The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-03
BISMARCK IS HONORED
LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT AT THE
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
A Series OF TabIeaux and Addresses
Given at Maennerchor Hall
Last Night.

About 100 people attended the memorial
German statesman at Maennerchor Hall last
night. The hall was decorated in handsome
style with the nags of the sixteen German
societies Of Indianapolis and the flag of the
German empire. A prominent place was
also given to "old glory" There were
palms, and flowers, and pretty girls
sprinkled through the audience, which gave
the place quite a festival air, and this.
coupled with the enthusiasm manifested by
the audience whenever a reference was
made to the fatherland, or to the men who
did most for it, made it hard to believe that
this was a meeting in memory of dead
statesman, and not in honor of the living
But as was expressed in mellif1uous Ger
man last night: Bismarck is dead to his
enemies, but he lives forever in the nearts
of his countrymen.'
The programme for the evening was long,
there being eleven numbers. 1t began
promptly at o'clock, with the rendition of
Kaler- Belas Dedication of the Temple"
by Mueller's orchestra. This was followed
by Chopins March of Women Then the
curtain on the stage rose on the tabled
scene of 'Barbarossa on the Kyffhauser.
Barbarossa, or to put it in English, Red
beard" was asleep on the mountain, with
his army about him. The next scene showed
the awakening of BarbaroSsa, typifying the
awakening and arousing of Germany. Dur
ing the production of the tableau the Maen-
nerchor, Liederkranz and Harugart Socie-
ties, under the direction of Prof. Carl BaruS,
sang the Awakening of the Ldon." After
this there was German song by the chorus.
Then Mr., Fred Francke. president of the
Maennerchor Society, introduced Mr.. Will
liam Rapp, editor of the Illinois Stats
Zeitung, who delivered the address of the
evening. Mr. Rapp's subject was Bismarck.
in word-painting that would lose its rich
coloring If an attempt were made to trans
late it literally into English. Mr. Rapp left
Germany after the revolution of 1S4S, which
he characterized last night as having been
revolution from below In his hot-blooded
youth he said, he had been opposed to the
German empire but now he saw that what
was needed for the development of that
great country. and the uniting OF Germany,
was a revolution from abOve-d revolution
in diplomacy and statecraft, such as the
great Bismarck had carried through. Bis
marck, the man of blood and iron, was COM
pared by the speaker to Napoleon. to the
disadvantage of the little Corsican, for, Mr..
Rapp said, Napoleon was DISCONTINUED
disturber, while Bismarck, though at most
times a disturber, was always a reconstruc-
tor. Bismarck was satisfied with what he
could do, and would not attempt the impos-
sibe. Bismarck's aim was ever for Ger
,many, and not for Bismarck. He closed
with a peroration to the memory and the
greatness of the man who made Ger
many" which brought forth a chorus of
''Hochs' and great applause:
The speech was followed by the singing
of "Integer Vitae" by the choral societies
and an overture by the orchestra, after
which the second of the tableaux, represent
ing epochs in German history, was shown.
This picture was the "Crowning of En-
peror William l." The great Emperor was
represented surrounded by the princes of
Saxony and Bavaria, dukes of Baden and
Mecklenburg and other notables, with Bis
marck, Won Moltke, the crown prince and
other dignitaries of the German court. The
picture was one that glittered with swords
and gold braid and German colors, and was
greeted with loud applause. The Emperor
was represented by Joseph Pdueger, the
crown prince by Adolph Mueller, Bismarck
by Fred Eberhardt and Won Moltke by w.
Kotteman. After this picture the orchestra
played Meyerbeers Coronation March"
Then the singers rendered the same COM
Deutschen Vaterland?" After the orchestra
had played Keller Bela's ION the Beautiful
Rhine the closing tableau was presented.
1t represented Germany welcoming her VIC
torious soldiers Miss Elsa Duden, strik-
ingly handsome young lady, who wore a
costume similar to that in which "Colum-
bia" is usually represented, with the excep-
ton that she was draped with a German
flag and wore the silver eagle instead of q
shield. was "Germania," while score of
little girls assisted her in greeting the re-
turning hosts During this tableau the en-
tire audience Joined in singing Der Wacht
am Rhein."
The stage settings for the tableaux were
very clever At the conclusion of the pro-
gramme the meeting changed into less
formal and more social affair, and there
was more music and plenty of refreshments
in the rooms of the Maennerchor Society.