Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-23
SINGING FEST
DRAWS TO CLOSE
Musically Great Biennial Saengerfest
Of Northwest Ends with Two
Great Programs.
PARADE AND PICNIC TODAY
Societies Will Start from Auditorium
at Ten O'clock.
KRUG PARK THIS AFTERNOON
Children's Program, with 1000
Voices, Great Success.
SAENGERFEST PROVES WINNER
ArtisticRlly, Numerically, Finan-
ciHIly and in All other ways
Session just Closing Has
Been of Highest order,
Societies Will Start from Auditorium
at Ten O'clock.
zRUG PARK THIS AFTERNOON
Chlldrens Program, with 1000
Voices, Great Success.
sAENGERFEST PROVES WINNER

Musically the great Saengerfest ended last
| night with rousing drinking song which
the male chorus and orchestra gave, to-
gether There remains today the grand
parade, which will march from the Audi.
torium at 10. and the big picnic this after
noon at Kruss park. The business meet
ing originally scheduled for this morning
was changed to yesterday afternoon. so
that 1t would not interfere with the parade
The concert last night was as glorious
an affair as that OF the night before. nor
did the Increased heat and humidity inter-
fere with either the chorus singers or the
soloists. To the former It was again an
especial privilege to listen. SoIoists even
or the first rank one may hear compara-
lively often, but such choral singing as this
occurs not often; about the only oppor-
tunity in the middle west is when the Ma
tional Saengerbund OF the Northwest is
holding such fest as that Of the last three
days
The order of the parade is as follows:
FORMATION at Fifteenth and jackson
streetsi north TO Harney; west to Eight
eenth; north to Farnam; east to Twelfth:
north TO Douglas; west to Sixteenth; north
to Chicago; countermarch, on sixteenth 10
Douglas, east to Fifteenth; south to the
Auditorium. About 1000 men will be in
line
Financially the Saengerfest has been a.
big success Local attendance has been
all that was desired and the ARRANGEMENTS
made here for the entertainment of the
visitors have elected high praise from
them.
The children's matinee held YESTERDAY
afternoon was another artistic success. ana
the opening number. the singing Of Amer
lea" and The Star Spanglea Banner" BY
the 1000 or more girls and boys was an in.
spring affair.
chiidren's Matinee spIendtd.
Children's matinee by official desirna-
ton and chiidren's matinee in predomi-
narce Of children both as singers ana
audience. the Friday afternoon matinee
program of the Saengerfest was one of the
most enjoyable of the series TO the thous-
and and more of children who occupied the
precipice OF seats reared on the platform.
the event was one which towers high above
oil other events They showed this fact
In their manner of entering and also in
their careful observance OF the proprieties
OF singers in ''saengerfest chorus
1t was pretty sight. this crowd of be-
rloooned and brightly gowncd young girls
ana sprlhkllng of lads and when at the
nluch anticipated moment the orchestra
uieetor lifted his baton and waved to them,
the children and gradually the entire
ehorus responded, rose and stood ready
Tor song, it was an especially pretty siRht.
lhls shghtly fluitered response to the di-
rector's baton, this slow spreading OF the
realization that Its our turn now was
humorously pleasing to the audience and q
gave the little SingarQ ha
atlve applause that It gave the older
singers Tor their immediate and simul-
taneous response to the same signal
There were thrills too when these IttIe
Americans triled their love for Americas
rocks and rills. her woods and temnIed
NILS and also when they queried with real
vim, .Oh, Say, Does the star-snangIa5
Banner Yet WaveT' The audience was
divided in its allegiance of these two Amar-
lean hymns, some recognizing America"
by standing during it's singing and Others
reserving their patriotism for the star
spengled Banner" The third chorus which
the young singers gave. Die wacht Am
Rhine" was given with good spirit and
CO mpleted the program for the audience
The chorus itself remained on the seats N
be photographed.
Almost as intereste, "a the members .,
the chorus were the numerous little foIk
in the audience who after the excitement
OF locating friends had subsidized, enjoyed
thoroughly the role Of audience.
Prof. Reese was director OF tho ehorus
In its organization and it's preparatory re-
hearsals. Miss Fannie Arnold instructor
OF music in the schools, laid the founda-
tion for their successful work in the sacn
gerfest