New Britain herald., 1916-06-19
GERMANS PREPARE
 ELABORATE PLANS
Coming Saengerfest Promises to Eclipse All Previous Attempts

! orabIe dates in German circles in this city, when the Connecticut Staats- Saengerfest will be held here, and with the plans for the lavish entertainment already mapped out by the commit tees in charge, indications point to one of the most successful affairs of it's kind. The local Germans, energetic
 at all times, have put in some busy moments preparing for the program which will no doubt illustrate to the visitors that New Britain is the one place in the state where hospitality is in evidence at all times. Several years ago a similar event was held under the auspices of the local societies and it was an occasion to be remembered
 for many moons, and just to prove that they can go one better, the com-
 mlttees have worked along these lines.
 The opening of the fest will take place on the morning of July 8, when the local committee will tender re- ception to the visitors at Turner hall. At II o'clock there will be a mass gathering at which Mayor Quigley will deliver an address. In the evening the grand public concert will be held.
 One of the features of the saenger- fest will be the handsome souvenir book gotten up by the committee, containing twenty-four pages of vari- ous matters pertaining to the affair.
 The program of the two days as
 contained in the souvenir program is as follows:
 Monday July 3, 8 a. m. to 10 a. m., arrival of singers and reception at Tur- ner hall; II a. n1., mass chorus rehear- sal at Russwin Lyceum; address of welcome by Mayor George A. Quig- ley; D. m., prize singing contest at Russwin Lyceum, 1000 male voices, two soloists and Philharmonic band and address by his excellency Cover nor M. H. Holcomb; 8 D. m. grand ball at Turner hall; Tuesday, July 4, 10 a. m., parade through the center of city to Quarter club park; 12 a. m. to 10 D. m., grand open air carnival at Quar- tet club park, concerts by eight bands; 5 D. m., distribution of prizes.
 The assignments for the competive singing contest Monday afternoon, July 3, are as follows: Fourth class, Liedertafel, Rockville, and Quartet club of South Norwalk; third class, Liederkranz of Thomaston; Teutonia Mannerchor of New Britain; Turner Liedertafel of Stamford; Gesang- Yer ein Oosterreich of New Britain; sec- ond class, Arion of Danbury and Arion l of Bridgeport; first class, Sangerbund l of Hartford; Mannechor of Hartford l and Germania of Bridgeport. The pro- l gram for Monday evenings fest is as l follows: Male chorus 1000 voices; 1 Philharm onic band; Hans Saro, con- l ductor; Carl Webster of Boston, 'cel- 1 list; George Haywood of Waterbury, bass: 1, March, N. Y. Hippodrome, Sousa 2, Massenchor, Burschen Ab- schied, Jul. Wengert; 3, Three Spanish Dances (zur Guitarre) Serenade, Vito, Pepper; 4, Invirtus, Bruno Hahn; 5, Massenchor, Die Auserwahlte," Carl Samans; 6, Potpourri "A Night in Berlin," Hartman; 7, (a) Massen- or-AennchenTh (b) Massen- chor Long, Long Ago." J. F. Herr mann; 8, (a) Indian Lament" Dvor- ak, (b) Tarrentelle (Goeus), c. Webs ] ter; g, of to Philadelphia" Battison | Haynes, George Haywood; 10, Mas 1 senchor (with music), "Das Deutsche l Lied,' Fr. Schneider After the l program, Governor Holcomb will de- liver an address. The grand ball at 1 Turner hall will commence at 8 o'clock and at 10 o'clock there will be 1 a summer night festival at Turner i park, with music by thet Philharmonic | band Zeigler's orchestra will fur nish music for the ball.
 The committee in charge of the parade has mapped out the following 1 line of march on Tuesday Juy f.
 Commencing at Locust street, to Arch street, to Main street as far as the headquarters of Engine company Mo- 5, where the park at that point will be encircled and the parade will l march back Main street to West Main, | where it will disband. The parade | promises to be one of the best seen | in the city in some time and will be composed of six divisions and at the | end number of automobiles will be 1 in line. In the first division will be the Foot Guard Band of Hartford. 1 the Hartford Saengerbund, Aron Danbury and Arion. Bridgeport, sec ond division, Colts Band, Hartford 1 Mannerchor, Rockville, Liederdopl, 1 Concordia, Seymour, Germanja, Tor rington; third division, Whee1er-Wil- son Band, Germania, Bridgeport Liederstopel Bridgeport, South Nor walk Mannerchor, Schoaebische Man nerchor; fouth division, band Con- Acodia, Waterbury, Harugari Lieder- dopel, Liedenknauz, Thomaston; fifth
 division, American Band, Teutona
 Mannerchor, Gesaugverein Oestrici1, Radfahrer club Eichenlaub; sixth di- vision, Philharmonic Band, Friege- norrein, Tum-Verein, Contralvorband
 The first division will meet tt To-
 cust street, facing Arch, second di-
 yicJoy
 ing Locust, third division will meet
 at Cx1ar