Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-09
ORDER OF HARUGARI
Christian Hauser of This City
 Makes a Novel Proposition.

New Britain, Aug 9,--The Grand lodge of the Order of Harugari. one of the leading German organizations of the state, held its annual conven- tion yesterday in Bardeck's hall. About 100 delegates were present Grand Master Conrad Sachse of Rockville presided. The reports of the past year showed that the order has prospered wonderfully. particu- larly in respect to the women's aux l iliaries. In his annual report Grand Master Sachse made particular men tion of this fact. He commented on the gain of $10,000 in capital. He has visited twenty-six lodges and as sisted in organizing two lodges for women, one in this city and the other in Norwalk. He recommended that a special effort be made to induce young German Americans to join the order. He was not candidate for reelection, having served for two terms.
 Grand Secretary George Mischler of Meriden, who has served for the | past twenty-one years, made his re- port. It showed that the aggregate membership is 2,101, of whom 1,348 are males and 753 belong to the wo- mems auxiliary. The gain in mem- | bership is 95. There are thirty eight lodges of which twenty-four are for males and fourteen auxiliary. He reported that the capital is $64,- 716.66. The sum of $9.759.46 was paid out by the lodges in sick bene- | fits, in addition to $2,846.9S paid out by the Grand lodge, $2,250 for funeral aid, and $204 in donations to the poor, total of $12,213.46 paid out by the local lodges. The order has this unique feature that 1t carries along its sick members as long as they require aid, which, it Is claimed, is true of no other society. The local lodges pay the benefits the | first six months, after which the | Grand lodge takes care of them. Sixteen members who have been as- sisted in this way received $11.- l 145.59. To some of them was paid as high. as $1,400 and to none less than $700.
 The names of the lodges. number of members and amount in treasury are as follows: Meriden lodge, Mer- iden, S6 members, $2,350.10; Water Jahn, New Britain, 92 members, $2,. 554.64; Germania, Hartford, 25 members, $22S.50; Pestalozzi, New Haven, 96 members, $2,S96.44; Friedens. Southington, 54 members. $1,237.60; Korner, Bridgeport, 62 members, $2.366.34; Heuben, Wa terbury, 31 members, $456.30; Her. man, Ansonia, 16 members. $831,01; Humboldt, .Collinsville, 37 members, $S,347.6S; Frederick Hecker, New Haven, POS members, $15,705.50; Torrington, Torrington, 102 mem- bers, $2,157.95; Eichenhain, Broad Brook, 4S members, $1,669.75: Fin tracht, Union City. 63 members, $2,- 097.88; Butcher, Derby, members, $123.91; Roland, Seymour. so mem bers, s1,67S.2S; Freiderich Glaes- ner, Winsted, 29. members, s1,- 04S.S4; Gutenberg, Gutenberg, GA members, $1,215.29; Danbury, Dan bury, 29 members, $549.04; Hein- rich Heine. West Haven, 27 mem bers, s921.s3; Franz Albert, Bran ford, members, $446.79; Freund- schaft, Hartford. 36 members, $1,- 303.31; Teutonia, Manchester, 14 members. $S5.57; George Faulhuber, Norwalk, 23 members. $226.41; total membership, 1,34S; in treas- ury $46.S11.47; net increase of cash. $1,542.10; women's societies. Freundschaft. Union City. SO mem bers, $1,S12.2S; Martha Washing ton, Ansonia, 25 members, s1,- 244.22; Victoria. Bristol. A mem bers, $1.432.23; Treua Schwestern, Waterbury, 102 members, s2, 293.73; Helena, New Haven, 147 members, s3.5s4.63; Eintracht, Derby, 15 members. ss34.05; Au- gusta, Seymour, T members, l. 490.05; Bertha, Bridgeport, 102 members. s2,669.62; Anna Offen- dorfer, Meriden. n members, ST. 529.94; Frohsinn, Hartford. 27 members, s595.90; Rosalie, Rock vile, 2s members. s147.1s; Louisa, Norwalk, 35 members, $130.16; Hertha, New Britain, 25 members, s32.50; total. 753 members; treas ury, s17.905.19; male members, honorary, 121: net increase in cash, sS79.S7. Grand Treasurer John Rowe reported that the receipts for the year were s4,03S.69. The cash balance is s375.20. The expenses of the Grand lodge were sS16 and the Grand lodge paid out in benefits s2,- Si6.9S.
 The following is the list of officers elected:
 Grand master. Charles W. yolk- mann. Torrington.
 Deputy grand master, Charles Firnhaber, New Britain.
 Grand warden, H. Geisler, Broad Brook.
 Grand secretary, George Mischler. Meriden.
 Grand treasurer. H. wiessgerber, New Haven.
 Grand Master voIkmann made the following appointments:
 Grand marshal, Adam Oelschleger, Torrington.
 Grand conductor, Peter Ruff. New Haven.
 Grand chaplain, August Kioss. New Britain.
 Grand inside guard. Robert Mo ser. Danbury.
 Grand outside guard, Paul Bass Ter. Norwalk.