The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
Nothing Was Doing But Fun
With Jolly Saengerbunders
In Annual Foolish Session
Prince and Princess Carnival Celebrate Their
Silver Wedding With Mrs Kattzenammer and
Other NotabeS Present as Guests.

Five hundred member. OF the Wash
ington Saengerbund, with their invited
guests. enjoyed FIVE hours OF genuine
original German humOr, In the club
house Of the organization, Sl4 c street
northwest. last night. There was not
a duh minute during the entire foolish
session"
The occasion was the celebration of
the twenty-ffth annual carnival, or
the Silver Wedding of Prince and
Princess Carneyal 1t was a royal
function in which everyone present par
ticipated with q keen relish and abandon
characteristic Of the German fun-loving
spirit. Probably one-half Of the big
audience that flied the banquet hall
was composed Of handsome young maids
and diSnified matrons.
Frank Claudy. who. for quarter OF
a century has presided on all similar
occasions, was the guiding spirit, direct
ing the fun and sprung surprise after
surprise that swept the crowd with
rounds Of applause. making the longest
session of the fools the most enjoy
able event in the history OF the club.
Everything done and said was treated
with view TO its humorous side. yet
at the same time there was a vein OF
seriousness that characterized several
Of the speeches.
Arrival of the Little Council.
. The session opened with a grand
march Of the Narrcn. or Little Council,
headed by Frank Claudy and composed
Of these members: Charles II. Bauman,
Anton Lerch. Fred Carl, a. T. Joess
II. A. Scheuerman, Leo Zwissler. Paul
Brandstedt, and Louis Faber. They
marched TO the stage TO the strains OF
martial music from DOnch's band. Fol
lowing the officials came the principal
characters of the celebration Of the
silver wedding. The baad played Lo-
hengrin's wedding march. while the ies-
tiers, Henry II. Naolda and George
Storm led the procession 10 the stage
af Prince Carneval, represented by VII
liam Hahenemann. Two pages, z son
and daughter OF Mrs. Carl. carried the
long train OF the wedding dress. This
reception over. Germania clad in the
national cOlOrs Of Germany. and pre-
Ceded by color bearer Arthus S. Blum,
entered. Mrs. o. LOssau taking the part
Of Germania; then came Columbia,
CARRIED in our national colors. represent
ed by Mrs. II. Rayermann, and preceded
by John p. Redeker as color bearer.
The arrival Of the German and national
cOlors caused wild enthusla sm. Miss
Sophie Nussbaum represented Queen Of
Song. Albert Lepper took the character
OF the clown.
The formal ceremonies were followed
by the real fun. Simon Wolf delivered /
a seriO-humoTous address, in which he
said, I'VE protest against and defy those !
people who would shaclle our individual 4,
and personal rights and appetites and /
try 10 legislate virtue into our hearts /
They can't do It, and shall not do Il. /
The abolition Of the canteen from the /
United States Army tells Its own story. |
The result has been riots. disorder. and !
Dc sertiOns. The Brownsville affair is a |
result OF that legislation. and but for |
such disgraces the great and regrettable |
sight Of two great national statesmen |
being grldironed would not have oc- !
Cured