The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-01
JUBILEE OF THE SINGERS
Fiftieth Anniversary of the North
eastern States Saengerbund.
Two Hundred and Fifty Members of
the United Societies of Washington
to Leave for Brooklyn This Morn
ing-Thc Greatest American Festi-
WI of Song-ProErammc Arranged.

About $50 active and passive members
and ladies of the United Singing Societies
of this city leave this morning at o'clock
for Brooklyn to participate in the golden
Jubilee of the Saengerbund of the north
eastern States commencing today and con-
tinuing to July 5. A special train OF SIX
coaches and dining and buffet cars leaving
the Baltimore and Potomac station will
convey the party to the metropolis. Re
freshments will be served en- route.
The United Singing Societies consist OF
the Washington Saengerbund and the
Arion Society. d. Frank Claudy is the
president of the united organizations; Au-
gust Schmidt, Vice President; William +.
Meyers, Secretary, and John Waldman,
Treasurer Henry Xander is the director
of the Saengerbund and Emile Holer is
director of the Arion Society.
More than 10000 male singers from va
rious parts of the Union will take part in
the singing festival at Brooklyn, which
will cost in the neighborhood of $4,000. A
torchlight parade was held last night IN
which marched at least 5000 men. The
concerts of the Northeastern Saengerbund
will be held in the Thirteenth Regiment
Armory. and Il grand picnic will be held in
Ulmer's Park
The occasion will be the greatest festival
of song ever known in this country. Four
thousand dollars worth OF prizes have
been offered by Otto Wisner, of Brooklyn.
and the Emperor of Germany has offered a
special prize, an unprecedented favor Inc
Kaiser's prize is a solid silver statue of
a minnesnger mounted on a bronze ped
estal. suitably inscribed.
The United Singing Societies of Wash
ington will not compete for the prize, but
are the recipients of special honor from
the director of the Saengerbund, Arthur
Claassen In compliment to their abilities
they have been assigned to the singing of
the half choruses and will sit in the front
row at the concerts.
The following is the programme of the
Saengerfest for the five days festival
Saturday evening. June 30-Torchlight
procession; assembly of societies and
guests at the armory.
Sunday-At a. m, first rehearsal Of the
mass chorus of male voices; p. M, prize
competition by individual societies of the
first class and by State and county organi-
cations of the first and second classes. In
the evening. at s. the first special festival
concert will be given.
Monday-Picnic. at Ulmer's Park.
Tuesday-At a. m, second rehearsal Of
mass chorus: p. m, grand concert in
the armory by 5000 schoolchildren under
the leadership of Albert Caswell, and solos
by Miss Sara Anderson and c. Baerenste!n;
also prize singing by individual societies
of the second and third classes in the
Academy of Music. In the evening second
special festival concert by orchestra and
chorus of mems voices. with solos by Miss
VOight, Nine. Josephine Jacoby, ccntralto,
and Carl Schlegel, baritone.
Wednesday (the Fourth of July)-At 10
a. m, competition of individual societies
for the prize offered by the Emperor of
Germany; afternoon and evening, picnic
fetivar at Ridgewood Park.
In addition to the festivities arranged by
the Saengerbund the Washington singers
have prepared separate programme for
Their own entertainment. A trip TO Coney
Island on Monday and a trip to Manhattan
Beach on Tuesday are projected. and on
Tuesday night the united societies will
meet at some summer garden. The follow
ing active members will represent the So
cieties at the concerts:
Arion Society-August Schmidt, H. Wassrnann,
NJ. siebert. r. Maui, Emil Holer. Jacob Bruegger.
F.. Wassmann; +. ReckewG, August Schmidt,
BACH F. Hanold, A. Daicker. F. Jordan, = Sic
bert, F. Bagelmann, F. Bagelmann, jr., C. Brandt,
William Xander, Capt. c. schwegler, John wisch-
husen. F: seeboder, Charles Holer, August
Schmidt. William Wiegmann. NJ. Schade, W. Hci
dorm. William Berger, II. Daickersen. Theodore
Ilantt, II. Klingler, o. Krugel, j. Paris, William
Hennige, j. Danhakle, A. Schwartz, b. Stump |
T. Ehnert, S. r. Turner. NJ. Wolf, Fred Reese |
J. Saul. L. Brandt William II. Nau ]. L. Wal |
lenhauer, NJ. pietz, II. A Buscher, NJ. Holzbecr |
lein, W. Ruchdaeschel, and T. Mueller
Members Of SaengeFbund-Mar;in Altschuh Fred |
Altrup, George Ackmann. William Beuchert, vii |
liam Berens, Carl Baer Frank Claudy, Fred Carl, |
Jean Detmer, Frank Escherich, Louis Faber vii. |
liam Hannemann, william Hagemann. V. Hof- |
mann, S. Hartbrecht, A. Jorss. Henry Klinge, ]
Ernst Kuebel, F. Kruger, Albert Lepper, H. c. |
Minister, w + Meyers, Charles Meyer, Henry |
Noda. L. Mort.ed. Robert Pluym, V. Pluym. |
Fred Rehstock, Lee Stiefel, Richard Schwertner, |
Otto sehreiner, otto Sehilling, Herm. Schmid- |
mann, Rudolph Schneider, Henry Schencmann, |
julius Schlueter, John Waldman, ii. +. Weres, |
Carl Xander, Prof. Henry Xander.
The Washington Saengerbund has been
at every meeting of the Northeastern |
since its organization in 1880 |
of which the present festival is the iftleth