Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-13
MERIDEN SAENCERFEST
Waterbury VIII Be Represented
 There Next Week.

The state Saengerfest will be held in Meriden next Monday and Tues day. German singing societies from all over the state will be there, in- cluding the Concordia Lyra and float by Lyra ladies of this city. There will be thirty-three societies in the parade on Tuesday, five bands and two or more decorated floats be- sides a number of carriages. The line of march takes in the principal streets and the people of the city have al- ready begun decorating for the event. The order of the parade follows:
 Platoon of Police.
 City Band. Lieutenant Governor Lake and Mayor
 Reilly in Carriage.
 Town Ofiicials in Carriage. Executives of State Saengerfest.
 Gesman Rife Club Teutonia Society, New Haven.
 Liedertafel, Rockville.
 Float, Representing Liberty.
 Band.
 Saengerbund, Hartford.
 Eintracht, Wallingford.
 Arion, South Norwalk. Club Vorwaerts, Middletown. , Judges and Directors in Carriages
 SECOND DIVISION.
 Band.
 Maennerchor, Hartford.
 Concordia, Seymour. Teutonia Maennerchor, New Britain. Oesterrich, New Britain. Float, Representing Germania.
 Band.
 Concordia, Waterbury.
 Germania, Bridgeport. Arion. Bridgeport.
 Quartet Club, New Britain. Hermansoehne Maennerchor, Bridge
 port
 Band.
 Lyra, Waterbury. Float, Lyra Ladies, Waterbury. Turner Liedertafel, Stamford.
 Germania, Torrington.
 Liederkranz, Thomaston.
 Band.
 Maennerchor, Taftville. Schwaebischer Maennerchor, Bridge
 port.
 Fritz Reuter- Society. Deutsche Unabhaenziger Krauken
 Hilfsverein.
 Meriden Turn Vereln. . Lyra Singing Society.
 Augusta Lodge, D. O. H. s. Teutonia Lodge. I. o. O. F. Eintracht Rebekah, I. o. o. F.
 Meriden Lodge, D. O. H. Anna Ottendorfer Lodge, D. o. H. .. German Alliance. The sale of tickets for the concert, prize contest and ball has been very large. The Lyra Singing society of Meriden has made very extensive ar rang>>nents at their park and club house for the big picnic which fol- lows the parade on Tuesday. A large number of extra tables have been built and the ladies will be able to serve dinner to hundreds of people. A large dancing pavilion 60x60 feet in size has been built and the grove and club house will be resplendent with electrical decorations as well as flags and bunting.
 CONCERT PROGRAMME. (a)-Coronation March from "The Folkunger". E. Kretchmer (b)-"Egmont" Overture. ..... ...............v vor Beethoven
 Saengerfest Orchestra. "Begruessungs Gesang" ....... Gottfr Angerer
 Lyra, Meriden. Der Fremdenlegionar" ...... Jul Wengert United Singers of Meriden. Aria from I'll Seraglio".. "....... /. w. A. Mozart Madame Louise B. Voight. "Heimats-Rosen". .... A. 0palden Massenchor. Concerto in E minor, op 64. vio- lin Solo. ....F. Mendelssohn
 Prof A. werth. Prologue from I'll Pagliacci"... ........... Rug Leoncavallo
 Herr Carl Schlegel. Die Donau-Sage" Max von Weinzisl Massenchor with Orchestra. Selection from "Lohengrin". ....
 saengerfest Orchestra. "Elsa's Dream" .......... Wagner Madame Louise B. Voight. (a)-"Die Lorelei". Fr Sileher (b)-"Altdeutsches Liebslied".. .Fr Wohlgemuth
 Massenchor Capello. Aria from Hans Heiling". ..... ..............H Heinr Marschner
 Herr Carl A. Schlegel. "Semiramide". e. A. Rossini
 Saengerfest Orchestra. (a)-"Hymne an die Musik". ........ .G. baldamus (b)-"America" (My Country.D Massenchor with Orchestra. To Make Panamanians Behave. New York. June l3. - The United States cruiser Tacoma sailed from this