Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-19
SAENCERfEST
FOR THIS CITY
State Singing Societies to
Meet September | and z.

Perth Amboy is to be honored on
September l and 2 when the third
annual Saengerfest OF the New Jer-
sey Singing Societies will meet in
Pulaski hall. Members of the Sing
i~ng-Soctety Concordia, have tried
their utmost to perfect a program
which will reflect favorably on the
society arranging for the event and
for the first time the convention
has been held in this city. On the
first day the various societies from
all over the state will assemble and
renew acquaintanceship.
VIII Compete For Prizes.
The presidents of the various So
oieties will convene at 1880 o'clock
In the morning and arrange for the
work of the convention. The prizes
will be competed for at 2 o'clock.
To be fair in every manner four d.
visions will be given a chance. Fol-
lowing are the societies entered and
the class In which they will partic-
ipate. First class, Manner, Gesang-
verein Concordia, Of Carlsbad;
Maener Gesangyerein, of Trenton;
Liedertafel, of Trenton. Each Of the
foregoing will be privileged to have
fifty in the chorus.
In the second class will be the
Arbeiter M%annerchor, of this city;
Deutsch Ungarischer Gesangverein,
Of Trenton, and the Maener Gesang-
verein Aurora, Of New Brunswick.
Thirty-two contestants will make up
each of the groups. The third class
viii consist of the Deutsch Unga-
rische Liedertafel. ~of|Trenton, Plain
field Gesang and Turn Verein; West
New York Mannerchor Of New York.
Twenty-four singers Will comprise
each of the above groups. The
societies; The Gesang Verein Elm
tracht of Red Bank and the Aaron
Quartette Club, of ~Sayreyille. The
various societies are practicing hard
for the event.
The first prize has been presented
by the German-American Alliance,
of MiddleseX county. A silver cup
will be the trophy. The second
award will be donated by Colonel
Ernst Stahl, president of the United
Singing Society of New Jersey. In
the second class a silver loving cup
will be given by Lembeck and Betz
Eagle Brewing Co. of Jersey City.
Another silver cup for second prize
In this class will be the donation of
the Concordia Society of this city.
Offer Silver Loving Cup.
Two silver loving cups will also
be competed for in the third division,
The first prize will be given by Yer
gnugungs Club and Kaffe Kranz-
chen Of this city. Alderman John
Kutcher of this city has consented to
give the second prize. Louis Kreiel-
sheimer will give the award for the
fourth class. The concert will COM
mence at s O'Clock in which several
societies will participate. The La
dies Societies Concordia and the
Phyl orchestra will render the must
cal end of the entertainment.
Parade on September 2.
On Monday, September 2, a NAM
moth parade will be held at $40
o'clock in the morning. Stein
hauser's band will lead the march.
In the afternoon a picnic and sum
mer festival will be held and the
prizes awarded in the singing con-
tests.
Officers of Local Society.
The officers of the local organiza-
tIon planning the event are: William
Zeyen. president; Frank Pfeil, vice
president; Max Kaletsch, secretary;
Anton Massopust, treasurer; A. Jost
financial secretary: B. Jost. John
Kutcher, Joseph Massopust, c. ley
en-, C. Massopust and Nicholas Boeh-
mel comprise the executive board.
Justus Kaletsch Is chairman of the
arrangement committee. Hugo
Speck Of New York, Is in charge OF
music.
Committees in Charge.
Following are the various commit
tees In charge: Music, Joseph Mas
sopust, chairman; A. Starck and
Charles Steinhauser; finance, B.
Jost, chairman; e. Mayer, F. Hoer-
ner and p. Simpfendorfer; press, G..
Zeyen, chairman; William Sieboth
and C. Cless; reception, C. Masso-
pust, chairman; F. Stosstack, A..
Rabold, W. Markgraf, Frank Mag
var, Jr. and Joseph M~assopust; ar
ranging quarters. N. Boehmer, chair
man; F. Magyar, J. schardt, P.
Magyar. A. Magyar. R. Hecht and
A. Beckerl parade, William Van
Alst. marshal: Justus Kaletsch,
chairman; Max Kaletsch and John
Kutcher; bar and park, John Kutch4
er, chairman; A. Petrick and J. Jost.