The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-18
4 GIFT FOR TIE KAISER
The Album Delivered TO AmbaSSa-
der Ven H0lIeben.
Directors Of the Northeastern saen-
EerbuRd Present the Souvenir of
Recently Celebrated in Brooklyn.
They Cali at the White House.

Dr. Won HolIeben. the German Ambassa-
dor. has received for transmission TO Der
lin the souvenir album which viii be pre-
scented on behalf of the Northeastern
saengerbund 10 Emperor William. \ com
mittee to present the souvenir to the Am
bassadOr was appointed al the meeting Of
the Saengerbund yesterday afternoon and
consisted of the following gentlemen. Ma
jor Carl Lentz, H. Feldmann, New York;
Dr. Schlidge. Brooklyn: Max Leonhardt
Philadelphia; August Goertz. Newark;
Franz Fatu. Baltimore: Carl F. GIockner,
Albany
After a reception by the President this
morning at the White House the
committee proceeded to the German En-
bassy. where they were received at Il:30
O'Clock by the Ambassador.
Major Lentz, in delivering the souvenir
I. to the Ambassador said II was an article
of strictly American manufacture and was
presented 10 the Kaiser as an evidence of
the appreciation OF the beautiful Saenger-
fest prize. the '-Kaiser's Prize" which
was presented to the Northeastern Saen-
gerbund last year by the Emperor.
In accepting the custody of the gift Dr.
Won HolIebeH said that-he had received a
cablegram from the Emperor instructing
that Gle gift be received in his name He
thanked the committee on behalf Of the
ruler OF Germany for the remembrance
Light refreshments were then served
and the health of Kaiser Wilhelm drunk
by all, after which the committee were
conducted through the embassy and then
departed.
The souvenir, which is a fine specimen Of
artistic skill and workmanship. consists
OF q book. whose Russian leather cover IS
heavily ornamenIed with designs of oXy-
died silver. and whose leaves are of solid
silver. containing on the first page the
American and German flags and coat-of-
arms in bas relief and ename3ed; the see
ond page bears the Imperial German coat
of-arms: in the third. the prize song. and
the fourth an address to His Majesty, Of
which the following is a translation.
Majesty: The Northeastern Saeuger
bund Of America which just now has ceie-
brated the hftieth anniversary of a giori-
Gus and eVenJfui existence with
grand national Saengerfest in Brooklyn,
approaches Your Majesty with the humble
prayer TO accept the warmest and n-ost
sincere thanks for the magnificent work
Of art which Your Majesty has had the
kindness 10 put to our disposal on account
OF the Saengerfest
The Northeastern Saengerbund believes
that these feelings Of gratitude toward
the high giver. Your Majesty cannot he
manifested in a better manner than 10
remain true 10 our mission Of culture in
the future as well as we have done IN the
past: TO hold high IN our adopted father
land the banner Of the 'Deutschen Liedesi'
TO hold high in honor Your Majesty IS
the noble guardian Of all German aspira-
tions in foreign countries for the glory
Of the German fatherland and for the
benefit OF our adopted American father
land
YOUR IMPERIAL MAJESTY'S MOST
HUMBLE BAND OF DIRECTORS OF
THE NORTHEASTERN SAENGER-
BGND'
The souvenir is encased in a box of
ghly-polished mahogany, weighs thirty
FIVE pounds. and cost 81 200
When the delegation called at The White
House. Major Lentz acted as spokesman
and presented the President with & hand
someIy bound German song book prepared
by the Saengerbund, Of Brooklyn The
President responded. expressing his thanks
for the gift, ard then shook hands with
tne members OF the delegation.