Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-22
BENEFIT CONCERT WILL
 NET ABOUT sf,ooo.
Hundreds Heard Marine Band of krcnprinzessin ceciIie at the Davis Theatre Sunday Afternoon.


 Approximately $1,000 will be realized for the benefit of the German and Austrian war relief fund from the pro- ceeds of tkle sacred concert held Sum- day afternoon in the Davis theatre under the auspices of the united Ger man societies of Norwich and vicinity. The three-part programme was rem dered by the marine band of the North German Lloyd steamship Kronprinzss- sin Cecilie. T. LukajewsA leader, and the Taftville Maennerchor singers, F. F. Werth director.
 The seating capacity of the theatre was taxed to its utmost, the attend ance numbering about one thousand and including people from New Bon- don, Taftville, Lisbon, Baltic and Will f1manttc. Hue programme was opened at 3.15 o'clock, when rne band rendered the Star Spangled Banner as the first selection, with the entire audience standing.
 The programme was as follows. Part 1-Streichmusik; Norwarts- Marsch, Menzel; overture zur Oper, Die lastigen Weiger won Windsor, Nicolai; HUmorcske, Dvorak; Weiner Frauen, walker, Joh. Strauss; vocal selections, Taftville Maennerchor. Part 2-Fantasie a. d. Oper, La | Traviata, Verdi; Die turkische Schaar- wache, CharakterstuclS, Micl1aelis; Un- | garische Tanze, No. 5, ?. S, Brahms; Pra ludium, Chor. U. Tang a. d. oper- | GAlCs 4dS ECAASAO4Adls E Ns CAPRGs | Taftvil1e Maennerchor. Part 3-Blasmusfk; Ouverture 2. Op- CT, Die Zizeunerin, Balfe; La Sere- made, Valse Espagnole, Metra; Tonblu- . men, Crosses PotpourT1, Neslze: Zwei historische MarSche fur Herolds Trcmpeteer-
 a Fehrbelliner Reitermarseh,
 b Hie guet Brandenburg ale Wege | Henrior
 The general committee in charge l .1. Alfred Krahmer, secret, Herman
 Jackel, treas, Oscar Heinrich, Christ
 Krcdel, R. P1auts Julius Wuttkey, JLtlr
 Krauss, George Heibel, Fritz Roes5ler
 John Hoelck. Mic. Hefgl, Mrs. g3albetts
 Wunderlich, Mrs Johanna Heibel, Mrs
 Jetta Erlbeck, Mrs. Leopold, Mrs
 Opitz, Mrs. Steinke.
 The concert was held under the au spices of the following societies:
 German E. Luth. church, Norwich
 Conn, 1s0 members. P. F. Werth, pas . tor.
 Taftville Maennerchor. 1s5 members George Seidel. president; William
 Sticht, secretary.
 , Germanfa lodge, No. Il, o. D. H. S 19o members, Franz Thiel, president August Hahn, secretary. Froehlichkeit Singing society, 10
 members, Robert Gley, president; Al : fred krahmer. secretary. r Rifle club, Taftville, 150 members John Russ, president; Heinrich Zap
 secretary.
 3 Ladies' Rifle club, 27 members. Mir 3 Henrietta Erlbeck, president; Mrs. Liz s zie Krauss, secretary. r Immergruen lodge, No. 12, o. D. F r S., S6 members, Mrs Nicholas Heig . president Mrs. Peter Weiss, secretar1
 The stage decorations were yer
 pretty and included handsome baske
 of flowers presented by Reuter- an palms and ferns loaned by Geduldig. After the concert the marine ban n and Maennerchor singers were enter
 tained at a luncheon by the societie
 under whose auspices the concert wa = held.
 il Sunday morning the members of tn ' marine band were taken about the cit in automobiles to view the varioJ n points of interest. Those who place - their machines at the disposal of tt band were George Drescher, Charlt e Peckham, R. c. PIaut, George Hun = boldt and William Kramer d The band arrived in Taftville dire l. from Boston about 5 o'clock Saturda n afternoon and were entertained at u L. Maennerchor hall by the ladies of u d German societies. In the evening the is gave a concert programme at il It Maennerchor hall and dancing follow g ed, with Oscar Heinrich as floor d le1 rector, Fred Roessler assisting. IT i'd attendance numbered nearly 600 ar y, the proceeds will net about $250.