The San Francisco call., 1905-05-03
CROWNING OF a BUST OF SCHILLER
TO CLOSE MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Thousands to Gather
in Honor of Ger
man Poet.
All. Is Ready for Great
Event at Amphi-
-theater.

OAKLAND, May. preparations
for the great Schiller memorial cele-
brauon, which is to be held in the
Greek Amphitheater at the University
Of California ~on. Sunday, May I, are
completed. The celebration will be
held under the auspices of the Schiller
Memorial Association, which is COM
posed of nineteen of the German socie-
ties OF ALAMEDA County. and viii be
under the direction of Albert Curtin,
The president OF the association, ana
also Of the German-American State
League, which comprises ninety-two
of the German societies of California.
An excellent programme, which will
be rendered part in German and part
IN English. has been arranged by the
committees in charge of the ceIebra-
tion,a the principal features of which
will be the address of the day in Ger
man by Professor Albin Putzker of
The German department of the Uni
Versity OF California; the reading of
an original -'Ode to. Schiller" by Pro-
fessor Charles NJ. Gayley; an address
ins English, by Professor Alexis Lange,
ahd the reading of Pfau's. poem to
Schiller, by Miss Grace /. Jones of
San Francisco.
Ia the intermissions between the ad-
dresses a number of German songs
and choruses viii be sung BY a great
chorus OF the German singing socie-
i ties OF Alameda County The celebra-
tioal will close with the crowning of
4 bust OF the immortal German poet,
which has been. carved especially for
the occasion.
5 To the German :the name of Schiller
franks with those of Alexander the
Great, Bismarck and Napoleon, and it
is TO honor the pemory of this great
est OF the poets Of the -fatherland'
that the memorial service on the one
hundredth anniversary of his death
has been arranged. The first plans for
the celebration were made by Albert
Curtin. who was assisted in the pre-
liminary arrangements by Professor
. Paul 9TH and Henry Krackes of the.
Oakland Turn Nerein. An appeal to
the various German societies of the
county met with instant response, and
committees were at once appointed TO
take charge of the preparations for
the celebration.
Through the cooperation of Profess
ssors Putzker, Lange and GayIey of the
University Of California the Greek
Amphitheater was secured for the
celebration. and the Schiller Memorial
Association was organized Albert
Curtin being elected president. He
viii open the memorial celebration
with an address in German
Invitations TO attend the celebration
have been sent to the Board of Super
visors, the Mayor and the members of
the City Council of Oakland and to
the presidents and members of the
Boards of Trustees of Berkeley and
Alameda. Thousands of invitations
have also been distributed throughout
Alameda County. and those in charge
Of the celebration hope to see every
seat in the great amphitheater occu-
pied on the day of the celebration.
The members of the committee in
charge Of the memorial celebration
are.
Executive committee-Albert curriin presi-
oent; J. F. w Sehst vice president: Martin
Centner. secretary: Paul 9TH. assistant secre-
tafN, A Ragser, treasurer.
Press-Professor Albin Putzker chairman:
w E. Currlip. secretary; Paul 9TH, Albert
ksyser oTheodore Gier
Flnance-Theodore Giey chairman: A. Kav-
ser: secretary; Carl slaut. J. Rohrbaoh. J.. H.
Neiten. II c Brechi
Programme - Paul Uth chairman: c.
Schmidt, secretary. Phil Coaradi DR. n
kohlmoos- Stephan Ruf. Ernst Rehor. w E.
Curtin. c. Sernasn.
IlvItstion-J F. W sohs. chairman: G.
kirchner. r. Folte. Richard Lenz John wem-
Dscora,ion-P. n. kuss. chairman: John
Hillmann. David Tisch Mrs A. Curtin. Mrs
Emma Neile