Bertha Sonntag. Davenport. contralto;
Wilhelm Wegener, Chicago, and Spen-
Ger Robinson, Rock Island. tenor; Fred
Koch. Peoria, baritone; G. I. Toen-
niges, Davenport, cornet.
The reception concert occurs at the
auditorium this evening. Spencer
Robinson and Miss Pauline Woltmann.
OF this city, are to sing on this occa-
sion. The first grand concert occurs
tomorrow night. There will be n
matinee concert Saturday afternoon
and grand concert Saturday night.
| Societies Represented.
The Saengerbund which meets in
Davenport was organized at La
Crosse, Feb. >, 1866 The societies
represented are as follows:
| Illinois -Maennerchor, Blooming
ton; Amphion Saengerchor, FideIia,
Greier Saengerbund. Frohsinn Saen-
gerbund. Harlem Maennerchar, Har-
nonie, Harugari Liedertafel, Harug-
ara Maennerchor, Koerner Manner
Choir, Schleswig-Holstein Saenger-
bund, Sociale Liedertaful, Chicago;
Turner Gesangsection, Elgin; Saenger-
bund, Freeport; Germania. Mendoza
Maennerchor. Moline; Concordia, Lie
derkranz, Maennerchor. Peoria; Ger
mania, Rockford; Maennerchor. Rock
Island.
Indiana Saengerbund, Hammond;
Maennerchor, New Albany.
| lowa-Veoeinigte Saenger Burling-
ton; Vereinigte Sanger, Davenport;
Saengerbund, Dubuque; Turner Ge-
sangsection, Elkader; Liederkranz,
Manning; Maennerchor, Muscatine.
| Missouri - Vereinigre Saenger,
North st. Louis.
Observation-Disclosures. Eau Claire
lConcordia, GAINESVILLE; Frohsinn Lie
derkranz, La Crosse; Maennerchor,
Madison; Barden Maennerchor, Bru-
Iderbund und Lyra. Eichenkranz,
Freie Gemeinde Gesongsection, Ger
mania, Gcsangsection Hermannsoe-
line, Liederhain, Liedertafel, MilwaT-
kee: Harmonic, Monroe; Maenner.
chor, Oconomowoc; Gesangsection
Deutcher Maennerverein Racine; Con-
cordia, Sheboygan; Concordia, Wa
ItertOwn; Germania, Waukesha.
Delegations came in today over the
Milwaukee, Burlington and Rock Isl
and n Peoria-in all several hundred
people. The ST. Louis contingent
was brought here on special trair
by the Peoria. The Burlington sing
ers had band. The Dubuque ant
Freeport delegations numbered PIG
and arrived on the Milwaukee passen
ger at 1870.
This afternoons Associated Pres.
dispatches brings the following from
Chicago. Five hundred German
singers left Chicago for Davenport
Iowa, this forenoon in II special trair
on the Rock Island road to attend
the convention of the Northwestern
Saen%erbund. They will be presen
at the opening reception and concer
tonight
The Present Officers.
The officers who will preside at tn
18TH annual convention of the Saen
Igerbund OF the Northwest Nationa
Saengerbund, on Saturday forenoon
are the following:
President Moritz Herring, Milwau
kee.
Vice President and Secretarv-Ar
thur Josetti, Chicago.
Treasurer-M. Z. Nabstedt, Daven
port.
Librarian-John Wunder.
DirectOr-Theo. Rud. Reese.
+. &. Blanks, of Louisville, Tex.
writes that one box of DeWitt's Vito
Hazel Salve was.worth $50, 600 to him
ltcured his piles of 10 years standing
lie advises others to try it. 1t ais
cures eczema, skin diseases and oil
stinate sores. T. ii. Thomas, A.
Riess and NJ. f. Bahnsen. druggists
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