The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-07
THE PIONEER VER[|N.
Reports Show Excellent Con-
dition-- Officers Re-
elected.

\ The annual meeting and election of Off
GERS of the German Pioneer verein took
place last evening at Reuters Hall, Jer-
sey avenue and First street. The attend
L ance was very large. The old officers
We're all reelected unanimously. There
hwere twenty-one delegates and four men,
lSbers OF the Board of Directors and the
lsseeretary, Louis L Finke, who were tie
electors The Officers are:-Street and
Water Commissioner Ferdinand Heintze,
| president, ex-School Director Frank Gal
| lery, vice president; Freeholder Louis l..
Rinke, recording secretary; S. Fishlein,
financial secretary; Justice of the Peace
]. ii. Prillwitz, corresponding secretary;
joseph Schellenberger, treasurer; Assist
ant Corporation Attorney Henry Puster,
attorney; Charles Roth, collector; yalen-
tine Puster, superintendent of the home
in Greenville, and William F. C. Maurer
librarian. Last nights meeting was the
thirteenth annual meeting of the Verein
The president will appoint the gentle
men who will act on the Executive,
House, Investigating and Finance Com
mittees at the next meeting, Thursday
evening, June IS. The physician at the
home, DR.. F. c. Lambert, and the mat
ron, Miss F. Laterman, will be reap
pointed.
Secretary Louis L. Finke had a very
interesting report, which showed the pro-
gress the Verein had made since it's or
ganization, and its wonderful increase in
the past year 1t showed that the total
membership UP to date, including Ito
patrons, numbered 1.766, and the Ladies
Auxiliary had a membership of Ia
The home, since its organization twelve
years ago, has supported 81 poor people.
1t had one inmate when it was opened
by Governor Leon Albeit on May l, 1889.
Four left voluntarily and three We're ex-
PEELED. Thirty-two died, and at the
present the home contains 43 inmates.
The financial report, when read, show
ed very gratifying results. The total coll
lections for the twelve years amounted to
$116, ,S60.3S. There was expended in this
time $S6,S99.19, of which there is $4,000
invested in bond and mortgage, paying
five and six per cent. This left balance
in the bank of $961.19. The receipts for
the past year amounted to $4,990.37 and
the expenditures were $4029.1S. This
makes the total balance in the treasury
for the year ending the first of May,
1851 19.
Mr.. Finke announced donations
amounting to $780, and also a donation
of $1,000 by Mr.. George H. Meyer, which
will be given the early part of next Au-
gust, and the balance of last years
money brings the total balance in the
treasury to s2,707.1s.
The Verein gave vote of thanks to all
the people who have generously helped
the home in the past year. At last
nights meeting Secretary Finke notified
the members that in the month of May
$401 was paid out for bills and that all
debts had been cleared.
The gentlemen who so successfully
managed the different committees last
year, and who will more than likely be
reappointed by President Heintze, are:-
F. Bernstein, H. Brautigam, Joseph
Graf, Fred Roes, Julius Jacks, Anthony
Hauck, l.. r. Seggel, L. Pfeffer, E. Lam
ster, H. Hauck, ]. Warncke, H. Pattberg.
House Committee-J. Ringle, A. j. Ditt-
mar A. Rocholl Theodore Schultz.
Investigating Committee. viii, Carl
Ruempler, Jacob Ringle, Robert Vein
mann.
Finance Committee-C. Steltman, J. C.
Lowy, Richard Bunke, j. NEEDING, C.
Behrens, Fred. Gartmann.
The Verein has some of the most promi-
nent, influential of this city on
its membership roll.