New Britain herald., 1916-07-03
ROYAL WELCOME ID
 GERMAN SINGERS
New Britain Greets Connecticut Saengerbund on Arrival Today
GOVERNOR HERE TONIGHT

OVI u1l1NVN lluIlI lVN1UI1l City Mass of Bunting in Honor of
 Occasion-Prize Singing This Af- ternoon and Concert of ,OOO Voices Ionight-Parade Tomorrow,
 On the eve of the Great and Glori- ous Fourth with sweltering summer temperatures prevailing and promise CT lalr skies for tomorrow, New Britain has prepared well in honor of the visit to this city of the Connecticut State Saengerbund with it's thousand members who are to entertain and be entertained here in the Hardware Clty. All through the business dis tr1ct down Arch street and in the resi- oentlal sections Old Glory has been Hung to the breeze in honor of the coming of this notable gathering of Ieutonlc singers. On Arch street. ! long known as the favorite strasse of the sons of Germany, the bunting hung gayest and thickest The Turner society building was a mass of 1ags and every preparation was here l made for the welcome to the incoming [ visitors who arrived during the morn i ing hours.
 Visitors Arrive At 9 o'clock the reception commit l tee under the leadership of President , Louis Lehr of the general committee ! and headed by the Philharm onic band, marched from Turner hall to the passenger station to meet the visiting societies and give them a royal welcome to the Hardware City, The societies taking part in the saSu- gerfest, forming in line behind the local escort in the march from the station to Turner hall composed the following: Hartford saengerbund Arion club, Danbury; Arion club, Bridgeport; Hartford Mannerchor; Liedertafel, Rockville; Concordia Seymour; Germania, Torrington; Germania, Bridgeport; Liedertafel Bridgeport; Mannerchor, South Nor walk; Concordia, Waterbury; Haru- gari, Thomaston; Liederkrantz Thomaston, and the Turner Liederta- fel, Stamford
 Welcomed by Mayor / OllOWlng brief rest at Turner hall, headquarters of the visitors while 1r the city, the mass chorus assembled at the Russwin Lyceum at II o'clock for rehearsal for tonight's contest and were there greeted by Mayor George A. Quigley, who on behalf of the city and the common council, whose members are the official guests of the Sa aengerbund, welcomed the visiting societies.
 The mayor said: The City of New Britain takes particular pleasure in welcoming the Connecticut State Saengerfest on the occasion of it's eighteenth biennial meeting. We ap- preciate the fact that their meeting with us is provocative of great pleasure and brings the best music noost carefully interpreted to our citizens and it is our desire that their visit With us will prove as enjoyable tc them as it will be to the people of New Britain.'
 Contest This afternoon.
 The competitive prize singing con- test at the Lyceum theater began at o'clock this afternoon and included the following contestants:
 Fourth Class-Liedertafel Rock vile; Quartet club, South NorWalk
 Third Class-Liederkranz, Thomas ton; Teutonia Mannerchor, New Brit ain; Turner Liedertafel, Stamford; Gesang- -Verein Oesterreich, New Brit ain.
 Second Class-Arion, Danbury; Arion, Bridgeport.
 First Claes-Saengerbund Hart ford: Germania Bridgeport.
 Governor Coming.
 The big event of the evening and the really big event of the saenger- fest comes tonight at the Lyceum when the grand chorus of 1000 voices will be heard in concert. Besides Mayor Quigley and the members Of the common council, the saengerfest will have as it's chief guest of honor His EXcellency, Governor Marcus H, I Holcomb, who will briefly address the assembly. The program for tonight's event follows:
 Commencing a eight o'clock sharp under assistance of Carl Webster, Gel list, Boston, Mass; George Harvard, Bass, Waterbury, Conn.,; trained chorus of 1000 voices. The Philhar monic Band, New Britain, and Hans Saro, Conductor, Waterbury, March-N. Y. Hippodrome. ... .Sousa
 Philharmonic Band Burschen Absched. Jul. Wengert
 Chorus Three Spanish Dances-Zur Gui-
 tarre, Serenade. Vito Topper
 Carl Webster Invictus ........... Bruno Hahn
 George Hayward Co, ,,I