Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-13
THE MENNERCH0R.
AENIVEkSARY FES-
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TwENry-FlFrH ANNIvEksARY fEs-
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A beautiful Hail Handsomely Decorated
Cav Scenes on tho Streets-Yhe Jubi.
Zee Concerts--W Welcome to
the strangers.
The present week is tho time of the
great MRnnerchOr festivities incident to
the celebration Of tho 25th anniversary of
the local society and the formal dedication
of the beautiful hall recently erected by
this association: The building has been
fully described already in these col
umns, but it has been greatly beauti.
fed for the festivities of this week.
The decoration, both exterior and inte.
rior, was placed under the direction of
Anthony Iske, than whom no abler deco
rator could have been secured. The beau
tiful garden with its fine fountain, its beds
of flowers and foliage, its paved walks, its
shade trees and vines, and its hundreds OF
chairs and tables, adds greatly to the
beauty of the fine building, the
front of which is elaborately deco
rated. Over the main entrance is
placed an immense golden Tyre, seven
feet in heighth and five feet in width,
which was presented to the Mannerchor a
few years ago by the late Chas. F. Wild
myer. The Tyre is surrounded by we'll ar
ranged festooBs Of evergreen, and just
below it, but above the doorway, is q
scroll bearing the words, "Welcome to
Our Visitors" At either side of the main
entrance are largo evergreen trees, and
festoons OF evergreen grace the lofty tower
from foundation to turet, and upon the
summit are placed two large trees and
towering above these is the flagstaff from
which waves large American flag.
The front of the balcony is decorated
with double fes.oons of evergreen, while
above all of the balcony posts are placed
large evergreen trees. The entrances to
the bar-room are also handsomely decor.
ated with evergreens and flags, and over
the door is scroll with the motto,
"Gesang gibt muth uhd lebenslust."
Both the larger and smaller bar rooms
are prettily festooned. On scroll behind
the larger bar is the motto, ." Allie sanger
leben hoch," and behind the smaller one.
Frisch auf, dc Wacit'rer Mannerchor."
The greatest amount Of ornamentation
has, however, beOn bestowed upon the
main hall, whici, ccntai!.s seats for over q
thousand persons. exclusive of the stage
and platform i'll front of the stage, which
accommodate about three hundred more.
The stage is fitted up with wcll painted
scenery, the side-screens representing a
forest and the rear scene distant mountain
paaks, with river and landscape in the
foreground. Hanging below the centre of
the prOscenium arch is massive and
elaborately designed ornamental scroll of
evergreen, in the centre of which is the
word WELCOME" in letters of gold.
On either side OF the stage are ornamental
banners each surmOunted by golden
Tyre and framed in evergreen. Tho ono on
the right Of the stage contains the iEscrip-
tiOn
"Wer tst cin Deutscher Mann?
DerstandhOtt stets gebl eben,
Der Deutsche trauen lieben
Und Freue halten kann-
Das list Elm Deutscher Manu.
The banner TO the left of the stags is
inscribed {:
"Wer is elm Deutseher Mann"
Der fur dls GrOeZ und Cute
Nit felsUnsetem Muthe,
Beharrlich EamDSen kann-
Das iSt Elm Deutschcr Mann"
There are other smaller but very pretty
designs on either side of the stage, while
around the sidewalks and along the front
of the gallery are hung very heavy festoous
of tied greens, gracefully locped up with
crossed flags above the tops of each win
dow. Between the windows On the west
side of tho hall are hung four large ever
gteen ornaments of unique design. La the
upper centre are gilt Tyres snrmounted by
crossed American flags, while in wreath
near the bottom Of the ornaments are tbs
names of the sooio.,ns participating in the
festivai-iirst the ct utonia Sac ngerbund,
Philadelphia - $. cDnd the "Harmonie
Mnnrerchor, Reading;' - third, the
Mennerchor, York ~ fourth the Ian
caster Mac lnerchOr, 1858" On the east
wall are four similar ornaments. tho frs,
nearest the stage bearing the words
Harmonic, Philadelphia tho second,
"Germania M;rnne,chor, Baltimore - the
third, "Leiderk rauz. Lancaster ;" and the
fourth, Lancaster MpunerchOr, 1885,"
The room is lighted with thee large
chandeliers hung from the ceiling, ono
small chandelier above the gallery and
number Of side brackets. Tho chan;'el
iers are hung with hundreds of crystal
pendants, and when lighted beautifully
illuminate the room and show off to great
advantage its exquisite decorations.
To the lady friends of Mnnnerchor much
D. raise is due for their valuable aid in tying
the greens and assisting in other Ornamen
tai work.
Street Decorations.
In all parts Of the city flags are flying
and the fronts o! many public aud private
buildings are very elaborately decorated
with festoons and wreaths Of evergreens,
with harps, Tyres and other musical EN-
blems. Following arc some of the more
prominent
John Hess Malrerchor hotel (ate
hotel Franke), adjoining MannerchOr
hall, is almost covered with evergreen and
bunting, tho long balcony fronting on the
Mannerchor garden being especially fine,
while appropriate ornamentation adds
much to the appearance Of the bar roo;s,.
The front of Peter Lo;z's saloon, No Is
North Queen street. is covered with loms
festoons of evergreen, American flags,
Tyres, &c, whilo one large flag suspended
from tho top of the building bears the in
scription Willkommen Saenger." The
bar room also is decorated with scores Of
small flags and wreaths and festoOns Of
evergreen.
J. j. Dosch's saloon, North Queen street
above Orange, which recently has btel
very handsomely painted, is made still
more attractive by fine display Of bunt-
: ing, largo German and American flags
floating from all the up stairs windows.
The saloons of John A. Snyder, adjoin
ing Dosch's, and of John COPELAND, few
doors above, are also decorated with q
fine display of flags and Tyres.
Fred. Woehrle's saloon, 159 North