The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23
ARE FOOLS FOR A NIGHT
Liederkranz Throw Dignity to the
Winds and Make Merry.
CARNIVAL. OF FUN AND FROLIC
No One Who WOnld Not Confess Himself
Fool and Wear Fools
Cap Could Get iu-Every
Sense Gratificd.

The fifth annual "Carneval-Sitzung."
the ante-lenten jubilation of the Lie
derkranz, took place last night in Mu-
sic hall The festivities took on the ma
ture of a FOOLS carnival No one was
admitted who did not wear a gaudy
fools cap and bells. and no one, 1t was
understood. could take umbrage at
anything that was said of him, or any
Joke that was played on him.
-Four hundred persons about equally
divided between ladies' and gentlemen,
were in attendance Delegations We're
present from the New York Eichen-
kranZ the Concordia society.of Wilkes
Barre; the Turn-Verein. of Wilkes
Barre, the Saengerrunde. the AriOn So
ciety. the Turn Verein and the Grutli
Verein. of this city. Each of the visit
ing organizations had special places as
signed to him at one or the other of
eight long tables, which extended the
whole length Of the hall, their places
being designated by large placards
bearing the society's names. All the
tables were filled and the gallery also
contained a goodly number. and as the
decorations were profuse and the head
Of each person present was surmount-
ed by one of the gaily colored fools
caps with their tinkling bells, the
sight presented was certainly of car
nival character.
On the stage was seated the president
of the carnival and his attendants,
members of the committee of arrange
ments, many of them dressed In fan
tastic costumes. Two heralds, attired
as court testers, acted as masters of
ceremonies. carrying out the behests
of the president and engineering the
practical jokes. Bauer's orchestra oc-
cupied the left side of the gallery and
played the marches and accompanied
the singing.
ilumm'er President Of tho Carnival.
The fun making commenced at 9
o'clock with the entrance of the presi-
dent Of the carnival, Frank HUMMER,
and the "kleine Rath." or committee
in charge of the arrangements. The
committee was made IN to represent
the salvation army, German band,
bootblacks. and the like. They were
arrested by two policemen and sem
fenced to occupy places at the table on
the stage. Then the various fun maxi
ers and those who were designed to be
made butts of the fun makers. were
sent for in turn. The two heralds
would go after the person whose name
would be called. and as he was escort
ed through the hall to the stage the
orchestra would play the Fools
March and the audience would rise
and clap hands In time with the music.
while from every side gibes and jeers
would greet the victim.
First Of all the keeper of records. Fred
HUMMER, read the minutes of the past
year, which We're neatly turned in
rhyme and fairly bristled with witty
jokes at the expense of the LiederkranZ
members. Louis Reichert recited an
original poem on the "Ancient and
Modern Woman" and John Frieder-
icks amused everybody with funny
recitation.
Original songs, composed especially
for the occasion, and containing topi-
cal hits, were sung at intervals. and at
the conclusion Of each the audience
cried for the author. The president
would then accuse some one or another
of being guilty Of the composition. and
he would be escorted to the stage and
comDlimented or rebuked. as it suited
the whim of the president Among
those who were accused Of being topi-
cal song writer's We're City Controller
Fred Widmayer +. l.. Wormser, Albert
Zenke. Frank Leitner and j. Bruner
The visiting delegations were each in
turn called to the stage and paid their
respects to the carnival president. The
spokesman extended a greeting.
rhyme, and 1t was answered in kind
by the president. Then they would ex-
change hats and drink out of the huge
silver loving cup which was imbibed
from by all who for one reason or the
other were summoned to the stage.
Some OF the Fun Workers.
Much fun was created by j. Bruner,
NJ. Weiss, viii Enrich and Henry
Klasen. Mr.. Bruner represented a fe-
male policeman; Mr.. Weiss imperson-
ated Ahlwardt. the Jew batter: Mr.. EN-
rich told Of the troubles of a grocer
from Nannygoat Hill. and Mr. Klasen
started out to tell of his own troubles
but the mana cement cut him short by
dropping on him a large extinguisher
which had served during the evening
as canopy for the rostrum from which
the speeches We're made While Mr.
Weiss was taking the robe of Ahlwardt
he was assailed from the floor and bal
comics with a fusilade of vegetables
from three ardent Hebrews gotten up
in outlandish costumes. One of the
best hits of the evening was the pres
entation of a miners lamp filled with
o;l tn Edmund Rartl
During the entire evening attentive
walters were on every hand to see that
none of the merrymakers lacked for
anything that would tend to make the
inner man happy. The festivities con-
cluded at IL O'Clock.
The masters Of ceremonies were Ed
mund Bartl and Franz Becker and the
committee of arrangements consisted
Of Frank HUMMER. chairman: Her.
man Landau. secretary; Fred L..
wormser, Frank Leitner, Thomas
Speicher, Charles Falkowsky. F.. Moses.
William Enrich, AdOlph Frezh. j.
Drummer. NJ. Weiss. Fred HUMMER.
John Klasen. Sig. Roos. Charles Wag-
ner, Julius Boyer, Robert Frederick.
Otto Kracht. DIR. P. F. Gunster, Henry
Dimler and F. F. Kopff.
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