Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23
NB JAHRMARRr.
Preparations for the Novel Fair to be
Given by COncerdia Church.

Preparations for the Novel Fair to be
Given by COncsrslia Church.
Concordia church has met with most liberal
response to its appeal for donations, and 1t has
received goods amounting to fully $4,000 or
$4,000.
The committees have been untarin< in their
efforts. The canvassing committees are as fol-
lows: It'll, Stn and 9th streets, John L. vogt,
Geo. Breitbarth, Rev. l.. n. Schneider; Pennsyl-
vania avenue and side streets northwest, Mar
tin Hebner, Louis Faber, Edw. w. Koch, Edw
Droop, j. Karr, Geo. Mueller; street and side
streets, Louis Kettler, Frederick Imhof and
John Kaiser. John Wagner; South Washington,
John l.. Schafert, j. F. Vogt; New York avenue
and upper Pennsylvania avenue, Edw. w.
street, Martin Hebner, Louis Hartig.
The invitation committee-Chas. Herman.
John John. Z. vogt, Louis Kettler, Anton Eberly,
Koch, Mrs ". 4. Leonard, P. n. Knoeloch,
Press committee-Rev. L. 81. Schneider, Ed.
W. Koch, M Hebner, John L. Vogt, Geo. Brett
oa Wn,,,, Mrs. W. A. Leonard.
VOgt, Nj. Hebner.
Decoration and building committee-A. Kno-
bloch, John L. Schatiert, F. Reh, H. Reh, Chas.
VIM. F. Lutz, Christ Buecheler, Gustav Ravene.
Louis Holman.
Refreshment committee-M Hehner r Inn
One OF the attractions Of the Jahrmarkt will
be the rich Egyptian booth, or baZar 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 uthen.
ticated Oriental origin. 1t will contain some
OF the rlchest OF eastern embroidery, rare table
covers, handworked, having cost years of labor.
Ihese goods have been brought from the Orient
by personal friend of the pastor
Inc decorations for this booth are furnished
Dy Or. Emil BesSels and are not for SALE
The German minister plenipotentiary, Count v.
AlVenSleben, will also loan q number OF curiosi-
ties to be exhibited, and Mr.. Chas. Denekas will
eXhlDlt case or very rare coins and other curl
oSlties. Large fac SMILES of the Luther house at
Eisleben and the Schiller house at Marbach
Will De painted and occupy two corners of the
room. Mr. John L. Schaftert, of the decorative
committee, is already at work cutting and
hitting the booths, and will furnish all the lum-
Der free OF charge. Prot Doncf's orchestra has
been enased and will be dressed in the quaint
costumes OF village musicians. Almost all of
tne iadleS costumes are completed, and they
VIII De the nnest representation of German
peasant costumes ever seen in this country
Inc invitation committee are busy at work
sending out invitations to fully 100 Organiza-
lions In Washington, and there will be Free
Masons, Odd Fellows, military, Grand Army,
boating, cycling, singing and other society days
Inc President, cabinet officers and other prom
1nent people will be waited upon, and some
speaker of national reputation will open the
Jahrmarkt. The Jut1marka, an eightpage
daily, will be published while the Jahrmarkt is
IN progress and distributed free of charge. The
ladies' drill will be one of the finest ever exc
cuted in Washington. Major Fred Sohon will
have the direction of it.