Evening star., 1909-09-13
German Societies Preparing
Entertainment Features.
VARIED PROGRAM IN VIEW
Saengerbund Will Restore the Fools
Carnival.
TURNVEREIN LAWN FESTIVAL
Arions Will Hold Special Services
at the Tomb of Washington.
other Functions

The German singing societies of the
District are making plans for a season of
unusual features in the way of enter
tainment
The Washington Saengerbund proposes
TO establish a school of German language
and song under the direction of Richard
Brauner, superintendent, with the CO.
operation of Prof Henry Xander, the
musical director.
The board of directors at its latest
meeting decided upon this measure as a
means of intoxicating the beauties of the
German language and folk song in their
sons and daughters, as well as to create
a list of eligibles from which the Saenger-
hund may draw its active singing con-
tingent in the future. Lessons are to be
is hoped the school will be ready for
opening the first Tuesday in October. All
applications for admission must be ad-
dressed TO Supt. Brauner.
Other important features of the COM
ing season Will be the restoration to the
list of festivities of the NarrenSitZung,
or FOOLS carnival, which was omitted last
year. There will be two lectures also,
one in German and one in English. and
the committee in charge promises two
well known speakers for these occasions.
The children's concert and the concert
of home talent will be repeated, and, in
addition to the regular clubhouse con-
certS, theatricals, public concerts, mas
querades and other dances. an evening
will be set aside in honor of one of the
great German poets. The first musical
entertainment at the clubhouse will be
given Sunday evening, October Z.
Committee Chairmen Appointed.
President Lepper has appointed the fol-
lowing chairmen in charge of the social
program:
Robert Pluym, entertainment; DR..
Lewis A. Walker, ball: William Hanne-
mann, dramatics and theatricals; Rich
ard Brauner, German language and song
schools and ways and means.
The following were appointed delegates
to the United Singers: Paul Brandstedt,
William Hannemann, John Waldman, r.
Maui. Gustave Pauls. F. Reimer and
Henry Scheuermann. Hugo Schutze was
appointed chairman of the house COM
mittee and Adolph Levy delegate to the
German Orphan Asylum. As delegates
to the United German Societies were
named Max Schmidt, Martin Wiegand
and Paul Brandstedt.
Celebration at Mount Vernon.
President F. A. Rocker of the Arions
announces that special efforts are being
made by his society for the German day
celebration at Mount Vernon, October g.,
when there will be an address and
choral offering at the tomb of Washing
ton, and wreath of oak leaves and
laurel entwined with German and AIneri-
can colors will be laid upon the tomb.
AT a meeting of the board of directors
Harry Rothschild was APPOINTED chair
man of the house committee. John Wis
chusen chairman of the finance commit
tee. and Henry Wassmann chairman of
the entertainment committee. Other ap-
pointments were:
Delegates to the United Singers Will
liam Wiegmann. Robert Weidlch, F. w
Bueter and Louis Schmidt; delegates to
the United German Societies. T.. W. Bue-
ter, F. Preissner. John Weber and John
Staffer.
1t Is reported that the Germania Maen-
nerchor at its latest monthly meeting de-
cided to withdraw from the United Sing
ers, leaving the Saengerbund and the
Arions as the constituent members of that
organization.
Turnverein Lawn Festival.
The Columbia Turnverein has completed
arrangements for the lawn festival which
takes place at the clubhouse, 92O N street
northwest. this evening A section of the
Marine Band will furnish the music and
an attractive program is promised. In
addition to the other business transacted
at the meeting last night a number of
new members were elected,
Enrolment has begun for the German
School of Language, which will open
October l under the supervision Of Prof
Max Bernstein at the clubhouse This
school is TO be maintained by the turn
verein TO promote the study of the Ger
man language.
Celebration of German Day.
The committee appointed by President
Kurt Voelckner of the United German So
cieties has completed arrangements for
the celebration of German day, which
will be observed September 81 at National
Rifles Armory. j. will be in the shape
of a giant kommers, and there will be
SpeeCheS. music. songs and refreshments