The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-24
THE GREAT SAENGERFEST.
Committee Of Arrangements Met Last
Night in Turner Hall.
IT WILL BE A MOST GRAND AFFAIR
More Than One Hundred Of Houston's
Best Singers viii Be Joined by Star
Artists in the Celebration.

The committee having In charge the ar.
Engagements for the twenty fourth biennial |
Saengerfcst Of the German. Texan SINGERS /
league, to be held In this city on May ., 6 /
and Z. met last night al Turner hall The
secretary is Instructed to invite The nom
orary members OF The Saengcrfest commit.
tee to attend the Licderatel reception and |
banquet May ). and ask them to Loyalty |
help the arrangement committee to prop |
crly look after the big task undertaken /
by them, also to invite he surviving mem !
bers of the nrst German singing society, |
which was organized at New Rraunfels !
Texas, in 1850, to attend the coming Sacn.
gerfcst AS guests,
Satisfactory reports were received from
the several committees aud subcommittecs.
! Mr.. L. Scharck. chairman of the lodging
committee and his sta0 report that en-.
| tirely satisfactory arrangements have becn
made for the comfort Of the visiting sing.
Grs.
Mr. phm Nuemann. the publisher Of the
official program, Is finishing his work
! This souvenir text book viii he printed IN
English aud German, giving history Of
the GcrmanTeXan singers League, hcsidcs
| the text of all songs, The list oi societies
! participating. the general committees snd
/ programs for eaen q the grand concerts
| & and I.
Mir g. f. sauter, jus returned from san
Antonio. reports that quite q number OF
visitors viii accompany the four singing
| societies from there TO Houston. proL
/ Carr Beck. their leader. who Is no stranger
| here directed rhe chorus nj the Houston
| Saengctfes, in 1885 and is considered the
| ablest concert master IN the state In
| the second concert "a Wednesday evening,
May T. the united singers from san An
tonic will render number entitled Ma.
ture eAulting arises from Bondage md
I1GG3lhGyIrrs Of springtimf MD beams ,S ot
prize composition Of the first German Saen-
gorbund festival held az Dresden
pr H. A. Englehardt chairman OF the
| ticket committees will open the sale Of ud.
mission tickets on April 20 AZ Kicsling' 5
Crescent drug store. corner Main street and
Preston avenue. where reserved seats can
be procured al 30 cents ana 81 for the
evenings, MAY Is and :.
The committee on entertainment Messrs
v Jucnger, L. Christinusen William
osehewske ann II. Krieehamer. report on
outings and that Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoons will be occupied by excursions
TO DumlorS and Angcrhoefcr's gardens ON
the Harrisburg road, train 10 leave Com.
mcrCc and san lacinto streets at p. m.
and reach city on return trip at 6 o'cmcS
In the evening.
follows:
Arrival and reception Of singers Mon.
day, May ., general greeting a. Saonscr-
.
quet az Turner hall: introductory remarks
by the president of tho state organization.
Mr.. q. i, Squter address Of Welcome on
behalf of the city Of Houston by the mayor
behalf Of the German Texan Singers league
10y Hon. Julius SchuetZe, ST., of Austin.
the nestor Of the German Texan Saenger-
hund and grandfather of the sons Of Her
man. Address on behalf Of the Saenger-
fest committee by the president of the
twenty fourth biennial Snengcrfest DR..
Ia, p.f ind tfa.tu ID e
Saenserfcst concert orchestra aud solo
numbers by each singing society, inter
spersed with toasts,
Tuesday and "Wednesday mornings re-
hearsals Of the chorus numbers NJ the An.
I ditOrium. which each aud every singer who
participates in the concerts is requested aud
expected 10 attend.
: Tuesday aud Wednesday, evenings grand
vocal and Instrumental concerts at the An
Il ditorium, In which the singers will be as
n ! sisted by the Houston Quartettp society
= ! and the Saengerfest mixed chorus, com
% posed of 100 of HouSton'S most accomplish
| ed singers under direction Of Nj f. +
e Dexter Thc Houston symphony club and
p the great American contrato OF the Metro
4 polituu Opera company Of New York city
i Miss Carrie Bridcwoll, as prima donl- u
- win lie magnificent sight and sound That
y viii greet the eye and ear Of every istcne!
f al those grand concerts Of the Auditorium
: on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Mal
o ana Z
~ will ho held by the delegates from The
- several societies belonging to the state or
i gauization founded in 1852 Incorporated uu
), der tho laws of Texas, known rs the Ger
/. mau-TcNan SAongerhmnd: at this mcctlui
:, will take place election at officers and 80
~ lection If The place for celebrating the neN
" SDcngerfcst: reports Of committees and dis
II cussion of same. and reports of the presl
+ dent secretary and treasurer during las
i, two wears: final adjournment ON Thursla
h morning, May $
il A farewell reception At TunyereIn gal
I don after conclusion ~ sec0nd concert
9 Wrdnesday night, May Z, given by IA
- Houston SaengcrhWd rendered to the llons
Y ton Qmrtcttc society. the Saengerte'
<. mixed chorus, the SINGERS and their ladie
n will coao!udc the festivities,
a, A glad welcome awaits the singers an
their friends and plrnsant time Is a'
III sured them by llhera1ty OF the citizens a
M Houston
~ Fpal meeting Of the general committc
viii he held next Wednesday evening d
. turner hall TO perfect each detail NJ a
10 rangemcnt for the twenty-fourth bienni'
IN SuenCprfest.