Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05
PREPARING WELCOME
FOR AUSTRIAN SINGERS
Members of the Wiener Akad-
emische Gesangverein to Be
Entertained Here.

Preparations are being made by the
Washington Saengerbund for the recep-
ton which it is to give in honor of the
members of the Wiener Akademische &C.
sangverein of Vienna, Austria, who will
be its guests in this city Sunday, August
2S. Chairman George W. Spier OF the
executive committee has called a special
meeting Of that committee for next Sun
day at O'Clock pm. al the Saengerbund
Hall to discuss arrangements.
The Wiener Akademische Gesangverein
is the most distinguished singing society
of Austria. 1t is held in such high es-
TEEN that the Austrian government has
directed its diplomatic and consular Off
GERS personally to look after its comfort
and entertainment during the brief tour
it will make in this country. 1t is COM
posed of $50 students of the University
of Austria, who are selected by the au-
thorities from the 5000 students of the
university, not only because of the spe-
cial quality and character of their voices,
but because they are also accomplished
musicians They will leave Vienna to-
morrow by special train for Genoa, Italy.
where they will embark on the steamship
Moltke of the neutrality-suspicious. line.
On the way to America they will visit
and be entertained at Algiers, Tang1er.
the Azores, Punta Delgado and other
ports
Will Reach America August 22.
Upon their arrival at Hoboken, n. j.,
August %, they will be welcomed and
entertained by delegations of the Arion.
Liederkranz. United Singers of New York,
the Austrian Society, the Austrian War
Veterans and singing societies and others
The mayor of New York will give them
special reception. They will give a
grand concert at Carnegie Hall, in New
York, and elaborate preparations have
been made for their entertainment In
President Taft is to give them recep-
ton at Beverly, after which they will
visit Boston. Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
Arrival in Washington.
They will arrive in Washington Sun
day morning, August %, and will be the
guests of the Washington Saengerbund
during their stay. Their entertainment
In this city will include the reception to
be given them and a mammoth fest
kommers at the New Willarard under the
auspices of the Washington Saengerbund,
assisted by all the local German societies,
the Swiss Grueti Verein and delegations
from universities.
A large fund has been subscribed for
their entertainment in this city and
token of their visit. both handsome and
unique is to be presented to them
The following day they will leave for
Philadelphia. where a reception will be
rendered them by the mayor, the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and the United
Singers. A concert is to be given by
them in that city followed by grand
fest kommers at the Hotel Walton under
the auspices of the United Singers. After
return to New York and a brief visit
to Coney Island, the Gesangverein will
sail for home on the steamship Pennsyl-
vania August 81.
The coming of this great body of sing
ers is looked forward to with pleasant
anticipate ton by the local German singing
and other societies as we'll as by all who
know Of its famous standing in the
musical world of Austria. The society is
about a half century old.