Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
WELCOME IS PLANNED
FOR GERMAN SINGERS
Plans Outlined Yesterday at
Joint Meeting Held in
Saengerbund Hall.

German residents Of Washington are
manifesting deep interest in the forth
coming visit to the city Of the Academic
Singing Society, composed Of students OF
the University Of Vienna Austria. who
will be the guests Of the Washington
Saengerbund Sunday. August %. Every
German society in the city. twenty-four
In all, was represented by four delegates
at the mass meeting held at the Wash
ington Saengerbund yesterday afternoon
to discuss arrangements for the reception
and entertainment of the visitors during
their brief stay in the city. George w.
Spier Of the Saengerbund presided.
1t was announced that the student sing
ers and a distinguished party Of ladies
and gentlemen who will accompany them
wiz arrive at the Union station at 10
o'clock the morning Of August % They
will be met by q reception committee anu
escorted to the Saengerbund Hall, where
they will be entertained with reception
and luncheon at IL o'clock. Later they
pected they will make the New Willard
their headquarters during their brief stay
in the city.
See City From Automobiles.
From o'clock in the afternoon until
o'clock what will virtually amount to
a monster automobile demonstration will
convey the visitors to the Capitol. the
library and other points of interest in
and about the city. In the evening
great Kommers ball will be held In their
honor at the New willard, at which Mr.
Spier will preside and the Marine Band,
under the personal direction OF Lieut.
Santelmann, will furnish the instrument
tai selections. There will also be sung
an original song of welcome. composed
and set to music especially for the oc-
casion, in which the active singers OF the
Washington Saengerbund will be rein
forced by the entire singing contingent
of the Arton Gesang Verein.
A special committee, consisting OF Proi.
Henry Xander, chairman; Kurt voeick.
ner and Frank Claudy was appointed
Yesterday afternoon to select ana pre-
pare for distribution to the guests AZ
the Kommers a song booklet. containing
songs appropriate to the occasion. rrit1
Hohoff was designated chairman VI o
committee on decoration OF the SaenseI-
bund hall with directions TO let inc
Vienna University colors. red and white,
predominant. 1t was arranged tnat a.
The Kommers each German society Oh
the District would bring It's color ssa
ard. An exception was made perHi,'i ,,s
the Columbia TurnveTein 70 pear an -
colors, because many OF them nave
historic value.
Post Gard as Souvenir.
John wischusen Of the Arion uesahs
Verein assured Mr.. Spier OF the nearly
co-operation of his organization. and' as
an evidence, handed him a check OF the
society for 800. its contribution toward
the entertainment. 1t was also decided
to have a souvenir post card prepared
for the occasion. and a delegate from
the Saengerbund who preferred to WITH
hold his name volunteered to prepare II.
A general Kommers reception commit
tee was appointed. consisting OF Gustav
Bender, chairman: DR.. Albert Lepper.
George Auth. DR.. Paul Bartsch, Louis
Bauer. A. w. Brink, Carl Braun. John
Buechling. Leonhard Excl, G. II. Ham
mer, Fritz Hanold. Adolf HOFFMAN,. Otto
Heidemann. r. Inahoff. Theodore Lerch.
George Miller. Ferd Freissner. William
Reith. wilhelm Ruckdaeschel. Louis
SchrofY, Charles r. Schnegier. Fritz w.
Seebode, Emil SPAIN, DR.. e. A. Sell
hansen, Kurt Voefckner. John Weber.
Wilhelm Wiegman and John Wischusen.
II was announced that DIR. Heinrich
Swoboda, rector OF the University of
Vienna, would accompany the student
singers and deliver an address at the
Kommers. and that Prof. DR.. Raimund
Halatschaka, an honorary member Of the
Academic Singing Society, q famous bari