The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-27
A YEAR OF GOOD WORK.
Annual Meeting of the German
Orphan Asylum Association,

| The twenty-first annual meeting IF the
German Orphan Asylum Association took
place last night in Wonn's Hail. 721 Sixth
Street northwest. There was large at
tendance of members and the president
OF the association, Jacob Jose, occupied
the chair, William F. Meyer acting as
temporary secretary in the absence of z.
w. Koch, the regular recording secretary.
| The minutes of the last annual meeting
were read and adopted. This was follow
ed by the president reading his annual
| report. In it Mr.. Jose reviewed the work
| OF the association, discussing every detail
| OF work accomplished during the past
year. Mr.. Jose said: THE past year has
been one of prosperity with the associa-
ton, as well as sorrow The financial
| conditions of the association during the
past year have steadily improved and our
membership has remained about the
same.
Should 1t occur however, that Con-
gress should see fit to refuse to make the
usual annual appropriation of $500 to
the asylum, as it happened last year to
other orphan asylums, the usefulness OF
our institution would be greatly impair
ed. Our receipts, without this appropria-
ton. would not be sufficient to cover cx-
penses. Let us, therefore, work together
and see to Ii that the asylum will not
suffer; let us put 1t on a sound founda-
ton.
ITO our universal sorrow we have to
record the death during the last year of
the superintendent of the asylum. Henry
Ermold, who filled his post with efficiency
and fidelity" Regarding the work of the
new outside superintendent. Mr.. Hem
nings. the president assured the associa-
ton that he is capable man and gives
cOmnlptp
tinued to have charge of the inside af,
fairs of the asylum.
The report OF the recording secretary
E. w. Koch. showed that the institution
during the past year housed and cared
for thirty boys and twenty-five girls. who
attended the public schools in Anacostia
and Good Hope. The report also set
forth that the late Chris Rupert left a
legacy of $1,000 to the asylum. providing
a plot of ground be given by the associa-
ton toward the building thereon of an
old peoples home. The transaction has
been concluded successfully and has given
great satisfaction to all concerned An
other legacy in favor of the asylum. the
amount of which cannot yet be determine
ed has been made by the late Henry
Wagner. The sum of SlS373 was given
by Ernest Triengel, who died last year.
The financial report, which was read
and adopted after the auditing commit
tee had reported its correctness. showed
the receipts of the association for the
year ending September 30, 1900, to have
to s6,072.s9; expenditures. S.
1928, leaving a cash balance of 500 &C. |
The assets amount to Sl72Sj.6T. The |
loans of the association are secured
by first mortgage real estate security.
The association has no liabilities
The financial report of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Asylum shows receipts
amounting to s2,602.13; expenditures,
ss36.36; balance, s1,T65.77. The officers of |
this society are Mrs Rosa Botsch. Presi |
dent; Mrs. J. C. Barthel Vice President;
Mrs. Rosa kettler, Recording Secretary: |
Mrs. Marie Boettcher, Financial Secre- |
tary. and Mrs. G.. Schaefer, Treasurer.
The Ladies Sewing Circles financial |
report was as follows Receipts. 81
1ll.6o; expenditures. $40; balance. ST.
257.4O
The following members of the board of
directors were reelected for a term of |
three. years: Messrs. George Brei:barth,
Fred Imhof, Louis Kettler, J. A. Cries
baur, Jacob Jose, DR.. John Walter. Will |
liam Veerhoff was newly elected for n
term of two years. The various German
are represented in the associa-
ton by the following named delegates: |
John Waldmann; Germania
Leon Pohlmann; Arminus
Lodge No. 25. F. and A. A. NJ. William +.
Meyer: Washington Butchers Benevolent
Carl Miller.
The officers of the association are:
President Jacob Jose; Vice President.
Fred lmhof; Recording Secretary. L. w.
Koch Treasurer, Charles G. Rogier, and
he following Board of Directors George
3essler, Jacob Appich, George Breitbarth,
:. A. Didden, Christian Heurich Louis
iettler. William Kettler Fred Schneider,
Charles Graf. George Seutferle. j. A.
iricsbauer. Dr. John Walter, William
'ecrhoff. Otto Wehner. and the regular
Ulcers of the association.