The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-12
NORWEGIAN SINGERS
FROM ALL OVER U. S.
HERE FOR SANGERFEST

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morning at the tabernacle. and The
body adjourned to meet after the n
yelling for rehearsals with the or
chestra.
Meeting the Trains.
A committee of the Sons of Nor
way and the singers headed by DR..
Putnam's band was out early this
morning to meet the different trains,
and the singers and those who came
to town ware escorted to the various
headquarters, the ladies going to AS
sembly hall and the gentlemen to the
Elks' hall. while the Rollo visitors
were very generally escorted to the
commercial club, which is the head
quarters for the Rollo statue cere-
monies. The band serenaded the Sec
rotary Of the French embassy. The
streets were filled with people all
morning and the different restaurants
were filled to overlooking.
The Concert Orchestra.
Director III. NJ. Rudd of this city last
evening had a very satisfactory re-
hearsal of his big symphony orchestra
which will play at the sangerfest con-
certs during the two days. n he
was very much pleased with the show
inging that was made. The rehearsal
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musicians were there until a late hour.
The orchestra is made up Of forty
of the picked musicians of Fargo n
Moorhead and a few from the outside.
There are no less than sixteen violirs
and string instruments, h balance
being made up Of rec n brass and
tympany players. The harmony was
well nigh perfect and by evening the
orchestra will be at it's best.
The Hotels Are Filled.
All the hotels Of the city are filled
with singers and their friends and at
each public house the pianos were kept
busy last evening and today, rehears-
ing for the grand concert this evening.
There will be a rehearsal this after
noon immediately after the exercises
Of the unwilling Of the Rollo statue have
been concluded. The choirs will be
arranged in the form Of an immense
chorus, the bassos, sopranos, ETC., each
have a space allotted. The director will
be present at the rehearsal this aft
ernoon. 1t is stated that in case it is
determined to take q choir over to
Norway during the celebration of the
bi-centennial celebration of the inde-
pendence of the country in 1914 the
director and managers of the sanger
fest will be the ones to select the
singers, from those who are singing
here today.
At the Headquarters.
The Fargo lodge of Elks gave the use
of the rooms on Second avenue north
for the s~angerfest people and all
morning and yesterday afternoon the
paTlors were crowded. The rooms
were specially prepared for the enter
tainment of the guests of the city and
were nicely decorated in American and
Norwegian colors for the occasion. The
ladies were nicely looked after by Mrs.
Busch, wife of Or. Busch, of this city,
who had charge of the committee, and
the headquarters for the ladies were
in the Assembly halls.
They Had Dinner.
There vas a pleasant banquet served
last evening in the Assembly halls to
the lady visitors by the Fargo branch
OF the Daughters of Norway and the
hostesses made everything pleasant.
There was a nice menu served to sew
eral hundred ladies and after this was
over the evening was given over TO
social aTnusements, the evening being
spent in a most pleasant manner.
The local ladies' committee worked
hard for the care of their guests.