San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-07
"WILKOM M EN-"
Reception by the Deutscher Naen-
nerchor to Director Carl Beck.

Reception by the Deutscher Naen-
nerchor to Director Carl Beck.
The san Antonio Deutscher Maen-
nerchor gave their musical director,
Prof. Carl Beck, welcoming recep-
ton last night at Schools hall, and
during the evening a social time was
enjoyed by all. There was a full rep
resentatiOn of the MaennerchOr, be-
sides several ladies as guests.
A fter several choruses, and the
trial of some new songs, Home
Song" MAY Song and 1.-The Flower
of the Valley" which Prof. Beck
brought with him from Germany and
presented to the society, Messrs.
Claus and Sutor sang Il duet, the
German Love Song, followed by
quartet, "The Shepherds Sunday
Song" by Messrs, c. Wesen berg,
Claus, Sutor ard Geo. Wagner. The
Maennerchor then sang the beauti-
full chorus, "Das Deutsche Lied''
and then the regular German
singers Salamander, with wine, was
drank. A solo by Mr.. Sutor followed.
He rendered a very pretty comic
love song, and was much applauded.
A quartet, Messrs. Wesenberg, f.
ROeper, Sutor and Geo. Wagner
then rendered THE Lords Day"
very acceptably. While sitting at
the table on which a splendid lunch |
had been set, the Maennerchor next |
to the remarks of Mr.. Sutor. |
He said he was an old member of |
the Maennerchor, and told how he
happened to join it. When he was
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across a copy of the San Antonio
LIGHT and saw in it a report of a
of the Deutscher Maenner-
Choir. He thought if they had Deut-
scher Maennerchor in San Antonio he
would go there and meet friends, and
he came and Joined the society. The
society owed a great deal Of its sue
cess TO the press and to the LIGHT,
which had done more than their own
German papers, and he offered three
cheers for the LIGHT. These were
given with a will. and then the sOcie-
", standing sang song in honor of
his paper, and tossed off their vocal
5Oast with wine. The LIGHT repre-
was then compelled to
mount a chair aud respond in a
jpeech. This he did and then Mr.. H.
NIOCkenkemper arose and said his
experience was that when he came TO
america at the break out of the civil
var aud was III Louisville, he
Jaw 10y the daily press that there was
/ regiment being made up of soldiers
Who had served in the German army.
lie was German ''kriegern and
Oimed the regiment and fought dur
ug the war.
He then proposed that the Maenner-
,hOr should take part in the coming
!. y, r.. entertainment for the benefit
If he Confederate Home at Austin.
The c.. \. r. post had invited them
md he hoped the society would re-
pond. II was at length decided TO
axe part in the entertainment and
>Ir. Klockenkemper was appointed
committee to represent the Maenner
nor in the arrangements being made
~ the G. y. r.
\ closing chorus was then sung.
This was the old fashioned song
'Rrrrrraus" and the rolling of the
IS blended in harmony with the tap
If Director Beck's baton and the jung
ing of the wine glasses by the
Walters.
Among those present were-Ladies
Mrs. w. Wagner, Mrs. George Wag-
Ter, Mrs. A. X;emonteck, Mrs Fritz :
and Mrs. II. Arnold. Cen
Beck, Adolph Scholz,
leo and Henry Wagner, H. Claus, '
Imil Kuehn, f. Dietzman, c. Wesen- {
)erg, H. lockenkemper, F. Roper,
Henry Arnold, Gottlieb Stuet@, Chas. :
Eagel, Fritz Burkhardt, Rudolph {
Brandt, VIM. Wagner, Robt. and
'ritz Carolus, Jacob Wagner, Fritz
A. Ziemon teck.