The Washington herald., 1907-05-06

f1NefN NlninE IS IN readiness Tor the re-
ception OF the Wiener Maannergesang
Verein By the Washington saengerbund
at the New Willard this afternoon.
/ George ". spier, chairman of the exeeU-
tive committee, presided III yesterday S
mass meeting. when fnl plans were
made, Rudolph De zapp acting as secre-
tary, Mr., Spier briefly stated the purpose
OF the meeting, and explained to the
various committees, whose membership
/ he announced, their respective duties. He
also outlined the programme practically
as announced IN yesterdays Washington
Herald
A committee of twelve will take the
l0.15 train for Baltimore 10 meet the
Vienna, New York. Philadelphia, and
| Baltimore delegations. The special will
arrive at the Pennsylvania depot at I:15
p. m, and MIR. Spier yesterday appealed
10 the members to be at the depot to
meet the foreign guests in full numbers.
One hundred and fifty carriages will take
| the singers on a short sightseeing trip to
! the Capitol ana Library grounds. return
| ing up Pennsylvania avenue 10 the White
House, where they are due at O'Clock.
/ on the arrival IN this city of the Aus
trians. Mr.. Spier will present them to
/ Baron Ambrosy, the representative Of
Ambassador Hengelmuller who in turn
viii introduce them 10 the latter at the
/ White House. where the Austrian Ambas-
sador viii present them TO President
/ Roosevelt.
Large Receiving Party.
The company at the White House, be-
/ sides the President. his party. and the
/ Vienna members, viii include Frank
Claudy, honorary president and poet
/ laureate of the Saengerbund; the mem-
/ bers Of the executive committee, the pres
/ idents OF The Saengerbund, the AriOn
/ Singing Society. the Germania Maenner-
chor. and the German Central Verein.
/ After the concert at the White House
/ the party will again proceed on d short
/ trip through the residential part Of the
city, gCing up Connecticut avenue TO Du-
pont Circle, past the Austrian Embassy,
down Massachusetts avenue past the
/ German Embassy, down Vermont avenue
/ past the Arlington Hotel. the Belaseo, and
/ the Treasury, 90 the New willard, where
! the reception in their honor is scheduled
| 10 take place at $3.50 o'clock.
/ The programme at the New Willard is
as follows:
/ Songs Of greeting by Saenger5nd.
/ Posm read by Frank Clsudy.
/ Address by Chairman George W. spier.
/ BestoWal of honorary membership Of saengerbund
] upon Franz SclHgideThan b. John Na.dman. rTcsl-
| dent Of the sacngsTbund
! Presentation Of the Bund emblem and diploma q
/ honorary membership.
/ The Wiener may favor their hosts with
! one or two sOngs-at least this is the fer
vent hope Of the local singers. Every
/ lady in the visiting party viii be pre-
4 sented with a bouquet of flowers, William
/ T. GUIDE contributing this gift 70 add tc
/ the success of the occasion. There mas
also be imprOmptu speeches by the sing
! ers from across the water, and then viii
follow a general love feast.
Diplomats VIII Attend.
The diplomatic corps viii be represented
at this reception. many of their numbers
having accepted the Invitation and indi
Gated their intention 10 be present The
presidents Of Georgetown and George
! Washington Universities and members oi
official society have also accepted. There
will be artists. jurists imperial counsel
( Crs, manufacturers, university professors
ministers, and military officers in the Wis
iting party The members of the Wiener
Society VIII return 10 New York over
the Pennsylvania al $40, the local socie-
ties accompanying them 20 the depot
/ where they viii serenade the speeding
guests with ''Leb wohl. auf Weiderseh'n.
Tickets for the reception at the Willard
may be secured at Droop's music house
Maj. Sylvester has made special police
/ arrangements for the depot. on the sight
/ e1af1lr r-fr az s4
the New Willard. William Engel has
been appointed marshal of the carriage
parade After the departure OF the Wen
nese, the members of the Saengerbunc
and the other societies will proceed to IN,
clubhouse, where the festivities viii b,
[ continued.