Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-18
THE FIRST EVENING IN GERMANY.
The s~sEerbund Fair Opened with Inter-
e.ttng Exercises

The s~sE~rbund Fair Opened with Inter-
e-ting Exercises
Der erst abend des Attends in Deutschland"
In den Armorie des Washington Light Infantry
se-,ern abend war cine crosse success.
Dieienige die NIGHT ia warren hAben etwas gutes
verpes-t
The ssngerbund fair opened last night IN
der most pleasant circumstances, and IL on the
other nights Of the two weeks session II il rs
vel attended a. last night a substantial sum
vii be realized toward the object Of the fest
The Light Infantry Hall presented an. IN
usually bright and CHEEKY aspect, with the CAV
decorations. the multitude Of electric lights,
the zandy booths and the picturesque costumes
Of the little Deutscher maidens and the fAxen-
haired boys. The fhvorite costume Of the
children was red aud black and everywhere the
national colors blended into the decorations.
The booths were arranged with taste and the
rrofu-ion OF wares and goods displayed for
sale gave the place the air Of a great variety
store. The contributions have been generous
and they ranged in variety from a Sohmer
piano % a 10 cent pincushion. Many Of the
donations valuable and costly, the total
valne Of the display being several thousand
dollars.
He OPENING ExERCIsEs.
The formal opening Of the fair was attended
with ceremonies Of pleasant nature. About
O'Clock the assemblage was called TO order by
President schulze who explained the object of
the fest 20 be the raising Of money TO build a
home for the Ssngerbund- At the close of his
Femsrks the Sangerbund sang a chorus. after
which Mr. =. Claudy read an original poem, an
oreaing ode TO the fair. in which he bespoke
liberal shower Of gelt for the occasion.
Then Mr.. Schulze introduced Commissioner
Douglas
n L II
could Deutsch spreehen.' said the Commits
sioner, but ~ be could not he proceeded to adj
dress the audience IN the best of English and
In a manner which was pleasing to the as
semblage- He said:
Next TO Christianity the world is indebted
chiefly 10 music for is heroisn and humanity.
Where music sbounds the family tie Is strong
and the national spirit unconquerable. Men
never tire of talking Of Scotch and Irish chiv-
airy and devotion to kin and clan. and these
two peoples have a musical scope that reaches
FROM the deepest pathos 20 the most uproarious
fun. The music OF the German is of high
and cultivated style. As the people are noble in
their aims and intellectual IN their natures.
Without critical knowledge of the subject /
understand that the German music leads that
OF all the nations. How impossible il would be
81 attempt estimate Of the exquisite pleasure
music has afforded the race-nearly the only
unailoyei pleasure we have IL Is within the
reach OF the humblest and touches the for
iofutsN ntart Win mOultAtAEN JON anu
sweet forgetfulness of sorrow or pain.
1T always appeals TO NV best Judgment and
most interested consideration to learn Of an
sociatiOn. social or otherwise. largely based on
music. such. understand. is the basis of the
Ssngcrbund and 1 most cordially thank you
for the invitation to attend this meeting /
have the honor 20 announce that the fair is now
open. and % express the wish that it may be in
every vay n supreme success"
The ssngerbund gave another chorus and
the first nights session began.
The evening was spent In visiting the booths,
IN Conversation and in patronizing the cafe. A
hrge crowd was in attendance, and after the
theaters we're over new recruits came to relieve
the visitors who left earlier.
The BOOTHS.
The booths were in charge of the following
Indies:
Fancy booth, No. Mrs. J. Hockemeyer.
Mrs. Geo. Anderson, Mrs. NJ. Altschuh. Mrs.
Charles krebs and Misses Lille Dunkhorst.
Lille Baier, Carrie Rempp. II. Gockeler. Olga
sellbsu-en. MArgie Harle-ton, Jeanette Bsrthel,
sopieh Eber, Katie Dunkhorst, Luly Rempp,
Elise Kettler. Emma schmidt. Nellie Hairless
ton. Carrie Xander, Lille Bangerter and Carrie
Eber.
Fancy booth. No. Mrs. George Kozel. Miss
Annie schoeubOrn. Mis- Mamie Mullen Mrs. j.
