The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16
MAENNERCHOR'S NEW HALL.
The Society Took Possession of 1t
Last Night.

Amidst music and mirth the Maennerchor
Society took formal possession of it's new
hail. on East Washington street, last night.
All summer the old Maennerchor Hail has
been in the hands of architects and work.
men, who have remodeled and transformed
the building into one Of the handsomest and
most attractive places in Indianapolis Some
work yet remains to be done on the grand
concert hall room on the third floor, but
the club and rehearsal rooms were near
enough completion for the society to hold
the first rehearsal there for months last
night. The members of the society gath
cred in the assembly room of the CONNER
cial Club, where the weekly rehearsals have
been held this summer, at o'clock last
night, and, headed by the When Band,
marched to the hall on East Washington
street. The society is about equally COM
posed of men and women. The ladies con-
Sidered ii an honor to be in the procession
last night, and each male member Of the
society had the pleasure of escorting one
of them. After the procession reached the
hall the band sererladed the members for
a half hour, while the members or the socl-
ETY. Inspected the new home.
The grand concert hail, on the third story,
was not open, but the members found
enough to interest them on the clubroom
floor. A long broad flight of stairs leads
up from Washington street into a spacious
corridor, to the right of which is the re-
hearsal room, containing grand piano and
enough chairs to seat two hundred singers.
and is very attractive. To the north OF
the corridor is the clubroom, provided with
an attractive bar on the right wing. 10
the left of the clubroom, connecting with
the rehearsal room, is a handsome apart
ment known as the ladies' parlor. This
is one of the most handsome rooms in In
dianapolis. The walls and ceiling are tint
ed in delicate shades and are highly en-
belifshed with hand-painted clusters and
wreatths Of roses. The II. Furnishings CORE
ance of the rooms The ciubroom and cor
ridors are finished with quartered oak
vainscoting, reaching half way to the cell
ing The style of the woodwork and fres-
Going is antique German. All the windows
are of art glass. There is a solid and SUBJ
stantial tone about the entire place, with
sufficient light and color 10 remove any SOM
Much pleasure was expressed last night
when ii was learned that Gottfried Rocker,
the venerable president of the society, was
able to be present and participate in the
dedication, after several months of illness.
Vice President Francke referred in touch
ing terms to the long illness of the beloved
president of the society and babe him well
come to the festivities. President Rocker
expressed the sincere pleasure he fat at
being able to be with the society once
Alex. Frrnestinoff, director of the Maenner-
ers in the ballad, king Rother" 1t was
sung with much merit. Afterward there
was some SpS6GHindEllS. JUN HIeuEel,
chairman of the building committee, which
has had in charge the improvements that
have been made, thanked the members of
the committee and society for the cordial
support that had been given in the work,
speaking of the conditions that made it
necessary to provide a new home for the
society. on behalf of the committee,
Messrs. Fred FranclIe, Il. j. Mack and
Adolph Scherrer, Chairman Frenzei turned
the new hall over to the society President
Rocker responded on the part of the So
ciety, proposing three cheers for the Maen-
the 120 members who were present. After
ward the time was spent in social amuse-
ment.