The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-30
TO UNVBILA WAGNER BUST
4 Gift From the United Singers Of
Baltimore.

/ Il VIII Re Placed in Druid Hill Park.
Impressive Ceremonies Next sun
daytime Music "a Fcnturc-A Prize
Coming From Emperor William.
! BALTIMORE. Sept. aO-Final arrange
/ meuts for the uuveiliug Of the bronze
/ bust Of Wagner in Druid Hill Park next
! sunday afternoon were completed at q
meeting If the committee of arrange
mauts held yesterday afternoon. The bust
/ Of the German composer is to be present
! ,d - the city by the United Singers Of
| Baltimore, who won il at the sas1rerfest
] OF the Northeastern Saengerbund held
/ last year In Brooklyn. 1t will be ac-
| cspted by Mayor Hayes II is expected
| that work will be begun today in laying
I the foundation for the granite pedestal
/ The bust will be erected on an elevation
near the boat lake. just south OF the
stone walk leading 20 the Mansion House
II viii have "a background OF trees The
pedestal and bust viii stand about twelve
feet above the ground. and a view will
thus be afforded from at least three di-
rcctiOus
Permission has been secured from the
park board To rope off "a part Of the
ground surrounding the bust which will
. ''NA'NA VIII lllE nays Ca the I ulftu
/ States and Of the United Singers. Flags
OF all the societies viii be placed nearby.
! The singers and invited guests will be
grouped within the enclosure. a small
stand viii be- erected for those who are
to make the speeches
The exercises win begin at . O'Clock
with sacred concert by Winters Band.
/ Prayer viii be offered by Rev julius
/ HOFFMAN, pastor OF Zion Church. North
i Cay Street The band viii then play the
| overture from 'Tannhauser.' after which
the United Singers. numbering at least
$50 voices, viii sing the Pilgrims Cho-
rus" from "Tannhauser." under the di-
rection Of Prof. David MeIamet
Mr. Gustav SIegmund. chairman Of the
committee Of arrangements viii make
an address at the close Of which he viii
I introduce Nj Leopold II Wieman. Pres
ideut Of the Saengtrfest 20 be held On Bal
. tmore in 1893 Mr.. Wioman viii present
the bust to the city. Then the United
Singers viii sing Schneider t..Parting.D.
the rendering Of which won for them the
bust The song was composed By Prof
I Melamet- Mayor Hayes Will accept for
tho city. When he closes the United
Singers and the audience will unite in
singing The Star-Spau=Ied Banner
While the singing is going on the flags
covering the bust VIII be drawn aside
u1y"iliug IT, This VIII conclude the eE-
. ercises.
Baltimore was ably repreg.ute5 at Tho
saclEerfest Of the Northwestern Saeuger-
buud. at which the United Singers cap
tured the bronze bust. which was known
"s the city prize The societies which
sang for the prize included the Arion
Germania Maeunerchor. FrJhsiun Arbcit-
Cr MdgnnerchOr. Arbeiter I.eideItarei.
ThaIia Maeuu-rcEor. Sacngerruude MOI
art MaCDDoT-hDT. Melodie. AIetZger 'fe-
saugverein, Eichenkranz, and Musical Art
Club.
Baltimore Will soon have within It's
Keeping the famous Emperor Williams
prlZe. statue depicting a 'miuuesasu-
ger. OF German minstrel The prize. is
said 10 have cost about S2JugJ u was
Won Iy the singers Of Brooklyn and Phil
aatlphla. each Of whom were awarded a
Ike number Of points There was some
cl7SauSfacuOn. but Il was finally agreed
that each city should have possession OF
the prize for "a year and a half
Br'nklFu accepted the decision agree
ing to hold the prize for the first year
ara a half Philadelphia singers how
ever. declined To- receive the prize for the
second year and a half. and as the next
sarnSerfest is To De- held IN Baltimore II
Wt- decided 10 eutruSt IL 20 tho keeping
Of the Baltimore singers during that time
In accordance with Emperor Williams
stipulation that the prize b. placed i'm a
public museum the United Singers of BAL.
tmore VIII request PERMISSION 20 place il
IN the Peabody Institute The prize is. OK
p-cted TO De sent 10 Baltimore in J4uu-
airy