The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-30
TO GREET THE ARIONS.
Mozart Club Arranges for Their En-
tertainment.

tertainment.
Mozart hall was pretty we'll filed
with large delegation of prominent
and representative Germans of ST.
Paul yesterday afternoon when Presi-
dent P. j. Giesen, of the Mozart club
called the meeting to order at $3.50 p.
m. The meeting was called for the
purpose of completing the final ar
rangements for the reception of the
124 members and ladies of the New
York Arion society, who will stop
here for a day on their return from
their trip to the Yellowstone park
which they started about one month
ago from New York The New York
Arion society is, as Col. A. r. Kiefer
expressed it at yesterdays meeting,
the largest and best singing society
there is in the world. The society to-
day has a membership of 1,670 men,
berS, among whom are some of the
prominent millionaires of New York
This membership is divided into two
classes-the passive and the active.
The passive members number 1900
each of whom pays an annual fee Of
$4S for the privilege of being members
of the society. The other ITO mem
bers are what is known as the active
or singing section. These are only
taxed an annual fee of $36. President
GieSen, who has Travelled extensively
in both Europe and America, said yes
terday that Col. Kiefer was correct
as the Arions of New York had no
equal in the world as social or sing
ing organization. P. j. Giesen was
made president of yesterdays meeting.
Col. A. r. Kiefer vice president, and
Ed Tietz. of the Voikszeitung, secre-
.tary. The final plans and arrange
ments for the reception of the New
York society were completed, and all
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ed. The programme and committees
as completed are as follows: The party
will arrive from the West at the union
depot Thursday at 8 a. m. The trav-
elerS will be met at the union depot
by the twenty-eight active members
of the Mozart club and twelve others
representing the citizens, to be known
as the committee on reception. Twelve
members at large are to be selected
by special committee of three ap-
pointed at yesterdays meeting, Col. A
r. Kiefer j. Quincy Haas and Louis
Betz. Henry Bueger and Hugo Dreise
were appointed a special committee
They will have charge of the liquid
refreshments during the reception
Peter Larson, William Conradi G. F.
Yeager and Martin Giesen were ap-
pointed special committee to assist
the president and vice president on the
evening of the commerce." which Oc-
ours on Thursday evening.
The visitors will be taken for a drive about
the city, which will finish at the Ryan hotel
about p m. The route of the drive is up
Sibley to Sixth, to Summit avenue, to Dale
street, to Como park. On the return the
party will come via Minnehaha street to
Hamm's brewery, where lunch will be served
by William Hamm. After lunch the party
will go to the Indian mounds and return on
Bates avenue to Seventh street, to Jackson, to
SIXTH and finish at the Ryan hotel at 2 p. m
The eXcursionists will be left to themselves
during the rest of the day, and until 1870 D.
M, when the Mozart club, headed by Danz's
band, will act as an escort and conduct the
visitors to Mozart hall, where the ''com-
mers3 will commence promptly at s p. M
and continue until 11:30. The programme for
the "commers'' will be informal after the ad-
dress of welcome to the visitors by President
P j. Giesen, of the Mozart club and response
by President Richard Weinachs, of the
"Arioniten." Col. A. r. Kiefer viii then
give the toast of the evening, after which
the programme will be made up of choruses
and solos contributed by both the Mozart club
members and the visitors During the even
ing solos will be rendered by Mrs. Emile
TreaPer and Mr.. and Mrs. p Zumbach, of
the Nzart club. The evenings programme
will close after the presentation of the prin-
cipal scene from the third act of ''Zarr and
zimmerman, by the st. Paul Mozart club
The New York party will start again on their
journey East from st. Paul, Friday, at a.
M, and will be escorted to the union depot
by the members of the Mozart club and
Danzs military band. Prof. William Man
ner will direct the greeting song at the depot
on the arrival of the guests, and the New
Workers will no doubt respond to the vocal
greeting. Mr.. DAM, of the Danz orchestra,
said yesterday that special musical pro-
gramme had been prepared for this occa-
sion. The orchestra will be paced the
stage during the "commers," and hidden be-
hind bank of flowers Carriages for the oc-
casion have been offered by Messrs. Albert
| Lindeke, Paul Gotzian, Gustave Schurme.er,
George Benz, Dr. Schiffman. DR.. Stamm Dr..
Ohage, DR.. Worth, William Hamm, A Yoerg,
Theo: Schumacher. NJ Auerbach, Theo.
Jacob and Robert Mannheimer, Fred Weyer-
hauser, D. A. Monfort, ]. j. Hill, A. B.
Stickney and others