New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-28
Fa;,Jield. Conn, Aug. 81, 1875.
TuE GERMAN POETS BIRTHDAY.


pRocR.MaiE OF TIE CELL BRATIOS BY TIE GOETHE
CIU1-AN ADDRESS TO BE DELIVERED BY VIII
LIAM CULLEN BRYANT. AND POEM BY BiYARD
TAYIOE-iRRJvAL OF TIE BUST OF TIE POET.
The Goethe Club Of this city will celebrate
to-day The 12G.h anniversary Of the birthday Of the poet
Goethe by q concert and reception at Glnoros Garden
On tits occasion a bus; o. Goethe. which has Just
arrived from Germany. viii be dnNai!ed. me Dae''
which is ri bronze, made at Berlin by Prof. Isher
and is the exact copy OF the recently made ny the
same artiet expressly for tho Emperor Of
Germany The original bust was made after
an old painting OF Goethe, which Lad
been for a long time lost. Tie bust was shipped
from Hamburg Aug. II by the steamer klopfstock'
which WAS detained on Tie way by boslofcus weather
and h the loss OF blades OF its screw Though the
steamer arrived here Thursday evening mono OF tho
corgo as discharged before yesterday evenings and it
as fea real that the bust SOuld ro be obtained IN time to
exhibit it, Several wOrkncn will wait at the wharf 10
roDosh or varpsh the bust In II has been affected
in INV WAY b, the voyage It's entry permitted free
OF duty After thc ceremony, the Goethe Club VIII oicr
the bast with pedestal TO the Park Commissioners, rs
pegent 10 te city, TO be set Up il the Central Park
The members Of the Club, OF which DIR. a. Rnppancr
Is President have made cioi to secure The sue
cess OF the reception and concert ar Gilmore hs sTei
rpIn the free use OF the from pat OF his garden Inc
rear part viii lie left 10 the public THO orchestra mas
iecn Increased to 100 pcrormeis and tho nanhers OF
tbc Sapgerrunde, composed of the best nuscahs and
sirs o, the Licderhranz Aron and Other singing and
volunteered tne sci viccs lOf the
accession Tie bust OF Goethe VIII be placed on
ncdesial upOu tho walk between the Orcftstra-
land md the fountain tie Madison ave- entrance
scsts for the invited guests viii b. placed two sides
Of the peias a ami behind tho seats or Tie colln.eta
The following gentlemen compose the Conltlee OF n
rongen,ents: Dir. r. Ruppaner. e. Leonard, W. ~ MID
rec h. Wiener, 4. L. Miller, and tn. Bcrtsch. 4 > Oh
more will direct tho first portion OF inc Musical Neicise
and Carl Bergman tire second Among the Honorary
CoInmittee are the Hon Geo. Bancroft, Ire Cha'rnan
TbIlTlOw Weed Hamilton Fish. H., Oswald Otteniorie
PETER Cooper, Theodore Roosevelt, Gen. W. NhspinWai
U q Stebbjns John BigelOw, and ConsI-Generai H. a.
The first part OF the concert will begin with the over
tu:e by the military band OF "Jubcl" one OF G0sthes
competitions, and set 70 music by Iindpantnor 1Is WIZ
he followed by "Scenes from ODeiOn," ny Weber MI
Levy W III play 4 colnct solo, the "hefcnhd,, by Schu
bert TIE second part the Goethe Festival. will begin
with tie overture, EgmOnl," from Beethoven by the
rrard orchestra. After this, DR. Ruppaner, the pres
ccnt will make brief address, giving history OF the
Goethe Club and Introducing William Cullen Bryant,
on Goethe. The New York 5angerrunde VIII sung Sehe
fest du entScher Eicheawald," by T. lsenmani during
which the bust OF GOctao will be unyailcd Bayard
TAYLOR win read the "Fest Poem written by himself
for tue occasion "Tho EIing, ono Of GOetle's poems
set 10 music by Schubert viii be given by Alexander IL
BscbOif with orchestral accompaniment Den MhIncn
Goe!hc's"-"Io the names OF GOche"-a Cantata com
posed Ven T. Leonard and translated into English ~
Celia Logan, will be sung. Madame SalyOit wiz take
the soprano parts. Mcssrs Bschoh and Sohst tho tenor
and bass solos, and there viii be chorus o 100 voccs
The last performance 10 be rendered by tie Grand
Orchestra Will be the Goethe March. selection from
List composed ten years Tor the Goethe FesiVa ~
Berlin and To he rendered for the first time in this
country this evening.