Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-27
SINGING SOCIETIES MEET HERE
Very Successful Gathering Medford Gets
the Next SaengerfeSt.

The tenth annual saengerfest of the
North Wisconsin aenger-Bezirk, held
in Wausau Friday, Saturday and Sun
day was one of the most successful
events in the history of the organ
ization. The weather during the three
days was very favorable, there being no
rain to mar the decorations. The at
tendance perhaps was not so large as
at other annual meetings, owing no
doubt to the fact that railroad COM
panies this year refuse to run excur-
sion trains on Sunday.
The local society, the Liederkranz,
spent considerable money in decor
ations. The street decorations were
not quite so extensive as when the
societies last met here, but were more
elaborate. The quadruple arches
erected on Third street corners, built to
represent work of masonry, with para
pets, were very neat and displayed the
good taste of their designers. The citi-
zens, too, responded quite literally to
the society's request to decorate, and
nearly every business house was
trimmed up in gay colors. The local
society members also bent every energy
in making their visitors feel at home
while here and the freedom of the city
was theirs. The visiting delegations
were loud in praises of Wausau and
her liberal people. All enjoyed them
selves and all will come again and bring
their neighbors with them. 1t is such
hospitality that advertises Wausau
throughout the confines of Wisconsin
as city of public spirited, broad
minded and entertaining people. The
local society had not only provided for
the entertainment of its guests, but also
in advance had made arrangements for
their accommodation at hotels, so that
none lacked for lodgings and meals. AT
the society's headquarters in Woodmen
hall was a supply of hot coffee and
lunch which was served to visitors after
their arrival from the depots, and after
greetings had been exchanged they
were escorted to the hotels that had
been assigned them. In fact there was
the best of management throughout.
Nearly every train arriving in the
city on Thursday brought one or more
societies and by evening all were here.
Headed by the Columbia band they
marched to Columbia hall after the
supper hour, where a program was
carried out. After selections by the
band and the Liederkranz, John Ringle,
as fest president, and f. G. Zimmerman,
as mayor of the city, made addresses of
welcome to the visiting societies, and
N. Jacobs, of Stevens Point, in behalf
of the societies, made an address of
response. The latter proved himself
was amusing. He took some time to
compliment Wausau and her people
and stated that no mistake had been
made at the convention last year at
Marinette when Wausau was chosen as
the place for holding the fest in 1905.
Following the speeches came a liter
airy and musical program but the same
could not be completed owing to the
lateness of the hour-it was midnight
when the fest management decided to
conclude the evenings entertainment. |
One feature of the program was the
singing of the Fall Greek society, which |
but lately joined the associated socie- |
ties, and which was practically
to the other societies. The
singing of this body was revelation to
those present and the Fall Creek people
will be a valuable acquisition to the
ISOLATION.
Saturday morning, the hours up to
noon, were spent by those who took no
part in the mass chorus, in travelling
about the city and viewing the sights to
be seen. Their expressions were that
Wausau is clean, progressive town.
At 900 O'Clock of the same morning
the singers met at the opera house for
in the pieces to be sung later
by the mass chorus.
Saturday afternoon, commencing at
$50 clock, the first concert was given
at the opera house, at which there was
a very good attendance. The concert
began with an overture by Bach's band
of Milwaukee, and then followed solos
by a number of vocalists and selections
by different societies. Mrs. +. w.