The morning times., 1896-09-25
THEY TOASTED FANCIULLI
His Twentieth American Birthday
Celebrated Among Friends.
Two Hundred of Them Heard Music,
Sang Songs and Made Merry
with Him.

Prof. Fanciulli, the leader Of the Marine
Band. celebrated the twentieth anniversary
OF his arrival in America by entertaining
about two hundred or his friends and ad-
inirers last night in the Spacious clubhouse
of the Saengrrbund. No. 3l4 street north
west. The neat Invitations to the affair
announced that il would be AN inform a
stag party" and 1t bore out the announce
mentinevery sense OF the word.
The members OF the famous band We're
all present. When the musicians got tired
u the good things. they LIl yea ,Le =. ar,E.s
that the man in whose honor the event was
held had written. and when they got tired
OF playing, then The Saeneerbunu sang its
choicest music. When the singers grew
tired solneDudy else did something else and
at all times everybody drank beer and par
Took or the lavish ho>fit aliIy tnat dis
tinguished the whole affair.
Three long tables had been placed in the
new concert hall OF the clubhouse Al the
end of these tables and next TO I he plat tform
made for the benefit OF the musicians an
other table sat at right angles TO the three
All four of the tables were well filled and
mirth and merriment presided in equal
degree over each.
Prof. Fancuilli reached down one Of the
great. handsome stems that was recently
given TO the Saengerbund by the visiting
Beethoven Society OF New York. The
enormous mug was full OF The amber fluid
and the musician and his friends each took
n long draught from its Contents.
When all had drank Mr.. trauk Cloudy,
who acted as master of ceremonies. made
a br!ef speech, in which he called the at
teution of the guests 10 the Incident that
had brought them together.
Prof. tanciulli responded to the toasts.
He could write symphony or an over
ture easier than lie could make a speech
he said. As an American he was twenty
years old today. He was extremely prouG
of his birthday as a citizen of so grand
Il country.
Il did not find what | came for when
l first reached this country, said he. Il
expected to find money under stones, for
I had been told that such things hap
pened i'll America. But did find what was
far hetter-freedom OF fortune and of
conscience. l am proud, too, of the pc
sition l have found
While l am glad and proud To meet
and minglc with all OF YOU here tonight, 1
am not unmindful Of the land of, my birth
that still believe to be oDe of the greatest
nations on the face of the earth l re-
member the mother and the brothers and
sisters and friends / left there. and re-
member them all tonight and think of them
all dearly
Speeches Were also made by Capt Har-
ripg;on. cOmmandant ut the navy yard;
Edwin B. Hay and others Mr.. Eugene Cof
fin rendered several selections on the saxo-
phone, and the band played again and the
-Sacpgcrbrnd sang more music and every
body drank more beer and enjoyed them-
selves.
Among those who sat about the table
with Prof. Fancuilli We're: Capt. Barrine-
ton. Lieut.. Cole, Major ]. W. Carson,
Capt. Lauchbein,er, Lieut.. Karmany, DR..
Culver, MeSsrs. Frank Cloudy, w. Z. An
lin. Robert Wynne, Henry Xander, Eugene
Coffin, Victor Kaufman. Albert wamsley,
Russell Scott, CIV. Kennedy, Herbert
Elmore. John wallman, F. s. Bishop,
Alfred Funk and E. B. Hay.