Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-04-13
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD.
The Wausau Liederkranz Celebrates
the Anniversary ofits Founding.


The twenty-f fifth anniversary of the
founding of the Wausau Liederkranz is
being celebrated, the program be-
ginning last evening with concert
given in the opera house, the program
for which was as follows:
PART FIRST
Overture Elopement from ths Seraglio) Mozart
C1n.is Orchestra
Aud ress = Hon. Louis Marehetti
Danube Waltz stranss
Choral Society
In the Calmness lRpmen and Juliet) -. Gounod
Ms. Geo. Hart
Battle Prayer with Orchestral. -. +. Moehring
Liederkranz
PART SECOND
Komenoi Ostrow. op. 10 (Cloister scene)
T.. Cones Orchestra
Ssses; Soresi song e IA iii,.....F D.. Schneeberger
st. Psurs Mixed Choir
Carmenia: a:.......................H II. Lane Wilson
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Howard
On uuafu..-..s ......--... hern
Leiderkranz
The concert was great success
and was very largely attended. Fol
lowing the concert a dance was
given in Elks' hall, at which there was
large attendance. Tonight supper
will be given in the same hall and the
members hope to have a large tarn out.
This celebration does not quite mark
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
founding of the organization, but on
account of the Lenten season interfer-
ing with the program, the celebration
was put of until now.
On March 20, 1884, seven of onr cit
izens met in John Ripgle's store on
jackson street, now conducted by
Herman Lemke Jr. They were P. A.
Riebe, Henry Miller. Dan Nickolai, John
w. Miller, Simon Zolinsky, Henry Lob
mar and Herman Lemke. OF these,
five are still living. Herman Lemke
and Henry Lohmar have passed to the
beyond; Mr.. Zolinsky resides in New
York City and the other four are still
residents of Wausau.
The growth of the society was. small
%l tilSb, III AsS1t ~ u1S uCNCt DSCn ldtRc,
because large body is unwieldy, and
the Liederkranz has realized that
high state of perfection could not be
reached by letting every Tom and Jack
into the society. Its membership has
always been composed by the best type
of our German citizenship.
One year after its organization, the
society gave an anniversary ball, its
first social function. Since that time
the organization has been very active
in social way.
Fourteen years ago the Liederkranz
was taken into the Northeastern Saen-
gerbund. A few months after it be-
came affiliated with that organization
the latter was dissolved, and two new
were organized, the
liederkranz going into the North Wis
consin Saengerbund. That was at a
saengerfest, held in Appleton, and at
that meeting it was voted to hold the
first meeting of the newly organized
association in Wausau the following
year. Four years ago another saenger-
fest was held here. Both of these were
ably handled by the local society, with
little, if any, outside financial assist
ance.
In twenty-five years the Liederkranz
has attended a total of twenty-nine
social events outside of the city 1t
has given dances, mask balls, concerts
and other things of that nature without
and, as society, has proved
to be one of the best entertainers in
the city. Frank Schubert was the first
director chosen and for four years he
directed the training of the society
Upon his leaving for California in 1888,
Gustav Mueller was chosen to succeed
him, and the latter has acted contin-
uously in that capacity since.
The present officers of the society are
Bernhard Riebe, president; l.. X
Wright, vice-president; Gustav Bohn-
dorf, secretary; Hilmar Schmidt, treas
urer; Gus Natfz, librarian; j . j. Lohmar,
P A. Riebe and +. C. Zimmerman
trustees. The society at present meets
in the old Neu building on Second
street.