The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-24
ARROWS SINGING FEST. .
Twenty-fourth Anniversary
Celebrated by Lively
Music.

The Arion Singing Society last evening
celebrated the twenty-fourth anniversary
of its organization in an elaborate and IN
appropriate manner, at the society's club
house, Cambridge avenue and Hutton
street. The members with the Lady
Arions were out in force. They crowded
the beautifully decorated music nall aid
enjoyed a brilliant programme OF music,
including the romantic comic operetre,
die ~Afrikanerin,' b~anquetted and later
on wound up the important celebration
with a lance
The entire programme was under the d.
rection of Director Rudolph Middecke of
the society. Miss Me1aine Guttmann, So
prano; Karl Schlegel, baritone, and J.
Klein, violin, were the star attractions.
The accompanies were Frauline Lima
Hammerschlag and Homer E. Wise. Mo-
zart's "Figaro's Hochzeit," was rendered
as an overture by the orchestra. The So
ciety followed in a-grand chorus, includ-
ing, (al. "Meine M-uttersprach' (Engels-
berg), baritone solo by Mr.. Walter
Wirtns; (b), 'Speilend 1attert UNI die
Rose, ". Bausenern), tenor solo by Mr..
A. Corby; and (c) Der Kaefer ind die
Blume' We.t). The third number on the
programme was a duet and finale from
the opera "Undine" Gortzing), Miss Quit.
man and a Schlegel singing the duet,
accompanied w the orchestra, and the
chorus rendered by a mixed choir. Mr..
Klein rendered as a violin solo, a, "Medi-
tation'' Bach); (b), Cavatine (Raff). Miss
Guttman, soprano, sang, (a), "Verborgene
L:ebe" (Hildacf; OBJ, 'Ungeduld" (Scnu-
bert. The artists were all heartily en-
cored. The Lady Ar ons sang Zine
heitere schlittenparthie (ChataD, closing
part first of the programme. Part second
opened with Koehler's die Maeuschen
vor Falle" and Morley's Mon petit
Occur"
Then followed the presentation OF the
opera, sDie A~frikanerin," with the east
composed of Messrs. Rodenberg, Jentz,
SaIinger. Kaestner, Heimsoth, III. Patti
berg, Ruhman, Neumann, Porsche, Corby,
Schenk, Draesmer, Brehn, Stohn, Ullrich,
Taube. Rebel, Stoeffler, Endler, L. c.
Schenk, Berghorn and Braun. The tune
full operetta was sung in fine style. The
scenery was elaborate.
At the banquet speeches were made by
President Doher and others. Among
those present were:-President and Mrs.
John B. Doher, First Vice-President and
Mrs. st. George, Second Vice-Presideat
and Mrs. Emil Stohn, Treasurer and Mrs.
Schmidt, Secretary and Mrs. Kastner, Mr..
and Mrs. c. Neuman, Mr.. and Mrs. Stocf-
fer Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Seifert, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fritz Dieffenbach. Jr., Mr.. F. DEF
fenbach. Miss D~ieffenbach, NJ. n Mrs.
John Geyer. Mr.. Loges, the Misses Loges,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunkel, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
ehman the Misses Lehman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gus Hombroch, Mr.. and Mrs.
Southal, Mr.. and Mrs. Mussehl, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stocked. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Schii-
Ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ruhman, Director and
Mrs. Middecke, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Endler. Mr.. and Mrs. Jentz, Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Salinger, Jr., Max uSalinger, ST., Mr..
and Mrs. A. Hetmsoth, Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
arius Pattberg. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Patti
berg, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Sehenck Mr.. and
Mrs. Steinberger, Mr.. and Mrs. Draesmer.
the Misses Draesmer, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Brehm, Mr.. and Mrs. Taube, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. C. Schenk. Mr.. and Mrs. Berghorn, Mr..
and Mrs. Braun, Mr.. and Mrs. Kohlbusctl,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry VOTERS, Mr.. and
Mrs. Moritz Hammerschlag, Mr.. and Miss
Jochim. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hagen, Mr..
and Mrs. Schortemeier, Mr.. and Mrs.
william H. Rethwisch. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Wagner. Mr.. and Mrs. Sander, Mr. ara
Mrs. John Mehl, the Misses Mehl, Mr.. and
Mrs. Max LANCER. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Baettjer. william F~rankenbach, Miss
F~rankenbach, s. Hammerschlag, Miss
Hammersehlag, Mr.. and Mrs. w. -aoll-
stein. Mr.. and Mrs. George Werner. Mr..
and Mrs. H. Bartsch. Miss Katie Wins,
MT. Kneisel, Miss Lieber, Miss En,1ler,
Miss Guyer Miss Behning, Miss Koehler.
the Misses Spengemnar, Messrs. Albert
Castens; Mr.. Adolph Brodmerkel, Henry
Doher. Mr.. H. Irmcher, F. Fultner, Wia-
ter Wirths, Moritz Ulrich, K. Schlegel. H.
Rebel. w. Porche, J.. Zolier, William K.ee,
II 4 Denker.