The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22
Thisty-First National Gathering of
Ghrman Singers Gives Promise
of Success.
CHORUS AT FAIR DEDICATION.
About One-Half of the Singers to
Be Used in Exercises at Forest
Park-Requests for Subserip-
tions Meet Responses.

The committees in charge Of the prepara-
lions for the thirty-first national saenger-
fest have done much active work in the
last week. ard the numerous delegations
and committees from other cities that have
visited headquarters give promise of a large
attendance
The Music Committee has arranged for
the use of part of the festival chorus of the
Worlds Fair dedication exercises About
one-haf of the singers ~ the yDo-yoice
chorus are Ia participate. They are being
selected only from among those members OF
me saeneerfest contingent who have regu-
larry attended all the rehearsals to date
AS the music 10 be sung at the dedicat;o
~ OF fnuch simpler form than that selected
Tor the fest. the public Will thus obtain n
seiy clear idea Of the efficiency of the mu-
s sieat features OF the saenserfest some
weeks before its actual occurrence
To facilitate the work Of rehearsal the
committee. at tho reques of Chairman Wiz
1srtolt, has printed all the music in pam
supervisor Of Music Pommer is still en-
saged IN getting together his school chill
Gren ; chorus and TINS feature of the OPEN
ing exercises promises 10 be the means of
craving many to the fesi.
important progress is also reported from
tue muse committee IN the maeter CT gro at
soicists 1 he committee. uLrous h George W.
S.ewart OF Boston. TO whom Inuch Vi the
FAIR Music Bureau has been intrusted has
been in correspondence with Eastern i'm
presarrii, and the chances sesm favorable
tion Twill appear AT the opening concerts
notaPle among whom is Nine. Lillian Nor
1t has also been decided definitely that
theirs shall be no further recruitment of the
festival chorus unless the applicants will
ton. "'l 's H'"e Ap'','a-
1She rule Of the fest is that all visiting
acuve singers are 10 be taken care of by
the local committee. and at least 500 OF
these have already signified their Intention
70 tske part in the coming song eonpeti-
August Holman. chairman Of the Finance
Somnittee, and Treasurer E L. Preetorius
scriu}ions 10 the festi~ai fund In very
mani cases the s25 subscriptions are
neins paid In full ard the rule of SUBJ
that they do not stand on the offer of the
committee TO send In 50 per cent Of their
contributions. but rather checks for the
total amount.
The indications are that the entire local
fund of So.e9 will be raised long before
the time originally set
President otto F. Stifel makes the an
nouncement that the aim of every commit |
tee and working part Of the festival is TO
like basis. SO that every dollar raised in
this city for the fest may do its full work
ak beId IN fne ,,t thTtyrst national
the most memorable occasion in advance of |
tne greater events soon TO follow.
The following delegates arrived here YES
terday 10 make quarters for their respect-
I've societies: Justus Emme and John Soft
Ii Fronsian; and George Schaller. Poly
hymnia. from Chicago. Ill; A A. Wicket
pauIn and George Feltz. Orion Maenner-
Shor. from Lima. o.; Emil IIesse. Gesanr
cecuon Turnverein. from Birmingham AIae
Charies Schmidt, Baierischer Maennerchor.
conrad krager. Odd Fellows Maennerchor
and {. Hebestreit Hudepohi Saengerbund.
Inc final arrangements for the ovation IN
1oSefnor ID. r. Francis will be made this
morning at the 4ederkranz Hall. Thir.
teenth street and Chouteau avenue.