History of Muscatine County Iowa 1911 |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume I, 1911, pages 432-433
THE GERMAN MECHANICS' AID SOCIETY. This society was organized December 14, 1865, with the following original members: F. H. Wienker, George Schneider, John Daiber, Peter Hess, Joseph Kleinfelder, Gottfried Neff, Martin Eichholz, Christian Otto, Sebastian Adamer, F. Goeser, Frederick Weckerlen, Gottfried Baer, O. F. Schmalz, John Burri, William Lohr, Israel Kintzle, John Wenner, Gus Schmidt, Joseph Fuller, John Huber, I. W. Koehler, Frederick Wittenman, Vincent Maurath, Henry Grau, M. Vetter, Joseph H. Bulster, P. Hartman, and A. Hartman. After the constitution and by-laws had been framed by Messrs. Otto, Hartman, Adamer, Kleinfelder and Schneider, and adopted by the society, the following permanent officers were elected for the ensuing year. F. H. Wienker, president; Joseph Kleinfelder, vice president; George Schneider, first secretary; John Daiber, second secretary; Peter Hess, treasurer. The society was incorporated April 18, 1866.
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