Evening star., 1925-07-05

The orchestra played in Summer at
Berkeley Springs, Capon Springs and
Oakland, Md, and when Chevy Chase
Lake was a new institution" its pa
irons danced to Donch's Orchestra.
When the old Jane Mosely had an
orchestra and was making excursions
to Blackistone's Island it was Donch's
Orchestra.
The Rambler has the names of
some musicians who We're members
of Donch's Band and Orchestra at
different times. Here they are:
Charlie Wagner, George Wetzerich,
Herman Kahlert, Frank Malone, Jim
mie Joyce, Frank Cardella, T. Mac
Namaree, Frank Eaton, VIII Haley,
Antonio Oliveri, Andrea Coda, Ca
milo Schneider, Salvatore Petrola,
Chris Arth, ST.; Chris Arth, jr.; VIII
Buckingham, Frank BaptiSta, August
Schroeder, John Schroeder. Charlie
Schroeder, Raymond Schroeder, Fred
Brown, Frank Lusby, Ned Stein. Ed
Williams, Chris Fiege, John Elbel,
John Esputa, Henry Stopsack, VIII
ToenSe, John Au, George Arth. Isaac
Jameson, John Prospect, Caspar
Windus, Ed Winters, A. Samuels,
Charlie Samuels, Henry Schuldt,
win Thierbach, August Naecker,
Ludwig Naecker, Louis Naecker,
Charlie Naecker, Louis Weber, Hen
ry Niemann, f. Schmidt, Carl Au,
Ed Tracy, Hermann Rakemann, Sol
Minister, Henry Jaeger. Henry Jea-
sic, WIN Grosskurth, Fritz Boettcher
and Will Jaeger.
Some of these old music men have
told me that Donch's Orchestra
played at festivities of the Wash
inSton Saengerbund and at receptions
by Lord and Lady Pauncefote at the
British embassy; by Nine. Bona
parte and by the Misses Riggs. /
have long list of society person
ages who engaged Donch's Orchestra,
but the names would make this
ramble look like the social register.
or the blue book, or something about
which the Rambler and his readers
know little. 1 forgot to tell you in
the proper place that the members
OF Donch'S String Quartet were
Henry and his sons, Charles, John
and William.
THE first child of Henry Donch was
Charles B. Donch, who married
Miss Eva Schley, a noted singer.
Both live in Washington. The second
and third children, Henry and Anna,
died in infancy. The fourth child
was Augusta d. Donch, who studied
iAAOoAS aS cciDO1g IIlSltIul6 ana taught
in Washington until her marriage to
Albert Lepper. Both are living in
Washington. The fifth child. was
Louise NJ. Donch, a teacher of piano,
who lives in the family home. sos H
street northwest. The sixth child was
John G.. Donch, who was celebrated
as local violinist. He played in
the National Theater Orchestra and
with John Philip Sousa, when Sousa
II.
tired and lives at the family home on
H street. The seventh child was Will
liam a. Donch. He married Miss
Minnie McNish of Savannah, Ga, and
they live in Washington.
VIII Donch's instruments are the
and bass viol. He plays
in the National Theater Orchestra and
is also lawyer. The eighth child was
Clara Donch. So far as the Rambler
knows, Clara did not go in for music
as a profession, but she was a sweet
singer, and still is, in parlor music.
She was married to Alvin NJ. MCNish
of Savannah, Ga, and both live in
The ninth and last child
was Frederick Donch, who died in
boyhood. Henry Donch and his fam
lily lived long at 537 Eighth street
southeast, and in 1877 moved to COS
II street northwest.
In one ramble you were given
sketch Of the Prospect family, and |
have more facts. The founder of the
family in Washington was Francis