, 1907-01-07
CELEBRATES
A BIRTHDAY
LARAMIE MAENNERcHoR HAS
SILVER ANNIVERSARY AND
SPLENDID TIME AT HALL.
President OFT Presided at Banquet
Board, When Addresses Were De-
livered by Jacob Berner, William
Marquardt, Fred A. Miller and
Richard Eberhardt.

The Laramie Maennerchor celebrat-
ed its twenty-ffth jubilee anniversary
at its hall last Saturday evening with
a banquet, songs and a dance, the en-
tire festivities passing off so nicely
that not a single incident marred the
event, which will live long in the
memory of those who~were so FORUM
ate as to participate.
The committee of arrangements,
consisting OF Messrs. Joseph Lohlein,
president; William M%arquardt, Rich
ard Eberhardt, Henry May and Fred
Roesler, worked like beavers to get
everything in readiness for the ex-
pected guests, with the motto, Rather
too much than not enough" inscribed
upon their banner. And they certain
ly did themselves nobly.
Long Tables Well Displayed.
The hall was neatly decorated with
evergreens in wreaths, stringers and
trees, underneath which were the
long tables filed with a menu of ev-
erything the market furnishes. The
pretty and diligent walters of the Pa
cific hotel decorated the tables in an
approved fashion, while a specially
appointed chef had previously trans
formed the meats, Holsters, oysters
and vegetables into delicatessen tempt
ing to the most exacting epicure.
Songs by M-aennerchor.
Music was furnished by Prof. Niethe
and his orchestra, followed by "Das
Blanket Lied" by the Maennerchor,
after which President F. w. OFT made
a short address, dwelling upon the
duties of the German citizen towards
his land of adoption. his common will
ingness to work for progression and
the spirit of the age in every cline.
After another song by the Maenner-
Choir, the orchestra played a march
and all present seated themselves to
do justice to the splendid menu. To
Ia that all did justice to the splendid
selections of the caterers is to state
facts mildly, and in justice to them be
it said that every taste was cared for,
every desire granted.
An Historical Address.
The address of the evening, perhpas,
was that by Jacob Berner, one of the
members who attended the first meet
ing. The address was along historical
lines, giving a history of the society
from the first meeting, January /,
1881, until the present time. Mr.. Ber-
ner was the youngest member of the
new society, a sort of ward at that,
as he was not yet old enough to be-
come a full-fiedged member. August
Rading, still a leading member, was
the Oldest. The officers elected were
George Berner, president; DR.. P. F.
Guenster, vice president; William Sit
ter, secretary; Louis Marquard, treas-
urer; A. Rading, R. Henke and Con-
keeper of the archives, and William
M%arquardt, medical director. The adj
dress tells OF the ups and downs of
the society.
Other Brief Addresses.
Following MI. Berner there were
addresses by President OFT, Prof. Mar
quardt and President Miller of the
Laramie Plains line, followed by the
elegant supper and dancing. Provis-
ion had beer made for $50 guests on
the floor and for the children on the
stage. 1t would be fitting to note that
several kegs of beer imported especial
ly for this occasion from Muenchen,
Germany, one of the finest brewing
towns on earth, were tapped during
the evening, the guests, many of them,
drinking the brew direct from the
Fatherland with eyes closed and a
German song in their hearts. The
dancing was continued until after
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