The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-27
|DORSCHT LODGE, NO. 2'S 2OrH ANNIVERSARY
MOST F1rTISGLY oBsERrED
 HERE YESTERDAY.

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 studley and Other City oaaeials-
 Splendid Speech by. Morric stesaert
 Lodge Receives Handsome Presents.
 The twentieth anniversary of Dorscht lodge, No. 2. was most fittingly and appropriately celebrated yesterday. An invitation was extended to Dorscht lodge, No. 1, of New York to observe the day with the local brothers. and the acceptance and cooperation was most hearty. Early yesterday q dele gation of about 100 members of the New York lodge arrived in this city, and they were met at the depot by the reception committee of the New Haven lodge, the committee consisting of President Louis Felsberg, William H. Van Buren, Charles Holten, Henry Nichols and William Haesche. The la- dies committee, consisting of the fol- lowing, were present; Mrs. Felsherg, Mrs. A. T. Mullon and Mrs. Frank Fichti.
 These committees escorted the men- bers of the visiting lodge with their wives to the lodge rooms, and thers they were welcomed by the members.
 The formal speech of welcome was delivered by President Felsberg and 1t was a most cordial one. President C.. Kurth of the New York lodge respond. ed, and spoke of the close relationship and the feeling of good fellowship which existed between the two lodges. He then presented to the New Haven lodge a handsome candalabra set with magnificent pink shades. The oandal- abra were solid silver and were beau tifully engraved. President Felsberg re- sponded in acceptance of the gift and thanked the donors most heartily.
 Mrs. Louis Felsberg, in behalf of the women's auxiliary of the local lodge. presented the lodge with a. handsome presidents chair and pedestal mounted with marble. The chair is Upholstered in Russian leather. This presentation was also responded to by President Felsberg, who thanked the ladies for their kindness. After the presentations games were enjoyed, and some hand some prizes were awarded the successs full contestants.
 At the conclusion of the exercises at the lodge rooms the members and guests went to the Hotel Oneco and there enjoyed a splendid supper. Aft er the supper all present went to the concert at the Hyperion theater.
 At the conclusion of the concert the c II guests went to Harugari hall, where a most sumptuous banquet was served. The spacious hall was most beautifully decorated, and the orchestra occupied the stage at the end of the hall behind a. bank of potted plants and palms During the dinner they played splen- did musical programme.
 The local lodge, through it's most eff ficient entertainment committee, did all that was possible to make those pres ent comfortable. and to say that their efforts were more than successful would but inadequately express the enjoy ments of the occasion.
 The menu was an elaborate one and included all the market affords Those seated at the guests table were: May or Studley, Morris Steinert, G. B. Bun nell, Colonel Sucher, President Kurth of Dorscht lodge, No. 1, Assistant Cor poration Counsel Jacob B. Ullnan, President Felsberg, Frank Ffchtl E. ID, Grave, also the following officers of Lodge No. 1. Vice President c. Traulsen, Recording Secretary A Kir- cher, Financial Secretary Dr. Hugo Geyer, Treasurer Jacob Weiss and Sergeant nt-at-Arms J. Keruse. In addi- tion to these the rest of the entertain ment committee consisting Of Louis Felsberg, president; Frank FchtL, William Hegel, Albert Mallon and Silas' J. Metzger, and also the wives Of the officers of both lodges were also seat ed at the guests table.
 At the conclusion of the banquet post prandial exercises were in order and President Louis Felsberg introduced in few well chosen words Vice Presi- dent William Haesche as the toast- master of the evening. MT. Haesche welcomed all president most heartily, and then introduced Mayor Studley Mayor Studley welcomed the out of town guests to the city and connpli- mented the local lodge on it's splendid organization. He said that the people of New Haven were proud of their Dorscht lodge. When he concluded speaking he was loudly applauded.
 The next speaker introduced was President Kurth of the New York lodge and he gave a most interesting and en- tertaining address.
 Moritz Steinert was the next speaker, and he gave a most interesting and in- structive address, after being intro- duced as the father of the New Haven music world. His address:
 MT. Steinert's Speech.
 MT. Postmaster and Fellow Members
 of Dcrscht odgeLadies and Gen.
 tlemen:
 It has been the talk of the town for the last three months that Dorscht Lodge, No. 2, is going to have it's tWen- tieth anniversary, and that it's parental brothers from Dorscht, No. 1, are go ing to be present with their lovely wives and their equally beloved instru- ments- certainly a fine combinations The time has come, the brothers and sisters are here and we now face them with our possessions. A welcome, an expression of pure friendship and greeting of love and devotion is hereby