The Washington times., 1906-07-01
UNITED SINGERS
CO AFTER PRIZES
Leave Today to Take Part
in the Saengerfest at
Newark, n. j.
THREE SOCIETIES IN ONE
Valuable Gold and Silver Cup the
Special Trophy Coveted by
Washingtonians

party Of more than go. incl..ing
the chorus OF the United Singers of
Washington and a number of their
friends, will leave on a special train
over the Baltimore and Ohio this morn
ing TO attend the twenty-frst Saenger-
fest, which begins at Newark. n. J., to-
day Washington hopes 10 repeat its
triumph of three years ago and return
with one Of the trophies that are Of
fered
The special will leave the Baltimore
and Ohio station at 7.45 O'Clock The
party will reach Newark IL Is expected.
In time for the singers to participate in
the opening contest Of the Saengerfest.
which VIII be held at Olympic Park. In
p al Hall, at 3 O'Clock this after
noun
The Washington chorus numbers 100
voices, made up from the membership
OF the Saengerbund. the Germania Maen-
nerchOr. and the Arior. the three Ger
man singing societies @ the city For
months the work of rehearsal has been
In progress The Maennerchor and Arion
choruses were first rehearsed by the
musical directors Of these societies.
Emile Christiani and Emile Ho'er. and
six weeks ago the entire body was
brought under the direction of Henry
Xander. director of the Saengerbund
and Of the United Singers.
Good Chance of Winning.
Under Mr.. Xander's direction rapid
progress toward a high degree Of ex-
cellence has been made. To the song
with which the local chorus will en-
deavor to win the prize, the ..Nacht-
zauber." of Storch, special attention has
been paid. Mr.. Xander himself is
pleased with results, and while he
hazards no prophecies Of success. he
thinks the Washingtonians stand as
good a chance now as they did three
years ago. when they brought back
from Baltimore the great bust Of Han
del that was the prize In their class at
that trienniaI contest
Washington is in the second class in
the division of cities made by the
Saengerfest. The first class includes
choruses of thousand or more voices
and the second class those of smaller
number. The prize in the second class
is a handsome cup Of Gobelin silver and
gold. valued at more than $500. It is
this the local men hope to bring back
to the city.
Officers of the United Singers.
The officers of tho United Singers of
Washington are Henry Xander. musical
director; John Waldman. president.
August Schmidt, vice president; John
Wischhussen, treasurer, and II. T. Voll-
mer. secretary.
The soloists engaged at Newark in
clude Madame Schumann-Heink, con-
tralto: Campanari. baritone; Maud
Powell. ViOlinist and Madame Rider
Kelsey. The last named has a soprano
voice of wonderful range and beauty.
In the early days of the Northeastern
Saengerbund and up to 1900 the chief
interest centered in the contest for the
two city prizes, between organizations
having d membership of two hundred or
more singers in the one group, and be-
tween organizations having under that
number in another group. Three other
prizes, usually consisting of diplomas,
were also awarded the individual So
cieties IN the first. second. and third
class: the class being also graded by
the number of singeres participating.
At the Saengerfest held in Brooklyn.
1900. q sixth prize was added. this being
the Kaiser Prize" having been dedi-
Gated by the German Emperor to the
Northeastern Saengerbund on the oc-
casion of its golden jubilee.
The Kaiser prize is a magnificent pro-
duction of the silversmith's art. II is a
solid silver statuette Of a German min
neslnger. or German minstrel of the