The morning times., 1896-09-13

The Beethoven Maennerchor Society Of
New York to the number of ITO, and with
perhaps fifty guests, will arrive in this
city this afternoon at 8: 80 and will remain
until late Tuesday night as the guests OF
the Washington Saengerbund.
Extensive preparations have been made
for The reception and entertlinID ent OF the
visitors. Beside the New Workers and their
friends there are many distinguished mem'
beers OF other German singing societies who
are to be present and who have been in
yited to participate in the festivities.
The Beethoven MaennerchOr Society is
one of the noted singing societies Of the
metropolis.
For some time the Washington saenger-
bund have been engaged in preparing the
necessary details connected with the en-
tertaiDment Of the visitors, and the program
arranged Is one that will best utilize the
time at the disposal of tile visitors and ut
the same time to entertain them in way
that will be erHiDently proper and salts
factory.
In 1888. the Beethoven Society was
here and was entertained by the local
Saengerbund. In recognition OF the at
tention which they received. they sent
TO the Washington Saengerbund, upon their
return home. set OF engrossed resolutions.
handsomely framed. These resolutions oc-
cupy n prominent place on the wall in the
baaquet-roUni, at the Saengerbund's club
house. on street northwest, and on either
sii.. OF the frame is hung. in graceful
folds, two American flags OF silk.
PAID A RETURN VISIT.
The friendships made at the time when
the Beethoven MaennerchOr was here. in
1888, were renewed i'll 1893, when the
Washington Saengerbund. returning from
q down East trip, stopped in New York
"A sar.fa fart. n..I ~
Preparations Tor grand musical festi-
val have been made and form a part ot
the program. The Beethoven Club is the
third largest German singing society in
New YORK Among its mem uDers are several
of New York's noted German vocalists.
THE visitors are expected to leave New
York at IL O'Clock this iHurniEg III
special train ON the Pcuns ylvania RAILROAD.
1hey VIII arrive here shortly after
O'Clock this afternoon. when they VIII be
met by Il committee representing the S;ieii-
gerbuud collapsed OF President Claudy,
William Berens, A. Jorross. John Wald-
man. Louis Faber, Simon Wolf, Charles
Disner and Dr. Holt They VIII lie IS
cor,ed TO the Arlington Hotel, where din-
ner Will be served. The majority OF The
visitors are singers, and there Will lie many
ladies in the party.
THE MUSICAL PROGRAM.
After dinner at the Arlington. the New
Workers will go TO the sacngerbund club
house, ut 3l4 C street northwest. I he
program OF festivities during the evening
Will be au interesting one, and Will lie
participated in by all III attendance. Girth
aud music Will have full sway, anG royal
time is i'll store for everyone. The hali
has been elaborately decorated with Tags
and bunting and appropriate musical en-
signs A magnificent bust Of beethoven
an
either side Will be i large Tyre, and the
Insignia OF The Saengerbund, surrounded
with a wreath. There will be music CT
every kind.
The B,r.thovens will he assisted by several
instruments from the Marine Eand, under
Prof. Fanciulli's direction. There will tie
several solos and part songs, and the
Saengerbund Will assist when necessary.
At $50 or o O'Clock lunch viii be served.
after which the men will ENJOY a smoker
in the Ian. while entertainment viii be
provided for the ladies in the rariors.
Tomorrow the visitors will 90 on an
excursion to Mount Vernon, accompanied
Oy the Marine Band, which they have en-
gagged for the occasion. AT tie tomb OF
Washington Nearer, my God, to Thee"
Will be sung by at least $50 voices with
full hand accompaniment, during which
magnificent wreath, bearing a suitable
Inscription, will be placed i'll the tomb.
Following this several patriotic songs
and national melodies WI be sung and
the band will play dirge.
In the afternoon the visitors will b. taken
to Marshall Hall, where Il genuine German
singing society jubilee will lie enjoyed.
They viii return To the city in time to
act as hostto 10 the Washington Saengerbund.
whom they VIII entertain at u banquet al
the Arlington.
Tuesday will be spent in taking the risi
tors about the city and to the several
places OF interest. Cabin John Brrl:-e is
one OF the objective points, and on the re-
turn the public buildings will be visited.
The visitors leave for home Tuesday even
ing