The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-14
New Ulm Man HeadS German
Roman Catholic
Societies

elected president of the State Fed
Grafton of German Roman Catholic
Societies ID. r. X. Stats Verband)
during the sessions OF this organize
ton. at st. Paul last week. Anoth-
er New Unite, John Henle. was
also signally honored by being elect.
ed one OF 10 delegates to the annual
meeting OF the Central Verein at De-
troit Mich, next SEPTEMBER. Presi.
dent Eibner is an ex- officio member
OF this delegation. the other members
being: PAU Ahles and William
Boerger. st. Cloud; Rev. b. ID.
Smallan. Faribault. George N. Ger
ZACH. John Q. Juenemann. Math.
Aretz. Joseph Matt. Prof. H. H.
schmidt anu j. Grundnoerner, AL
or st. Paul. Aside from president
yerpand are: Financial secretary,
trank jung pauer, st. Paul; record
ing secretary, M. NJ. Mandi, st.
raul; treasurer, William Won der
Weyer. minneapolis; executive com
mirlee, Joseph MATT anu George ~.
Geracn, st. Paul 1.-TWO other mem
bersh old over.J
Discuss Important Questions
During the sessions OF the stats
VerDanu, numpep Of important
questions were discussed at Length,
labor and the farmers. +. p. kankei
OF st. Louis, MO-, manager OF the
Central bureau OF the Central Yer
elm, and William r. Schilling Of
Northneid delivered addresses rela-
tive TO these questions, which were
then thrown open for general dis
cussion by the delegates present
There were about 385 delegates In
attendance at the session OF the two
organizations, among them 20 repre-.
sentatives OF the ST. Joseph Society
OF New Ulm. The local delegation
was composed OF the following; Rev.
John Henie, Anton X. Pillmeyer,
Frank Wiltscheck, Edwin Amann.
Andrew Biebl, John H. Forster, Ben
1. Vetter, Joseph Wiltscheck, Peter
Sprenger, George Puchner, Anton J..
Zeig, Rudolph Marti, Armin HAN
weller, Robert Dummer, Albert Kunz,
Henry Ranweiler and Herman Yogi.
Officers Elected
The Aid Association elected Off
GERS for the ensuing year as follows:
President, George N. Gerlach. st.
l.
ner, New Ulm; secretary, John @.
Juenemann, St Paul; treasurer, John
Hasslinger, Minneapolis; member A.
nance committee, John Henle. New
Ulm; members of Grand Council,
Willibald Eibner, New Ulm; Frank
Kueppers. st. Paul; Paul Ahles. St.
Cloud; Julius A. Collier. Shakopee
and George w. Stenger, st. Paul.
$262ooo fer Europe.
During the past year, the Stats
verband at its st: Paul headquarters
coithing, ETC., which had been donat-
ed by the Catholics Of Minnesota for
tho famine and war sufferers in Gem
trail Europe. These donations have
been forwarded to their destination
and aided materially in alternating
the great distress, principally Of the
women and children.
$1,1s1,27s of Reserves.
The German Roman Catholic Aid
Association OF Minnesota had re-
serve fund of s1.1sl,27s,ss. septem-
ss4ss represents the reserve S 1a fund sSp. Of
the mems department, while the rev
serve fund Of the women's auxiliary
amounts to $3S7.054.46. The in
creases during the past year are:
Mems department. $72, 0O9.36; WON
ems auxiliary, $37,141.56. The total
assets Of both departments are ST.
227, 810.87.
Death Claims Total $1o3,o 900
During the past year, death claims
paid by the mems department aggre-
gated $88,500, while those Of the
women's auxiliary amounted to $14,-
500, making total Of sos, 900 for
10th departments.
The cash on hand. September 1.
1920, amounted to $26,3s9.17, and the
receipts during the past year were
1898, 349.69. making total receipts Of
$364,748.86. The disbursements. In
GLIDING transfers Of money to the
various funds Of the Association, ag-
gregated $685. wing bal
ance on hand. September /, 1921, Of
$75,90S.13. These figures show that
the Association is in an excellent con.
dttion financially, and the addition of
about 1000 new members during the
past year would indicate that there
Is also .healthy growth In mem
bership.