New Yorker Sing Academie Soir�e

“Among the Germans the advent of the new year was joyfully celebrated last night by numerous soirées and entertainments, which were principally arranged under the auspices of the various vocal and musical organizations, consisting of balls, the presentation of holiday gifts, and other social pastimes and amusements, known as Sylvester festivities, New-Year’s Eve being known among the Germans as Sylvester Thus… The New-York Sing Academie, a leading German vocal organization, gave a soirée at its head-quarters at the Helvetia Assembly Rooms, including a prize distribution and other social exercises.”