The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-25
LOCAL SINGERS TO TAKE
 PART IN PHILADELPH|A'S
 MAMMOTH SAENCERFEST SchWaebscher Maennercho to Leave This Week For Pha
 dephas Great Festival Most Elaborate Preparations for Entertainment of Guests Gold statuette, the Kaisers Gift, Among
 the Trophies
Maennerch0r to Leave This Wt
 deIphIa's Great Festival

Members of Echwaebischer Maenner Chor of this, city will participate in the sreatest singing festival ever held in America. next Saturday night inl Philadelphia. Tho sAengeffAst will bel held in a mammoth new convention hall on Broad street and Allegheny avenue, the largest convention h6ll in America, ~builts within O. days and re- gently completed. especially for .the| saengerfest of the Northeastern Saen- gerbund Of the United States. There will be 14soo ohoristers h the big fes- tiyal, .plaps and preparat ttons for which years. The cost cor s Of tn the festiyals vii be in proportion to itg si1e The hall itself cost 110s, 600, but the total out lay will far exceed that.
 A little gold and silver statuette of a "minnesinger" or male singer, or if you choose, a minstrel which is, said to be worth $16. 900, and was do- mated by Emperor William IT of Ger many as prize to the German-Am- erican singing societies. to encourage them in the study of German music and songs. is the coveted prize. Many times have the great singing societies competed for the possession of this emblem They have spent thousands of dollars. and the competition has covered 12 years. If 1t is won out-a right at least twice in three contests than three times in succession, it be- comes that society's property and will never pass from It's possession again. This prze however will be contested for by only four of the societies which will take part in the festival Saturday The Junger Maennerchor of Philade1- phia. which has won 1t once and tied fro 1t twice; the Kreutxer Quartet club of New York: the Arion society of Brooklyn, and the WflliAmsburg Saengerbund of Brooklyn. These so- cieties win sing. Waipun1a by Fred erick Hegar. in competing for the Pm in this Dig contest sthe Judges win be concealed from view and will be able only to hear the different socie- ties as they appear on the stage. They will form thsir a, judsments sr1 Tltnous
 The history of the kaiser prize is in> teresting. Tn 1900 g. Saenger, Of Brooklyn, suSGosted to the German afnbahsaddr fh64 Hhe saengerbund would greatly appreciate the dona- ambassador brought this to the atten- ton of the emperor. who instantly ap- proved, and sent the mInepsinger.
 At the first trial for this prize hon. ors were divided Between the Junger M8e00eECQOEy1stIQSu M IQ Su ~ u4&teEt LOU SL NSS1 ! samaails, md the Arfon Society of Brooklyn. directed by sArthr Claas- sen. That was in 1900 soon after the suggestion was made. In s190s. in Bal- timore. the trophy was won outright by the Philadelphia organization. di7 slected by Ioaaa Eosn hepichs but tssin 1eoo the Conc6FdA dS NewHrk, cap- tured IL. In 1909 the Junger Maenner- chor, again under the baton of Koein- menich divided honors with the Kreutzer Quartet Club of New York i
 The contest for the Kaiser prize is the big event and the closing one Of the fostivaL But there will be prize oontests by various clubs on other cc- 'casions. and scores of prizes of var led values will be awarded. More than
 200 societies from many cities will participate in the great festival; It is estimated that the affair will bring at least 1De00 visiters to Philadelphia. The festival will open on Saturday
 conducted by Emil F. Ulrich Tn the concert the chorus will eonsist of LOO men and 800 women. all of Philadel- phia. There will be selected orches- tra of 100 players and the soloists will