The Jersey City news., 1906-07-03
GOVERNOR HEARS
GERMAN SINGERS
State Executive Expresses
Great Pleasure at the
Saengerbund's Perform
ance
SOCIETIES ENROLLED
NEWARK THE MEETING PLACE
OF SINGERS FROM EVERY CITY
IN THE vICINITY-NEW YORK
GETS NEXT FESTIVAL
Special to .srhe Jersey city News,

tne scene OF the lWeflty-llfSL ANdtiohoA
Saengerfest Of the Northeastern Saen-
gerbund was the spacious First Regi-
ment Armory, where on an immense inn
provised stage 5000 singers, including
practically all the participants in the va
rious classes. gave concert which was
attended by an audience of 10000 per-
sons.
Governor Stokes was in Olympic Park
yesterday. Major Carl Lentz, the Saen-
gerbund president, escorted him. After
an informal introduction at the camps OF
the various societies in the .city OF
tents the Governor held a reception at
the tent of the president. Afterwards
he was escorted to the auditorium to
hear the prize singing. He was warmly
welcomed and listened to the singing of
''Abenruhe,'' the piece selected for the
test of this class of organizations.
s.The singing is very fine, indeed re-
marked the Governor. "Our German
citizens are truly credit to the State
and the Nation, for they are as pro-
gressive in all other things that are good
sthey are in the art of music and
song"
The Governor later went in an auto
mobile to the Essex Country Club, where
he was Major Lentzs guest at dinner.
Last night he attended the great concert
tthe armory.
There were fifteen competitors for the
third-class society prize, which will be
awarded for the best effort made by
bunds of thirty or less members. The
judges were so placed that they could not
see or be seen by the singers. Nor did the
Judges have knowledge, except by de-
signing number, of the identity of the
yahiou scompetitors The announcement
of the prize winners will not be made un-
fill Wednesday evening, Immediately prior
to the presentation of the prizes. The
judges are DR.. Hans Hartman. Montreal;
Louis Ehrgatt, Cincinnati; Wolfgang F..
Schwarz, Buffalo; Frank Bellinger, In
dianapolis, and Albert Kunzlen, Syra-
cuse.
Six points are involved in the award
ing of prizes. These are intonation, pre-
eision, Interpretation and general impress
sion. Each of the five judges. rules on
one Of the first FIVE points and combine
on the sixth. 1t was announced yester-
day that hereafter the sixth point, that
of general impression" will be elm
mated from the competition.
The competing societies were: Urania
Quartet Club, New York; Schwabisher
Saengerbund, Brooklyn; Germania,
Johnstown, Pa; Schweizer Maennerchor,
Philadelphia; Thalia. Brooklyn; Orange
Maennerchor. Orange; Echo Quartet,
Brooklyn; Germania, Lancaster, Pa;
Maennerchor, Jersey City; Orange Valley
Junger Maennerchor, West Orange, N.
j.; Frohsin, Baltimore; G. V. Glueck
Quartet, Brooklyn; Germania, East
Camden, N. r., and Mozart Maennerchor,
Baltimore.
The competitors in the first class of
United Singers, including the full repre-
sentations of cities rendering their own
selections, were Philadelphia, New York,
Baltimore and Brooklyn.
In the second class for United Singers
the competitors were Long Island City,
Washington, d. c., Hudson County, n.
j., and Camden, N. J.
At the evening concert, which was un-
der the direction of julius Lorenz, the
mass chorus was assisted by the Phil
harmonic Orchestra and by Schumann-
Heink and Campanari.
1t was decided yesterday by the di-
rectors' that the next saengerfest, three
years hence, will be held in New York
City Washington, D. O., had some ad-
vocates, but the singers of that city
yielded, as they had pledged themselves
to support New York's claim.
At the Armory concert last night
President Lentz introduced Baron Speck
Won sternberg, the German Ambassador,
who addressed the audience. The Am
bassador was accompanied by his wife.
United States Senator Dryden and Gov.
Stokes also made speeches.
Those societies that have officially reg
istered with Charles Seibold, secretary
Of the Arrangement committee atshead-
quarters. together with their nalleical di-