Omaha daily bee., 1889-11-03
PLEASURE, RELIEF, Drawn.
The Objects of the Leading Local
German Associations.
A List Of the Officers Who Now Man
age Them, With Number of
Other Interesting
Features.
THEIR PLACES OF MEETING.
Germ n societies.


The following comprises many OF the lead
ing German associations OF the clty WIN the
officers at the present time;
The LiederkranZ is intended to promote the
cause of music and encourage soclab.iity by
means of entertainments. Rehearsals are
held every Wednesday night and business is
transacted on the second Wednesday,of each
month The place of meeting is 5l2 Sheely
block. The officers are as follows: Peter
KAISER, president; Otto Kinder, secretary;
Harry Kaiser, treasurer; lotto Nlederwieser,
archiver; l.. Peterson, music director; j.
II. Boonstra and John Roeschmann, hall
committe
The Concordia is the Oldest German So
ciety in the CITY, having survived an hOuor-
able career of twenty-one eventfui years. 1t
is devoted to music aud sociability aud com
prises among its members some OF the lead.
ing Germans of the city. The officers are
G. Il. Stratman, president; August Schae-
G. II. Heybrook, treasurer; Anton Engel-
man, librarian; A. Benninghofen, color
bearer: G. G. Knoepfel, director.
The Plattdeutscher veren meets on the
first and third SUNDAYS OF each month at
Germania hall. The object is to aid and pro-
vide for the members in case of sickness.
It has been in existence five years has a
membership of 250 and a treasury of $1,000.
The officers ara: John Busch, president;
b. M. Mohr vice president; Chr. Grotmack
treasurer; W. Licntenberger, corresponding
secretary; Fritz Stacker, secretary; Chris
Bryson, librarian; Th Heuck, Carlson Ru-
mohr, Claus Thompson, trustees.
The Deutsche Gesellschaft looks after the
interests of the German schools and does
what it can to spread knowledge OF the
German language. 1t Is the wealthest Ger
mau organization in the city, having
property worth s85, ,o0G The society society
day. The officers are as follows
Henry Hambens, president; E. G. CRUDE,
secretary; John Banner, treasurer; Fritz
Spellman, corresponding secretary; Phil
Andreesen, Ferd Hartman, B. M Mohrt
trustees.
The Deutscher club IS in every sense a
social organization. 1t has beautiful rooms
in the second story of Germania hall. The
business meetings are held every Wednes-
day at Washington hall. The following are
It's officers: l.. Raapke, president; Chris
Burmeister and j, Il. Lund, vice presidents;
III. Meyer. treasurer; julius PeycSe and
Otto Siemssen, secretaries; Ed Wohlers, T..
Suessenbach and George Helmrod, trustees.
The main object of the Schwabenverein is
to support the members in case of sickness
or death in their families. The officers are;
Otto Gugler, president; Gust Grieb, vica
president; w. Il. Klein, secretary; All.
Mast, treasurer; Hermann Schaeffer, Henry
Hanbens and jacob Lutz, trustees.
The Omaha Turnverein Is a branch of the
Deutsche Geselischaft and its object ls to
develop Drawn. The members meet to turn
every FRIDAY, and Tuesday evening, at Ger.
mania hall. The society has 125
members. The following are the officers
John Baumer, president; Ernst CRUDE, secre-
tary; Gus Doyle, treasurer; Phil Andrews,
| first turnwart.
The Zahn Turnverein is only one year old
| and has eighty-four members. IL gives its
| first entertainment on the 10th lost. The
| officers are as follows: Christ Petersen,
president: Charles Scharlow, vice president
JACOB Antilles, first turnwart otto Nieder-
wieser, second turnwart; Otto Kinder, secre-
| tary; Carl Kaufman, ir., treasurer; Charles
! Stangel, financial secretaryi Otto Won Stein,
| librarian.