Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-15
PLAN A METZEL -SUPPE
cELEBRAT1oN TOMORROW AT
GERMAN ORPHAN ASYLUM.

The children Of the German Orphan
Asylum, east Of Anacostia. with many
members Of the various German or4ani-
cations Of the city, are to make merry to-
morrow TIE occasion will be an old-time
metzel suope. at the home, under the di-
rection Of a committee of which A. LOT
fler IL chairman.
The metzel suppe Of today. It is stated.
is a survival Of old times. When swine
were killed. it Is explained, German fam
lies in the rural sections assembled to-
Eether for a feast The committee in
charge for tomorrow. in addition to Mr..
LofYier. consists of ]. F. Schneider,
Charles Corner. Harry Rothchild, G. Bets
man, Theodore Pitt. Fred Imhof. A.
Pohlman and c. Botsch.
The officers Of the home are: Fred I'm
hot. president; william Ketfler. vice pres
idept: William F. Meyers. secretary, and
Charles G. Rosder. treasurer. There are
four honorary directors. two Of whom are
active and two passive The former are
Simon Wolf and William Kettler and the
latter George ]. SeufferIe and Christian
Heinrich.
The membership Of the board includes
George J. Bessler. Charles Botsch. c. A.
Didden, Charles Grah. Charles e. Gerner,
J. A. Griesbauer. Adolph GUIDE, Frederick
Imhof. Jacob Jose. Louis Kettler. William
kettler. Werner Koch. A. Loh1er, jr.
Theodore Pitt. Charles G. Rogier Harry
Rothchild. John r. Schneider and DR..
George X. Baier.
Delegates to the Home.
The delegates to the home from the va
rious supporting organizations are: La
dies Aid Society. Mrs. Rosina Botsch:
Ladies' Sewing Society. Mrs. Catherine
Lofner; Germania Maennerchor, Leon
Pohlmann; Washington Saengerbund, a.
F. Jorss: dter- Unterstut-
zungs-Verein. Emil SPAIN: Arminius
Lodge. No. %. F. A. A. NJ, Heinrich
Henry W. Meyer is the superintendent
Of the home, having recently been elected
Mrs. Marguerite Gerstenberg is the ma
tron.
The members Of the Ladies' Aid Society
are: Mrs. Rosina Botsch, president; Mrs
K. G. Barthel. first vice president; Mrs.
Pauline Walther, second vice president;
Mrs. Dora Bottcher. recording secretary;
Mrs. Marie Bottcher. financial secretary:
Mrs. Catherine Gain. treasurer.
as follows: Mrs. Emma Posche. honorary
president: Mrs. Catherine Lof1er, presi-
dent: Mrs. Lizzie Wetxel, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. A. SchnabeI. second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. r. Sanders. recording score
tary: Mrs. Emma Thomfordt, CORE
y
KlakYing. treasurer.
Personnel Of Committees.
The personnel of committees follows:
Ways and means-Simon Wolf Jacob
Jose. Charles Graf. George ]. Seufferle.
Chr. Heurich. Finances-John F. Schnei-
der. Charles Graf. Harry Rothschild.
BuildingsJacob Jose. c. A. Didden.
Grounds. farming and parking-Theodor
Pitt. George ]. Bessler, A. GUIDE, H.
Poetzmann. Admission. discharge and
employment-Louis Kettler, w. Koch,
Charles E. Gerper, DR.. George K. Baier.
Schools, school matters and library
Charles G. Rogier. Charles Graf, L.
Pohlmann. William F. Meyers. Shoes and
Kettler. ]. F. Schneider
Subsistence-John F. Schneider. Charles
E. Corner. observation-disclosures and April,
l.. Pohlmann and A. GUIDE: November and
May. l.. Kettler and III. Poetzmann: De-
cember and June. A. F.. Jorss and Harry
Rothschild: January and July. John F.
and Charles e. Corner: Febru-
airy and August, J. A. Griesbauer and A.
Lofiler, jr.: March and September, Theo-
dor Pitt. and Charles Botsch. Attending
physician-J. Stewart Harrison. MD
physicians-Joseph w. Little
M. D.; George K. Baier. NJ D.