History of Muscatine County Iowa 1911 |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume I, 1911, pages 278-279
THE GERMAN MECHANICS AID SOCIETY. was organized December 9, 1865 and incorporated April 18, 1866. The original members were F. H. Wienker, George Schneider, John Daiber, Peter Hess, Joseph Kleinfelder, Gottfried Neff, Martin Eichholz, Christian Otto, S. Adamer, F. Goeser, Frederick Weckerlin, G. Baer, C. F. Schmalz, John Burri, William Lohr, Israel Kinzle, John Wenner, Gustav Schmidt, Joseph Fuller, John Huber, J. W. Koehler, Frederick Witterman, V. Maurath, Henry Grau, M. Vetter, J. H. Bulster, P. Hartmann, A. Hartmann. The first officers were: F. H. Wienker, president; Joseph Kleinfelder, vice president; George Schneider, first secretary; John Daiber, second secretary; Peter Hess, treasurer. The present officers are: President, William Wendlandt; vice president, Gustav Maeglin; first secretary, Herman Grensing; second secretary, Carl Mueller; treasurer, William Zeidler. This society is still in a prosperous condition with a membership of 275.
Back to Historical Index Page