Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-06
VIENNA SINGERS HERE
Call on President Roosevelt at
White House.
SPECIAL SONGS IN HIS HONOR
Take Drive About the City in Car
riages.
RECEPTION AT NEW WILLARD
Washington Saengerbund Sends
Delegation to Baltimore to Meet
the Visitors.
EXCEPTION AT NEW WILLARD

Fret und Treu in Leid und''-That was the
legend on the banner of the Vienna men
choir displayed in the east room of the
White House at pm. this afternoon, when
the choir sang for President Roosevelt.
Coming all the way from Vienna on a
specially chartered steamer for this spe
cial purpose, the program of the choir was
of particular interest. Three members were
sung with that marvellous skill which easily
makes the bund the first choir in the
world
The program was: The 23d Psalm. by
Franz Schubert: THE Tyro ese Night
watch Richard Heuberger; "Old Dutch"
and I'm Winter Eduard Kremser.
Naturally, il is quite impossible to do
adequate justice to the tone and pre-
cision of technique of the singers. The
>President expressed himself profoun lily
impressed.
Final Touches Given.
Early this morning the final arrangements
Of the Saengerbund for the reception of the
Vienna choir were receiving attention. Dec
orations CT the most elaborate order, under
the direction of Fred krae-ner, were per-
fected at the New Willard and the last
orders for meeting the choir at the station
were made.
George w. Spier. John Waldn1ann, A. F.
L. "A
per, r. Schneider. NJ. Wiegand. Rudolph De
Zapp. August Schmidt, William f. Meyers
and F. A. Rockar. a special committee of
the Washington Saengerbund. left this
morning en- the 10:13 train for Baltimore to
meet the Wiener Macnnergesang Verein
and the accompanying delegate from
New. York, Philadelphia and Baltimore The
SPECIAL New York express relied into Penn
sylvania depot about 1:l5 pm. where the
full membership of the local -Saengerbund
and many others met the guests. More
than one hundred and fifty carriages were
waiting to take the singers for a drive, and
they visited the Capitol and Library
grounds returning by way of Pennsylvania
avenue to the White House. where the en-
tire body met at a little aftetr o'clock
Mr.. Spier, on the arrival of the choir,
presented them TO Baron Ambrosy, the
representative of the Austrian ambassador,
and he. in turn, at the White House pre-
scented them individually to Ambassador
Hengelmuller. who made the introductions
to President Roosevelt.
Following the concert at the White
House. second carriage drive was taken
through the residential quarter of the city
in order to include the Austrian and Ger
man embassies. The route was up Con-
necticut avenue to Dupont Circle, down
Massachusetts, and Vermont avenues, past
the Arlington Hotel the Belasco Theater
and the treasury to the New Willard.
where reception scheduled for $3.50 clock
in honor Of the visitors was held
Program OF Exercises. .
The program at the New Willard Ia as
follows; -..---.-i-' -
Songs of greeting by Saengerbund. AKA
Poem read by Frank Claudy.
Address by Chairman George w. Spier.
Bestowal of honorary membership of
Saengerbund upon Franz Schneiderhan by
John Waldman. president of the Saenger-
bund.
Presentation of the bund emblem and
diploma of honorary membership.
Among those present at the Willard re-
ception were members of the diplomatic
corps, the presidents of Georgetown and
George Washington universities, artists,
jurists. professors. military officers, proml-
nent business men of the city musicians
and people of note in general. Every lady
In the visiting party was presented with a
bouquet Of flowers contributed by William
F. GUIDE.
The most interesting event Of the recep-
ton was the presentation of a handsome
$500 silver loving cup to Franz Schneider
han, president of the society.
The members of the Wiener Society will
return to New York over the Pennsylvania