Colignon. Mrs VI. Armbruster, Miss Ida Hur-
lev. Miss Pauline Sickle.
Fancy booth. No. 3-Mrs. +. Escherich and
Mrs. ii. klinge and Misses Annie klinge. Mary
Nolland, Johanna Sievers. May Lynch, Lulu
Hinge. Clara IKE, Lizzie Lynch and Lena
sievers.
Fancy booth, No. Mrs. III. Hosch. Mrs. y.
Hall. Miss y. Hall. Miss l.. Hosch. Mrs. Flora
Germeroth. Mrs. Buelfuelle. Miss b. Behrend.
Rafie booth-M-s. A. Lepper. Miss NJ Miller,
Mis- Z. Horner. Miss o. sellhausen. Mrs. l.
waldecker. Miss y. Bergman. Miss A. Xander
Crystal booth-Mrs. J. waldmann. Mrs. f.
Abel, Mrs y. Carl. Mrs. J. Blatzheim and
Misses c. Waldkoenig. Mamie Thomas, Birdie
Hart, Katie Nan. Bertha Landgraf, Katie
Thomas. Dora Herge. Clara Bugle, Louise
semmeIbaum and Maggie Semmelbaum.
Confectionery booth-Mrs. VIM L. Lutz,
Mr.. r. Bose, Mrs. A o. Hutterly, Miss b.
Lutz. Miss c. Diets. Miss Flora Ulke.
Flower booth-Misses Louise Donch. c.
boaeh, NJ TOPPER, =. AItes; NJ. Enders,
Bertha Caron, +. Toepfer, L. Waterbury, NJ.
schlottereeck and VI. kranse.
Art and bric-a-brac booth-Mrs. c. Dismer,
Mr.. l.. Lerch and Misses l.. Lerch, l.. COnnell.
Katie schvarz, Lille Poetzmann, E Schmidt
Mamie Giesler, virdie Fordham and Minnie
Nyer.
Rsbecca's weII-Mrs. II. G.. Weber. Misses
Lille Hinch, c. Khnge. Martha Wall, Mary
Pennsll, NJ. Kllian, Lille DE Cav, /. voIland,
Mary Collins and Stella Foreman
Novelty booth and fish pond-Misses Helm
riohs, Blanche Ewald. Minnie Mueller Pauline
Ewaid, Maud kleindienst Gussie hettler Fran
ee- Sanders, X. Heinrichs. Blandins Bushman
Anita Behrens, Elsie Lerch RrIma Heinrichs
kscha Sanders and Theresa Schoenborn-
Gypsy tent-Mi-s Maggie Butts.
Post ofhce-Mrs- Maggie Nsrjes. Misses f.
Weight, Julia Mccarthy, Josie Hoffman and
Josie MCCARTHY.
Dining room-Nrs. ii. Donch, Mrs. J. c.
baTthel. Mrs. r. Sanders, Mrs. l. Weiss, Mrs
@. Ackmann. Mrs J. Howard, Mrs. Artes, Mrs
b CarOn, Mrs. ". II. Dunkhor-t Mrs. A
Borcharding. Mrs. z. Tauber.chmidt, Mrs K
leterren. Mrs.. y. schlhich. Mrs. Charles John
son, Misses Lizzie Dern. 4. Yost. Lizzie LLOYD
u. Boetteher, H. Arth, Rose Bueekler, l.
Eoettchsr.
Voting -tand-John Hockemeyer
shooting stand. Escherich. e. Never, F.
Altrup. q. II. Weber. = Boehling. r. Raess-
bach, A. Ilitt. h. Thol. 5. sawtell. H. WOLF.
a. Klinge.
Paddle stsnd-John Hockemeyer. George
brsifbarth, Charles Distx. A. Friedrich John
p~,veiler. Henry Ross. Andrew Kelly. George
Anderson. George Be-sler. A Lepper. Charles
kssier. William Muehlei.en, Martin Hebuer.
Charles Child-. George Fritsch. J. II. Buscher
Fred g. Gieseking. l.. l. Friedrich. John
Kenny, John Enders. l.. Faber. Jos Hodges.
Aug DAst<. {. Hsrbert. DR. Peacock. George
q. Neumeyer. Carl Petersen, {. L. Loeifier and
John Miller.