The evening times., 1896-10-05
GERMAN DAY COME AGAIN
Will Be Celebrated This Evening at
Masonic Temple.
Ei2hteen German american Societies
VIII he There In IA BOdy-Elaborate
Program for the Occasion.

German Day will be celebrated with more
than usual eclat by the German \ merlcans
of Washington at Masonic Temple this even
ing.
Old friendships will be renewed, remin-
iscenccs Of the Father Rand will be cxchang-
ed, and everything possible Will he done to
recall the homes in Germany. The vernacu-
lar will be laid aside for the noDce and
German will be the means OF conmunica-
ton.
Every one OF German descent-and their
list includes many OF the most prominent
and respected citizens OF Washineton-wlll
Se there, accompanied by his wife and
children, to help make 1 he occasion as merry
as the festivities of the German people are
wont Ia be. Speeches, songs and good feel
iug will be the order OF the day, and every
one present VIII do his share to promote the
merrim en-.
AS is previous years the Central Vereln,
consisting of the eighteen Gcrmau-A A nIcrican
associations OF Washington. has taken the
celebration in hand, sparing no effort to
make the evening success. All the
eighteen associations Will attend in body,
and these, together with the number of
individuals who are not members OF Organi-
cations but yet expect to attend. VIII test,
no doubt. the capacity of the hall
The committee in charge are Messrs. Ru-
dolph Sdur. chairman; B. F. Schubert,
secretary; Capt. George Bessler, treasurer;
and L. Kettler and ". Rauckdeschel vice
presidents.
In previous years the evening has been
celebrated with bier comIners," but
mn of L ind will no sprvpI the
hall this evening.
The meeting viii be presided over by
Chairman Rudolph Saur, and the music for
the occasion VIII be furnished by an or
chestra OF picked musicians, under the lead
ership Of LOUIS Naeckers. The program is as
folio wS:
Address OF welcome by Rudolph Saur,
president OF the United German-AmCrican
societies: festival Grafton in German. by
william Eltcytch; chorus by the Washing
ton Saengerbund. This viii lie the first
public appearance of the Saengerbund since
the appointment OF their new leader, Pro-.
Henry Xander, and this number on the pro-
gram is lcok ed forward TO with great in
terest by all music-lovers. Festival ora
ton in English, By E. T. Schubert secretary
of the United Association; tableau, by mem
bers of the Columbia Turn verein.
This is also a very prominent feature
OF the program. The tableau will repre-
sent aliegoricaliy some event in German or
German-American history, and no effort
will be spared to make it perfect in every
detail. Then follows a chorus by the
Germana Maenner-cbor Society, under the
direction OF Prof. Christian; recitation of the
mouoiugue from the third act of Schiller's
wilhelm TELL by August Michel, a
German amateur actor OF great talent;
chorus, by the Arion Singing Society, led
by Prof. Holer; recitation OF a poem by
INLAND, by Christian Buechlen, and over
ture to Lohengrin," by the orchestra.
Following the regular program, the floor
will be cleared and dancing indulged in.
The occasion which is celebrated today is
the 213th anniversary of the settling of
the colonists from the Fatherland at Ger
mautown, Pa, under william Penn.