Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
active membership is fifty, and the passive
membership 500
Its Handsome Club House.

The Saengerbund removed to it's present
club house on c street between Sd and Az
streets in 1894. 1t is one of the historic
mansions of the city, and its present value
is placed at $4,000. The club house con-
tains a large concert hall, library, bowling
alleys, parlors and rooms, offices, dining
halls, caterers quarters and Todtenkam-
mer.''
The value of the musical library is esti-
mated at 5000. The annual income of the
society is between 5000 and 5000, and it
has always been one of the principles of
the Saengerbund to assist the needy and
suffering, irrespective of color, creed or ma
tionaiity. whenever it's aid is invoked. The
board of directors, which has charge of
the arrangement of the anniversary cele-
bration. consists of K. Xander, III. Schulze,
F. Altsup, A. Levy. r. Schneider and E.
kuebel.
The following are the officers of the So
ciPty: Frank Claudy, president; John
Waldman, vice president; Louis kimmell,
financial and corresponding secretary;
Louis Faber, treasurer; William Hage-
mann, librarian; Henry Nander, musical
director.
The Present Musical Director.
Mr.. Henry Nander is the youngest OF
those who have served the Saengerbund
as director. Despite his youth he is a
musician of rare culture and broad expert
ence. He is native and to the manor born
in Washington. He began his musical
studies with Prof. Heyman, one of the
most thorough teachers of his time. In
1880 Mr.. Xander entered the conservatory
at Stuttgart, studying piano, harmony, in
strumentatton, singing, counterpart, high
er musical forms and the organ. During
his last year at the conservatory he was
made the official accompaniSt of that in
stitution, which in itself was a high testi-
ncnial of his excellence. One of his teach
erS was DR.. Fasst, pupil of MendelsSohn
Mr.. Nander achieved considerable fame in
Stuttgart by the composition and rendition
in public concert of a sonata. In 1885 he
went to Berlin. entering the Royal College
Of Music in that city. His seventh and
last year abroad was spent In Paris, both
In playing and studying. He returned to
Washington in 1887, and appeared in a
number of concerts, making good the fiat
tering prophesies of his friends He was
a member of the Washington Musical Club,
with Paul Miersch as 'cellist, Herman
Rakeman as yjolinist and Herndon Nor
sell as tenor. Mr.. Xander is piano artist
and a composer of growing fame. During
his administration as director of the Saen-
gerbund he has increased the annual num-
Der of Saengerbund entertainments.
President Claudy.
President Claudy of the Saengerbund was
born at Mayence, Germany, about ffty-five
years ago. He came to the United States
while he was a young man and enlisted in
the federal army, serving throughout the
civil war His translation of Goethes
Faust" upon which he spent fifteen years,
is said to be the best extant. He has writ
ten a number of poems and was president
Of the German Dramatic Club for several
years.
Vice President WaIdmann.
John Waldmann.s vice president of the
Saengerbund, was born in Wurtemburg
November IL, 1S4S. He arrived in New
York in 1855 and came to Washington I'm
1866. He was elected member of the
Saengerbund in 1869 and has served three
terms as president and eight terms vice
president.
Secretary kimmel.
Louis Kimmel, secretary of the Saenger-
bund, is acknowledged to be man of con-
siderable ability. He was at one time
mayor of Lafayette, Ind, and went to
Alaska as one of the United States commits
sioners directly after the purchase of the
territory from Russia in 1867. He is an
elderly man of leisure and devotes much
of his time to music.