The sun., 1912-07-05
SINGERS :,
WIN THE KAISER PRIZE
AriOn Society Of Brooklyn IL
Second in the Annual
Sacngerfcst. !"
AWARDS IN MANY CLASSES
New York, Newark and Jersey
city Get Their Share Of
the Prizes.

PHILADELPHIA. July awards were
made tonight at the twenty third nat ionsl
saen gerfest Of the Northeastern Saengeg-
bund of America in this city. The kaise
prize was won by Junger Maennercho,.
Philadelphia; second. Arion Of Brooklyn;
third. Williamsburger Saengerbund of
Brooklyn; fourth, Kreutzer Quartette
Club. New York
As the Junger Maennerchor had al.
! ready won the Kai-cf prize. once in Balti.
more u 1908 it now becomes its perma-
nent property and is removed from further
competition. Eugene klee conducted the
society in this concert
In the City Federation. first class. the
| first honors were given to Hudson county.
n. j.. 90 points For second place New
York and Brooklyn tied with SO points.
Third place went to Newark, with 81
points. and Baltimore came las, with g.
All got the ina aximum for precision.
Other awards were:
City Federations of the second class;
Queens county. New York. won with
81 points, with its only competitor. Eliza
beth. N. j.. getting 50 points.
Societies OF the first class-The Scran-
ton JunRer Alaennerchor. conducted hy
DIR. j. +. Watkins. and the Concordia Qf
Newark, directed by ka-l kapp. were
tied for first place with SO points. The
rest were in the order in which they sank
in the contest Gcrmania Alaennepl
chor of Baltimore. third; the Jersey City
Iiederkranz, fourth; Schwabischer Maep~
nerchor Of Newark. Nth. and HARMONIC
| OF Baltimore, sixth. =:
In the societies contest of the second
class the awards were:
| First Rheinpfaelser Maennerchor 81
New York. 81 points; second, Schwa.
bischer Saengerbund of Brooklyn. 50
points; third. Yorkville Maannerchor ol
New York. 40 points; fourth, tie betwesn
the Syracuse Liederkranz and Gesang-
verein Phpnix Of Newark. cech getting
Al points In turn followed Frohsinn of
| PittsblTg, ~ points; 1chigh Eaenger-
bund Of Allentown. Pc, ~ points. ant,
lastly the Reading Liederkranz. II points.
In the third class first honors went to
Frohsinn Of Baltimore. SO points: second
Liberty Gesangverein of Camden. y
points; third. Schwabischer Maennerchor
of bridgeport, Conn. 80 points: fourth.
Greenville Liederkranz. Jersey City. ~
points; fifth. Garmania Maennerchor or
tie between Mozart Maennerchor Of Baitir
more and Riverside Maennerchor oi
Riverside. n. j.. 20 points; seventh, GAM
brinus Maennerohor OF Brooklyn. n
points; eighth. Badische Liedertafel q
Newark. IS points: ninth. Harmonic
Maennerchor Of Reading. Pa. 20 points. !
In the fourth class Ridgewood Height; )
Niaennerchor OF Brooklyn was first With
So points; second. Bayonne Maennerchor
Rayonne, N. D.. 81 points: third. Turner
Maennerchor Of Atlantic City. Is points
fourth. the Norristown Maennerchor. 4,
points; fifth. Metzger Gesangverein ol
Baltimore: 43 points; sixth Germans
laennerchor OF Lancaster. Pa. Il points
seventh, q tie between the Liederkran:
of Lancaster and the Maennerchor oI
Tamaqua. Pa. each getting 80 points
eighth, Eichenkranz of Baltimore, 81
points, -
Twolother events occupied the attention
of the German Americans to-day. ODs
was the big parade and the first Of three
picnics at Washin ston Park and the othel
the dinner OF the Musical Directors at tbs
Belmont mansion.