William Forder

1860 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William Forder
  Born	CA 1860
  Gender	Male
  Military	1897
  	29th Batt. Band
  		Kitchener,Band29thBatt.-busyberlin1897.jpg The famous 29th Batt. Band. W. Forder, Conductor - From: Busy Berlin Jubilee Souvenir 1897, published by Berlin News-Record
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-78668
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I78668	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

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  Elizabeth Stock image from Ancestry.com 2014

  
  

• Notes

  The Saengerfest of 1898 Under the auspices of the Saengerbund, a Saengerfest was held in 1898. The officers were: Hon. President, Joseph E. Seagram; Hon. Vice-Presidents, Senator Merner and George Randall; President, Dr. H. G. Lackner; Vice-Presidents, Wm. Roos and John Motz; Corresponding Secretary, Otto Schmidt; Treasurer, Fred H. Rohleder; Manager, Frank von Neubronn. Committee of Management: George M. DeBus (Chairman), Mayor George Rumpel, August R. Lang, F. G. Gardiner, C. L. Pearson, Phil Davey, D. Hibner, George Bramm, Alois Bauer, J. C. Breithaupt, W. R. Travers, H. M. Andrews and W. S. Russell. Musical Committee: W. H. Schmalz (Chairman), Wm. Forder, John F. Stumpf, the Rev. F. W. Tuerk, George Ziegler, Sr., Wm. McCullough and W. S. Russell. A feature of the international Fest was the production of the opera "Snow White," with Miss Racie Boehmer in the titular role. A History of Kitchener, W. V. (Ben) Uttley, Kitchener, Ontario 1937 _______________________ H. C. Heinicke was appointed bandmaster in 1890. There were then only fifteen players, but within a few months he enrolled twenty-two more. The band won laurels in Hamilton, Galt and other centres, which so pleased Mr. Roos that he presented Mr. Heinicke with a cheque for $100. Soon afterward Mr. Roos gave up the presidency, when he was elected Hon. President for life. Mr. Heinicke retired in the middle nineties and was followed by Wm. Forder, a former leader of military bands. Mr. Forder continued till 1900. In those years there was a keen rivalry between the Berlin and Waterloo bands. When Mr. Forder withdrew, Noah Zeller, who had led the Waterloo band for eighteen years, was appointed leader of the Berlin band. He brought the society's band up to a high pitch of excellence. It was averred: "Mr. Zeller's musicians play a Beethoven symphony or a Wagnerian overture with as much skill as any popular air." Engagements were filled in numerous Canadian and American cities. The 29th Battalion Band accompanied the First Canadian Contingent to the Quebec Centenary in 1908 and acted as guard of honor to the Prince of Wales, later King George V. Once, after an engagement in Toronto, Saturday Night commented: "Of all the bands which visit Toronto, except professional bands, it is the best." A History of Kitchener, W. V. (Ben) Uttley, Kitchener, Ontario 1937, pg