The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
CLOSED WITH A PICNIC
FITTING CLIMAX TO SAENGERFEST
FESTIVITIES AT SMELLING
YESTERDAY
IT WAS LARGELY ATTENDED
Everybody Had Good Time
In an Atmosphere of Gem
uine German So
ciabiIity.

A picnic yesterdy afternoon and even
ing, attended by about 5000, closed the an
nual Minnesota and Wisconsin saenger-
fest, which convened in the city Friday.
Yesterday afternoon the various German
singing societies participating in the con-
vention, with members of the German and
Norwegian fraternal societies, paraded
from Mozart hall over the business sec
ton to Ramsey street, where street cars
were taken for Smelling.
The procession finished it's line of march
about $780, but so great was the crowd
bound for the picnic ground that it was
nearly 4 o'clock before the rush for the
cars was over. Transportation was re-
served for the singers. On arrival at the
grounds each society established head
quarters by lacking a placard bearing it's
name to a tree in some inviting spot,
where, during the afternoon, songs of the
Fatherland were sung and where the
members and their friends gathered at the
long tables for social conversation.
There was no regular programme, it be-
ing purely informal affair of German So
cteties Each of the bands of singers soon
gathered about it an attentive audience,
and the music-loving picnicker could make
choice of singers and songs and be well
entertained on any part of the ground.
Seibert's Third Regiment band was in
attendance at the dancing pavilion and
the first terpsichorean melody filled the
floor, which never lacked for dancers
after.
All about the shady grounds were fam
lily parties who had come for deliberate
enjoyment, provided with lunch baskets
and other facilities. And all over the
place there was notable good humor and
absence of anything to mar the event.
Th1rty-two different singing and fra
ternal organizations had special head
quarters on the grounds, where refresh
ments were to be found during the after
noon and evening. The names of the
organizations were: Concprdia, Mozart
and Arion, st. Paul, and the singing sec
ton of the West st. Paul turnverein
Theodore Koerner Lodge No 16, o. D.
II. s.; Philharmonic Society of Winona,
LuXemburger Independent society, st.
Paul; Harmonic society, Faribault; leu
tonia Benevolent society, ST. Paul; North
western Scandinavian Singing association,
st. Paul; Minnesota Lodge No. 1. Order
OF Druids; Schiller Lodge No 8, u. A.
o. d.; Frohsinn Singing Society of La
crosse, Ftdelia society, La Crosse Lux
emburger Benevolent society Humboldt
Lodge No. 10, A. o. U. w; Liederkrarz
society, North st. Paul; Luxemburger
Brothers society, st. Paul; Badische-
yerein Benevolent society, ST. Paul; John
z. Haupt Lodge No. 80, o. D. H. S., st.
Paul; st. Paul Kriegerverein, Harmonic
society Austin; Freiheit Lodge No 81,
.. ID. H. S., st. Paul; Plattdeutscher
Ladies verein, st. Paul; Washington
Lodge No. l, o. D. H. s., st. Paul;
Osterreich Benevolent society, st. Paul:
Vorwaerts Lodge No. 16f, /. o. O. F.. ST
Paul; Bavarian Benevolent society. st.
Paul; North st. Paul Lodge No. 80, O
u. II; s.; Liederkranz society, Adams
Wis; Bismarck lodge, o. D. H. s.. ST
Eau; hoenig Louis Lodge No. 5, o. D.
evolent society, st. Paul.
Broses st. Paul orchestra furnish
ed music during the afternoon for the
La crosse societies., while Seibert's full
Dand furnished the music for the dan
eng The picnic was looked after by the
Following committees: General committee
OF arrangements-P. J. Giesen, Otto w.
Rohland' George Winters, Anthony Gleis-
ner and Claude Madden, officers of the
Dund. They were assisted by commit
tee OF hYe from each of the three sing
Ing societies, the Concordia, Mozart and
Arlon, of st. Paul Other special COM
mlttees were: On park, Otto w. Rob
land Anthony Gleisner and Charles Ern
est. Committee on refreshments. Will
liam Conrad, Otto Peter and ]. Wege-
man. Dancing committee, Fritz EuI.
Frank Heinsch and Frank Koehndorfer,
Lieut.. William Budy, of the Prior ave-
nue. station, with detail of ten men.
had charge of the police ARRANGEMENTS
on the grounds and good order prevailed
during the day.
About p. m. one of the pleasantest
features of the day occurred, when the
members of Concordia society were gath
cred about their headquarters. They
We're called to order by Otto w. Rob
land, vice president of the bund who.
after few well chosen words, presented
to President Albert Fritsche, of the So
ciety handsome silk umbrella and a
cane on behalf of the society Mr..
Fritsche has been identified with local
singing societies for the past twenty-one
years, and is the leading tenor today of
the Concordia society. The gift was
much appreciated.
During the early evening seibert's
Third Regiment band serenaded the Con-
cordia, Mozart and Arion societies at
their respective headquarters, after
which each of the societies serenaded
each other with vocal numbers
The festivities continued during the
evening, the participants voting 1t a
fitting close to the saengerfest festivities