Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-26
FREEDOM OF CITY
Special Privilege to Student
Singers of Vienna.
RUDOLPH TO PRESENT KEYS
Visitors, Expected Sunday, to Be Met
at Union Depot.
LOCAL COMMITTEES PLANS
Parade Through City and Reception
at New willard Among Wei
coming Features.
RUDOLPH TO PRESENT KEYS
LOCAL COMMITTEES PLANS

The Wiener Akademische Gesangverein,
the English for which Is the Academic
Singing Society Of the University OF
Vienna, Is due in Washington Sunday.
The society numbers about $50. including
alumni. undergraduates and others con-
nected with the university. and the men,
bers are heralded as the second best male
vocalists in the world. Final arrange
ments for the reception Of the visitors
here were completed last night at a meet
ing Of Joint committee representing
various German societies Of the District
In the Saengerbund Hall. Following q
parade. two receptions and a luncheon,
the visiting singers will give a concert in
the New willard. one Of the features OF
which will be a typical German student
fest kommers.
Welcomed in New York.
The students arrived In New York city
yesterday on the Hamburg American
liner Moltke. with Prof. Heinrich Swa-
boda. president Of the university, and
Ernst Krunzfeld. the societys leader. In
charge. They were guests at the New
York Arion Hall last night and tonight
they will give a concert at the Carnegie
Hall in the presence OF the big New
York German-Amer1oan organisations
Following the concert and entertainment
in New York tonight they will leave for
Boston for a concert tomorrow and are
to arrive here on a special train between
noon and o'clock Sunday.
The visitors will be met at the Union
station by a delegation from the local
German societies. when they will be pre-
scented by Commissioner Rudolph with a
massive silver key. symbolizing the free
dom OF the city. and will be subsequently
escorted to the Willard in automobiles.
The trip from the station to the hotel
will be In the nature of parade. In
the first four automobiles will be DR..
Swaboda, Herr krunzfeld and other off,
GERS OF the university and society: George
W. Spier. chairman Of the local re-
ception committee: Frank Claudy, hon
orary president OF the Washington
Saengerbund; Albert Lepper, president
of the Saengerbund; Kurt voelkner OF
the Columbia Turnverein: Isaac Cans
and other local German-Americans Half
dozen sightseeing, automobiles and pri-
waite cars. containing the singers and
other guests. will follow.
Route Of the Parade.
In the trip to the willard they will
pass around the Capitol and Library or
Congress and up Pennsylvania avenue to
the hotel The visitors will be In their
student uniforms Of white caps, short
jackets, knee trousers and boots; swords
will be worn. and the university's colors,
white and red. will appear in q sash
with which each member will be adorned.
Luncheon will be served at the hotel,
followed by an impromptu reception, and
at o'clock they Will be taken on q
M uh IA n
through the principal sections Of the city.
At $3.50 O'Clock they viii 60 to the La
brary Of Congress-. where Librarian Put
nam will receive them. The library
building win be inspected and at o'clock
the visitors win 30 10 the Capitol building.
where they will be received by Supt.
Wood and hts corps q assistants. and an
hour spent In jnspect;on. After leaving