The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-11
WILL CELEBRATE
SILVER JUBILEE
Luxemburgers of Neighb0ring
States viii Gather i'm the
City Sunday.

Prominent Luxemburgers from sew
eral states will come to st Paul next
Sunday to aid in celebrating the silver
jubilee of the Luxemburger Benevolent
society, organized here in 1879. The six
other Luxemburger societies in Min
nesota have also been invited. The
issue of tickets indicate an attendance
of 1000.
The exercises will occupy the entire
day. In the morning Bishop Schwebach,
of La Crosse, win address the societies
at st. Agnes Catholic church, Thomas
and Kent streets. The Luxemburgers
will assemble at Weiler's hall, Dale
street and University avenue and
march down University to Kent street,
where they will be joined by the socie-
ties of st. Agnes parish-the ST An
thony of Padua society, the Catholic
Foresters' society No. $50, the Faith of
the Good Shepherd society, and the
Young Mems society. The paraders will
open ranks before st. Agnes church to
receive the bishop and his suite.
In the afternoon the societies will
have a banquet at Mozart hall. In the
evening an address will be delivered
at the hall by one of the best known
LuXenburgers in AmerIca-Nicholas
Conner, of Dubuque, former president
of the German Catholic Central society
of the United States, and editor of the
Luxemburger Gazette, the Catholic
Northwestern Herald and other publ
cations.
Will Have Concert and Ball.
The address will be heard during an
intermission in a concert, which will be
followed by ball.
The programme will be:
Overture .:................... Laurendau
LuSemburger Independent Club Chorus aHGisl
St. Paul Arion Society.
''D'Letzburger Land Luxemburg
er S0ns' Henry f;if Schumacher. DICKS
William Lorang and Independent Club
Chorus.
Address Nicholas Conner.
"Ein Deutsches Kleebat'' .......... Heinze
Jacob Gerlach H. Knaff, M. F. Gardner
and Arion Society.
| Selection Prince of Pilsen" -. .Luders
Orchestra.
| de Feianner Weisert" Comic Song)-
,.,.,, John Thill.
A'pel'"a'"' Arion Society - .. LOO
can America .Lentz
Henry Knaff
| der Kluge KuefergeselI' &C. A. Kern
| Peter Schieber and Independent Club. .
| Herr Haase nit der Langen Nase,"
| M. F. Gardner.
| (a) "Letzberg" ...............H Knaff
(b) America
Misses Anna and Gertrude Thrill. SOLO
| lists; P. Klein, Joseph Kribbs, P. Berchem,
P. Schieber, quartette; Independent club
| and orchestra.
This will be the first time that the
LuXemburger Singing club will have
! been heard in public although it was
organized several years ago. There are
| two dozen male singers in the club
The only ladies, the Misses Thill, are
! soloists.
Founded Twenty five Years Ago.
Small badges of artistic design will
! be given Sunday evening to all guests
at the jubilee, but special silver badges
will be presented to the two surviving
| charter members of the Benevolent So
ciety. These are John Thill and Will
liam PETER. They joined ten other
wanderers from the grand duchy in
| founding the society on st. Valentines
! day, twenty-five years ago, at the in
stance of Charles Engel a lawyer, re-
Gently arrived from the city of Luxem-
| burg.
The original members were: Charles
| A@ASOAg oOAAtA CCC1 11II11s w
PETER, Theodore JAMS John New, John
H THEM, John Heber, John Lorang,
Theodore Daman, Fritz Schumacher
| and J. B. Fandel
The twelve are now 100. In addition
| to the regular members, however, many
| other local Luxembergers are actively
associated with the society," The OBJ
| jects of the organization are benevo-
lent only and do not include insurance.
| A surplus of $4,000 has been accumu-
/ lated.
| j. P. Kill is president; ]. P. Marshall,
vice president; John Thill, correspond
| ing secretary; Theodore Schabert,
| financial secretary; Frank Thome,
treasurer, and George Thill, chairman
of the financial committee, of which
| the remaining members are Charles
| Enckel and Michael Bartz.
Deposits received subject to check and
i interest paid monthly upon Daily Bal
anceS. Security Trust Co. N Y Life hJdpy