Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-14
INTERSTATE COMMERS
The Washington Saengerbund Entertains the
New York Maennerchor.
Splendid Tribute to the Memory of
Beethoven and a Wreath Laid at
the Tomb OF Washington.

The Beethoven Maennerchor Society of
New York, LIS strong, is today the guest
or the Washington Saengerbund. The New
York MINISTRIES reached here late yester-
DAY afternoon over the Pennsylvania road
ana were escorted to the Arlington Hotel.
After dinner the Maennerchor was escorted
10 the Saengerbund's club house, 3l4 C
street northwest, for "commers" The
Marine Band greeted the escort and guests
win stirring march as they entered the
beautifully decorated hall, where tables
were arranged for 400 people The stage
was tastetully decorated with the German
ana American national colors and society
banners, laurel wreaths and festoons. ON
inc stage. resting on pedestal draped with
iars, anu ornamented with wreaths, was a
ise pust OF beethoven. Above hung the
large legend: Welcome Bee,hoyenr,
After music by the Marine Rand pres;-
Gent Frank Claudy of the Saenperhnnd 70
49,. an original poem, welcoming the
eues.s. Fresldent Ohmeis of the Maenner-
chor responded i'm a happy manner and con-
Ctuueu ms remarks by presenting to the
Saengerbund two beautiful steinkrueee ana
d uozen small mugs of beautiful workman
slip, SIMON Won. on the part of the Saen-
eerbund, accepted the gift, and exnressed
the wish that the two societies might often
use the beautiful mugs jointly During the
e.ehIls the Saengerbund and the Beethoven
were heartily applauded by the audience
Inns morning the two societies and the
Marine Band went to Mount Vernon wb.re
inc beethoven Maennerchor will place a
wreath ON the tomb of Washington. after
which all will go to Marshall Hall for
Iuhch. returning about O'Clock. In tho
evening the visiting society will give a COM
Hotel. ''e Aihiis 'oii
The Saengerbund has sixty-tbree act;ve
anu at5 passive members Its officers arr.
rank Ciaudy, president; John Waldmar
vice president; r. Brauner, financial and
efresponding secretary: f. Carl recording
secretary; Louis Faber treasurer: " Ua.
german, librarian, and II. Xander leader.
ne visitors of the Beethoven Maepner-
eEor were: Mr.. J. NJ. Ohmeis, president;
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Apell. Mrs. Alberts. Mr.. r.
Arnold. Mr.. Louis Brosane, Mr.. August
EerGer Mr.. and Mrs. William Brown M
Browkaw. Mr.. aud Mrs. G. Bernhard MIR,
n. Hass, Mr.. I. II. Dicbold, Mr.. G. Dreyer.
AT. wine m A. Dauernhein. Mr.. II. Diefen-
trailer and II. Diefenttailer. jr; Mr.. and
Ars. CHARLES Derch. Mr.. L. Daub, Mr.. and
mrs j. Danenhauer and Miss Danenhauer,
Mr.. Paul Drohsin, Mr.. II. Deitz. DIR. Fife,
ar, ana Mrs II. Engle. Mr. and Mrs. c.
Feld1nan. Mrs. Fendein, Mr. ]. w. Flick.
Mr. George Fritzel. Mr. August Fuchlrott'
Mr. w. Flusrath, Mr.. and Mrs. Val Fesser,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Gehlker. Mr.. Carl Gies.
Mr.. William Goetz, Miss Augusta Goetz.
DR.. August Graf, Mr. and Mrs. T.. George
Mr.: G. Gerhardt: Mr.. Louis Holzkamp, Mrs.
Earnish, Mr.. Charles Harnish Miss HUI
Ter, Mr.. Daniel Huber, Mr. John Huber.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Happel. Mr.. Emil Ham
rel. Mr.. +. Jan;yen, Mr.. K Karow,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. klesins Mr. H. Kust.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Marscheider. Mr.. JAG
Meiss Mr.. William A. Muller, Mr. H. Mer-
tens. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Meyer. Mr. Gustav
Muller. Ny. and Mrs. Samuel Martens. Mr..
and Mrs. ID. Muellenbach, Mr.. F. A Nickel
Miss Nickel. Mr.. Alfred Minis. Miss Obi
and Miss Nellie Oil. Mr.. Fritz Ohmeis, Mr.
Frans Pfaff, Mr.. p. Rathenheimer, DR..
Pressler. Mr.. T. Paffrath. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Roth, Miss Emma Roth. Miss Ber-
tina Roth. Mr. Otto Remiker. Mr.. II. Reisch-
man. MIR. NJ. Reischman, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Raub, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Roloff, Mr.. Fritz Roloff, Mrs.
George Strauss, Mr.. r. Schlatter, Mr. H.
Schlatter. Mr.. a. G: Schmidt. Mr. Alfred
Scharbins, Mr.. Carl Schmidt, Mr.. A. Sche-
ly. Mr.. F. W. Schultze. Mr. John Seibert,
Mr.. c. Simoris. Mr. o. Schnerdenbash. Mr..
John Schctt. Mr.. H. SpieIter, Mr.. Henry
Truberg. Mr. Fritz Tenbompel. Mr. w
Tenbompel. Mr. Frank Thorn, Mr.. and Mrs
Todtschnider. Mr.. and Mrs Ullrich. Mr..
Frank Wiener. Mr.. William WEBSTER. Mrs
WEBSTER. Mr.. w. Wagner and Mr.. William
Witt.