National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-23

Concordia Church has met with very
liberal response to its appeal for donations
to the Jahrmarkt, and has received goods
amounting to fully $4,000. A list of the
donations will be published as space will
permit. The committees have been untiring
In their efforts. The canvassing committees
are as follows Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth
streets-John l.. Vogt, George Breitbarth,
Rev. L. ii. Schneider; Pennsylvania avenue
and side streets-Martin Hebner, Louis
Taber, Edward w. Koch, Edward Droop, j.
Carr, George Mueller; + street and side
streets-Louis Kettler, f. Imhof, and II.
Losekam; West Washington-H. Blumen-
berg, John Kaiser, John Wagner; South
Washington-John L. schaffert, J. +. Vogt
New York avenue and upper Pennsylvania
avenue-Fr. Imhof, f. w. Koch, and L.
Schneider; Fourteenth street-Lous Har-
tig, and Martin Hebner.
One Of the many attractions Of the Jahr-
markt will be the rich Egyptian booth or
bazaar, which. will be decorated with and
contain articles for sale valued at many
thousand dollars. There is not one piece
In the booth that Is not of authenticated
oriental origin. 1t will contain some of the
richest OF eastern embroidery, rare table,
covers and scarfs, oriental brldal-slippers,
worked In all the hues of the rainbow on
beads, all hand work, and having cost years
OF labor. The decorations for this booth
are furnished by DR.. Emil Bessel, and
will not be for sale like its contents
The German ambassador, Count Won
Alvensleben, has also kindly consented to
loan a number Of curiosities to be exhibited,
and Mr.. Chas Denekas will exhibit case
OF very rare coins and other curiosities,
Full size fac-similes of the Luther house at
Eisleben and the Schiller house at Mar
bach will also be erected in two corners Of
the hall. Mr.. John l.. Schaffert, Of the
decoration committee, is already at work
cutting and fitting the timber for the
booths, and will furnish all the lumber re-
quired free of charge. Prof. Donch's Or
chestra has been engaged, and will be clad
In the unique and quaint costumes Of vii
lage musicians.
Almost all Of the ladies' costumes are
completed, and they will be the finest rep
resontation Of German peasant costumes
ever seen in this country. The invitation
committee are busy at work sending out in
vitauons to fully 100 local organizations,
and there will be Freemasons, Odd Fellows,
military, boating, cycling, singing, and
other society days. The President, Cabinet
officers, and other prominent people will be
waited upon, and some speaker OF national
reputation will open the Jahrmarkt. "The
Jahrmarkt," an eight-page daily, will be
published while the Jahrmarkt is In prog
ress and distributed free OF charge. The
ladies' drill will be one of the finest and
most difficult ever executed In Wash
ington, and the name of Maj. Fred. Sohon
Is enough guarantee for its novelty and
originality. These extracts from the pro-
gramme by no means exhaust the list Of
novelties and surprises In store for the pub
lie, especially as every evening will be a
change from the preceding, and there will
be no repetition except by a general de-
mand for 1t. As the 1st day of February,
the opening day, is fast approaching the
committee has its hands full.