The morning call., 1892-05-09
AN EMPIRE HONORED.
Reception to the Officers of the
Corvette Fasana.
The Austro- Hungarian Societies Entertain
Hosts Of Friends at Odd Fellows
Hall-A Brilliant Scene.

Last evening the Austro- Hungarian resi-
dents of San Francisco rendered recep-
tlOn, concert and ball to the officers and
crew of the Fasana of the Austro-
Hungarian navy, and the first of that feet
to put in port here for many years.
The compliment had been elaborated with
much f0rethought and proved in every way
a brilliant success. Among the local soce-
ties taking part as hosts and therefore to be
congratulated on the outcome were the Aus
TRAN Military and Benevolent Association,
the Hungarian Mutual Aid Society, the Be-
hemian Society.'th Verein Oesterreich and
the Austrian National Verein.
Odd Fellows Hall, the scene of the fes-
tivitieS, presented brilliant appearance
about o'clock. The galleries and walls
were masked with pink and white drap-
cries and the light from the central chande-
liers fitted through cloud of floating
streamerS depending from the arched CELL
ing. transparency representing the
AuStro- Hungarian arms occupied the center
OF the stage. flanked with exotics, and an
other representation of the same national
emblem surmounted the prOseenium arch.
In the foyer depended two immense Ameri-
can flags.
GUESTS OF HONOR.
special invitations had been extended to the
chief State and local military and civic au-
thOrlties. Among those present were:
Mayor George X. Sanders0n, Lieutenant l..
a. Lowering, who represented General
Ruger, U. 5. a. many municipal officials,
officers Of the French Lafayette Guards,
members of the Austrian military society
in uniform and squad OF non-commis-
stoned officers.
The hall. corridors and galleries were
crowded with ladies and gentlemen. admit
ted on the elaborate invitations, having en-
bossed In gold upon their cream-cOlored
ground the arms of the empire honOred.
They we're welcomed by the reception COM
mittee, consisting Of Messrs. Franz r.
Korbcl. Arnold POllak. Michael Schussler,
Albert Schohav, A. Entzmann. b. Nj. BURN,
N. Sabadip, NJ; Roth; \. He;duska. DR..
Koenne, John kump, J. Cherne. The fine
orchestra rendered the Austrian anthem
and the ''StaT-spangled Banner" followed
by the overture to the Radetzky march.
Then Mr.. Albert Schohay. president of
the committee of arrangements, stepped
forward and made an address of welcome.
BE said substantially:
Commander and officers representing the
Aust oHungaTian Empire. Ofteei representing
the Government OF The Uuued States aud officers
representing the Stale Of California and city OF
San Francisco, ladies and gentlemen: In the
name OF all tile AustfO. hungarian societies of
This city, bid you most heartily welcome We
feel highly honored by your presence tonight,
and trust you will spend with US a most pleasant
evening.
Then ensued an informal ceremony of in
Productions TO the guests Of honor and the
remainder OF the programme as formulated.
Dances with Austro- Hungarian names were
intersDersed with musical numbers, iDclud-
ing: Danube Waves" by the Singing Soci-
ETY. Harmonic. Professor Franz Fischer
leader; solo, Nine. Billoni- Zifferer; piaro
solo, Twelfth RhapsodIe," Miss Ernestine
Goldman; solo and quartet by the Harmo-
ne Society; mandolin solo. Professor S.
Adelsteln; viOloncello solo, "LtaB@." Pro-
lessor Rudolf Patek; piano solo, Aurora
Fantasia No. 2" Professor Franz Dietz.
About midnight dancing was pleasantly
interrupted by supper, the bulk of those
present being served in the banquet hall
downstairs. while the officers of the Fasana
and friends to the number Of 70 were en-
tertained in the cardroom upstairs. Here
numerous complimentary toaSts were hon.
ored In bumpers Of champagne. Mr.. Carl
Eisenschimmel was master of ceremonies
Dancing was afterwaTd resumed under
the direction of Mr.. NJ. Radoyich, assisted
by Messrs. ID. Eisner, Sig. Kanitz, r.
Koenne, j. Cherne, A. j. Sehohay, T. BrUZ,
Captain j. NJ. Russell. NJ. Dergans. j. Peter
Zilka, Mich Dergans, " ViDtera, r. Entz-
mann, w. II. Hallett, Nj. Schick, Alexander
Politzer.
THE ORGANIZERS.
The success of the pleasant affair belongs
largely to the committee Of arrangements,
consisting Of Messrs. b. NJ. BARN, j.
Baloun, j. Cherne. NJ. Dergans, Mich Der
gans, K. Eisenschimmel, A Entzmann, ID.
Eisner, +. Heiduska, S. KaBitz. X. Koenne,
j. Kump. +. K. Korlel, c. Michaltschke,
j. PeteTZilka, NJ Perich. Arnold PolIak,
DR.. j. Prosek, 5. Racevich, Captain j. NJ.
Russell. M. Radoyich. Albert Schohay,
Michael Schussler. III. Sabadin and p.
SYatinich