The Washington times., 1894-06-30
HAIL TO The PRIZE WINNERS
Royal Reception Given by the Wash.
ington Sangerbund..
PROUD OF ITS FINE SINGERS
Their Return from the National sangsrfsst
Made ths Occasion Of Feasting and Re-
joicing Hospitality Reigns at the Com
modious Clubhouse Cup Exhibited.

The prize winners who have Just returned
from the National Saengerfsst, held at Madison
Square garden in New York, were given q royal
reception by their enthusiastic friends Of tho
Washington Saengerbund last night at the
society's spacious clubhouse, No. $40 street
northwest
The society is Justly proud Of the success with
which IT'S representatives acquitted themselves
In the famous musical contest and the express
sion given to its appreciation Of the victory and
the trophy won was most spontaneous and out
speaking The bearers of the prize were there,
modestly wearing the honors earned, and host
OF admirers wis on hand to greet them.
The affair was quite informal, but hospitality
reigned and good cheer was the order OF the
evening The house and commOdious grounds
were filed with the members of the society and
their wives, daughters and friends, while the
strangers who strolled within the gates were
given cordial welcome, and the occasion was
one of genuine rejoicing.
The prize won by the Saengerbund was the
second In class :, handsome silver cup thirty
inches high, beautifully Ornamented and en-
graved. 1t is the third prize won by the society
since its organization the first being hand
some piano awarded at the Neward, N. j.. Saen-
getfest some twenty years ago,and the second, a
bronze picture, in bas-relief, Of the famous COM
poser. khenhardt
In opening the formal exercises last evening
the acting president, John Waldman, rendered
the prize TO the society, with the explanation
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not capturing the first and more pretentious
trophy was that they did not employ profess
sional yocalists to assist them, but he expressed
his qualification that they were not altogether
without evidence Of their proficiency. The hoii-
ornry president, Paul Shultze responded appro-
priately. accepting the cup upon the part Of the
membership
Gustav Daetz, representing Hcurich's brew
cry, responded TO call. pledging the company
to the duty Of always supplying the beer with
which to celebrate the society's successful
emergence from n contest, and Secretary Meyers
entertained the crowd with narrative of his ad-
ventures in Gotham
The vocaiists present rendered several fine
selections,among them "Greetihg," by Juentst,
and 'Aubendfeler," a serenade by Z. Atten-
hocfer, producing concord of sweet sounds"
that made one wonder why all tho prizes did not
come Washington's way.
The Washington Saengerbund is an organizs-
tion that has been in existence about forty-two
years. 1t has n membership Of 500, Of whom but
hfty are designated as active members, the re-
mainder sustaining passive or honorary rela-
tion. II is at present officered as follows:
John Waldman, president; William Behrens,
vice president; William +. Meyers, secretary;
Louis Tabler, treasurer: Frank Eschrich record
ing secretary, and William Waldecker, director,
all of whom were present at the SaeGgerfest
The active" members who participated in the
New York contest, and who won the society's
laurels, are:
G. Ackman, F. Altrup, NJ. Altschuh, o. Bor-
cherding, X. Brauner, + Carl. Frank Claudy,
Jos. Calignon. Louis Doer. W. Behrens W. Hag-
erman- stephen Hartbrecht, c. Herbert, ]. NJ.
Eanft, 4. Joers, Ii. klinge, A. Lepper, W. +.
| LGtz, Chas. Meyer, A. Pitt, George Ritter S.
sawtell, Henry Scheuerman, Otto Schilling,
Isaac steinem, II. Wolf, Karl Xander, E J. Hall.
J. j. Fischer, Herman Luckhart, George Stiefel,
+. krueger, X. q. Paul. X. C. Tulnman, j. Ii.
Wolf, W. +. Meyers, and IL. Gutenson.