New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-03
GERMANS TO CELEBRATE
Two Big Anniversaries in
BROOKLYN This Month.

Two of the best known German socle-
ties of this borough will celebrate ami
yersaries this month To-day the women's
section of the Brooklyn Turn Verein will
celebrate the quarter centennial anniver-
sary of their organization, and on No
vember Il the Amt Leher club, which has
solely a male membership will celebrate
its fortieth anniversary.
The tie of true comradeship which
exists between the male and female ele-
ments of the Brooklyn Turn Nerein Is
hardly surpassed in any German organi-
cation i'm the city. They have the COM
mon goal-the development of themselves
mentally and physically and the raising
of healthy children. 1t was on Septem-
Der 26, 1887, at the old Piper's Club House,
in Court street, that eleven wives Of
members OF the Turn Verein-founded six
years before-assembled and organized
the women's section for the purpose Oh
giving the principles of the Turn Verein
wider scope and to create a greater in
terest among the young people.
This event will be celebrated this even
ing at a banquet at Turn Verein Hall, in
Atlantic avenue. The first regular meet
ing of the section was held on October 3,
1887, and Mrs. Karl Schmidt was made
president Miss X. Warsch secretary,
and Miss Clara Kubal treasurer In a
short time the membership rose to forty.
On a fair arranged for in March, 1883, the
organization realized 5000 profit. This
success gave the division a great impetus
I'm its work.
Pride of the Turn Verein.
Shortly after its organization the divi-
sion provided for an athletic subdivision
for the younger members. and this sub
division is to-day the pride of the Turn
Verein. Only three of the charter mem
bers still live They are Mrs. Schmidt,
Mrs. Karl Heingaertner and Mrs. Fred
erick Wuestl. The present chief execu-
tive Of the division is Mrs. II. Haveker.
The chairman Of the committee which has
charge Of the arrangements for this even
ing is Mrs. r. Solomon.
With a concert and banquet the fortieth
anniversary OF the Amt Leher Club will
be celebrated at the Palm Garden, Ham
burg and Greene avenues, Brooklyn, on
november H. -NlHt gOuH6 lIltH lIOm the
town OF L,ehe, near Bremerhaven. Ger
many, assembled on November II, 1872.
at the home Of II. c. Meyer, in Williams
burg. and determined TO found a society
10 be called the Leher Junger Maenner
Club. The organization was TO be fol-
social purposes 1t was the first Of the
sort to be formed IN the williamsburg
section, although great German popula-
ton had already gathered there. 1t proved
q big success The name was changed &c
what II is now in 1874 Afterward the
scope OF the organization was w!dened
and II adopted many OF the features o.
the fraternal organizations, with sick anc
death benefits. 1t also developed chari
table features, and since 1878 has beer
giving much to sufferers here and abroad
The first work Of this kind was done II
1873, when money was collected and SEM
to the yellow fever sufferers in the South
Money was given to the Johnstown fiooc
sufferers later, and has frequently beer
contributed to sufferers ever since.
In 1884 the plan was developed to organ
,ze the PIattdeutscher Volksfestverein