The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-22
QUARTER OF A CENTURY.
Union Hill Liedertafe1 Gel
ebrates It's AnniVer-
Sary.
CONCERT AT The Ell DORADO.
Leader Klahre Crowned with a Sill
yer Wreath-Miss Lily Shaefer
Gives the Society a Flag.

The Union Hill Liedertafel held a ju-
bilee at the Eldorado Concert Hall, last
night, over their having rounded out a
a qurrter of century's existence. The
park was lighted with myriad of electric
lights thrown in shadows and piercing
deep into the darkness with their innum-
cradle sceptres of silver brightness. AS
the stage laden with guests swung down
the path medley of blue. yellow, red
and gold light flowed up in the darkness
backed by myriad of twinkling lights
ON the river which fared and
faded as the craft passed. When
the stages drew nearer the
concert hall outlined itself about
the masses OF color and. through the
white electric light threw its long shadow
on the ground. Inside the members of
the Liedertafel stood about receiving
their guests.
The hall was soon filled, and the con-
cert opened with the Jubel overture by
Prof. Louis Eckert's orchestra. Then the
society, under the direction OF the leader,
Mr.. o. Klahre, sang "Stifungsfeier."
Frau Caroline Alves next rendered the
"Recltative und Arie."
DOUBLE PRESENT.
At the end of the first part Oscar
klahre was called to the platform, where
he was confronted by President Will
liam Kolthe, who placed a sill
yer wreath on his head and spoke to
him for the society Of his leadership for
twenty-five years, its value and the deep
appreciation with which they regarded
his labors. They gave him this wreath,
he said. as slight mark of this feeling.
The leader responded in feeling man
ner and the applause attendant upon his
hoA To- Mics ~
Shaefer stepped to the platform and un-
folding large silk flag which had been
purchased by the ladies of the society,
presented it TO the president for the So
ciety.
He accepted it in short speech. The
solo songs. "Verwelkt" and "Wregen-
Iced, ,''in which Miss Alves sang the solos.
The programme was closedI with "Polten
auf der AIM" sung bv the society.
A sumptuous banquet followed, at
which all the guests were present. Presi-
dent Kothe sat at the head of the table
and at his right was Leader Klahre.
members.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs G. A. Beyer. Charles Darcy, Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore De Clyne. Mr.. and
Mrs. George V. Denzer, MIR. and Mrs.
CUdrleS OdLkeE, MI. duu Wis. aug uou
Fricke, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Duvel,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fischer. Mr.: and
Mrs. Rudolph Frech, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Dressed. Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave
Foerck, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Furst. Mr..
and Mrs. Gustave Fuchs. Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Crow, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Armstrong.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Brems. Mr.. and Mrs.
D. Bermes. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bor-
chardt, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Feistel,
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Groth,
Mr.. Snd Mrs. Richard Guenther,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles Goede, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugo Heimion. Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Haege, Mr.. and Mrs. William Klee, Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Klahe, Mr.. and Mrs. n.
w. Lott, Mrs. and Mrs. Otto
Nunaber, Mr.. and Mrs. &. Linnewirth,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Siedel, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Nolte, Mr.. and Mrs:
William Peter, Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad
Pieper, Mr.. aud Mrs. c. r. Ruckert, Mr..
and Mrs Adam Reisenberger, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Ritchell, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Russ, Mr.. and Mrs. William Schneider,
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Schultz and Mr..
and Mrs. John Weber.