The age-herald., 1902-04-06
Continued From Eighth Paee,)

Elect and precious.
 Thou hast the laurel fair,
 The heavenly Bride shall wcar
 Robed in ner splenaour,
 First shall the prince confer
 All priceless gifts on her,
 With glances tender.
 There are the lilies white,
 In garlands pure and bright,
 Her brow adorning
 The Lamb her spouse shall be,
 His light shines gloriously,
 Farer than morning..
 There saints find full employ,
 Songs of triumphant joy
 Ever upraising.
 They who are most beloved,
 They who were tried and proved,
 Together praising,
 Part H..
 VII-Aria-Tenor.
 | Golden Jerusalem,
 Bride with her diadem.
 Radiant and glorious;
 Temple of light thou art
 Der mind and soul and heart,
 Thou art victorious.
 Who can tell-who can tell
 What noble anthems swell
 Through thy bright portal?
 What dear delights are thine,
 What glory most divine.
 What light immortal!
 Birmingham Choral Society
 The officers of the Birmingham Choral Society are E. Lesser, president; J. J. Banks, vice-president; John l.. Parker, secretary and treasurer; B. l.. Michael son, librarian. Directors-E. Lesser, R. s. Munger, E. H. Andrews, Robt. Jemison, P. W. Barrett, Ben. M. Jacobs, J. J. Banks, S. Klotz, c. P Orr, R. N. Rhodes, J. J. Smith. John L. Parker Guarantors.-R. s. Munger. E. Lesser, John L. Parker, Rufus N. Rhodes, Mill ner & Kettig Co.,. Ledger Pub. Co.,, Rob- ert Jemison, Age-Herald Pub. Co.,, D. w. Fucker, T. V. Boardman, Empire Laundry Co.,, B. Guckenberger, Moore & Handley Co.,, Charles Irwin. F. N. Gull lom, Ben M. Jacobs & Bro, Steiner Bros., rank P. OBren, Louis V. Clark, Otto Marx George B. Ward Solomon x Levi, J. Blach & Sons, J. D. Collins Klotz & Goldman, Louis Saks, Henry Petersen, Oliver Chalifoux, Meyer Marx Co.,, S. w. Hughes, Jack w. Johnson, City Paper Co.,, Jesse rench Piano x Organ Co.,, Ferd Marx Cahen Bros, T. Williams, E. E. Forbes Piano Co.,, c. r. Orr, Alex T. London, A. L. Fulenwider w. M. Dren- nen, Hirsch Dry Goods Co.,, Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, J. A. Yates & Co.. F. Y. Anderson John W. O'Neill, T. w. OByrne E. H. Andrews, August Schil- finger, N. F. Barker, Henry B. Cray Drennen & Co.,, c. T. Rainbow, Alabama Brewing Co.,, Roberts & Son, w. N. Ma lone, Morris Newfeld, B. T. Bringier Foulkes & Myatt Co.,, John Calman, Hous- man Drug Co.,, Frank Arrico, Houston Biscuit Co.,, Robert McLester c. T. Ran daIl, R. F. Manle, Patton Drug Co.,, Phil Memoli, Gustave Ermann, Abe Ullmann Sidney M. Ullmann, P E. Bostick, M. D. Beavers, Miss Adelne Bostick, J. L. Fitz- gibbon, S. A Arrico, c. J. Severin, Charles Hnuppert,- w. w. Bradbury, B. l.. Michaelson, Charles Herbert, Mrs. B. F. Meriweather, Miss Mary Lanier, MT. F. B. Daniels.
 The expenses of the festival will amount to about $37O0 The guarantee fund Is over $4100.
 The Musical Director.
 Mr. Benjamin Guckengerger has been the director of all the festivals. He Is recognized as the ablest chorus trainer in the South As fine as the choruses at the former festivals have been MT. Guckenberger says he has the best band of singers this year that he has ever di- rected.
 Mr. Guckenberger's career In Birming- ham dates from 1895. His leadership in music was felt and accepted almost as a matter of course from the start, because of his education and experience before he came here. But since talk ing ,up his work in Birmingham his mu- sical horizon has broadened. Here he has had some of his most valuable ex- perience and here he has had the ad- vantage of a quickening impulse, due to the hearty cooperation of the musical forces in this fresh and invigorating field. Coming to Birmingham well equipped MT. Guckenberger goes away from Birmingham to Springfield, Mass, better equipped and more fully matured. His farewell appearance at this festival will lend additional interest to the occa- sion for whle there will be sincere regret on the part of the audience at the loss that that musical Birmingham is about to sustain there will also be a desire to show him honor and wish him godspeed. In other words the people of Birmingham will feel that they owe 1t to themselves to turn out in full numbers as a testi- mony of their appreciation of his services. Mr. Guckenberger was born in Cincin- natl in 1864 and commenced the study of music at the age of 9 or 1j under Klaus meyer. He afterwards studied with George Schneider.
 As he grew up Guckenberger had a clerkship in a grain commission house, and was afterwards a clerk in the gas company's office thus becoming schooled in business affairs, and this schooling has stood him in good stead in the man. agement of festivals If Guckenberger saw fit he could give up music tomorrow and make his living as an accountant.
 Mr. Guckenberger was brought up in home atmosphere of music. His father was musical and so were his older brothers and in true German style the family had it's chamber concerts every night in the week.
 While Guckenberger was holding count ing room positions he was studying the ory under Arthur Mees. In 1886 he went abroad and studied piano under Xaver Scharwenka, theory under Philipp Scharwenka, composition, score reading and conducting under Gustav Kogel, leader of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin. He also studied conducting under Henschel.
 Returning to Cincinnati, he was en- gagged as a professor of pianaforte at the Cincinnati College of Music. In Gin cinnati he organized the Philharmonic Chorus. and it was not long before he was a recognized force In the profession al life of his native city. He was the piano accompanist for the private re- hearsaIs of the May Festival Chorus, and in this capacity he came in direct contcat with Theodore Thomas. He was organist and choirmaster of St. Peters Protes- tant German church and he was conduc- tor of a local orchestra.
 One of MT, Guckenberger's most nota- ble achievements in Cincinnati was that