STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1685, sig. 109-4/1440

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English Translation

12-1 The call to join the "German Music Society" has been made to you. It is now up to you to design this community of German music and art friends to a high goal. Every man and every woman of German blood can become a member of the "Deutsche Musikgesellschaft". The annual contribution will be determined by RM. 3.— in order to enable unmediated people to become members. For members of the "Kammermusikverein" and the "Deutsche Singgemeinschaft" (German Sing Community), both of which belong to the "German Music Society"), it will be RM 1.---. The members are obliged to promote all efforts of the „German Music Association". On the other hand, they enjoy benefits such as the right to attend the introductory lectures free of charge and the privilege of buying tickets for all events. A joint evening, during which the tasks and objectives of the "Deutsche Musikgesellschaft" are detailed, will take place on 2 March of the same year. In order to obtain membership, the attached declaration of accession must be sent. The chairman decides on the admission. Dr Herbert Hiebsch Managing Director