The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-27
SONG AND FESTIVITIES
MAENNERCHOR CONTINUES ITS EN-
TERTAINMENT OF IT'S GUESTS.
indianapolis Societies, as Well the
Cincinnati Liederkranz, Ridden
to the Good Cheer.

Maennerchor Hall was a scene of festivity
yesterday afternoon. The Cincinnati Lied
erkranz, the Socialer Turverein, the In
dianapolis Liederkranz and the South-side
Turnverein were guests of the Maenner-
Choir. and there was a merry time with
song, beer and speeches. The guests spent
the first hour Of the afternoon going over
the remodeled building OF the Maennerchor
and admiring the exquisite taste in which
everything has been done. Possibly moth
ing excited more admiration than the
kneippe on the second floor. This has been
done in antique polished oak and frescoing.
The paneled wainscoung runs way above
ones head and in both the oak and the
frescoing they have obtained an effect as If
the room had been used to smoke and
drink in for hundreds of years. A feature
of the room is q coy alcove, with an
enormous leather seat running about three
sides of it.
In the hall upstairs five tables had been
set the length of the hall and all We're
crowded The one in the middle was de-
voted to the Cincinnati guests, while the
two on the east were occupied by the local
guests, end those on the west by the active
and associate members CT the Maennerchor.
Active walters never permitted ones glass
to be empty and the flow of good nature
was even more continuous than that of
beer There were not less than 500 men
present, and they slipped beer, sang and
listened to speeches all afternoon.
1t was o'clock when John p. Frenzel,
master of ceremonies, raped for order and
made a little address of welcome in Ger
man. At one point of his talk he called
for the German version of "Lauriger,' and
the good old tune was sung with will by
the whole gathering. Philip Rappaport
made an address, and brought smile when
he declared that government by injunction
could not interfere with the happy nature
of their race. The Maennerchor gave a
song under the leadership of Mr.. Ernestinoff,
and the celebrated "salamander' was
drunk, with August NJ Kuhn as director
A brief address was made by the presi-
dent of the Cincinnati society, and the In
dianapolis Liederkranz rendered song
with such spirit that it was wildly encored
President Rocker, of the Maennerchor,
offered a toast to the local Liederkranz
and it was drunk with a will. President
Weiffenbach responded in a neat speech.
Prof. Charles A. Emerich was called upon
to respond to the toast of the Maennerchor,
and made polished and eloquent speech.
Then cam , a song exquisitely rendered by
the Cincinnati Liederkranz The leader of
this organization, Mr.. Ehrgott, is study
when at his work. Young and handsome,
with wonderfully expressive eyes, he has
an absolute control of his singers that
seems almost hypnotic to an observer. The
moment the song starts he is lost to every
thing else on earth. His body sways and
his hands and arms weave about with the
movement of the music, and his eyes travel
as in waking dream from one section or
his chorus to another as the music re-
uuires a particular movement or tone from
that section They can read 1t all In his
eves The chorus is magniicently trained,
and the music produced by the society yes
terday was rare treat. The song was APP
plauded again and again. and the toast
offered to the Liederkranz was drunk with
a triple "Ioch." Mr.. Mora responded for
the society. 90
The merriment lasted until about $50
o'clock. and the visitors returned to Gin
cinnati at 6.