The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-07
ARION'S GOLDEN JUBILEE.
Anniversary Of the Baltimore
Singing Society.

Three Days Celebration Begins
with an Elaborate banquet,
which - Attended by 70 Ladies
and GcntIemeB-GuestS Present.
BALTIMORE. oct. In the Gcrmauia
Nacnusrehor Hail. on West Lombard
Street. between EutaW and PaCa Streets.
the Arion Singing Society last night be-
gan the celebration of It's lfti-th arniver-
sary. or golden iUbii,, with a banquet at
tended by about }25 ladies and gentlemen.
The celebration, which is 10 last three
days. will include a concert tonight ut
Music Han and Commers tomorrow ey-
euiuE N the G,ruania N8,EEcTrhor Hall
The MlcnUCTChor Hall was brilliant
with bunting. American aags were dis
tTihuted along the walls. with here and
there "A German standard a Maryland
State flag was among them and garlauis
of the oriole C0I0rs. orange and black,
stretched from the stage. almost hid from
view Winters orchestra. which played
during the banquet Along the prosce-
MUM arch was the inscription i'm bold let
tiers: 'Arion JubilaUm. lS51-l9ol." and be-
low were the figures 80" The tables
were adorned with potted plants and
vines. Everything indeed was suited to
the occasion and the long slender bottles
of administered were appropriately Ia
beled:
Wcr NIGHT licbt Vein. Webb ind Geang.
Der blejut elm Narr seiu Lcbcu Lang.
Among those present during the evening
was Fritz Kothe. the oldest living mem
Der OF the union. one of those who as
sisted i'm the organization on October ..
/ 1870. and the only one OF the founders Of
The society now living. He is seventy
| five years old All .he other officers and
members were also present. most Of them
with members OF their families a NUM-
| Der OF guests from this and other cities
We're likewise present. including the fol-
| lowing.
Aurora SingiHg Society Of Newark y
/ oscar Thun, Gott-riod Krippendorff,
/ Paul Leithon. Emil Hohlmaun. Christian
Lutz. otto Helms Fred EogeL Gouieb
/ Frank. and Felix Demaun.
LIederlSranz Of Brooklyn. y. Wv All
man. B. Klein. A ThieImann, A. !. Schig
and Henry Block
| Congratulations were read from the
ISaeHgerbund of Washington.
/ At the principal table across the head
/ Of the room were seated Richard Sand
/ lass. the POSTMASTER. Charles L. Neu.
| Charles Vohrer. George Rirschcuhorcr
! John G. Frank. Fritz Kothe l.. IT, Vie
]
/ Thomas. William T. Ryan. and others
] who responded TO tOaSts-
] Henry Thomas. President Of the Har-
/ monte Singing Society, responded to the
| nrst toast The Singer" His remarks
! as were those Of nearly all the spea kerS
| were delivered in German. He sketChed
| tho history of singing from the days OF
! the anCieuts. and then coming down 70
/ later periods. pointed 20 the religious and
| national influence Of such hymns as Fin
! Feste Burg Ist Unser Colt" and Die
/ WaCht Am Rhein."
| William p Ryan. secretary TO Mayor
! Hayes, spoke in English in response to
| the toast our City. Although his sub
jest was often considered threadbare ne
I said. IL would not be inOportuue 10 speak
! OF BaltimOre's enterprise. "ThOughtless
| people. he said. speak of us as slow and
| conservative, but the thoughtful as enter
! prising and active Citing great inven-
| tons born IN Baltimore. he mentioned il
/ Eliminating gas, the screw propeller. cleo
| tric railways, and the typesetting ma
/ chine The patriotism Of Baltm0reans
| was shown not only In the Citys mOuu-
I mental shafts. but in the baptism Of its
! streets and avenues with the names Of
| great Americans.